About
I am a NERC Independent Research Fellow in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences at the University of Liverpool. My research focuses on the numerical modelling of complex magnetic materials and their capacity to record magnetic fields over geological timescales. I use advanced micromagnetic simulations, finite element models, and emerging AI-based approaches to study how non-uniform and spatially heterogeneous magnetic structures form and evolve in natural materials such as rocks and meteorites.
My work integrates computational methods from materials science with questions in geophysics, aiming to understand how nanoscale magnetic configurations influence the stability and fidelity of paleomagnetic records. This involves developing and applying efficient simulation tools that connect magnetic behaviour at the level of individual grains to larger-scale recording processes relevant to Earth and planetary magnetism.
Before joining Liverpool in 2022, I held research positions at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of Edinburgh, and worked as a software engineer at EMBL Hamburg. I originally trained in computer science and high-performance computing, and continue to develop open-source models and computational methods that link magnetism, materials physics, and geological applications. At Liverpool, I lead the VIRGIL project and contribute to teaching programming and applied mathematics within Earth Sciences.