Research
I am an STFC Ernest Rutherford Research Fellow in Nuclear Physics, studying the shape of exotic nuclei. Predominantly, my research takes place at radioactive ion beam laboratories, such as the ISOLDE facility at CERN. I have a particular interest in studying the octupole degree of freedom in nuclei, the driver of asymmetric pear shapes, and it's potential impact in the search for atomic electric-dipole moments.
Nuclear Structure Physics
* Studying the shape of nuclei by the means of nuclear reactions and decay spectroscopy.
* Elucidating the single-particle origin of nuclear collectivity using few-nucleon transfer reactions.
* Octupole-deformed nuclei.
* Shape coexistence in nuclei.
* Post-accelerated radioactive ion beams.
* Gamma-ray spectroscopy.
* Charged-particle spectroscopy.
* Isotope separation online technique.
* Solenoidal spectrometers.
Research groups
Research grants
New methods of detecting light ions in inelastic scattering reactions for nuclear shape studies
ROYAL SOCIETY
March 2024 - August 2025
consolidated grant tbc
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
October 2024 - September 2027
A flexible open-access wire bonder for the ISOLDE Solenoidal Spectrometer
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
December 2021 - March 2022
Exotic nuclear shapes with radioactive ion beams
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
March 2019 - March 2024