This is me at the Grand Opening of the National Quantum Computing Centre just after my time working there.
Being on the cusp of new knowledge and impactful technologies excites me, and science is how I get to ride this wave. I am early in my career as a physicist, but throughout my MSci I managed to capture what motivated me, and I can’t wait to bring this into my upcoming PhD (looking to start October 2026).
My research interests revolve around quantum computing and tailoring it to its ultimate use — to solve other problems. Algorithms, architectures, the lot. Solving these problems is my gateway into the tapestry of condensed matter theory; one I look forward to unraveling further.
My latest work has been on Majorana quasiparticles and the fractal structure of quasicrystals. I focus on the interaction of topological phase and fractality in Majorana systems. Find out more in projects and publications.
Whenever I had the opportunity I chose to keep my studies interdisciplinary. However, even this doesn’t fully capture the root of my academic curiosity.
The brain has always been a touchstone of my psychological, philosophical and scientific interests. It’s the maze of links from brain structure to emergent behaviour to consciousness and existence to physical reality and back to what makes up that structure again which fascinate me.
These are a few of the books most important to my personal journey through these topics.
Check out a few fun pictures of me getting up to some of the things I love doing when not in serious thought... I am an avid climber, love hiking and my unreliable van; I am partial to badminton, and have always loved sailing.
For a long time I have competed at a high level in various sailing disciplines. More recently I have also been working to share this passion through the Western Keelboat Association, a charity of my own, designed to increase access to keelboat racing.
These will be funny to look back at when I will have forgotten to update this page for years...