I am a Welsh-Australian researcher and educator, currently working as a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney. My broad research interest is in the physics of new functional materials. This includes materials related to:

• Optoelectronics (light-emitting and solar energy devices) and photonics
• Nanotechnology
• Bio-inspired technology

My specialisation is in the characterisation of materials and devices, using techniques including:

• Optical spectroscopy and microscopy
• Electrical measurements
• Magnetic resonance techniques
• Low temperature (cryogenic) measurements

A large focus of my research has been on various forms of metal halide perovskite semiconductors, including nanomaterials (2D ‘layered’ perovskites, 1D nanowires, 0D quantum dots).

I also like to follow progress in fundamental physics and have a general interest in biology.

Background

In 2015, I completed my Bachelors (BEng) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Cardiff University.

In 2019, I obtained my PhD in Physics from the University of Southampton, which was funded by the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in New and Sustainable Photovoltaics. The topic of my thesis was optical properties of perovskite materials for optoelectronics.

In 2020, I moved to Sydney, Australia to join the University of New South Wales (UNSW) as a Research Associate as part of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science. Here, I worked on magnetic resonance techniques to study bio-inspired materials and exciton-spin properties of 2D materials.

In 2023, I was appointed Research Fellow at the University of Sydney. Here, I continued studies on the magneto-optical properties of excitons in 2D materials and characterisation of new technology for solar energy conversion. My current role also involves working with EurokaPower on the integration of next-generation solar power for spacecraft.