Hi everyone! I'll try to keep this intro short and sweet. They say it's best to leave your audience before your audience leaves you.
I'd classify myself as a computational physicist (for the moment), meaning I primarily develop theoretical models or simulation tools which help to deeper understanding of our universe.
Simulatation (using my adaptive mesh relativistic Vlasov-Maxwell solver Veritas) of a 3 µm thick aluminium foil getting hit by an ultra-intense, ultra-short laser pulse.
The above image for example is from a project when I was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Plasma Theory Research Group at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.
This is me. There is no science being done here, therefore no smiling.
A quick academic history
- Started out in Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, then took some sidesteps into undergraduate physics. Went off the rails a bit as well, getting qualifications in Ancient Languages (Attic Greek & Sahidic Coptic) and Philosophy.
- PhD from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia with the Chemical and Quantum Physics Group. That research focused on microscopic models of defects and quantum transport in condensed matter systems, phase qubits and large scale computer simulation using ab initio techniques.
- Conducted research with the Defence Science and Technology Organisation; specialising in statistical properties of Lagrangian particles in application to the areas of turbulent dispersion, release characterisation and blast dynamics.
- Postdoctoral Researcher at the Plasma Theory Research Group at Chalmers University of Technology as stated above: attempting to generate high acceleration laser-plasma based ion sources for near future use in applications such as hadron therapy for cancers, cosmic radiation studies on living cells and spacecraft, short-life medical isotope production, proton imaging and many other important applications.
- Recently started a second Postdoctoral position at the Stockholm Resilience Centre in Stockholm, Sweden. Here, I'll be applying my skills to advancing global social-ecological modelling analysis of systemic change and "tipping points" in terrestrial ecosystems.
What to expect from my feed
If any of the things above seemed interesting but also sounded mostly like white noise with no actual meaningful content: I hope that in the future I'll be able to delve into some of my work and interests at a popular science level - with a bit of a technical edge. Think more 3Blue1Brown rather than IFLScience.
I'll also delve into some side projects I've been working on and why I think they're cool. Why the maths is fun and what sort of applications we can apply our ideas to. A teaser: spherical-cow is a sphere packing library I've built so you can densely pack spheres of random sizes into arbitrarily shaped containers.
A spherical cow in vacuum.
Not only can you reference old physics jokes with this tool, but you can also design space habitats for future Moon and Mars colonies.
Feel free to introduce yourself in the comments below, and let me know what specifically you'd like to know more about!
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