20 Jan 2023: New paper published in the Journal of Transport and Health: PDF.

16 Aug 2022: Conference proceedings published in Journal of Physics: Conference Series on Bragg-edge transmission imaging with CB-KID: PDF.

7 Aug 2022: New paper in Water Resources Research on dissolved ¹³⁷Cs concentrations in river water: PDF.

About

I am a data scientist with Kraken Technologies Japan. We’re on a mission to make green energy cheaper so Japan can transition to it faster.

Previously I was a scientist in the Centre for Computational Science & e-Systems, JAEA (2014-2022), applying computer modelling for health physics and environmental science research.

One of the main themes I worked on was the radioactivity released from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident. I studied how radiation levels in the air depend on the distribution of radioactive materials in the environment. Applications of the research include planning the remediation of contaminated land and predicting future radiation levels.

Another theme I worked on is the development of a neutron microscope known as the Current-Biased Kinetic Inductance Detector (CB-KID). This device can be used for imaging the internals of materials science and biological samples.

Prior to that I worked for Cavendish Nuclear in the UK, where I performed engineering assessments to facilitate the decommissioning of nuclear sites (2012-14).

Between 2010 and 2011, I was a JSPS Short Term Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Tokyo researching the glass transition.

My PhD was in computational physics from the University of Bristol (thesis title: ‘A Structural Approach to Glassy Systems’ - PDF). My Masters degree was in complexity sciences from the University of Bristol, and undergraduate degree was in mathematics and physics from the University of Warwick.