CV

I have a wide range of experience working in academic, research and commerical environments. Having trained as an Earthquake Seismologist I then worked in scientific publishing before moving to be a Safety and Environmental Consultant. I subsequently returned to academia as a postdoctoral researcher at the Universities of Leeds and Bristol.

Employment

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, UK.
    January 2012 - present

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds, UK.
    April 2010 - January 2011; July - October 2011

  • Impact Assessment Coordinator, Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds, UK.
    January - June 2011

  • Safety & Environmental Consultant, BMT Isis Ltd, Bath, UK.
    October 2008 - April 2010

  • Publishing Editor, IOP Publishing, Bristol, UK.
    April 2007 - October 2008

  • Internship, AWE Plc, Berkshire, UK.
    Summer 2003

  • Seismologist, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, Japan.
    October 2001 - December 2002

  • Internship, CEA, Cadarache, France.
    Summer 1998

Education

  • DPhil, University of Oxford, UK.
    2003 - 2007
    Thesis Title: “Optimisation and application of earthquake location methods”

  • MSc, Geophysics, Durham University, UK.
    2000 - 2001
    Dissertation Title:”Application of the Waldhauser-Ellsworth relocation algorithm to earthquake sequences in central-eastern California” including a 3 month research visit to the USGS, Menlo Park, California.

  • MPhys, Physics with Study in Europe, 1st Class Hons, University of Manchester, UK.
    1996 - 2000
    Year Abroad: 1998-1999 Universite Joseph Fourier (Grenoble I), France with 5 month internship at l’Institut des Sciences Nucleaires.

  • European Baccalaureat, European School, Culham, UK.
    1996
    Overall 83%, Physics 91%, Maths 88%.

Technical & Field Work

  • Deployment and servicing of broadband seismometers in Oman, Canada and the U.K.

Outreach

  • Developer & Presenter, “On Shaky Ground”, @bristol, 2015-2016.

  • Volunteer, Access to Bristol, December 2015.

  • Volunteer, Bristol Bright Night, @bristol, September 2014.

  • Speaker, Pint of Science, Bristol, May 2014.

  • STEM Ambassador, 2011 - Present.

Teaching

  • Lecturing
    2012-2016 Frontiers of Earth Sciences, 4th year undergraduate course, University of Bristol.

  • Supervision & Tutoring
    2015-2016: Supervisor, MSci Geology dissertation.
    2014: Supervisor, MSc Geophysics dissertation.
    2013, 2015: Supervisor, Undergraduate summer student.
    2013, 2016: Tutor, Software Bootcamp, Bristol.
    2003-2005: Tutor, Mathematics, 1st year undergraduates.

  • Field Trip Demonstrating
    2016: 2rd year undergraduate, Geology, Wales. 2016: 3rd year undergraduate, Geophysics, Wales.
    2013-2014: 3rd year undergraduate, Geology, Scotland.
    2013-2016: 2nd year undergraduate, Geophysics, The Downs, Bristol.
    2012, 2016: 1st year undergraduate, Geology, Avon Gorge, Bristol.

Funding

  • UKCCS Network International Research Collaboration Fund
    2015: Funding for seismometer deployment at CMC Research Institute’s Field Research Station, Alberta, Canada.
  • UKCCS Network International Research Collaboration Fund
    2015: Funding for 1 month research visit to Geological Survey Canada.

Responsibilities

  • 2013–2016: Coordinator for undergraduate vacation projects, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol.

  • 2014 - 2016: Geophysics group seminar organiser.

  • 2015 - 2016: Python discussion group founder & organiser.

Other

  • Languages: English, French and basic Japanese and German.

  • Interests: Aikido