PhD Research Students
The School of Mathematics and Physics have a large and diverse PhD student body who contribute enormously to the vibrant research culture of the school. To view the profiles of our students, please click on the links below.
Research Centres
Armagh Observatory & Planetarium
Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Photonic Integration and Advanced Data Storage
Centre for Light-Matter Interaction
Centre for Quantum Materials and Technology
Mathematical Science Research Centre
Armagh Observatory & Planetarium
| Name of Student | PhD Research Theme or PhD Thesis Title | Principal Supervisor | Secondary Supervisor |
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Searching for Stellar Activity Cycles Using Multi-wavelength Data
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Population Studies of Exotic Hot Subdwarfs
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Planetary Nebulae in External Galaxies with Integral-Field Spectroscopy
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Astrophysics Research Centre
| Name of Student | PhD Research Theme or PhD Thesis Title | Principal Supervisor | Secondary Supervisor |
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| Ben Cadell |
Investigating Exoplanet Systems with the Rossiter-McLaughlin Effect |
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| David Dougan |
Tungsten-Collisional Radiative Models in support of Impurity Influx Measurements |
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Atomic Structure and Collisional Data for Heavy Elements Z≥ 50 Involved in Neutron Star Mergers
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Prof. Catherine Ramsbottom | ||
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Tidal Disruption of Stars : A Critical Look at Machine Learning Methods for Finding Hungry Black Holes
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Dr. Thai Son Mai Dr. Marisa McVey |
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| Luke Majury |
Multi-Wavelength Observations of Solar Flares
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| Matthew McCollum | Fast Optical Transients in Wide-field Surveys: Giant Flares and Extragalactic Searches | Prof. Christopher Watson |
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| Eamon McGleenan |
Astrophysics meets Sports Science: Predictive Real-time Modelling using STATSports Sensors |
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| Leo Mulholland |
Theoretical Modelling of Neutron Star Mergers: Atomic Theory and Radiation Transport |
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| Joseph Murtagh |
The Outer Solar System at the Dawn of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time |
Dr. Meg Schwamb | Prof. Alan Fitzsimmons |
| Sean O'Brien | Crowd-Sourced Applications to the Next-Generation Transit Survey | Prof. Christopher Watson | |
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Multi-Wavelength Observations of Geoeffective Solar Flares
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Supernovae: Theoretical Modelling of Light Curves and Spectra
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Dr. Stuart Sim | ||
| Scott Robinson |
High-Resolution Characterisation of Exoplanet Atmospheres |
Prof. Christopher Watson | |
| Toby Rodel |
Detecting and Characterising Extrasolar Planets with the Next Generation Transit Survey |
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| Adam Smith |
Rapid Astrophysical Explosions from Neutron Star and Black Hole Interactions |
Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)
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Name of Student |
PhD Research Theme or PhD Thesis Title |
University of Glasgow Supervisor |
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| Mahmoud Ahtaiba | Integrated Quantum Photonic Sensors and Circuits | ||
| Anna Casey |
Measuring THz radiation |
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| Ethan Crawford | |||
| Emma Crothers | |||
| Advanced Epitaxial Solutions for Compound Semiconductor Component Integration | |||
| Nicola Parry | Passive Waveguide Development for Integration of GaN Laser Devices | ||
| The Effect High Temperatures Have on Plasmonic Functionality |
Centre for Light-Matter Interaction
| Name of Student | PhD Research Theme or PhD Thesis Title | Principal Supervisor | Secondary Supervisor |
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| Amy Davis |
Hunting (new) RABBITTs |
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| Chloe Ho |
Compact, High Brightness Neutron Beamline using Intense Lasers |
Dr. Satyabrata Kar | Prof. Marco Borghesi, |
| Holly Huddleston |
Synthesising Extreme Light Pulses for Applications in Intense Laser-Plasma Interactions
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Dr. Mark Yeung | |
| Noel Kehoe | High-Energy, Laser-driven Ion Sources for Advanced Applications | Prof. Marco Borghesi |
Dr. Satyabrata Kar & Dr. Tom Hodge (AWE Plc) |
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Laboratory Astrophysics using High Repetition Rate Lasers |
Prof. Dave Riley | ||
| Hannah Maguire |
High-precision Dosimetry for Ultra-short, High Dose-rate Irradiation Sources. |
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| Sinéad A. Mannion |
Validation of Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jets using Finite Element Analysis |
Dr. Thomas Field | Prof. David Riley |
| Conor McAnespie |
The Applications of Laser-driven Particle Accelerators for Ultra-high Dose-rate Radiotherapy |
Prof. Gianluca Sarri | |
| Adrian McCay |
Advanced Mechanisms for Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration
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| Lauren McCollum |
Transport and Characterisation of Advanced, Laser-driven Beams
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Dr. Hamad Ahmed |
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| Aaron McNamee |
Proton-Boron Nuclear Fusion Studies in Laser-Generated Plasma for Future Ultraclean Energy Production |
Dr. Daniele Margarone | Dr. Satyabrata Kar |
| Daniel Molloy |
Laser Driven proton-Boron Fusion for Future Ultra-clean Energy Production |
Dr Daniele Margarone | Prof. Marco Borghesi |
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Development and Characterisation of High Repetition Rate Proton Sources using Novel Targets
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Dr. Mark Yeung | ||
| Calum Prestwood |
Benchmarking Collisional Rates and Hot Electron Transport in High-Intensity Laser-matter Interaction |
& Dr. Oliver Humphries (EuXFEL) | |
| Tiarnan Smyth |
Many-body Theory of Positron Interactions with Atoms, Molecules and Clusters: High-precision Calculations and Continuum Processes |
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| Daniel Simpson |
Advanced Diagnostics of Low and Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas |
Dr. Thomas Gilmore | |
| Jimmy Weeks |
High Resolution Mapping of Ion Beam Acceleration, Propagation and Energy Deposition Within A Plasma Background |
Dr. Alex Robinson (CLF) |
Centre for Quantum Materials and Technology
| Name of Student | PhD Research Theme or PhD Thesis Title | Principal Supervisor | Secondary Supervisor |
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| Arran Ashfield |
Nanophotonic Interfaces for Solid State Qubits |
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| Jessica Barr |
Machine Learning-enhanced Diagnostics of Open Quantum Networks |
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Machine Learning for Quantum Networking
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Dr. Gabriele De Chiara | ||
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"Hard” Metals: Looking for Alternative Materials for High Temperature Applications
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Machine Learning for Computational Water Treatment
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Dr. Debra Phillips | ||
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Ehrenfest Dynamics Plus Noise: Real-time Correlated Electron-phonon Molecular Simulation
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| Adam Hawkins |
Quantum-classical Interfaces for the Emulation of Quantum Communication Algorithms
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| Tom Lannon |
Nitrogen-vacancy centre based quantum sensing: testing theoretical predictions with experiments
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| Matthew Mackinnon |
Artificial Quantum Reservoirs for Time-Series Quantum Computing |
Dr. Gabriele De Chiara | |
| Matthew McMaster |
Engineering shielding response of NiFe synthetic magnetic structures for high frequency application |
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Fourier Optics and Novel Microscopy Techniques
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Quantifying Energetic Resources in Quantum Machine Learning: A Comprehensive Analysis
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Electrostatic and Surface Potentials in Pyroelectric Materials
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Mathematical Science Research Centre
| Name of Student | PhD Research Theme or PhD Thesis Title | Principal Supervisor | Secondary Supervisor |
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| Nirmani Sulakshana Amarasinghe |
Real-Time Patient Flow Management in Hospital Emergency Departments |
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| Alexander Brown |
Robust Multivariate Joint Models: Creating an Early Warning System for ICU Patients |
Dr. Charles Gillan |
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| Melanie Campell |
Everything Changes Over Time: Transforming Joint Modelling Methodology |
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| Dulan Dias |
Artificial Intelligence as a Health Intervention for Managing Patient Discharge Decision Processes |
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| Oran Gartland |
Hierarchical Spatial-Temporal Modelling of Microglia Patterns: Towards Non-Invasive Diagnostics for Neonatal Hypoxia and Neurodegenerative Disorders |
Dr. Benjamin Davis Dr. Mariya Hristova |
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| Mark Lyttle |
Topics in Tensor-Triangular Geometry |
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| Ryan McCloskey |
Template-free MCMC Reconstruction of Single Molecule Imaging Data |
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| Oisin O'Donghaile |
Exploring the Decision-making Process: A Robust Longitudinal Approach to Discrete-Choice Modelling |
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| Megan O'Sullivan | Using Data Analytics to Design Innovative Clinical Trials in Respiratory Disease | ||
| Jack Peyton | MINFLUX: Developing Statistical tools to Automate Next Generation Single Molecule Imagining Analysis in 3D. |
Dr. Benjamin Davis (STFC) Dr. Daniel Rolfe (STFC) |
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| Advait Phadnis | Sheaf Models for Equivariant Stable Homotopy Theory | ||
| Zachary Waller |
Combining Machine Learning and Casual Inference to Predict Cardiovascular Disease for use in Decision Model |