Hello!

I am working towards a PhD at the Institute of Cosmology & Gravitation (ICG) at the University of Portsmouth, learning how to generate synthetic observations for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). I also have an interest in using microlensing by compact objects to explore accretion disks.

My research

With the launch of the JWST an avalanche of data on the high redshift Universe is currently being taken. For example, F. D’Eugenio et al. 2023 have observed the most distant nebular-line detection to date at z = 12.5 with JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy. It is important therefore that we have the best theoretical models to understand this data, and this is the focus of my research. One way of comparing models with data is to forward model the emission from theoretical galaxies and compare in this observer space.

Meetings

I enjoy attending meetings and conferences to learn about wider fields of research, as well to present my research in an engaging and accessible manner.

Outreach

I am passionate about ensuring everybody has enough resources and a fair opporotunity to get into science, and love to do my bit as much as possible. Here are some of the outreach activities that I have helped with:

  • Was on the Local Organising Committee of the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) UK, University of Southampton, 2021
  • Engaged with young children through the Aurora Art workshop at the Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival (UoSArtsHumFest)
  • Physics Chat host on the YouTube channel Field of View that aims to make research accessible for everyone
  • Participated in the Stargazing event hosted by the University of Portsmouth at the Historic Dockyard
  • Helped at the 'JWST's First Years of Discovery' at the 2024 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
  • Gave the talk 'Looking at the Universe with JWST' to year 10s at University of Portsmouth's Discover Astrophysics Day
  • Created a 'Build a mini JWST' session which has been hosted at Stargazing and Portsmouth Comic Con

Code

Here you can find descriptions of the codes that I have written and contributed to.