About

I am an Astrophysics PhD student at the University of Lancaster and member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration. My work involves searching for gravitational waves from pulsars. When I’m not studying or working, I enjoy caving, hiking and climbing.

Education

• PhD Astrophysics at Lancaster University
  • 2020 – present
• MPhys Physics with Astrophysics at University of Exeter
  • 2016 – 2020
  • 1st Class (Hons)

Research Experience

• Searching for Gravitational Waves from Pulsars
  • PhD project
  • Oct 2020 – present
  • Lancaster University
• Modelling Interacting Galaxies
  • MPhys project
  • Jan 2019 – June 2020
  • University of Exeter
• Direct Detection of Solar Angular Momentum Loss with the Wind Spacecraft
  • Summer internship with AWESoME Stars
  • June 2019 – Sept 2019
  • University of Exeter
• Project Perchlorate
  • Exeter iGEM (international Genetically Engineered Machines) 2018
  • June 2018 – Oct 2018
  • University of Exeter

Publications

Finley, Adam J. et al. (2019). “Direct Detection of Solar Angular Momentum Loss with the Wind Spacecraft”. In: Astrophysical Journal. [Link]

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al. (2021). “Searches for Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars at Two Harmonics in the Second and Third LIGO-Virgo Observing Runs”. In: arXiv e-prints, arXiv:2111.13106 [astro-ph.HE] [Link]