About

I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Space Physics research group at the University of Helsinki working on analysing energetic particle data from the SIXS-P instrument onboard BepiColombo. My undergraduate studies were at Aberystwyth University from 2014 - 2019 where I obtained a first class MPhys Astrophysics degree with honours. I also obtained my PhD from Aberystwyth University through a Research Scholarship from the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. My PhD involved obtaining and analysing remote sensing visible-light observations of the Sun’s outer atmosphere - the corona - using a variety of different techniques, including solar rotational tomography and total solar eclipses.

As a fluent Welsh speaker, I am very passionate about promoting the Welsh language. I am also deeply passionate about science communication and outreach, particularly through the medium of Welsh, and I have been involved in several outreach projects, written articles, and have done several radio interviews. My goal is to become a physics lecturer and so teaching is something I thoroughly enjoy doing. Throughout my postgraduate studies, I was a postgraduate demonstrator for several modules, namely for the PH15720 Laboratory Techniques for Experimental Physics, PH05720 Introduction to Laboratory Physics, and PH10020 Dynamics, Waves and Heat undergraduate modules. I am also an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy upon successfully completing the Teaching for Postgraduates at Aberystwyth University (TPAU) programme.