Doctoral Candidates (DCs)

My academic journey started with my integrated Master’s degree in Natural Sciences specialising in Physics, with a Placement year at the University of York in the UK. I enjoyed being able to explore a range of different scientific fields ranging from Biology to Chemistry to Nuclear physics; developing an appreciation of the power of interdisciplinary research. My placement year was carried out as a Technical Student at CERN where I joined the Electrical Solutions for Experiments group during the production stage of the Versatile Link Plus Transceiver for the High-Luminosity LHC detector upgrades. My role within the team included quality assurance testing of opto-electrical components, investigating faults, anomalies and queries regarding the transceiver performance under the extreme conditions experienced within the CMS and ATLAS detectors. My Master’s project involved using GEANT4 to model the efficiency of High-Purity Germanium clover detectors at the ISOLDE Decay Station, which emphasised the importance of high resolution detectors for complex spectroscopic analysis. I will now be joining the PANIONS network as a doctoral candidate pursuing a PhD in Physics. I will be focusing on ion beam developments for the production and characterization of radioactive anions for the ISODLDE facility at CERN and participating in photodetachment of negative ions research within the Laser Spectroscopy group at Gothenburg University.