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"How plasma physics is quietly making clean energy possible"
Physics graduate making complex specialist science accessible, from plasma kinetics to Earth observation and everything in between.
Combining sea surface temperature and precipitation datasets with science writing, exploring the dynamics of the current El Niño cycle, its measurable fingerprints in global climate data, and what it means for weather extremes and the communities most exposed to its effects.
About
I have an MPhys in Physics from the University of Leicester, where my dissertation involved analysing asteroid samples returned from the Ryugu asteroid in collaboration with JAXA. That rigour, the habit of asking what the data actually says, is the foundation of everything I write.
I write about science clearly: for researchers, for industry, and for the public. I also produce technical documentation for B2B software, having spent a year at Quantemol, a plasma simulation SaaS company, communicating complex outputs to semiconductor, nuclear, and university clients worldwide.
Featured Writing
Peer-reviewed papers, data journalism, and science features applying rigorous physics and satellite analysis to questions that are simultaneously trivial and unexpectedly deep.
Landsat satellite data shows London's surface temperature rose by over a degree in eight years, but the heat is distributed far from equally. Tower Hamlets, one of the city's most deprived boroughs is heating fastest.
Read article →From valley networks and lacustrine deposits to MAVEN atmospheric loss data a deep dive into the geological and chemical evidence that Mars once hosted liquid water.
Read article →Calculating whether Spider-Man's web could have saved Gwen Stacy, using Young's modulus, impact deceleration forces, and the physics of sudden arrest.
Read article →Applying the physics of metabolic heat generation to a real nightclub crowd: 4.19 GJ of thermal energy, enough to cover the venue's full electrical load.
Read article →Including F1 tyre wear, Chicken Run aerodynamics, Room on the Broom structural mechanics, and three Quantemol technical posts.
Technical Writing
Technical blog posts produced at Quantemol translating plasma physics research, quantum chemistry, and machine learning methods into precise, specialist-audience content for researchers and engineers.
How plasma technology could enable low-carbon ammonia synthesis and on-demand hydrogen production, from electron collision cross-sections to a decarbonised energy future.
Authored during my role at Quantemol; republished under company account following departure.
Read on Quantemol →Covering a groundbreaking ICOPS 2024 result: using machine learning to estimate plasma reaction rate coefficients across 12,500 reactions, fast, cost-effective, and competitive with first-principles methods.
Authored during my role at Quantemol; republished under company account following departure.
Read on Quantemol →A precise technical summary of recent advances in calculating DEA cross-sections using R-matrix theory, with implications for radiation damage in DNA and other biological molecules.
Authored during my role at Quantemol; republished under company account following departure.
Read on Quantemol →Science Outreach
As ExoMars Outreach Co-Team Leader at the National Space Centre (2020–21), I developed and delivered public engagement activities around ESA's Mars exploration programme, connecting cutting-edge planetary science with curious audiences of all ages.
Outreach has shaped how I write: every piece is built around the question "why should this person care?"
Contact
Available for science writing commissions, technical communication projects, and editorial collaboration. Always happy to talk.