Profile

I am currently a lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Manchester and am working to make devices smaller, faster, smarter. I studied Physics in Exeter and Oxford, where I got to work on lots of projects, including designing invisibility cloaks and making a Colour Kindle! I love being in the lab, solving problems and teaching physics. I also love singing and dancing and used to do ballet when I was younger. I am also hard of hearing. I have hearing aids and am currently learning sign language.

I use a type of light, called terahertz radiation, to look at new nanomaterials that can make your devices smaller, faster and smarter. Terahertz radiation is similar to the radiation used in body scanners in airports and can be created using powerful lasers. By shining this terahertz radiation at a nanomaterial,  I can look at how much has gone through and work out how well they will perform in a device. Nanomaterials are a million times smaller than a piece of hair, so  can’t be seen using a normal microscope. Terahertz radiation allows me to image these nanomaterials and work out how conductive they are (how fast a device will be).