CV
Research Positions
Institute of Astronomy & Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge
The local environments of supernova siblings using photometric data from HST, JWST, and archival data. Postdoctoral Affiliate at Newnham College since Oct 2025.
Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth
Electromagnetic follow-up of gravitational-wave events with the GOTO collaboration. Supernova environments and citizen science.
Education
University of Southampton · Supervisor: Professor Mark Sullivan
The Effect of Environment on Type Ia Supernovae in the Dark Energy Survey
University College London · Distinction
University of Surrey · Upper Second Class Honours (2.1)
Grants & Fellowships
To date, I have raised >£200,000 in fellowships and grants.
The Local Environments of Supernova Siblings, awarded >£130,000
Kilonova Seekers, awarded £10,000
Cosmic Lighthouses, awarded £11,000
Awarded £2,600 for International Women's Day outreach and departmental event
Local Environments of Low-redshift Type Ia Supernova Siblings, awarded $56,000
Observational Programs
Local Environments of Low-redshift Type Ia Supernova Siblings. Awarded 32 orbits.
Kilonova Seekers – LCO: STAR. Awarded 15 hours.
+88 hours as Co-Investigator across Gemini, WEAVE, LCO, and the Liverpool Telescope.
Conference Presentations & Seminars
15 invited conference presentations or seminars. 12 further contributed talks.
Most recent invited seminar: Candles in Context: How Galaxies Shape Supernova Cosmology — University of Warwick (Dec 2025), University of Southampton (Nov 2025), University of Bath (Nov 2025).
Teaching
Candles in Context: How Galaxies Shape Supernova Cosmology
Tutorials, problem classes, and coursework marking. Modules included Quantum Mechanics, Classical Mechanics, Programming and Data Analysis, Introduction to Astronomy, and Life in the Cosmos.
Supervision
Examiner for PhD First-Year Progression Review (J. Laguna-Miralles) and Assessor for PhD Second-Year Interview (H. Zhang), University of Cambridge.
Organisation & Service
Conference Organisation
Scientific organiser and session chair for 10 international conferences, including Cosmic Lighthouses (Cambridge, 2025), EAS Annual Meeting sessions (2020, 2023), and NAM sessions (2022, 2023). Invited session chair for 3 further conferences.
Departmental & Institutional Roles
University of Cambridge. Organised school and public outreach for International Women's Day, departmental event, and social media campaign.
University of Portsmouth. Founded and ran weekly meetings.
Professional Service
Journal Referee: MNRAS, Nature Communications, ApJ (since 2022). Telescope Proposal Reviewer: HST, Liverpool Telescope, New Robotic Telescope (since 2022). Grant/Fellowship Reviewer: NASA, UKRI, ANR, Royal Astronomical Society (since 2023).
Collaborations & Memberships
4MOST (TiDES member, Science Communication WG co-lead) · Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST · GOTO (Kilonova Seekers co-lead) · Dark Energy Survey · Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society