I completed my Undergrad at Lancaster University and began work at Diamond Light Source in 2007. After several years of working at Diamond, in 2016 I returned to academia and began a part-time PhD: a collaboration between the Warwick Diamond Science & Technology Centre, Diamond Light Source, and Element Six.

Diamond Light Source Ltd

At Diamond Light Source (DLS) I am responsible for the measurement and improvement of photon beam stability for our beamlines. This includes providing advice regarding the procurement, installation, and operation of X-ray beam instruments, and to deliver stability reporting and advice, guiding future beamline design.

It is important to understand the needs of both beamlines and external users so that we can provide the best instrumentation possible, tailored to a beamline's particular requirements. I work to develop new techniques and methods, as reliable X-ray diagnostics are essential during beamline commissioning, during routine ‘start-up’, and during data collection itself. This work helps DLS remain at the cutting edge of scientific research, and is an important contribution to the huge amount of research that is produced at Diamond each year.

Alongside my main work at Diamond I have supervised and managed summer students, and have found the training of a new generation of keen scientists to be an extremely rewarding activity. I work with the communications group, talking to the public about the work that goes on at Diamond. Talking to the public and explaining the work that is carried out at Diamond is extremely important, not least because the reactions of the public to being shown around a "real-life" particle accelerator serves as reminder of what an exceptional place Diamond Light Source is to work! I have been fortunate enough to represent Diamond Light Source at locations around the UK, including the At Bristol Science Centre, the National Eisteddfod of Wales, as well as at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.