I am a senior lecturer in the Particle Astrophysics group of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. My main research field at present is the T2K neutrino oscillation experiment currently under construction in Japan. T2K aims to observe the conversion of muon-type neutrinos (produced from pion decay) into electron-type neutrinos, thus measuring the elusive third angle in the neutrino mixing matrix, θ13. This could potentially lead to the observation of CP violation in the lepton sector, which may in turn lead to a greater understanding of why our Universe is made of matter and not antimatter. My teaching activities in the Department centre around astronomy. I teach the introductory overview course on astronomy, Our Evolving Universe, a third year course on Introduction to Cosmology, and a course on The History of Astronomy. I also give a lecture on neutrino physics as part of the graduate course for our PhD students. I am the Department's Year Abroad Tutor, responsible for the degree programmes BSc Physics with Study in Europe, MPhys Physics with Study in North America and MPhys Physics with Study in AUstralasia. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding these degree programmes. I am heavily involved with our Outreach and Public Understanding of Science activities. I run the Sheffield contribution to the National Particle Physics Masterclass and regularly give talks at local schools and astronomical societies. |
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