CV

Appointments

  • 2025 - present Lecturer (Above the Bar) in Quantum & Photonics School of Physics, University College Cork, Ireland
  • 2024 - present Royal Society-Research Ireland University Research Fellow School of Physics, University College Cork, Ireland
  • 2021 - 2025 Staff Researcher (Senior Researcher) Photonics Theory Group, Tyndall National Institute, Ireland
  • 2021 - 2024 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual (Global) Fellow Tyndall National Institute, Ireland, with a two-year secondment to the Van de Walle Computational Materials Group, University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A.
  • 2018 - 2020 NUI Postdoctoral Fellow in the Sciences Tyndall National Institute, Ireland
  • 2016 - 2021 Postdoctoral Researcher Photonics Theory Group, Tyndall National Institute, Ireland
  • 2015 - 2016 Postdoctoral Researcher Photonics and Quantum Group, University of Bristol, U.K.

Education

  • 2018 Certificate in Professional Skills for Research Leaders Institute of Leadership and Management
  • 2010 - 2015 Ph.D. (Physics) University College Cork, Ireland Thesis title: Theory of the electronic and optical properties of dilute bismide alloys (Supervisor: Prof. Eoin O'Reilly)
  • 2006 - 2010 B.Sc. (Hons.) Physics University College Cork, Ireland

Funding

  • 2024 - presentRoyal Society-Research Ireland University Research FellowshipRoyal Society & Research Ireland
  • 2021 - 2024Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship (SATORI)European Commission
  • 2019Charlemont GrantRoyal Irish Academy
  • 2018 - 2020Postdoctoral Fellowship in the SciencesNational University of Ireland
  • 2010 - 2013EMBARK Postgraduate Scholarship (Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship)Irish Research Council

Awards & honours

  • 2023Institute of Physics Publishing Outstanding RefereeSemicond. Sci. Technol.
  • 2022Publication PrizeIrish Photonic Integration Centre
  • 2022Institute of Physics Publishing Outstanding RefereeJ. Phys. D: Appl. Phys.
  • 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020“Top-Ten” paperInternational Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD)
  • 201969th Lindau Nobel Laureate MeetingOne of five young researchers selected to represent Ireland
  • 2014BOC Gases Postgraduate BursaryAwarded annually to the top-performing Ph.D. student at Tyndall National Institute
  • 2012“Highlight of the Year” publicationIOP Publishing, Semicond. Sci. Technol.
  • 2008 - 2011Title of College ScholarUniversity College Cork (four years)
  • 2010Acknowledgement of Academic ExcellenceB.Sc. final examinations, University College Cork

Professional service

  • 2026Conference chairingLocal Chair (jointly with Dr. Stefan Schulz) of the 2026 International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD 2026)
  • OutreachOutreach and Public RelationsAcademic Representative on the Outreach and Public Relations Committee, School of Physics, University College Cork (2025 - present)
  • CommitteeScientific Programme CommitteeInternational Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD)
  • PanelsNational University of IrelandPanels developing national supports for early-career researchers
  • Peer reviewPaper and proposal refereeingJournals including Physical Review B, Physical Review Applied, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., Semicond. Sci. Technol., Optics Express and ACS Photonics; research proposals for the U.S. Department of Energy
  • MemberInstitute of Physics · European Physical Society · Materials Research Society
  • Associate memberEuropean Materials Modelling Council