PHYSICS
Alex Hearmon, Debate Chamber Physics Tutor:
Physics is about making sense of everything around us, from the very large such as stars, galaxies and the expansion of the universe, to the unimaginably small quantum worlds of atoms and subatomic particles. That a single subject can cover such a broad range of natural phenomena (not to mention everything in between!) is what makes physics truly exciting and extremely rewarding to study… READ MORE ADVICE FOR YOUNG PHYSICISTS.
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Tutors
Francesca Maresca
Francesca gained her M.Sc. in High Performance Computing and her Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. She specialized in Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics (LQCD) the theory that studies quarks and their interactions via computer simulation. As a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Utah, USA, she worked on several projects on LQCD and contributed to authoritative scientific papers published in leading journals and presented at international conferences. She worked for three years in the Aerospace Industry where she applied her knowledge of fundamental physical principles and computer simulations to engineering problems.
Alex Hearmon
Alex completed his physics degree at Worcester College, Oxford, where he developed interests in condensed matter and theoretical physics. He is currently studying for a doctorate in condensed matter physics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. His research is centred upon the study of novel multiferroic materials, with particular emphasis on room temperature multiferroics and potential applications. These materials exhibit complex magnetic and electrical orderings, and Alex studies these structures using synchrotron light produced at the Diamond Light Source, high intensity neutrons from the ISIS facility, and non-linear optical experiments.
Katie Atkinson
Katie is currently pursuing a doctorate in atmospheric physics with the University of Cambridge and British Antarctic Survey. Prior to this she studied natural sciences at Cambridge, specializing in physics. She spent the third year of her course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as part of the Cambridge-MIT exchange.
Douglas Brumley
hange. Douglas is currently reading for a PhD in Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. He has a background in Mathematics and Physics, having completed his undergraduate and Honours degrees at The University of Melbourne. In Melbourne, his research examined the fluid mechanics of nanoscale mechanical devices. Currently, Douglas is a Gates Cambridge scholar and a scholar of Trinity College. His PhD project focuses on the fluid dynamics of swimming microorganisms.