Employment

• Royal Society University Research Fellow, University of Oxford, UK (2013-present).
• Royal Society University Research Fellow, Imperial College London, UK (2013-2016).
• Royal Commission "Exhibition of 1851" Research Fellowship, Imperial College London, UK (2011-13).
• Postdoctoral research, Imperial College London, UK (2009-11) .
• Postdoctoral research, University of Sydney, Australia (2008-09) .

Education

• PhD in High Energy Physics, DAMTP, Cambridge University, UK (2007) .
• Tripos Part III Mathematics, DAMTP, Cambridge University, UK (2003) . 
• MSc in Theoretical Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (2002) .
• Degree in Theoretical Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (2000) ​.

Selected awards/distinctions

• President's Award for Research Excellence, Imperial College London (2016) .
• Distinction in Part III Math Tripos, Cambridge, with maximum alpha marks (2003) ​.
• Postgraduate Teaching Studentship, Mathematics Dept, Trinity College Dublin (2001) .
• Gold medal and 1st class degree in Theoretical Physics, Trinity College Dublin (2000) .
• Placed 1st in the university for the foundation scholarship examinations, Trinity College Dublin (~3,000 students in year) (1998) .
• Foundation Scholar of Trinity College Dublin, free accommodation, meals & fees for 5 years (1998) .