Status: Currently employed at Durham University.

Philosophy (after gaining PhD in Philosophy in 2020)

Research Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department, Durham University, 2024-


Research Fellow, Philosophy Faculty, University of Texas at Austin, 2022-
2024

Civitas Research Fellow in Philosophy (2023-2024)

John and Daria Barry Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy (2022-23)

Junior Research Fellow, University of Cambridge, 2019-2022


Wolfson College &  Divinity Faculty

Physics (after gaining PhD in Physics 2014)

Research Fellow, Physics Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, 2014


Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

PhD Philosophy, University of Cambridge, 2020

‘What’s the matter? Toward a Neo-Aristotelian Ontology of Nature’

Examined by Tim Crane & Nicholas Teh

PhD Physics, University of St Andrews, 2014

‘Surprises in Theoretical Casimir Physics’

Examined by Brendon Lovett & Kenyon Chen

MPhil History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, 2016

MPhys Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, University of St Andrews, 2010

MInstP Member of the Institute of Physics

FCPS Fellow of The Cambridge Philosophical Society

FISSR Fellow of The International Society for Science and Religion

International Prizes

“Cardinal Mercier Prize for international philosophy”, jointly awarded for a monograph by The Institut supérieur de philosophie (ISP) of UCLouvain and the Hoger Instituut Voor Wijsbegeerte (HIW) of KU Leuven, 2021

“Expanded Reason Award”, selected from hundreds of applicants submitting in English, Spanish, Italian and French, and jointly awarded by Universidad Francisco de Vitoria and The Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation, 2020

“Springer Thesis Prize”, nominated by The Weizmann Institute of Science for an outstanding doctoral thesis in physics, awarded by Springer, 2014

Research Awards

Templeton Grant, The John Templeton Foundation, via “God and the Book of Nature” (170,000 GBP), Templeton Grant Id: 61507, 2019-22

Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education, (72,358 USD), 2022-3

Issachar Fund, (46,420 USD), 2022-4

Civitas Institute Grant, University of Texas at Austin (36,000 USD), 2023-4

Templeton Grant, The John Templeton Foundation, via “Scientists in Congregations Scotland” (10,000 GBP), Templeton Grant Id: 44125, 2014-5

Conference & Workshops Awards

SUPA Events Grant (1,400 GBP), Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, 2012

SPA Conference Grant (1,000 GBP), The Scots Philosophical Association, 2013

Mind Conference Grant (970 GBP), The Mind Association, 2013

JSF Workshop Grant (375 EUR), Julian Schwinger Foundation, 2014

Analysis Conference Grant (215 GBP), The Analysis Trust, 2014

Faculty Awards

Award of salary increment for outstanding work (x2), Cambridge, 2020, 2021

Honorary Research Fellowship (non-stipendiary), St Andrews, 2020-

University Graduate Scholarships

Blacker-Loewe Full Doctoral Scholarship in Philosophy (70,000 GBP), Cambridge, 2016-9

SUPA Prize Full Doctoral Scholarship in Physics (60,000 GBP), SUPA, 2010-4

Harvey fellowship (36,000 USD), The Mustard Seed Foundation, 2015-7

Rausing, Williamson and Lipton Studentship (6,500 GBP), HPS Cambridge, 2015

Faraday Institute Award (1,000 GBP), St Edmund’s College, Cambridge, 2015

 University Undergraduate Prizes

Duncan Prize and Medal in Applied Mathematics, for Masters thesis, St Andrews, 2010

Dean’s List Award for Academic Excellence (x3), St Andrews, 2008, 2009, 2010

Cormack Bequest Research Prize, Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2009

Neil Arnott Prize in Physics, St Andrews, 2009

William David Brodie Prize in Physics, St Andrews, 2008

J F Allen Prize in Physics, St Andrews, 2006

Class Medal in Logic and Metaphysics, St Andrews, 2006

Class Medals in Physics (x2), St Andrews, 2005, 2006

University Undergraduate Scholarships

Nuffield Research Bursary, Nuffield Foundation, 2010

Summer Research Studentship, Montana State University / NASA, 2009

Cormack Vacation Research Scholarship, Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2008

Philosophy Summer Research Internship, St Andrews, 2008

Dangoor Scholarship, The 1994 Group, 2005

Philosophy Scholarship, St Andrews, 2005

Visiting Scholar University of Oxford, Faculty of Philosophy, 2023-4

Visiting Fellow University of Oxford, Centre for the History and Philosophy of Physics, 2023

Visiting Scholar The Angelicum (Italy), Philosophy Department., 2023

Visiting Fellow University of Durham (UK), Sponsor: Philosophy Dept., 2022-25

Honorary Fellow The Civitas Institutre (USA), University of Texas at Austin, 2022-23

Honorary Fellow University of St Andrews (UK), Sponsor: Logos Institute., 2020-23

Honorary Fellow University of St Andrews (UK), Sponsor: Logos Institute., 2020-23

Visiting Scholar University of St Andrews (UK), Sponsor: Philosophy Dept., 2018

Visiting Scholar University of Oxford (UK), Sponsor: The Aquinas Institute, 2018

Visiting Scholar Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel), Sponsor: Physics Dept., 2012-14

Visiting Scholar University of Trento (Italy), Sponsor: Physics Dept., 2011-12

Academic Societies

Institute of Physics (IoP), Member, 2022-

American Philosophical Association (APA), 2020-

American Academy of Religion (AAR), 2019-2021

Cambridge Philosophy Society (CPS), Life Fellow, 2022-

International Society for Science & Religion (ISSR), Fellow, 2022-

Cambridge Union Society (CUS), Life Member, 2022-

Research Institutes

The Civitas Institute (UT Austin), Fellow, 2022-

Von Hügel Institute for Critical Catholic Inquiry (Cambridge), Research Associate, 2020-

Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion (Oxford), Associate Member, 2019-

Aquinas Institute (Oxford), Associate Member 2018-2021, Member, 2021-

University Colleges

Wolfson College, Cambridge, 2020-

St Edmund’s College, 2020-

Trinity College, Cambridge, 2020

Peterhouse, Cambridge, 2016-2020

Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, 2015-2016