Current Team

Previous Team members

Supervision of students

PhD students as primary supervisor:

• James Petley (2020 - 2024)

• Emmy Escott (2021 - 2025)

MScR student supervision:

• Bénite Tantely, 2025/2026 - Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy 

• Pombili Christian, 2025/2026 - Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy 

• Nandana Manoj, 2025/2026 - STFC/DAE Technology and Skills Programme 

• Ritika Raj, 2025/2026 - STFC/DAE Technology and Skills Programme 

• Srimoyee Mitra, 2024/2025 (St Xavier's College, Kolkata) - STFC/DAE Technology and Skills Programme 

• Abdul Gani, 2024/2025 (IISER, Mohali) - STFC/DAE Technology and Skills Programme 

I have supervised numerous MPhys/MSc level projects and summer projects. Notable students include:

• Beth Westoby, now a PhD student at Leiden University

• Samuel Ruthven Ward, now a postdoc at Flatiron

• Gaia Fabj, now a PhD fellow at Copenhagen

• Frederika (Freddie) Phipps, PhD Edinburgh; now moved into patent law

Opportunities to join the team

If you are interested in applying for a scholarship or fellowship to work in my group, please contact me

An incomplete list of possible PhD fellowships: Chevening, Fulbright, Marshall, others listed on Durham website

I am also happy to consider supporting excellent candidates for research fellowships, e.g., Newton International Fellowship, Ernest Rutherford Fellowship, Royal Society Career Development Fellowships (for underrepresented groups in STEM), or the NRF's Black Academics Advancement Programme.