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About Me

   - Born in Chatham, Kent

   - St. Margaret's Primary School, Rainham (1986 - 1992)

   - Chatham Grammar School for Boys (1992 - 1999)

     GCSEs: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, English Lit.,

                     English Lang., Economics, Geography, French

      A-Levels: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics

  
- University of Kent (1999 - 2003)

   - MPHYS (Hons) Physics with Space Science and Systems

   - John Rogers' Prize for academic achievement (top of year) 2001 (certificate)

   - Team Leader: Kent Amateur Rocket Team 2001 (Click for more details)

   - Student Representative Staff/Student Liaison Committee (1999 - 2003)

   - MPHYS Project prize (best final year research project) 2003 (certificate):

     "Design, construction and testing of an electrostatic Ion Thruster"      

  
- Little Italy, Canterbury (2003 - 2004)

  After my degree I took a year out where I worked as a restaurant manager at Little Italy:

  While here I gained the 'BIIAB L2 National Certificate for Licensees' (certificate)

  
- Keele University Astrophysics Group (2004 - 2008)

   - PhD Astrophysics "The search for transiting extra-solar planets with SuperWASP" (Thesis) (2004 - 2007)

   - Awarded People's Choice prize for Perspectives Poster at the BA Festival of Science (Dublin 2005) (Poster) (Photos)

   - Selected to present at House of Commons Physics Reception (2005) (Poster)

   - Featured in Astronomy Now Magazine March 2007 (article)

   - Planet discoveries voted 6th most important scientific discovery of 2007 by Time Magazine Click Here

- Post-doctoral research associate (Keele Astrophysics Group/SuperWASP) (2007 - 2008)

   - Royal Society Summer Science 2008 Exhibit "Is there anybody out there? Looking for new worlds" (photo)

   (For more info see my research page)

 
- Honorary Research Fellow (Centre for Astrophysics and Planetary Research, University of Kent) (2009)

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