Research

I'm a PhD student in the Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics group, working under the supervision of Prof. Roman Rafikov. My PhD work is focused on planet-disc interactions in protoplanetary discs, in particular looking at the processes governing deep gap opening by low-mass planets in low-viscosity or inviscid environments. This research aims to bridge the well-understood early stages of gap opening, with the later stages, where increasing gap depth leads to strong non-linearity. 

In addition, I am the developer for an open-source Python package, DebrisPy, which offers a pipeline to analytically compute the azimuthally averaged surface density profiles of debris discs provided the underlying mass distribution in semi-major axis and eccentricity profiles. This provides an analytic link between disc dynamics and potentially observable structures.

Academic Background

• 2025 - present: PhD in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, DAMTP, University of Cambridge
• 2024 - 2025: MPhil in Data Intensive Science, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge
• 2020 - 2024: MSci in Physics, Imperial College London