CV

Education

PhD in Physics, Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Switzerland (2013 - 2018)

Master of Physics (MPhys) First class with honours, University of St Andrews, Scotland (2008 - 2013)

Research Experience

Associate Scientist, Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (May 2023 - present)
SLAC National Lab and Stanford University, US

Postdoctoral Fellow, Group of Prof. H. Y. Hwang (2021 - 2023)
Department of Applied Physics/Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University and Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Lab, US

Postdoctoral Researcher, Group of Prof. J.-M. Triscone (2018 - 2021)
Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Doctoral Researcher, Group of Prof. J.-M. Triscone (2013 - 2018)
Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Masters Candidate, Group of Prof. A. P. MacKenzie (2012 - 2013)
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, Scotland

Undergraduate Intern, Spectroscopy of Novel Materials Group (2012)
Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

Undergraduate Intern, Photonics Innovation Centre (2011)
University of St Andrews, Scotland

Awards

Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship, CHF 144,300 (2020)

Springer Thesis Prize (2018)

Subside Tremplin Prize, University of Geneva (2018)

Winner of FameLab Switzerland and International Finalist (2014)

Masters Thesis Prize, University of St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy (2013)

Graduating Class Medal, University of St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy (2013)

Invited presentations

International Conference on Hyperfine Interactions and their Applications, Nara, Japan (Coming up in 2023)

New Generations in Strongly Correlated Electron Systems, Italy (Coming up in 2023)

Los Alamos National Lab Workshop on correlated and topological quantum materials, New Mexico, USA (Coming up in 2023)

IOP Condensed Matter and Quantum Materials, Birmingham, UK (Coming up in 2023)

International Workshop on Complex Oxides, Greece (Coming up in 2023)

Oxide superconducting spintronics workshop, Vietri Sul Mare, Italy (2022)

University of St Andrews Condensed Mattter Physics Seminar (2022)

UC Berkeley Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, Berkeley CA (2022)

French Physical Society Condensed Matter Days, Lyon, France (2022)

Paul Scherrer Institute 3rd Condensed Matter Summer Camp, Zuoz, Switzerland (2022)

Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials Seminar, University of Groningen (2022)

American Physical Society March Meeting (2021)

City University of Hong Kong Physics Department Colloquium (2021)

Summer School on Emergent electronic states confined at interfaces, Les Houches, France (2020) [Recording] 

Quantum Oxide Research Online Meeting (QUOROM-1), Online (2020)

26th International Workshop on Oxide Electronics, Kyoto, Japan (2019)

Organisation

3rd Quantum Oxide Research Online Meeting (QUOROM-3), Online – Co-organiser with C. Dominguez, B. Mundet and J.-M. Triscone (2021)

25th International Workshop on Oxide Electronics, Les Diablerets, Switzerland – Co-organiser with J.-M. Triscone and S. Gariglio (2018)

Outreach and teaching

Supervisor of PhD and Masters students, University of Geneva and Stanford University (2018-present)

Assistant, Intermediate and Advanced Teaching Laboratories, University of Geneva (2016 - 2021)

Mentor, Athéna Programme, University of Geneva (2015)

Narration for a film on the T2K experiment by Scientify (2018)

Judge at the FameLab Switzerland and FameLab CERN competititons (2015 - 2017)

Demonstrator at science festivals e.g. La Nuit de la Science, Switzerland and Fife Science Festival, Scotland (2011 - 2018)

Other professional activities

Peer-reviewer (2017 - present)
Nature, Nature Physics, Nature Electronics, Nature Communications, Nano Letters, Advanced Functional Materials, APL Materials and others

Committees
International Workshop on Oxide Electronics, American Physical Society Young Leaders Forum

Current memberships
American Physical Society, Swiss Physical Society, American Ceramic Society