My research centers on using low-temperature AFM to investigate silicon-embedded quantum dots. In collaboration with University College London, the goal of this research is to minimise defects in the quantum dot samples, both due to Si/SiO2 trap states and due to dopant thermal drift during manufacturing, by performing temperature-dependent electrostatic force microscopy on various samples manufactured at UCL. Ideally, we will be able to discover a manufacturing process which can reliably produce quantum dot samples with perfectly predictable qubit behaviours for quantum computing. The other half of my research focuses on upgrading our home-built low-temperature AFM prototype to enhance the functionality and maintainability of the system.

I'm a proud Kiwi born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand. I completed my Bachelor's degree in Physics and Computer Science at the University of Canterbury in May 2023, completing two undergraduate theses: the first in Lanthanide-doped Yttrium Oxyorthosilicate microcrystal synthesis and optical spectroscopy, and the second in Synchrotron X-ray medical imaging and data analysis. I moved to Montreal in August 2023 to pursue my Masters in experimental nanophysics with the Grutter group.

Outside of the lab, I love outdoor activities - like camping, hiking, and rock climbing - as well as indoor activities - like painting, Dungeons & Dragons, reading (mostly sci-fi and high fantasy), and playing video games. I'm extremely passionate about the environment and science education, and I regularly volunteer inside and outside of the McGill community in outreach and education events on all sorts of physics topics to all sorts of audiences; I've taught workshops on astronomy, radioactivity, and environmental science (among others) to hundreds of people, from children to adults, in groups ranging from 5 - 500 people.