Teaching

Academic year 2021/22

Part IB
Overall Head of Class, Michaelmas Practicals
Part II
Lecturer and Head of Class, Computational Physics
Part II
Supervisor, Electrodynamics and Optics
Part II
Supervisor, 2 Research Reviews on “Adaptive optics in Brain Imaging”
Part III
Supervisor, Project on “Finding Earth-like planets: simulation and data analysis of a new calibration technique”

Previous years

Lectures at international schools

2021
“Introductory to interferometry”, VLTI Summer School, Université Côte d’Azur/Online
2018
“Interferometry theory”, VLTI Summer School, Lisbon, Portugal
2008
“Other interferometers”, VLTI Summer School, Keszthely, Hungary
2006
“Reducing Interferometric Data”, Michelson Summer Workshop, Pasadena, California, USA
2006
“The need for bootstrapping”, Michelson Summer Workshop, Pasadena, California, USA
2002
“Stellar surface imaging using closure phase”, VLTI Winter School, Les Houches, France
2001
“Optical Synthesis Imaging”, Michelson Summer School, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

PhDs supervised

2017-2021
Daniel Mortimer
2016-2021
James Luis
2008-2013
James Gordon
2000-2004
Nazim Ali Bharmal
1995-1998
Mark Chang

MPhils supervised

2014-2015
Alex Wells
1999-2000
Josh Eisner

Graduate lectures

2004-2008
Lecturer of Cavendish Astrophysics “Astrophysical Techniques”, 8-lecture graduate course
2001-2012
Organiser of graduate lecture series, Cavendish Astrophysics

Undergraduate examining

2021-2022
Senior Examiner, Part IB Physics B
2020-2021
Examiner, Part IB Physics B
2019-2020
Senior Examiner, Part IB Physics B
2018-2019
Examiner, Part IB Physics B
2015-2016
Senior Examiner, Part IA Physics
2013-2015
Examiner, Part IA Physics
2009-2011
Examiner, Part IB Physics
2007-2008
Assistant Chairman of Examiners, Natural Sciences Tripos Parts IB, II, and III
2005-2007
Chairman of Examiners, Natural Sciences Tripos Parts IB, II, and III
2003-2004
Examiner, Part III Physics “Frontiers of Experimental Astrophysics” course
2004
Senior Examiner, Natural Sciences Tripos Part II (General) Essay
2004
Assistant Chairman of Examiners, the Natural Sciences Tripos
2000-2003
Examiner, Part IB Physics

Undergraduate lecturing

2015-present
Lecturer, Part II “Computational Physics”, 8-lecture course
2009-2010
Lecturer, Part IB “Oscillations, Waves and Optics” 16-lecture course (student feedback score: 2.0/2.9)
2000-2003
Lecturer, Part IB “Waves and Imaging Instruments” 24-lecture course

Practical classes

2016-present
Overall Head of Class, Part IB Systems and Measurement laboratory
2015-present
Head of Class, Part II Computational Physics Exercises
2012-2016
Head of Class, Part IB Systems and Measurement laboratory
2012-present
Head of Class, Part IA Laboratory
2009-2011
Head of Class, Part IB Optics laboratory
2008-2009
Coordinator, Part II laboratories
2003-2008
Head of Class, Part IB Physics Systems laboratory
2000-2003
Head of Class, Part IB Physics Electronics laboratory
1999-2002
Head of Class, Part II Waveguides laboratory

Undergraduate Projects

2015-present
Course organiser, Computational Physics Projects
2006-2012
Cavendish Coordinator, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Programme
2003-2012
Coordinator, Part II Physics Long Vacation Projects
2000-present
Supervisor and Assessor of Part III Physics projects.
2000-present
Supervisor and Assessor of Part II Literature Reviews

Undergraduate supervising

2014-present
Supervisor, Part II “Optics and Electrodynamics” course
2008-2009
Supervisor, Part II “Optics and Electrodynamics” course
2005
Supervisor, Part III “Astrophysics and Cosmology” course
2000-2002
Supervisor of Part II “Atoms and Light” course
1999-2003
College Supervisor of Part IA and IB Physics