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Teaching History
Role: MSci Project co-supervisor
Project title: Investigating Underluminous Galaxy Clusters (2024/25)
Description: This project measured galaxy cluster velocity dispersion masses to consistently investigate the difference in the observed scatter in
the luminosity-mass relation between X-ray and optically selected galaxy clusters measured by
Andreon et al. (2016).
Project title: Weighing Galaxy Clusters (2024/25)
Description: This project measured galaxy cluster velocity dispersions to explore discrepancies between caustic and hydrostatic
mass estimates found in Logan et al. (2022).
Mass estimates derived from velocity dispersions align with caustic mass estimates, however, the difference to hydrostatic mass estimates
is reduced when converting Chandra’s temperature measurements to align with XMM-Newton temperature measurements using the relationship found
in Schellenberger et al. (2015).
Role: Guest Lecturer
Course: 4th year Galaxy Cluster Plasma (2025)
Description: Taught the Galaxy Cluster Plasma component of the 4th year Physics of Gas and Plasma course.
Course: 1st year Intro to Astrophysics (2025)
Description: Guest lecture on X-ray Astronomy with eROSITA, with a particular focus on Galaxy Clusters.
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Role: Demonstrator
Course: 2nd year Undergraduate Lab (2019-2024)
Description: Demonstrated 2nd year undergraduate Physics Lab course, covering a range of experiments including:
Experiment S: Solar Rotation
Description: Sunspots are dark features on the surface of the Sun, associated with regions of magnetic activity.
Students would conduct repeated observations using a solar telescope and archival data to trace sunspots and
measure the rotation period of the Sun.
Experiment T: Tidal Disruption of a Comet
Description: The primary goal of this experiment is to successfully recreate the tidal disruption of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
as Jupiter’s gravity tore it apart in July 1992. The pattern observed is sometimes referred to as a ‘string of pearls’.
Course: 1st year Astrophysics Practical Sessions (2023-2024)
Description: Demonstrated 1st year astrophysics practical sessions, covering a range of practicals including:
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