About

My educational background is in physics, although my PhD work crossed over into robotics and sensor development, as I developed and deployed radiation sensors into nuclear disaster zones and uranium mines. This systems were attached to quadrupedal robots, using the unique movement capabilities of these platforms to "sniff" out radiation, but also attached to handheld sensor systems for human operators. We deployed these systems in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, including inside the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant.

I now work in the energy sector, modelling the predicted yield of future renewable energy generation mixes. I'm interested in how our energy systems will change as we transition away from fossil fuels, and the tradeoffs that will be required to achieve this. In particular I'm interested in how we'll adapt to hours of relative energy abudance followed by hours where energy is more scarce, and how technology can help this happen without anyone noticing.

I also enjoy making things, in particular woodworking and pottery. I mostly rely on hand tools in my woodworking, with varying levels of success. Lots of my pottery is very small, partly for practical reasons but partly because it's fun.