I'm an astrophysicist studying the early formation of galaxies during the first few billion years of cosmic history with the James Webb Space Telescope. In particular I lead the JWST EXCELS Cycle 2 spectroscopic survey.
I currently hold a Chancellor's Fellowship in the Institute for Astronomy at Edinburgh University. I also lead the Origins of Massive Galaxies group, funded by a UKRI Frontier Research Grant (UK replacement funding for the ERC Starting Grant).
My research focus is the application of advanced statistical techniques to astronomical datasets. In particular I develop the publicly available Bagpipes code for galaxy spectral fitting.
I'm interested in how the most massive galaxies form during the first few billion years of cosmic history, and am involved in efforts to find and characterise these objects in the distant Universe.
Apart from my work I enjoy being outdoors in the Scottish Highlands, and I'm on a mission to climb all 282 Munros, which are mountains in Scotland over 3000 feet.