Past Student Projects

• Calculation of unrefined line lists for MnCl and MnF.
• Calculation of line lists for OH+ and OH-.
• MARVEL Analysis of SrH and FeH experimental data.
• MARVEL Analysis of BeH experimental data.
• Study of Barium Stars.
• MARVEL Analysis of BaO experimental data.
• Active Galactic Nuclei.
• Role of technology in Physics education.
• Study of misunderstandings of physics concepts.
• Physics Museum: Development of supporting information.
• Infinity Kit: Development of educational resources.
• Development of mini astrophysics projects for PH25520.

Research Papers

Sousa-Silva, Clara, McKemmish, Laura K., Chubb, Katy L., Gorman, Maire N., Baker, Jack S., Barton, Emma J., Rivlin, Tom, & Tennyson, Jonathan 2018, Physics Education Original Research By Young Twinkle Students (ORBYTS): when can students start performing original research?

Yurchenko, Sergei N., Sinden, Frances, Lodi, Lorenzo, Hill, Christian, Gorman, Maire N., & Tennyson, Jonathan 2018, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ExoMol line lists XXIV: A new hot line list for silicon monohydride, SiH

Prajapat, Laxmi, Jagoda, Pawel, Lodi, Lorenzo, Gorman, Maire N., Yurchenko, Sergei N., & Tennyson, Jonathan 2017, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ExoMol molecular line lists - XXIII: spectra of PO and PS

Prajapat, Laxmi, Jagoda, Pawel, Lodi, Lorenzo, Gorman, Maire N., Yurchenko, Sergei N., & Tennyson, Jonathan 2017, VizieR Online Data Catalog ExoMol line lists. PO and PS spectra

McKemmish, Laura K., Chubb, Katy L., Rivlin, Tom, Baker, Jack S., Gorman, Maire N., Heward, Anita, Dunn, William, & Tessenyi, Marcell 2017, Astronomy & Geophysics Bringing pupils into the ORBYTS of research

Tennyson, Jonathan, Yurchenko, Sergei N., Al-Refaie, Ahmed F., Barton, Emma J., Chubb, Katy L., Coles, Phillip A., Diamantopoulou, S., Gorman, Maire N., Hill, Christian, Lam, Aden Z., Lodi, Lorenzo, McKemmish, Laura K., Na, Yueqi, Owens, Alec, Polyansky, Oleg L., Rivlin, Tom, Sousa-Silva, Clara, Underwood, Daniel S., Yachmenev, Andrey & Zak, Emil 2017, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy The ExoMol database: Molecular line lists for exoplanet and other hot atmospheres

Gorman, Maire N., Lodi, Lorenzo, Leyland, Paul, Hill, Christian, Yurchenko, Sergy N., & Tennyson, Jonathan 2013, European Planetary Science Congress 2013, held 8-13 September in London, UK Hot temperatures line lists for metal hydrides

Conference Activity

2018

• Poster "New ExoMol line lists for PO, PS, SiH, NS and SH", European Week of Astronomy & Space Science 2018, 3 - 6 April 2018, Arena & Convention Centre, Liverpool, UK.


• Poster "MARVEL Analysis of BaO: Generation of magnetic field lande g-factors", European Week of Astronomy & Space Science 2018, 3 - 6 April 2018, Arena & Convention Centre, Liverpool, UK.


• Poster "Calculation of a line list for MnH for brown dwarf and exoplanetary applications.", European Week of Astronomy & Space Science 2018, 3 - 6 April 2018, Arena & Convention Centre, Liverpool, UK.


• Talk "Generation of molecular line lists: involving A-level & undergraduate students in research", Astrochemistry for all, Annual Meeting of the Astrophysical Chemistry Group of the RSC/RAS, 15 - 16 January 2018, Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.

2017

• Talk "Brilliant Club: Teaching Opportunities for PhD and Post Docs", Aberystwyth University T & L conference 2017, 10 - 12 July 2017, University of Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth, UK.


• Poster "ORBYTS: Using Media to engage school students in research", Aberystwyth University T & L conference 2017, 10 - 12 July 2017, University of Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth, UK.


• Attendance The Brilliant Club Conference 2014: Getting In and Getting On': The Whole Student Lifecycle, 8 July 2017, King’s College London, London, UK.


• Talk "Original Research By Young Twinkle Students (ORBYTS)", National Astronomy Meeting 2017, 2 - 6 July 2017, University of Hull, Hull, UK.


• Poster, "Study of Manganese-bearing molecules", National Astronomy Meeting 2017, 2 - 6 July 2017, University of Hull, Hull, UK.


• Talk "New Linelist for Chromium Hydride (CrH)", National Astronomy Meeting 2017, 2 - 6 July 2017, University of Hull, Hull, UK.

2016

• Attendance Awarded IOP Bursary for attendance, Variety in Chemistry Education/Physics Higher Education Conference 2016, 25 - 26 August 2016, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.


• Attendance The Brilliant Club Conference 2015: Finding solutions to break the link between where students live and access to highly-selective universities, 19 July 2016, Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.


• Poster "The Brilliant Club: raising the aspirations of school pupils through bespoke research-based tutorials", Aberystwyth University T & L conference 2016, 6 - 8 July 2016, University of Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK.


• Attendance National Astronomy Meeting 2016, 27 June - 1 July, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.


• Poster "Linelists for Chromium Hydride (CrH) and Manganese Hydride (MnH)", Centre for Planetary Sciences, 6th Summer Meeting, Tuesday 21 June 2016, Front Quad marquee, University College London, London, UK.


• Attendance Out-of-Town RAS Meeting: The future of Astronomy and Planetary Science in the Ultraviolet, 7 Jan 2016, Astronomy & Astrophysics Group, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.

2015

• Poster "New high temperature line list for Chromium Hydride", The 24th Colloquium on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy, 24 - 28 August 2015, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France.


• Poster "New high temperature linelist for Chromium Hydride" Spectroscopy of Exoplanets, 24 - 26 July, Cumberland Lodge, Great Windsor Park, Windsor, UK.


• Poster "Towards a new linelist for Manganese Hydride" Spectroscopy of Exoplanets, 24 - 26 July, Cumberland Lodge, Great Windsor Park, Windsor, UK.


• Attendance The Brilliant Club Conference 2015: Where can we find solutions to break the link between household income and admission to the UK’s highly selective universities?, 8 July, King's College London, London, UK.


• Poster "ExoMol project: study of the electronic structure of CrH & MnH and alkaline metal hydrides BeH, MgH & CaH", Frontiers of Stellar Spectroscopy in the Local Group and Beyond , 27 - 30 April 2015, Haus der Astronomie, MPIA Campus, Heidelberg, Germany.

2014

• Talk "Towards a comprehensive line list for Chromium Hydride", 23rd International Conference on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy, 2 - 6 September 2014, Department of Chemistry, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.


• Attendance French-German Summer school SPECMO 2014, 7 - 13 September 2014, Village Club IGESA "La Marana", Corsica.


• Poster "Hot temperatures line lists for metal hydrides", Exoplanet UK Community Meeting, 14 - 16 April 2014, Institute of Astronomy (IoA), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.


• Attendance UCL Teaching & Learning Conference, 3 April 2014, University College London, London, UK.

2013

• Poster "Hot temperatures line lists for metal hydrides", European Planetary Science Congress 2013, 8 - 13 September 2013, University College London, London, UK.


• Poster "Exomol: molecular line lists for astrophysical applications. An ab initio study of the eight lowest electronic states of Chromium Hydride", High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy 2013, 25 - 30 August 2013, Margaret Island, Budapest, Hungary.


• Attendance COST Action TRAINING SCHOOL, Molecular Processes for Astrophysics: Theorerical Aspects, 18 - 22 March 2013, Institute for Planetary Sciences and Astrophysics of Grenoble, Universite Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France.


• Talk "Use of experimental data and the importance of relativistic effects in the theoretical calculation of the molecular linelist for CrH", The Chemical Cosmos: Understanding Chemistry in Astronomical Environments, Annual Conference, 2 - 5 April 2013, Windsor, UK.


• Talk "Calculating the molecular line-list for CrH: Solving for the electronic motion", Annual Meeting of the Astrophysical Chemistry Group: Gas, Dust and Astrochemistry, 3 - 4 January 2013, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.

2012

• Attendance Young Astrochemists' Meeting, 5th November 2012, Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, UK.

Current Teaching Resonsibilities

Semester 1

• MP26020: Mathematical Physics
• PH28510: Planets
• PH38510: Planetary Neutral Atmospheres
• PH36010: Numerical Methods
• PHM6610: Advanced Numerical Methods
• PHM4410: Communicating Physics

Semester 2

• PH02010/PH12010: Introduction to Oscillations & Waves
• PH11120: Forces & Energy
• PH25520: Experimental Physics
• PHM7020: Advanced Research Topics

Previous Teaching Experience

Postgraduate Demonstrator, UCL/ULO

Postgraduate coursework marker, UCL

Outreach

I am a registered STEM Ambassador: I am more than happy to give talks about applying to Oxbridge (having come from a state school background) and/or talks on my research. I have previously presented for the UCL APEX series, UCL Astronomy Diploma club, Aberystwyth Science Cafe, West Wales Association of Young Scientists, SEREN Ceredigion branch meeting and planetarium shows.

During my time at UCL I participated in the "Origins of Life" exhibit hosted at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition 2015. I also participated in a programme of professional development workshops on public engagement and teaching.

Since moving to Aberystwyth I have been working with the Brilliant Club who are now expanding into Wales. To date, we have hosted 3 assessment centres for tutors in Aberystwyth. Previously I tutored at The RJ Mitchell Primary School and St Edwards Primary School in East London during 2015.

I am also a part of the EduTwinkle team: I have worked with St Brendan's College Bristol on developing a programme of A-level remote research projects (see publications).

During the summer months I supervise both undergraduate and Nuffield students (6 week placements) and work experience students. I also tutor as required for the Summer University run by the Centre for Widening Participation and Social Inclusion.

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