I am a Royal Society Career Development Fellow in the School of Physics at the University of Bristol, where I lead independent research into the formation and evolution of small exoplanets. My work combines observations from space- and ground-based telescopes with statistical and computational techniques to understand how planetary systems develop and what determines whether a planet becomes rocky like Earth or retains a substantial atmosphere. I was awarded a Royal Society Career Development Fellowship to investigate small planets in key transitional stages of their evolution.

I completed my MSci in Physics with Astronomy at the University of Nottingham before undertaking a collaborative PhD in Astronomy between the University of Edinburgh and University College London. During my doctoral research, I used data from missions and facilities including TESS, CHEOPS, K2 and HARPS-N to study planets that lie between Earth and Neptune in size. This work focused on understanding the exoplanet radius valley and the processes that shape planetary atmospheres and compositions.

My research has led to the discovery and characterisation of several exoplanets, including the nearest transiting temperate Earth-sized planet discovered to date Gliese 12 b, for which I was a joint first author, and was featured in a NASA press release. I work closely with international collaborations including the HARPS-N and CHEOPS teams, and my research aims to improve our understanding of how small planets form, evolve, and fit into the broader population of planetary systems in our Galaxy.