I am a first year DPhil student in the Laser Plasma Accelerators Group, under the supervision of Prof. Simon Hooker. I am studying novel methods for electron injection into laser-driven plasma wakefields, with the aim of creating the tabletop X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL).
I joined the group in 2021, after completing a BSc in Physics at University College Cork. I conducted a number of projects during that time at the Tyndall National Institute, a world-leading centre in the field of photonics.