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Research Interests

Whether we are alone in the universe and how common life-bearing planets are is one of the fundamental questions in planetary science today. We now know of thousands of planets around other stars, but the vast majority of these systems look very different to our own.

My research focuses on understanding how planets and the systems in which they reside form and evolve, how this extraordinary diversity of planets comes to be, and how common planets like Earth are. These questions are multi-faceted and touch on a variety of different fields. This is reflected in my work, which has strong interdisciplinary components crossing the divides between planetary science, astronomy and geology. Computational and theoretical work lie at the heart of my research, using techniques like Smoothed-Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), and N-body gravitational dynamics, but I always endeavor to maintain a narrow divide between my theoretical work and observational/experimental data, benefiting from strong, long-standing collaborations with other scientists.

Please see my website for the most up-to-date information about my current projects and publications.