I am a research fellow in the Astronomy and Astrophysics group at the University of Warwick. The primary focus of my research is attempting to identify and characterise the progenitor stars of nearby core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe). Despite CCSNe being a relatively common occurrence, many unanswered questions remain, particularly regarding the processes which drive the large diversity in the observed light curves and spectra of these objects. Identifying links between the properties of massive progenitor stars and their supernovae will enable us to place tighter constraints on the highly uncertain mechanisms that occur deep within massive stars as they approach their final days.

Image of the 'Eye of Sauron' galaxy NGC 4151 and the supernova 2018aoq (O'Neill et al. 2019, A&A).

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Since joining the university of Warwick I have also had the privilege of being part of the GOTO collaboration where I work as a web/software developer creating tools and functionality to allow for the rapid identification and vetting of interesting transients, particularly those which may be associated with a gravitational wave event or a gamma ray burst. I also have developed software which allows users to perform analysis and optimise the follow-up of these potential multi-messenger events in order to maximise the probability of detecting and identifying the very elusive counterparts.