Professional Contributions

Current Involvements

  • IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC 2024) Organising Committee,
    IEEE Photonics Society, 01/2024 – Present

  • Podcast Host, Illuminated Podcast,
    IEEE Photonics Society, 06/2023 – Present

  • Technical Series Coordinator, Horizons of Optical, Photonics and Emerging Sciences (HOPES), IEEE UK and Ireland Photonics Chapter
    10/2020 – Present

  • Ordinary Member, Optical Group, Institute of Physics
    01/2020 – Present

  • Publications Chair and Publicity and Public Relations Chair, IEEE British and Irish Conference on Optics and Photonics (BICOP) series
    04/2018 – Present

  • Outreach Officer, IEEE Photonics Chapter (PHO36), UK & Ireland Section
    08/2017 – Present

Past Involvements

  • Associate Vice President, IEEE Photonics Society Young Professionals, Chair, Young Professionals Advisory Committee
    01/2021 – 12/2023

    08/2019 – 2022; Committee Member, South West Branch, Institute of Physics

    01/2021 – 04/2022; Co-Lead, Consulting Working Group, Dragonfly Mental Health

    08/2019 – 03/2021; Treasurer, South West Branch, Institute of Physics

    11/2020; Organising Committee, 2020 Brazil-Scotland Meetings on Structured Light

    09/2016; Technical Committee, Biophotonics & Optical Sensing, Photonics Ireland 2018

    08/2018; Optical Sensing and Spectroscopy Session Chair, Photonics Ireland 2018

    08/2018; Biophotonics and Imaging Graduate Summer School (BIGSS 18) from 27th August to 1st September at Ballyvaughan and Galway, Ireland. The course (5 ECTS credits) involved lectures from respected faculty members, a poster presentation and a demonstration of OCT hardware and techniques.

    2016, 2018; Smallpeice Trust (charity) course organising team
    (Forensics workshop, high school students)

    02/2018; ‘Work experience’ guidance of a high school student, looking at experimental applications of lasers and viewing vein networks in the finger.

    05/2016 – 04/2017; Vice President, Cranfield Students’ Association – Coordinating and organising the team at Shrivenham and managing activities for the students.

    05/2016 – 04/2017; Trustee, Cranfield Students’ Association

    05/2016 – 04/2017; Student Representative, Cranfield University Research Committee – Carrying forward the students’ views to the committee to improve research execution and experience.

    05/2016 – 04/2017; Student Representative, Doctoral Training Centre – Representing students’ views and concerns in assisting to improve the experience and induction of research students.