CV

Ewan Matheson

PhD student in Physics

ewan.matheson@northumbria.ac.uk

Education

  • 1st class B.Sc (Hons). in Physics, Northumbria University, 2015 – 2019.
  • Ph.D in Physics, Northumbria University, 2019 – 223 (current).

Work experience

  • 2017 – 2018: Soft matter physics placement
    • PepsiCo, Leicester.
    • Projects: Viscoelastic properties of Quavers during frying process (internal Paper), Fracture mechanics of crisps – Experimentation and Simulation (internal paper), Matlab programmed image analysis tool for measuring starch distribution.
    • Supervisor: Dr. Akash Beri.
  • 2015 – 2020: Bar Staff.
    • The Town Wall.
    • Duties included: Beers, Cocktails and Spirits, Coffees, Food orders and table waiting, Stock and Glass collecting.

Skills

  • Matlab, Fortran (modern), LaTeX, R.
  • Physics:
    • Experimental Physics.
    • Soft matter.
    • Photovoltaics/ Semiconductor physics.
    • Quantum Mechanics.
    • Electromagnetism.
    • Special Relitivity.
    • Thermodynamics.
    • Nuclear Physics.
    • Simulation.
  • Mathematics:
    • Calculus.
    • Nonlinear dynamics and chaos.

Leadership

  • Northumbria students union volunteer
    • Physics society secretary for 2 years.
    • Gig society secretary for 1 year (Award winning projects such as Canny Fringe).