Andrew Higginbotham
Dr

Profile

Career

• M.Phys, D. Phil (Oxon)

• 2013-2014 Departmental Lecturer, University of Oxford
• 2009-2013 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford

Research

Overview

Research Group: Plasma Physics and Fusion Group

Research Interests

• High Energy Density Physics
• Laser generated dynamic compression of condensed matter systems
• Femtosecond X-ray diffraction
• Large scale non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulation
• Non-equilibrium systems

Supervision

• Ashley Poole (Fusion CDT) 
• Caroline Lumsdon (Fusion CDT) 

Teaching

Undergraduate

• Lecturer for Stage 2: Solid State 1
• Tutor for Stage 2: Atomic Physics and Lasers 
• BSc and MPhys project supervision in high pressure physics and dynamic compression research

Postgraduate

• MSc in Fusion Energy: ICF Data Analysis Laboratory

External activities

Memberships

• Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee, Helmholtz International Beamline for Extreme Fields (HIBEF)