Professional Background

• University of Oxford — Physics & Theoretical Physics
• PhD in Interatomic Potentials and Radiation Damage (AERE-sponsored)
• University of Pennsylvania — Postdoctoral research
• University of Edinburgh (from 1990) — Chair in Computer Simulation

Honours and Roles

• Fulbright Distinguished Scholar (2001)
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2007)
• Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
• Former Head of Condensed Matter Physics (until 2014)