Physicist, first and foremost, but she’s acquired a few other labels along the way: oceanographer, presenter, author and bubble enthusiast.
Maths and science (especially physics) always felt as though they would be her focus in the long term, and she studied Natural Sciences (Physics) at Churchill College, Cambridge.
A year later, she returned to Cambridge to study for a PhD in experimental explosives physics, motivated by the opportunity to use high-speed photography to explore the physical world further.
She completed her postdoctoral studies at the Graduate School of Oceanography in Rhode Island. And then she came back to the UK to start her own research programme on the physics of oceanic bubbles, first at the University of Southampton and then at her current academic home, University College London.
She has presented many BBC science documentaries on a wide range of subjects, mostly on everyday physics or atmospheric and ocean science. She is also a regular presenter for the «Fully Charged Show», a very familiar face on the Cosmic Shambles Network, and hosts an ocean podcast for the Bertarelli Foundation called «Ocean Matters».

Last updated: july 2025