Hi, I'm Steve!Physicist, Inventor, Designer, Communicator.I am first and foremost a physicist, applying my fundamental science experience and strong academic background to all undertakings. After nine years of study, and five years physics research work, I made the transition to industry. My postdoctoral work was high-speed photography of complex fluid drops on surfaces, at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. My PhD was on magnetic vortices in superconductors, with a focus on high-speed magneto-optical imaging and scanning SQUID microscopy, at the University of Wollongong, Australia.I once believed I was purely a scientist, but surprised myself again and again by finding my passion in designing the tests and building the apparatus - combining fluidics, mechanics, optics, cryogenics, and of course making it look cool. I design and build using rapid prototyping, ecodesign principles, system-level thinking, critical analysis, and project management of self and others. My biggest design success was a dedicated environmental chamber to dispense and heat single drops at low humidity, then film collisions with a surface, ultimately aiming to increase energy efficiency in industrial powder production.My inventions include new physics-based approaches to humidifying gas in a breathing device, a minimal cost humidity sensor, an industrial viscometer needing only a single drop of liquid, and a novel design for a superconducting vortex diode.These feature strong mechanical design, environmental considerations, multi-sensor systems, novel components, hardware and software control, and data processing/analysis techniques. I'm also passionate about communicating science and the environment, having lectured and demonstrated for several years at the University of Auckland and the University of Wollongong. Outside of academia, I enjoy conferences and networking, presenting science to a general audience, contributing to museum exhibits, school science and maths events, tutoring, and science advising ("Believable Science - bringing real science to creative works of fiction") including the award-winning Fringe Festival-touring 'Alone'.