Lisa Morrison Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

Currently, I hold the following positions of responsibility:- Senior Personal Tutor- Admissions Tutor- Year 1 Co-ordinator & Lab LeadI am the Module Lead for PHY1039 (Properties of Matter), in addition to leading the Year 1 undergraduate laboratories. I also co-teach a Year 3 STEM & Public Engagement module, teach in Year 2 undergraduate laboratories, run Small Group Tutorial sessions, and hold focussed teaching sessions across several modules, in order to support… Show more Currently, I hold the following positions of responsibility:- Senior Personal Tutor- Admissions Tutor- Year 1 Co-ordinator & Lab LeadI am the Module Lead for PHY1039 (Properties of Matter), in addition to leading the Year 1 undergraduate laboratories. I also co-teach a Year 3 STEM & Public Engagement module, teach in Year 2 undergraduate laboratories, run Small Group Tutorial sessions, and hold focussed teaching sessions across several modules, in order to support students struggling with aspects of their degree.I have Final-Year and MSc project students, and am currently engaged in some pedagogical and nuclear physics research.I have a research background in Experimental Nuclear Physics, completing my PhD in 2021. My primary experiment was conducted at CERN, with my thesis subsequently titled 'Coulomb Excitation of the semi-magic nucleus 206Hg'. During my PhD, I travelled to several laboratories across Europe and Canada, including CERN (Geneva), TRIUMF (Vancouver), and HIL (Warsaw).Core to my teaching principles is fostering a sense of confidence and wellbeing in all students, no matter their background, or academic capability, and I have a particular interest in supporting students experiencing difficulties such as those who are neurodivergent, struggling with mental and / or physical health issues, as well as those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Show less

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

I teach predominantly in the first and second-year undergraduate laboratories, covering a range of modules from atoms & quanta, to nuclear physics. As part of my role, I am involved with conducting and assessing examinations, reports and presentations, creating content to aid students' understanding of their laboratory work, maintaining the high standard of health and safety in the labs, and providing pastoral support to students themselves.

Guildford, United Kingdom

The focus of my PhD was the study of the singly-magic two proton-hole nucleus 206Hg, using the technique of Coulomb Excitation in inverse kinematics. As a result of this work, I have published two papers as the lead author, am in the process of writing a third, and am a co-author on a number of other publications from experiments I was involved in.I conducted the experiment to study 206Hg, alongside a collaboration involving a number of colleagues from around the world, at CERN-ISOLDE… Show more The focus of my PhD was the study of the singly-magic two proton-hole nucleus 206Hg, using the technique of Coulomb Excitation in inverse kinematics. As a result of this work, I have published two papers as the lead author, am in the process of writing a third, and am a co-author on a number of other publications from experiments I was involved in.I conducted the experiment to study 206Hg, alongside a collaboration involving a number of colleagues from around the world, at CERN-ISOLDE located in Geneva, using a newly-commissioned molten lead target, which enabled the production of a radioactive Hg beam. Using both 94Mo and 104Pd targets, 206Hg was Coulomb excited in the centre of the MINIBALL array, comprising of 23 HPGe detectors. A DSSSD was placed in the array's forward angles, allowing necessary detection of both recoiling particles and de-excitation gamma rays. The experiment ran for 5 days in total, and required seamless organisation and collaboration between all scientists involved, in order to ensure all experimental shifts were covered and monitored sufficiently.Subsequently to the completion of this experiment, I analysed and interpreted the resultant data, using a variety of data analysis and computational techniques. I primarily used the programming language C++, alongside the nuclear & particle physics analysis software ROOT, developed by CERN. In addition, I also used the Fortran programming language, in order to implement the Coulomb excitation least-squares search code GOSIA, which combines theoretical models with experimental results.Over the course of my PhD, I travelled to a number of different facilities around the world, in locations such as: Finland, Switzerland, Vancouver, Italy, Poland and France, participating in a number of experiments, conferences, and workshops during this time.I completed my PhD study in December 2020, and subsequently passed my Viva examination in April 2021. Show less

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

As part of a joint venture with AWE and the University of Surrey, my project involved developing and refining algorithms for use within nuclear structure research. A remote, computing-focussed role, I predominantly utilised Python and Bash over the course of the project.

Vancouver, Bc, Canada

I was a Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy Graduate Student assisting in the installation of the brand-new GRIFFIN (Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy for Fundamental Investigations of Nuclei) spectrometer. I was involved in many aspects of the project, from calibrating germanium detectors, to developing software an hardware, such as a state-of-health system for the data acquisition (DAQ) system.In addition to the research I undertook as a masters student, I was also a certified TRIUMF tour guide, and… Show more I was a Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy Graduate Student assisting in the installation of the brand-new GRIFFIN (Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy for Fundamental Investigations of Nuclei) spectrometer. I was involved in many aspects of the project, from calibrating germanium detectors, to developing software an hardware, such as a state-of-health system for the data acquisition (DAQ) system.In addition to the research I undertook as a masters student, I was also a certified TRIUMF tour guide, and regularly gave tours to the public and children of all ages. I enjoyed inspiring people about the incredible work done at the facility and about physics itself - I found this aspect very rewarding. Show less

Frimley, Surrey, Uk

Whilst at BAE Systems, I assisted in the development of a new fast-jet pilot training pipeline for the Royal Air Force. I learned how to use a piece of software called Mood in order to assist the process of planning and communicating of procedures.

Lakeside Shopping Centre

My daily tasks included interacting with customers, selling jewellery items in addition to insurance policies and arranging stock displays. I was also given luxury brand training including brands such as Breitling, Cartier and Omega in order to improve my product knowledge.

Thurrock, Essex

I assisted in undertaking repair and maintenance work on privately owned aircraft, such as performing routine 50/100 hour checks and repairing damages. I also organised aircraft maintenance documents and transferred paper records onto a computer programs.

Shropshire

I undertook a variety of jobs within a number of sectors such as the engineering sector, the flying school, air traffic control and logistics.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Experimental Nuclear Physics

Master'S Degree, Physics, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Playing Ultimate Frisbee, giving lab demonstrations to prospective undergraduates, tutoring younger students.

International Baccalaureate, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Psychology, English And Spanish