Key contacts in the Department
Below you can find a list of all the key contacts in the Department of Physics to support you throughout your time with us.
Undergraduate Office
- UG Administration & Support
- Admissions Office
- Examinations Office
- Teaching Labs
- Student Representatives
UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC STAFF
DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES, DR DEREK LEE
The DUGS heads the teaching team and leads the development and running of UG Teaching. He represents the Department on several Faculty and College committees, supplies much documentation for Registry and organises the Department’s accreditation and quality assurance procedures. With support from the Teaching Committee, he chooses lecturers for courses, demonstrators, Heads of Lab and other activities and manages a large annual budget paying for three teaching laboratories, three lecture theatres and the Computing Suite.
SENIOR TUTOR, DR SEBASTIEN GUENNEAU
The Senior Tutor has responsibility for course advice and student welfare, handling many student matters both personal and collective. He deals with many mitigating circumstances and confidential matters, and frequently writes letters of reference. As a permanent member of the Staff/Student Committee, he is a major route for student opinion to be put into effect.
DEPUTY SENIOR TUTOR, PROF JULIET PICKERING
The Deputy Senior Tutor works closely with the Senior Tutor and shares the same perogatives as the Senior Tutor.
HEADS OF YEARS
HEAD OF YEAR ONE, DR JON FENTON
HEAD OF YEAR TWO, DR STEVE KOLTHAMMER
HEAD OF YEARS 3 & 4, DR YVONNE UNRUH
UNDERGRADUATE SUPPORT STAFF
STUDENT LIAISON OFFICER, DR YASMIN ANDREW
The Student Liaison Officer acts as one of the main points of contact for undergraduate students, providing them with support and advice on academic issues and course engagement. She is responsible for efficient communication between the student body and teaching staff and is a member of the staff-student committee. The Student Liaison Officer is also responsible for the recommendation and implementation of innovative and effective physics teaching and learning strategies through the department’s teaching committee, to provide successful learning experiences for students and sustain their academic success. Yasmin also has a PWP page.
DISABILITIES LIAISON OFFICER, MERY FAJARDO
The Disabilities Liaison Officer manages the academic needs of our students with different types of difficulties. She acts as the first point of contact within the department for disabled students and those who have specific learning difficulties. She liaises with the Disability Advisory Service to provide support and applies for Additional Examination Arrangements.
UNDERGRADUATE ADMINISTRATION STAFF
EDUCATION ADMINSTRATORS
MARLON CURNIFFE, RUPES BAINS
The Student Administration Office has contact with students, academic and other staff, and the general public. The Education Administrators are responsible for providing administrative support for undergraduate teaching in the Department. In the absence of a formal reception facility in the department, they regularly deal with enquiries from the general public in person and over the phone. They act as minute secretaries to the Teaching Committee and the Staff/Student Committee.
SENIOR EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR, KAYLEIGH MURPHY
The Senior Education Administrator is responsible for the undergraduate academic timetable, supports the mitigating circumstances process and coordinates the efficient administration of the undergraduate teaching programmes.
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION MANAGER, DERRYCK STEWART
The UG Education Manager's chief task is to ensure the successful implementation of teaching requirements in the Department, and has frequent contact with staff and students on a wide variety of issues. He is responsible for ensuring effective and efficient coordination of all undergraduate degrees and modules. He manages the undergraduate electives process and is the lead Physics administrator for Starfish, the College’s student case management software.
He is a long-standing member of the College’s three main timetabling committees; TUGS, ETUG and TSEG. He is also a member of the college's Regulations and Policy Review Committee (RPRC).
If you have questions, why not try the Undergraduate Office FAQs?
ADMISSIONS TUTOR, PROF ARTTU RAJANTIE
The Admissions Tutor is responsible for analysing UCAS forms and liaising with the Deputy Admissions Tutor to take final decisions about all the applicants who apply to Physics.
DEPUTY ADMISSIONS TUTOR, DR MARK RICHARDS
ADMISSIONS OFFICER, MERY FAJARDO
The Admissions Officer deals with enquiries from prospective applicants creating and administering a database.
EXAMINATIONS CO-ORDINATOR, Dr Subu Mohanty
The Exams Co-ordinator has academic oversight of the whole examinations procedure, processing marks, ensuring appropriate weightings are applied and aggregate marks correctly recorded.
EXAMINATIONS AND INFORMATION OFFICER, Victor Urubusi
The Examinations and Information Officer has day-to-day management of the examinations process, bringing together exam materials, arranging exam sessions and co-ordinating marking. He also manages the student database and co-ordinates teaching materials for the website and Admin Office.
Chief Technician, Graham Axtell
FIRST YEAR LABORATORY
Head of Laboratory, Prof Yoshi Uchida
Head of Summer Projects, Prof Yoshi Uchida
Technicians, Harish Dawda, Rob Whisker
SECOND YEAR LABORATORY
Head of Laboratory, Dr Michael Fox
Deputy Head of Laboratory, Dr Bob Forsyth
Technicians, Jay Hirani, Ivan Hermida Estornell
THIRD YEAR LABORATORY
Head of Laboratory, Dr James McGinty
Deputy Head of Laboratory, Dr Stefan Truppe
Head of Third Year Projects and Essay Projects, Prof Paul French
Technicians, Lee Parker, Jay Hirani, Ivan Hermida Estornell
MSCI PROJECTS
MSci Project Coordinator, Dr Alex Tapper
COMPUTING SUITE
Head of Year 1 Computing, Dr Brian Appelbe
Head of Year 2 Computing, Dr Alex Richards
Department Undergraduate Representative
Academic: Emma Claraso Batllori
Wellbeing: Sharanyan Suthan
1st Year Representatives
Academic:
Wellbeing:
2nd Year Representatives
Academic:
Wellbeing:
3rd Year Representatives
Academic:
Wellbeing:
4th Year Representative
Academic:
Wellbeing:
Year Abroad Representative
RCSU Representatives
RSCU Vice President (Education):
RSCU Vice President (Welfare):
Physics Society Representative
PhySoc President:
PhySoc Vice President:
Women in Physics Representative