I’m a final-year theoretical physics PhD student studying decoherence in coupled spin systems at the University of St Andrews, UK. I’m a keen science communicator and enjoy engaging the public with my research. I’m a member of the Scottish Centre for Doctoral Training in Condensed Matter Physics (CM-CDT) and was until recently one of their outreach co-ordinators. When I’m not doing or explaining science I enjoy hiking, swimming, cycling and backpacking.
All in a spin 
Hi Helen. Your mum sent me the link to your blog a while ago and just looked at it. Much as it (like your research topic) defies comprehension the entry about learning new stuff is great. Keep it up. And have a good summer wherever your travels may take you. Shelagh x
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Hi Helen. Where did you take the idea for your 20s video on Heisenberg’s principle? The idea of the ball in a box is a nice idea and I would like to know if there is some literature on it. MX
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Hi,
Glad you liked the idea. The hyperphysics site contains an explanation of the maths behind the particle in a box and how this relates to the uncertainty principle: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/quantum/uncer2.html
Of course, in the video I really should have shown a wavefunction sloshing around inside the box rather than a ball, but that would have been tricky to show with plasticine!
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