For more information about my work and education to date please see my CV.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New South Wales) under supervision of Associate Professor Jan Zika (2022 - present)
- Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics) (Honours) major in applied mathematics, University of New South Wales (2021)
- Bachelor of Music (Performance), University of Sydney (2010)
Brief biography
I grew up in Newcastle, NSW. I started playing the double bass at age 14 and, largely due to my teacher named Paul Laszlo, it quickly became the only thing I was really interested in. I moved to Sydney in 2007 to study double bass at the Sydney conservatorium. In 2010 I was a Sydney Symphony fellow. In 2011 I moved to London to take part in the Southbank Sinfonia orchestral training program. I lived and worked as a freelance double bassist in London until the end of 2012 when I moved back to Sydney. In 2013 I was an emerging artist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Since 2013 I have been a regular guest musician with the Sydney symphony orchestra, the Australian chamber orchestra and the Opera Australia Orchestra.
As much as I loved music and playing the double bass I did retain some other interests. One of these was literature, mainly due to a David Foster Wallace obsession. This obsession also led to me rediscover my enjoyment of mathematics due to his book Everything and more. This rediscovery led me back to university in the second half of 2016 to begin a bachelor of science with a major in mathematics. When I started I was not really sure where it would take me, I just enjoyed the maths and the mental stimulation that studying brings! I was lucky to have great supervisors (Associate Professor Jan Zika and Dr Geoff Stanley) for my honours project one of whom even took me on to do a PhD!
Currenlty I am in the second year of my PhD and continuing to work as a freelance double bassist. In my spare time I play and watch lots of tennis, read and spend time with my family.