Personal profile
Personal profile
Graduated in physics from Oriel College, University of Oxford in 2002 where I also obtained a DPhil in theoretical particle physics in 2005. I continued in Oxford as a post-doctoral researcher and then as a fellow at Magdalen College before joining Royal Holloway as a lecturer in 2009.
Research interests
I am a particle phenomenologist principally working on Beyond the Standard Model physics and particle cosmology. In particular I am interested in dark matter, neutrino physics, supersymmetry, Higgs Physics and how all of the above can be investigated and tested at experiments such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) or using the latest developments in Quantum Sensors.
Teaching
I teach the first year Maths course PH1110.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Development of Superfluid Helium-3 Bolometry Using Nanowire Resonators with SQUID Readout for the QUEST-DMC Experiment
The QUEST-DMC collaboration, 7 Feb 2026, In: Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 222, 39.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dark matter attenuation effects: sensitivity ceilings for spin-dependent and spin-independent interactions
The QUEST-DMC collaboration, 8 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2025, 4, 017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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QSHS: an axion dark matter resonant search apparatus
Alsulami, A., Bailey, I., Carosi, G., Chapman, G., Chakraborty, B., Daw, E. J., Du, N., Durham, S., Esmenda, J., Gallop, J., Gamble, T., Godfrey, T., Gregori, G., Halliday, J., Hao, L., Hardy, E., Laird, E. A., Leek, P., March-Russell, J. & Meeson, P. J. & 15 others, , 6 Oct 2025, In: New Journal of Physics. 27, 10, 105002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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QUEST-DMC: Background Modelling and Resulting Heat Deposit for a Superfluid Helium-3 Bolometer
Autti, S., Casey, A., Eng, N., Darvishi, N., Franchini, P., Haley, R. P., Heikkinen, P. J., Kemp, A., Leason, E., Levitin, L. V., Monroe, J., March-Russel, J., Noble, M. T., Prance, J. R., Rojas, X., Salmon, T., Saunders, J., Smith, R., Thompson, M. D. & Tsepelin, V. & 4 others, , Jun 2024, In: Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 215, p. 465-476Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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QUEST-DMC superfluid 3He detector for sub-GeV dark matter
Autti, S., Casey, A., Eng, N., Darvishi, N., Franchini, P., Haley, R. P., Heikkinen, P. J., Jennings, A., Kemp, A., Leason, E., Levitin, L. V., Monroe, J., March-Russel, J., Noble, M. T., Prance, J. R., Rojas, X., Salmon, T., Saunders, J., Smith, R. & Thompson, M. D. & 5 others, , 8 Mar 2024, In: European Physical Journal C. 84, 17 p., 248.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 12 Finished
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Responsive PDRA applications for Centre for Particle Physics at Royal Holloway, University of London
Boisvert, V. (PI), Teixeira-Dias, P. (CoI), Berry, T. (CoI), Monroe, J. (CoI), Kaboth, A. (CoI), Pickering, L. (CoI), West, S. (CoI) & Cowan, G. (CoI)
1/04/23 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Consolidated Grant for the Centre for Particle Physics at Royal Holloway, University of London
Boisvert, V. (PI), Teixeira-Dias, P. (CoI), Cowan, G. (CoI), Berry, T. (CoI), Kaboth, A. (CoI), Monroe, J. (CoI), Gibson, S. (CoI), West, S. (CoI) & Boogert, S. (CoI)
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Research Fellows Enhanced Research Expenses 2021
Pickering, L. (Fellow) & West, S. (Mentor)
1/04/21 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
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QSHS: Quantum Sensing for the Hidden Sector
Meeson, P. (PI) & West, S. (CoI)
11/01/21 → 10/01/24
Project: Research
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QUEST-DMC: Quantum Enhanced Superfluid Technologies for Dark Matter and Cosmology
Casey, A. (PI), Monroe, J. (CoI), West, S. (CoI), Saunders, J. (CoI) & Rojas, X. (CoI)
1/12/20 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
Activities
- 1 Workshop, seminar, course or webinar.
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Freeze-in Production of FIMP dark matter
West, S. (Invited speaker)
2010Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop, seminar, course or webinar.
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