In this section of my website, you can find some of my reports/courseworks, and some further information about my studies.
I am currently studying for a MPhil/PhD at the Control Theory and Applications Centre of Coventry University. My Title is "Monitoring and Control for Improved Plantwide Performance", and my industrial collaborator is Bytronic Automation Ltd..
Prior to this I acheived an MSc in Informatics and Control at Coventry University, and a BSc in Physics at The University of Warwick.
Curriculum Vitae
View my CV online, or download in Microsoft Word format.
Reports
MSc Informatics & Control - Optimal Filtering & Parameter Estimation
A zip file containing the report (Star Office Writer) and MATLAB files produced for this course is available for download
BSc Physics Final Year Project
The topic for the project was "The Jahn-Teller Effect and Unsold's Theorem". This was studied for two terms, with and interim report being produced at the end of the first, and a final report at the end of the second. There was also a viva after the final report had been submitted.
The Abstract is available to view. Available for download are the interim report (Zipped MS Word), Final Report and it's acompanying graph of eigen-values (Zipped MS Word Rich Text & MS Excel).
Abstract Interim Report Final Report
BSc Physics 2nd Year Essay
For my essay the subject chosen was Interplanetary Motion - The Navigation of Spacecraft. The essay, is in fact not just an essay, but also includes the tasks of writing a critique on the sources the essay is to be based on, and a 25 minute talk on the subject of the essay.
The Abstract can be viewed, and the Source Critique and Full Text Downloaded (both in zipped MS Word Rich Text Format).
Abstract Source Critique Full Text
Bsc Physics 2nd Year FORTRAN project
This was a project to simulate using FORTRAN 90, the behaviour of a solid at low temperature, and to show that the quanta distribution matches with the Boltzmann distribution. Teaching resources were provided on the course website by the course tutor, and a further resource provided by Queens University Belfast was utilised to study pointers in FORTRAN.
Note - this program uses PGPlot libraries, which may be downloaded seperately, and as a result, must be compiled with the FORTRAN 77 compatible switch. for example the command
f90 q1v4.f90 -o q1v4.a -lpgplot -lX11 -lsocket -lf77compat
or similar may be used