CV

Harrison F. Squires

Experimental Biophysics PhD Student, University of Edinburgh

Email:
Email: harrison.squires@ed.ac.uk
+44 7450 940601
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Summary

Research and Employment

  • Experimental Biophysics PhD
    September 2026 - Present
    University of Edinburgh
    Project: Towards machine olfaction, a new ISR modality, supervised by Prof. Davide Michieletto (academic) and Dr Neal Hopkins (industry; Dstl).
    • Research focus: nucleic acid nanotechnology.
    • Recipient of SPADS CDT doctoral funding.
    • Awarded an additional £10k annual Research Training Support Grant from the OCSA Bio Tech Centre.
  • Bridging Research Intern
    June 2026 - August 2026
    University of Edinburgh
    Project: DNA Nanostars, supervised by Prof. Davide Michieletto and Dr Jenny Harnett.
    • Awarded bridging funding to undertake research before commencing PhD studies.
    • Investigated liquid-liquid phase separation in DNA nanostars and its potential application in lanthanide capture.
  • MPhys Research Project
    September 2025 - May 2026
    University of Edinburgh
    Project: Evaporation of Breath Figures, supervised by Dr David Fairhurst and Dr Joey Kilbride.
    • Extended a recently published study by investigating the dynamics of the macroscopic edge effect in respiratory breath figures and its relationship to droplet-size distribution.
    • Designed and built an experimental setup for imaging large droplet arrays.
    • Developed efficient image, data, and statistical analysis workflows using FIJI and Python.
  • Summer Research Intern
    June 2025 - August 2025
    QinetiQ / University of Edinburgh
    Produced Terahertz Methods for the Characterisation of Materials, a literature review advising the company's future research direction.
    • Summarised findings in a final report and developed a comparative table of practical trade-offs.
    • Funded by the University of Edinburgh Career Development Scholarship and hosted by QinetiQ.
  • Research Intern
    July 2024 - June 2025
    University of Melbourne / Carbon Cybernetics
    Project: On the Characterisation of Carbon Fibre Electrodes for Neural Recording, supervised by Prof. Steven Prawer.
    • Contributing author on Modelling of Intracortical Microwire Electrodes for Brain-Machine Interfaces (manuscript in preparation).
    • Designed and built a benchtop testing system to optimise carbon-fibre microelectrode-array performance.
    • Undertook a meta-analysis of in vivo datasets to inform optimal array design.
    • Automated data acquisition and analysis workflows using MATLAB and Python.
    • Delivered weekly research presentations, incorporating group feedback into further development.
  • Academic Tutor
    March 2025 - June 2025
    Newman College, University of Melbourne
    • Tutored first- and second-year Bachelor of Science students in Foundations of Physics (PHYC10009) and Quantum and Thermal Physics (PHYC20012).
    • Ran individual consultations and group tutorials, tailoring support to students' areas of difficulty.
    • Designed original resources and problem sets to present physics concepts in novel contexts.
  • Cheesemonger
    June 2023 - December 2023
    IJ Mellis
    • Independently managed shop operations, including opening and closing responsibilities.
    • Completed specialised training in product knowledge and food safety.
    • Developed expert knowledge of artisanal and regional cheeses.
  • English as a Second Language Tutor
    March 2025 - June 2025
    Jesuit Worldwide Learning
    • Supported a refugee student in Kenya in developing English-language skills through personalised, one-to-one conversation practice.

Education

  • Master of Physics (MPhys), Physics with a Year Abroad
    2021 - 2026
    University of Edinburgh
    First-Class Honours (75%)
    • Received the Margaret Campbell-Scott Scholarship for outstanding entry qualifications.
    • Awarded the Career Development Scholarship for a summer project in conjunction with QinetiQ.
    • Achieved Certificates of Merit for academic excellence in the first two years.
    • Awarded the Junior Honours Class Medal for top performance in the third-year cohort.
    • Earned the Edinburgh Award for volunteering contributions to the University Sports Union Jiu Jitsu Club.
    • Final-year focus: soft condensed matter (experiment and theory), biological physics, and statistical physics.

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