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Reports and College Activities is called the Standard Model of Particle Physics and is much like a periodic table for elementary particles. Notably, it has been surprisingly successful in the sense that within the realm of particle physics observables it has yet to encounter any robust discrepancies from theoretical prediction. On the other hand, the Standard Model has a number of theoretical deficiencies, for instance its structure is not understood (unlike the periodic table of elements). Moreover, observations of our universe reveal that there is seemingly some unknown class of particles (or macroscopic bodies) that cannot be understood within the Standard Model, so called “dark matter”. The best evidence for dark matter comes from the observation that many galaxies would behave quite differently if they didn’t have sizeable populations of invisible objects to source new gravitational attraction. Little is known about this hypothetical dark matter, but certainly they must not interact very significantly with regular particles, or we would be able to observe them directly or produce them in the lab. With so few observational handles, there are a myriad of possibilities for the nature of dark matter. For instance, one might ask if they could be related to other theoretical deficiencies of the Standard Model? Perhaps small black holes with masses much less than our Sun could be the dark matter, or contribute to the observed phenomenon? It is then important to ask what the observable consequences would be for each scenario. Most recently my collaborators and I have been thinking about how dark matter particles may convert to regular “visible” particles around small black holes. We have also been considering how the orbits of exoplanets might be tilted or deformed to eclipses if a small black hole flew close to the parent star. The aim of such research is to identify new possibilities for discerning the nature of dark matter, and thus answering one of the most fundamental questions regarding the make-up of our universe. One of the most enjoyable aspects of my time in Oxford was interacting with the brilliant students. Indeed, I was delighted to get the opportunity to start an ongoing collaboration with one graduate student. It is always apparent that many of the Oxford students will doubtlessly go on to achieve great things and perhaps even become future leaders in my field. I will take these experiences and new collaborations formed at Queen’s College back to my home university and they will no doubt enrich my research program for years to come. 24 The Queen’s College | College Record 2023
ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS (* denotes distinction) D.Phil Francis R.A Aznaran (Partial Differential Equations) Anna C. Booth (Inorganic Chemistry) Jonas C. Bozenhard (Philosophy) April J. Burt (Plant Sciences) Zachary H Chase (Mathematics) Jinlin Chen (Zoology) Hasith Sachintha M. Dias Mudalige (Law) Suzanne E. Engelen (Biomedical Sciences) Hannah Fowler (Chemical Sciences) Claudia R. Fraser (Oncology) Katie L. Gardner (Music) Muhammad Hanifi (Synthetic Biology) Andreas Heilmann (Inorganic Chemistry) Sean D. Ketteringham (English) Valeriya Kovaleva (Mathematics) Chun Man Kwong (Oriental Studies) Iona R. Manley (Biology) Benjamin Norbury (English) Joseph A.C. Poore (Zoology) Shengda Pu (Materials) Yikun Qiao (Partial Differential Equations) Lara F. Scofano (Pharmacology) Ian H.E. Seet (Physical and Theoretical Chemistry) Tommaso Seneci (Partial Differential Equations) Xuan Shao (Law) William J. Smith (Zoology) Denise J.B. Swanborn (Zoology) Angharad R. Thomas (Music) Zixuan Tong (Organic Chemistry) Panagiotis Tselekidis (Mathematics) Max J. Van Essen (Neuroscience) Anna Wang (Condensed Matter Physics) Hanna E. Willis (Neuroscience) Chao Zhang (Statistics) Xiongfei Zheng (Inorganic Chemistry) Reports and College Activities MBA Jesus Briseño Gomez España Konstantin P. Böttinger Ting Hin Chan College Record 2023 | The Queen’s College 25
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1982 Philippa Hird Approved by the
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forum in College and was endlessly
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Sports Clubs which he worked at tir
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In October 1963 Kenneth Prysor-Jone
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KARL LEHMANN My husband Karl Lehman
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David was appointed Pro Vice Chance
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economic historian, R H Tawney, for
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