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6. Magnetic fields in SPH: A star formation case study [video]
   Presented at the 4th Phantom Users Workshop (Remote contribution: Melbourne, Australia)
   February 2023.
5. Star formation with magnetohydrodynamics: What we learn from computer simulations
   Presented at the St Andrews Interdisciplinary Science Conference (St Andrews, Scotland)
   February 2022.
4. Magnetic fields & Star formation
   Presented at the 3rd Phantom + MCFOST Users Workshop (Remote contribution: Melbourne, Australia)
   February 2020.
3. Modelling the birth of stars: Now with more physics
   Presented at the UK Fluids Network SPH SIG Meeting: SPH - Greatest Hits (so far) (Durham, England)
   November 2019.
2. Physical and Artificial Resistivity (in smoothed particle magnetohydrodynamics).
   Presented at the 1st Phantom Users Workshop (Melbourne, Australia)
   February 2018.
1. Smoothed Particle Magnetohydrodynamics.
   Presented at the Computational MHD Workshop 2017 (Leeds, England)
   December 2017.

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29. The role of non-ideal magnetic fields during the early stages of star formation.
    Contributed talk presented at Star Formation in Different Environment 2022: Our Lucky Newborn Stars
    (Quy Nhon, Vietnam)
    August 2022.
28. Magnetic fields in the ISM and their effect on filaments, stars & discs. [Summary Slide] [video]
    Contributed (pre-recorded) talk presented at Magnetic Fields and the Structure of the Filamentary Interstellar Medium
    (Virtual: California, USA)
    June 2021.
27. Magnetic fields in the ISM & their effect on star formation.
    Contributed talk presented at ISM 2021 (Virtual: Lebanon, Beirut)
    May 2021.
26. Numerical stellar clusters: A data rich environment.
    Contributed poster presented at DiRAC Day 2020 (Virtual: Durham, England)
    September 2020.
25. Formation of protoplanetary discs in star cluster simulations
    Contributed talk presented at Great Barriers in Planet Formation (Palm Cove, Australia)
    July 2019.
24. Resolving numerical star formation: A cautionary tale.
    Contributed talk presented at 14th international SPHERIC workshop (Exeter, United Kingdom)
    June 2019.
23. Formation of Protostellar Discs.
    Contributed poster presented at Zooming in on Star Formation (Nafplio, Greece)
    June 2019.
22. Formation of Protostellar Discs.
    Contributed poster presented at New Horizons in Planetary Systems (Victoria, Canada)
    May 2019.
21. Low mass star formation.
    Contributed poster presented at Eighth Annual Dirac Science Day (Swansea, Wales)
    September 2018.
20. Low-mass star formation and non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics.
    Contributed talk presented at The Wonders of Star Formation (Edinburgh, Scotland)
    September 2018.
19. Magnetised dust in star formation: A proposal.
    Contributed talk presented at 1st European Phantom Users Workshop (Milan, Italy)
    June 2018.
18. Outflows in non-ideal MHD simulations of low-mass star formation.
    Contributed talk presented at The Olympian Symposium 2018: Gas and stars from milli- to mega- parsecs
    (Paralia Katerini, Mount Olympus, Greece)
    May 2018.
17. How cosmic rays shape a protostar: How cosmic rays effect the evolution of the magnetic field.
    Contributed talk presented at Cosmic rays: The salt of the star formation recipe (Arcetri, Florence, Italy)
    May 2018.
16. The effect of partial ionisation in star formation.
    Contributed talk presented at 1st Phantom Users Workshop (Melbourne, Australia)
    February 2018.
15. Non-ideal magnetic fields in protostar formation.
    Contributed talk presented at Magnetic Fields or Turbulence? (Hsinchu, Taiwan)
    February 2018.
14. Ionisation and the formation of low-mass protostars.
    Contributed poster presented at Seventh Annual Dirac Science Day (Exeter, England)
    August 2017.
13. Investigating prescriptions for artificial resistivity in smoothed particle magnetohydrodynamics.
    Contributed talk presented at 12th international SPHERIC workshop (Ourense, Spain)
    June 2017.
12. Ionisation and the formation of low-mass protostars.
    Contributed poster presented at Star Formation: From Cores to Clusters (Santiago, Chile)
    March 2017.
11. Modelling the Birth of a Star.
    Contributed talk presented at the Sixth Annual Dirac Science Day (Edinburgh, Scotland)
    August 2016.
10. Isolated vs Binary Protostars: The importance of non-ideal MHD.
    Contributed poster presented at Star Formation 2016 (Exeter, England)
    August 2016.
9. Isolated vs Binary Protostars: The importance of non-ideal MHD.
   Contributed poster presented at Star Clusters: From Infancy to Teenagehood (Heidelberg, Germany)
   August 2016.
8. Isolated vs Binary Protostars: The importance of non-ideal MHD.
   Contributed poster presented at The Role of Feedback in the Formation and Evolution of Star Clusters (Sexten, Italy)
   July 2016.
7. To Be or Not to Be: That is the Hall Effect.
   Contributed talk presented at Australian National Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (Melbourne, Australia)
   February 2016.
6. Disc Formation using Non-Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics
   Contributed talk presented at Protoplanetary Disk Dynamics and Planet Formation (Yokohama, Japan)
   September 2015.
5. Bring back the disc!
   Contributed poster presented at Disc dynamics & Planet formation (Larnaka, Cyprus)
   June 2015.
4. When Ideal Gas is Not Enough: Collapsing a Cloud to form a Proto-star.
   Contributed talk presented at Australian National Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (Canberra, Australia)
   February 2015.
3. Influence of real vs numerical bulge mass on star formation rates during major mergers.
   Contributed poster presented at AGN vs Star Formation: The Fate of the Gas in Galaxies (Durham, England)
   July 2014.
2. AGN feedback: A comparative study.
   Contributed talk presented at Australian National Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (Sydney, Australia)
   February 2014.
1. A comparative study of AGN feedback implementations.
   Contributed poster presented at Turbulence in Cosmic Structure Formation (Tempe, Arizona, United States)
   March 2012.

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Seminars

26. The early stages of low-mass star formation: Formation and evolution of the protostar and its disc.
    Presented at the University of Dundee (Dundee, Scotland)
    March 2023.
25. The early stages of low-mass star formation: Formation and evolution of the protostar and its disc.
    Presented at the University of Edinburgh (Institute for Astronomy) (Edinburgh, Scotland)
    November 2022.
24. The role of non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics in the formation of stars and their discs.
    Presented at the University of of St Andrews (Applied Mathematics) (St Andrews, Scotland)
    November 2022.
23. The early stages of low-mass star formation: Formation and evolution of the protostar and its disc.
    Presented virtually at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP),
    University of Cambridge (Cambridge, England)
    March 2022.
22. The early stages of low-mass star formation: Formation and evolution of the protostar and its environment.
    Presented virtually at the University of Leicester (Leicester, England)
    October 2021.
21. Protostars and discs: Low-mass star formation in a magnetised medium.
    Presented at the University of St Andrews (St Andrews, Scotland)
    February 2020.
20. Protostars and discs: Low-mass star formation in a magnetised medium.
    Presented at Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden)
    July 2019.
19. Protostars and discs: Low-mass star formation in a magnetised medium.
    Presented at University College London (London, England)
    January 2019.
18. Protostars and discs: Low-mass star formation in a magnetised medium.
    Presented at the University of Hertfordshire (Hatfield, England)
    November 2018.
17. Protostars and discs: Low-mass star formation in a magnetised medium.
    Presented at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP),
    University of Cambridge (Cambridge, England)
    November 2018.
16. Protostars and discs: Low-mass star formation in a magnetised medium.
    Presented at Cardiff University (Cardiff, Wales)
    October 2018.
15. The effect of non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics on star formation.
    Presented at the University of Southampton (Southampton, England)
    April 2018.
14. The effect of non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics on star formation.
    Presented at Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA),
    National Taiwan University (Taipei, Taiwan)
    January 2018.
13. The implications of non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics on star formation.
    Presented at the University of Leicester (Leicester, England)
    October 2017.
12. The implications of non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics on star formation.
    Presented at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA),
    University of Toronto (Stars & Planets discussion) (Toronto, Canada)
    September 2017.
11. The implications of non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics on star formation.
    Presented at The University of Western Ontario (London, Canada)
    September 2017.
10. The implications of non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics on star formation.
    Presented at Monash University (Monash Centre for Astrophysics (MoCA)) (Melbourne, Australia)
    May 2017.
9. On the formation of proto-stellar discs using non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics.
   Presented at the University of Exeter (Exeter, England)
   September 2016.
8. On the formation of proto-stellar discs using non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics.
   Presented at Swinburne University (Melbourne, Australia)
   February 2016.
7. On the formation of proto-stellar discs using non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics.
   Presented at Monash University (Monash Centre for Astrophysics (MoCA)) (Melbourne, Australia)
   February 2016.
6. Magnetohydrodynamics in the star formation process.
   Presented at Monash University (Fluids Seminar Series) (Melbourne, Australia)
   August 2015.
5. Finding the disc around pre-stellar objects.
   Presented at the University of Exeter (Exeter, England)
   June 2015.
4. The Challenges of Numerical Star Formation.
   Presented at the University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)
   April 2015.
3. Angels and Demons: AGN sub-grid models.
   Presented at the University of Central Lancashire (Preston, England)
   August 2014.
2. Angels and Demons: AGN sub-grid models.
   Presented at Monash University (Monash Centre for Astrophysics (MoCA)) (Melbourne, Australia)
   June 2014.
1. A comparative study of AGN feedback implementations.
   Presented at Saint Mary's University (Halifax, Canada)
   September 2012.

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Public Talks

3. Using computer simulations to model the formation of stars & their discs.
   Presented virtually to Astronomical Society of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland)
   February 2023.
2. Modelling the birth of stars. [recorded presentation]
   Presented virtually to Dundee Astronomical Society (Dundee, Scotland)
   October 2020.
1. My career in astronomy: From watching sci-fi to studying the stars.
   Presented to North Bay Astronomy Club (North Bay, Canada)
   September 2017.

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