About

Jesse Liu


CV

I am a Junior Research Fellow at Trinity College, University of Cambridge, conducting postdoctoral research at the Cavendish Laboratory.

My research in particle physics tests the foundational principles of nature while searching for new particles at extreme laboratory energies. I collaborate in the ATLAS Experiment at CERN, with broad interests in hardware, phenomenology, data analysis, and astroparticle physics.

I am the first in my family to study at university, recognising the hidden curriculum and barriers faced by this community. I am invested in mentoring especially those from underprivileged and minority backgrounds to navigate these added challenges and foster belonging. I strive to make science attractive to newcomers via my outreach.

Originally from London, UK, I completed my BA at the University of Oxford, then MSc at the Perimeter Institute and University of Waterloo supervised by Natalia Toro. I returned to Oxford with a two-year stay at CERN for my PhD, supervised by Alan Barr and John March-Russell. After, I moved to the University of Chicago as a Grainger Fellow.

As an undergraduate, I was a graphic designer and violinist for numerous ensembles, while being a resident student advisor for two years to US visiting students on the Williams–Exeter Programme at Oxford. I have grapheme–colour synaesthesia.

Bio

University of Cambridge, UK. Trinity College Junior Research Fellow (on leave 2019 – 21). 2019 – present
University of Chicago, USA. Grainger Postdoctoral Fellow. 2019 – 2021

University of Oxford, UK. DPhil Particle Physics. 2015 – 2019.
CERN, Switzerland. Associate Research Student. 2016 – 2018.

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Canada. Perimeter Scholars International. 2014 – 2015.
University of Waterloo, Canada. MSc Physics. 2014 – 2015.

University of Oxford, UK. BA Physics. 2011 – 2014.

Synaesthesia

Grapheme-colour synaesthesiaThe picture shows roughly what colour my brain associates with each letter or number due to grapheme-colour synaesthesia. Intriguing as it is, I have yet to find any use for this neural quirk.