My legal name is: Joseph Smith. I publish under: Joseph Tooby-Smith

I  am applying for postdocs and fellowships.

This page contains a version of my academic CV in html format. Other useful links are:

• Pdf version of CV
• Recording of my BSM PANDEMIC seminar (see also)
• Inspire HEP page
• ORCID
• Power of 10 (athletics)

I may be contacted at j s s 8 5 ‘at’ c a m ‘dot’ a c ‘dot’ u k.

Education and qualifications

2012-2014: York 6th Form college (press release):

• As-level: Biology A.
• A-level: Physics A*, Maths A*, Further Maths A*, Additional Further Maths A*, Chemistry A*.

2014-2018: Oxford University, Christ Church College:

• MMathPhys (with initial three years on MPhys): Distinction/First Class (double classification)

2018-: Cambridge University, Robinson College and Cavendish Laboratory:

• PhD Candidate Physics (HEP theory)

Papers: Peer-reviewed

• Davighi, J., Gripaios, B.,  and Tooby-Smith, J., Quantum mechanics in magnetic backgrounds with manifest symmetry and locality. Journal of Physics A. arXiv:1905.11999, https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8121/ab78ce
• Allanach, B., Gripaios, B.,  and Tooby-Smith, J., Solving local anomaly equations in gauge-rank extensions of the standard model. Physical Review D. arXiv:1912.10022, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.101.075015
• Allanach, B., Gripaios, B.,  and Tooby-Smith, J., Geometric General Solution to the U(1) Anomaly Equations. arXiv:1912.04804, https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2020)065
• Cohen, T., Craig, N., Koren, S., McCullough, M., and Tooby-Smith, J., Supersoft Top Squarks. arXiv:2002.12630, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.151801
• Allanach, B., Gripaios, B.,  and Tooby-Smith, J., Anomaly cancellation with an extra gauge boson. arXiv:2006.03588, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.161601

Papers: Accepted (in production)

• Davighi, J., McCullough, M., and Tooby-Smith, J., Undulating Dark Matter. arXiv:2007.03662 [Accepted by JHEP]

Teaching

2016: Undertook a teaching module as part of my undergraduate.

2018: Demonstrator for theoretical physics part I (Department of Physics, Cambridge)

2019-2020: Supervisor for Gauge Field Theory (Department of Physics, Cambridge)

2019: Supervisor for Quantum Field Theory (DAMTP, Cambridge)

Prizes and Awards

2014: Principal’s Prize (York College)

2014/2015-2016/2017: Scholarships (Christ Church College, Oxford)

2015/2016: The Scott Prize for performance in the Physics Part A examination (Oxford University)

2016: Collections Prize (Christ Church College, Oxford)

2016/2017: The Scott Prize for best performance in the MPhys Part B examination (Oxford University)

2016/2017 (awarded 2018): Clifford Smith Prize (Christ Church College, Oxford)

2017/2018: Prize for the Best Results on the Oxford MMathPhys (Oxford University)

2018: Honorary Vice-Chancellor’s Award (Cambridge University)

2017/2018: Hooke Prize (Christ Church College, Oxford)

• • “This prize is awarded to the most outstanding undergraduate Member of the House [Christ Church College] who achieves the highest mark in the following Honour Schools collectively: Mathematics, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics and Materials Science.” 

2017/2018: Roach Prize  (Christ Church College, Oxford)

• • “This prize is awarded to the most outstanding undergraduate across the following branches of Science: Mathematics, Biochemistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physics, Materials Science and Biological Science. The most outstanding undergraduate will normally be the person placed proportionately highest in an appropriate Honour School (including in a joint School with Philosophy).”

Presentation and conferences

2019: Organising committee and a convener for the Cavendish Laboratory Graduate Student Conference

2020: Seminars on “Local anomalies in Z′ models” at: Cambridge University; Imperial College London; Edinburgh University; Oxford University

2020: Seminar on “Supersoft Stops” at Bonn University

Public Engagement

2016-2018: Oxfords Hands on Science (OxHOS) roadshows and committee member (2017)

2017-2018: Oxford Physics department and Christ Church college open days

2017: Volunteered at Stargazing Oxford event

2019: Volunteered at Cambridge Science Festival

2019: Helped out at Cambridge HEP master classes

Athletic achievements

2019: 3rd team at National 6-stage road relays with Cambridge and Coleridge AC

2019: 2nd team at National Cross Country relays with Cambridge and Coleridge AC

2019: 1st in both the Oxford and Cambridge Town and Gown 10k

2019: Represented Cambridgeshire in track-and-field

2019: 2nd Individual in Oxford Vs Cambridge Blues varsity cross country, and team win

2020: 30th Individual in National Cross Country Championships

Personal bests: 1:59.4 (800m), 3:59.40 (1500m), 8:39.6 (3000m), 9:59.49 (3000m Steeple chase), 15:08.92 (5000m), 30:01 (10k)