Dr Joseph Tooby-Smith
My legal name is: Joseph Smith. I publish under: Joseph Tooby-Smith
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.
Videos of my seminars
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)
2018-2021: Cambridge University, Robinson College and Cavendish Laboratory
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Arithmetical, geometrical, and categorical forays into particle physics. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.72061
From September 2021 I will take up the position of Hans Bethe Postdoctoral Associate in the high-energy theory group in the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education (CLASSE) at Cornell University.
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 (See also: https://notebookarchive.org/2020-09-a3xnctv)
- Davighi, J., McCullough, M., and Tooby-Smith, J., Undulating Dark Matter. arXiv:2007.03662, https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2020)120
- Allanach, B., Gripaios, B., and Tooby-Smith, J., Semisimple extensions of the Standard Model gauge algebra. arXiv:2104.14555, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.104.035035
Papers: Preprint
- Gripaios, B., and Tooby-Smith, J., Inverse Higgs phenomena as duals of holonomic constraints. arXiv:2103.08923
- Allanach, B., Madigan, M., and Tooby-Smith, J., A nu Supersymmetric Anomaly-free Atlas. arXiv:2107.07926 (see also: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5062067)
Teaching
2016: Undertook a teaching module as part of my undergraduate.
2018 & 2020: 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)
2020: Supervisor for `Symmetries, Fields and Particles’ (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)
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- “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)
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- “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)
