Staff profile

Abigail is a PhD researcher in extreme environment electronics in the Department of Engineering, where she began her doctoral studies in September 2025. Her research investigates silicon carbide (SiC) junction field-effect transistors (JFETs) for electronics that must operate reliably in extreme temperature and radiation environments. Abigail holds an MPhys in Astrophysics from the University of Edinburgh, and her background in physics informs her approach to understanding how devices behave under harsh conditions. 

Her research interests include wide-bandgap semiconductors, silicon carbide, and radiation and high-temperature tolerant circuit design.

Abigail also demonstrates third-year electrical machines laboratories for undergraduate Engineering students at Durham University.

• Research interests include wide-bandgap semiconductors, silicon carbide, and radiation and high-temperature tolerant circuit design.