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Research Fellow, Department of Physics, The University of Western Australia

Dr. Ben McAllister is a scientist and science communicator based between Perth and Melbourne. He holds positions at the University of Western Australia, and Swinburne University.

Ben's scientific work spans dark matter particle physics, quantum technology, and material science. When he isn't in the lab doing research, he's usually somewhere else talking about it! Outside of science he loves cooking, music, and is a life-long North Melbourne Football Club tragic.

Experience

  • 2021–2022
    Research Fellow, University of Western Australia
  • 2021–2022
    Resarch Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
  • 2019–2021
    Research Associate, University of Western Australia

Education

  • 2019 
    The University of Western Australia, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2014 
    The University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics