Ethan Beddard

Physics student exploring the frontiers of applied photonics and experimental research

Fourth-year at University of St Andrews

About

I’m Ethan Beddard, a fourth-year Physics student at the University of St Andrews with a focus on optics. I’m interested in how light and materials interact, and I’m keen to pursue a career in experimental or applied optics. Outside my studies, I enjoy side projects that blend physics, coding, and hands-on engineering.

Projects

Hamburg Summer Internship

Completed a research internship in Hamburg focused on applied physics and materials characterization.

InternshipResearchPhysics

Computational Fluid Dynamics from Scratch

Built a 2d and 3d LBM Method focussed fluid solver. This was done in rust (on the gpu) on my custom graphics engine.

RustPhysicsDIY

Metaball Animation System

Interactive SVG-based metaball effects using advanced blur filters and gradient masking techniques.

ReactTypeScriptSVG

Cube Confabulator

A Blender addon for creative and humorous ways to delete the default cube.

BlenderAddonWIP

Education

Physics (MPhys)

University of St Andrews

2022–Present

Predicted First Class Honours • Specialising in Applied Photonics • Currently in 4th Year

Secondary Education

Linlithgow Academy

2016-2022

Predicted First Class Honours • Specialising in Applied Photonics • Currently in 4th Year

Contact

Interested in collaboration, research opportunities, or just want to connect? I'd love to hear from you.