Sam graduated with a First Class Masters degree (MPhys) in Nuclear Astrophysics from The University of Surrey (Sunday Times ‘University of the Year’), that included a Master’s Research Year at the University of Notre Dame.

He also worked as a Quantum Computing & Machine Learning researcher at the University of Notre Dame, specialising in leading Notre Dame to the forefront of this new area of research.

His specialist academic interests were Quantum Mechanics, Special & General Relativity and Non Linear Physics and anything with lots of mathematical equations!

In general, Physics taught Sam that the way most people view the world is wrong – that we look at only one variable and think systems react linearly to it. His deep understanding of Non Linear Physics, means that he can see problems as a whole system, rather than a one dimensional problem.

During his Master’s Research Year in the USA at the prestigious University of Notre Dame (UND) in Indiana, he designed and built a particle detector for detection of supernovae. Possibly the most famous sporting name in US college history, UND also invited Sam to represent their Tennis Team and show the Americans how to play ‘soccer’!

Sam has been Assistant Tennis Coach for Holy Cross University at Notre Dame since 2018, being part of their meteoric rise.

An LTA qualified Tennis Coach and exponent of the ‘Modern Tennis’ playing system, Sam was awarded colours for his complete commitment to Surrey University Tennis 1st Team, bowing out on a high with a hard fought promotion in his final year. By taking on roles such as Vice President, Sam was instrumental in helping it grow into the third largest sports club.