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Nikky Joyce

Assistant Technician (Mechanical Engineering)


Affiliations
Affiliation
Assistant Technician (Mechanical Engineering) in the Department of Physics

Biography

I joined the Department of Physics as an Apprentice Technician in September 2021 following two years study at New College Durham. I am currently undergoing training in the Mechanical Engineering Services workshop whilst studying day release at Sunderland college.

Completed BTEC Level 3 Sub Diploma in Mechanical Engineering at New College Durham 2021.

My training includes learning to design and manufacture a variety of components used for teaching and research; and to assist in providing mechanical engineering support to teaching laboratories and research groups within the Department.

Publications

Journal Article

  • Data Downloaded via Parachute from a NASA Super-Pressure Balloon
    Sirks, E. L., Massey, R., Gill, A. S., Anderson, J., Benton, S. J., Brown, A. M., Clark, P., English, J., Everett, S. W., Fraisse, A. A., Franco, H., Hartley, J. W., Harvey, D., Holder, B., Hunter, A., Huff, E. M., Hynous, A., Jauzac, M., Jones, W. C., … Vassilakis, G. N. (2023). Data Downloaded via Parachute from a NASA Super-Pressure Balloon. Aerospace, 10(11), Article 960. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10110960