Oliver graduated from the Department of Physics at Oxford in 2019 with a first class degree in mathematical and theoretical physics, before joining the Poromechanics Lab as a DPhil student in October 2019, supervised by Professor Chris MacMinn. He completed his DPhil in late 2023.
Oliver's academic background is in theoretical fluid dynamics and soft matter physics, and his research now focuses on flow and transport through soft porous media. His research is funded by the ERC DEFTPORE project.