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Iwan Morton-Blake/ T.D.Lee Postdoctoral Scholar
Particle and Nuclear Physics Division
N627 iblake@sjtu.edu.cn

Educational Background

  • 2017- 2021, University of Oxford , Doctor
  • 2013- 2017, Trinity College Dublin , Bachelor

Work Experience

  • 2022-1970, Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 2021-2021, Stipendiary Lecturer positions at Balliol and Mansfield College, University of Oxford (part-time), Lecturer
  • 2021-2021, Tutor for Exeter College, University of Oxford (part-time), Tutor

Research Interests

  • Neutrino Experiment: Large scale MeV-scale neutrino detection, Detector design, High energy neutrino telescopes.
  • JUNO – Liquid scintillator neutrino experiment aiming to measure neutrino mass ordering. I am involved in reactor neutrino oscillation measurement, low energy trigger system design and its commissioning, Supernova alert system development. Involved in data analysis, reconstruction, calibration and simulation. • Convenor for the Multi-messenger Physics Working Group: JUNO’s dedicated low energy threshold trigger system, combined with transient astrophysical neutrino source alert system.
  • TRIDENT – High energy neutrino telescope, ~10km3 instrumented volume 3.5km deep undersea. I am involved with Detector design optimisation for the full detector array and Phase-1 technology demonstration. Expanding the detector’s physics programme including neutrino flavour ratio, supernova sensitivity, dark matter sensitivity. • Analysis Coordinator: Data analysis from deep-sea deployments at the TRIDENT site. • Simulation and Reconstruction Working Group Convenor: Lead the development of the full-chain detailed simulation of the TRIDENT detector along with all-flavour neutrino reconstruction. • International Ambassador: Responsible for establishing relations with institutions internationally through formal visits, seminars, conferences and joint grant applications. Have aided in the inauguration of collaboration with Chiang Mai University, University of Warwick (Signed TRIDENT collaboration Memorandum of Understanding), along with initiating student internship with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
  • SLiPS – Developed novel liquid scintillator detector design. Designing prototype technology demonstration.
  • SNO+ - Liquid scintillator neutrino experiment searching for neutrino-less double beta decay. I was involved with the first reactor neutrino oscillation measurement, calibration, background determination and reconstruction.

Academic Activities

  • Tsinghua University. Invited seminar: “SLiPS: Alternative design for liquid scintillator detectors”.
  • SPCS: Symposium on Particle Physics and Cosmology - Invited talk: “A physics goal driven design of TRIDENT”
  • PERFIK: National Physics Conference. Invited plenary talk: “TRIDENT’s status and prospects”
  • SNEWS Seminar Series. Invited seminar: “Real-time monitoring for the next core-collapse supernova in JUNO”.
  • NuFact: Workshop on Neutrinos from Accelerators. Parallel Talk: “Neutrinos from Natural Sources at JUNO”
  • ThaisCube workshop. Invited lecture: “Simulation and reconstruction in TRIDENT”.
  • Neutrino. Posters: “TRIDENT’s status, design and performance” and “JUNO calibration with natural radioactivity”
  • TXS: Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics. Posters: “JUNO’s Multi-messenger trigger” and “TRIDENT status and performance”
  • King’s College London, University of Oxford and University of Warwick. ”The TRIDENT Undersea Neutrino Telescope”
  • Rencontres du Vietnam. Parallel talk: “A novel design for kiloton-scale liquid scintillator detectors”
  • ICRC: International Cosmic Ray Conference. Posters: “JUNO’s Multi-messenger trigger” and “TRIDENT status and performance”
  • PPC: Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology. Parallel talk: “JUNO’s Status and Prospects”

Honorary Distinctions

  • 2023, International Young Talent Program (PI)
  • 2023, Shanghai Postdoctoral Excellence Program (PI)
  • 2023, Warwick – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Seed Fund
  • 2022, Tsung-Dao Lee Institute Postdoctoral fellowship research grant

Representative Papers And Monographs

  • F. An et al. (JUNO Collaboration), “Real-time Monitoring for the Next Core-Collapse Supernova in JUNO,” JCAP 01, 057 (2024).
  • Z. Ye et al. (TRIDENT Collaboration), “A multi-cubic-kilometre neutrino telescope in the western Pacific Ocean,” Nature Astronomy 7, 1497–1505 (2023)
  • A. Allega et al. (SNO+ Collaboration), “Initial measurement of reactor antineutrino oscillation at SNO+,” Eur. Phys. J. C 85, 17 (2025)
  • A. Allega et al. (SNO+ Collaboration), “Event-by-Event Direction Reconstruction of Solar Neutrinos in a High Light-Yield Liquid Scintillator,” Phys. Rev. D 109, 072002 (2024)
  • A. Allega et al. (SNO+ Collaboration), “Evidence of Antineutrinos from Distant Reactors using Pure Water at SNO+,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 091801 (2023)
  • I. Morton-Blake and S. D. Biller, “Alternative design for large scale liquid scintillator detectors,” Phys. Rev. D 105, 072003 (2022)
  • A. Allega et al. (SNO+ Collaboration), “Improved search for invisible modes of nucleon decay in water with the SNO+ detector,” Phys. Rev. D 105, 112012 (2022)