Abbie is a PhD student on the EPSRC Sensor CDT Programme supervised by Helena Knowles (Cavendish Laboratory) and Ljiljana. She holds an MSci degree in Mathematics and Physics from Durham University and an MRes in Sensor Technologies and Applications from the University of Cambridge. Her PhD research is focused on functionalisation of nanodiamonds to be used as intracellular quantum sensors. Outside of the lab, Abbie enjoys dancing and teaching ballet as part of the Cambridge University Ballet Club.