DrBenedict Winchester

Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford / College Lecturer in Physics
JAN 2025–PRESENT
1st-year Mathematical Methods for Physics;
2nd-year Statistical Physics.

Imperial / MSc in SEF—Solar Module Lecturer and Coordinator
SEPTEMBER 2023–PRESENT
Lectures in solar energy systems, solar-thermal and photovoltaic-thermal technologies, PV recycling.

Imperial College London / MSc in SEF—Supervisor
2021–PRESENT
Supervising MSc theses on topics including:
- Conflict resilience of energy systems in Lebanon;
- The potential of agrivoltaics in island contexts, with a case-study focus on Corsica;
- Techno-economic assessment of Mini-grids for Agricultural Productive Uses of Energy: A case study in Tanzania;
- Technical and Business Model Analysis of Battery Swap Stations for Electric Motorbikes in Kenya;
- Agriphotovoltaic energy modelling in Sub-Saharan Africa: A case study in Zimbabwe;
- Techno-economic analysis of implementing solar PV systems in Lebanon, a solution to an energy crisis;
- and Renewable solar cooling for supplying HVAC loads for health centres in developing countries,
If an area of study prompted by any of the above topics, or in the field of energy access and sustainability, are of interest, please get in touch.

Imperial College London / MSc in Physics—Supervisor
2025–2026 / (4th year project) Areas of focus surrounding novel technologies in energy-access settings, the role of storage in energy resilience;
2024–2025 / (3rd year project) Using machine learning to develop surrogate models of curved photovoltaic modules;
2023–2024 / (3rd year project) Investigation of curved photovoltaic technology through computational methods.

Imperial College London / BSc in Chemical Engineering—Supervisor
2022–2024 / Modelling and Validation of a Photovoltaic-Thermal Collector.

Imperial College London / BSc in Computer Science—Supervisor
Tom Nonnenmacher / Maximum Return on Investment for a Domestic Photovoltaic Installation
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2310.09323

Imperial College London, Department of Physics / Graduate Teaching Assistant
2020–2025
2nd-year quantum mechanics seminars;
2nd-year computing labs;
1st-year electronics labs.