Tristen Gwynn received a BSc in Astronomy and Physics, a BSc Honours in Quantum and Plasma Physics, and an MSc in Physics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. His undergraduate research was on quantum transport processes in photosynthesis during his honours study, and he investigated chirality-driven radical pair dynamics by the phenomenon of chiral-induced spin selectivity (CISS) in his master’s research. Tristen is a PhD student in Physics at Stellenbosch University. His research falls within the programme where quantum physics meets biology. His research is on the mechanism of the radical pair mechanism of magnetoreception and the role played by chirality-driven spin effects. Broadly, he is interested in quantum phenomena dictating biological function and adaptation. By doing this research, he is part of the group contributing to the development of the study of open quantum systems and the enhancement of our quantum effects knowledge on biological processes.
