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13th March 2023 – Materials Challenges in a Nuclear Reactor

Posted on September 28, 2022 by TerryG

Alex Carruthers is a post doctoral researcher in nuclear metallurgy at the University of Manchester. His specialism is analysis of irradiation-induced microsctructural changes in Zirconium alloys. He will talk to us about the challenges of using such materials in a … Continue reading →

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9th May 2022 – Terahertz Radiation

Posted on January 29, 2022 by TerryG

T-Rays  – A new research tool from the electromagnetic spectrum. We are pleased to welcome Dr Darren Graham of the Photon Science Institute at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester and the Cockcroft Institute of Accelerator Science … Continue reading →

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1st March 2021 (Zoom 7pm) – The Beginning of Everything

Posted on September 21, 2019 by jrsee

Dr Steve Barrett, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool will talk about the beginning of the universe. Several of us recently attended (virtually) Kirkby SciBar and saw Steve giving a talk about Black Holes, and were very impressed by his … Continue reading →

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14th May (NB not 7th) 2018 – Seeing the Invisible

Posted on January 15, 2018 by jrsee

Observing the Dark Side of the Universe Professor Sarah Bridle (Professor of Astrophysics, Manchester University, School of Physics and Astronomy) will talk about dark matter and dark energy. These appear to form the vast bulk of the universe, but we … Continue reading →

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6th November 2017 – On The Face Of It

Posted on July 11, 2017 by jrsee

Surfaces and Interfaces in Chemistry, Physics and Medicine Dr Andrew Thomas of the School of Materials, Photon Science Institute, The University of Manchester will be presenting this topic. Every solid or liquid has a surface. We probably take this for granted, but … Continue reading →

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9th January 2017 – Hinkley Point Technology

Posted on January 9, 2017 by KevinG

Carolyn Alsop has worked for 30 years as a nuclear engineer. She now works for AMEC Foster Wheeler based at Booths Hall. For the past 6 years she has been working with EDF on the Hinkley Point design. Her talk … Continue reading →

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