[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Accelerator Seminar, Wed 2020-03-04 at 14:30
TRIUMF Seminars
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Mon Mar 2 10:27:38 PST 2020
Date/Time: Wed 2020-03-04 at 14:30
Location: ISAC2 conf. rm
Speaker: Fiona Harden (CERNs HiRadMat facility)
Title: How a STEM education took me on a journey to CERNs HiRadMat facility
Abstract: From a very young age the world of science has always fascinated me. From stories of Archimedes jumping out of the bath shouting Eureka the moment Archimedes principle was born; the apple falling on Newtons head bang, gravity; to Ada Lovelace the pioneer of computer programming, STEM education can open the door to different research fields enhancing the knowledge and understanding of our society.
As a graduate from an interdisciplinary PhD programme in physics which aimed to accelerate and maximise the impact of new discoveries in bone replacement applications, I have applied the skills afforded by my academic career to innovative research in the UKs largest defence manufacturer and then to CERN.
During this seminar I will briefly describe how I went from research into bone materials to working at CERNs High Radiation to Materials (HiRadMat) user facility. Finally, I will explain HiRadMat in depth, describing how this unique facility providing high energy, high intensity proton beam to R&D experiments across the world enables unique investigation of thermal shock effects on components and prototypes as well as materials examination, beam diagnostic equipment development and Targetry systems assessment.
How a STEM education took me on a journey to CERNs HiRadMat facility
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