Philippos P. Email & Phone Number

Daresbury Laboratory

As a member of the Nuclear Physics Group of STFC Daresbury I have the opportunity to pursue my scientific interests and participate in a variety of international research collaborations.

• Lead scientist for the MARA-LEB facility: in-charge of the financial and time management, and the design, simulations and construction of the facility.
• Co-I for STFC PPRP capital grant.
• Responsible for the upgrade of the GREAT spectrometer and the purchase of relevant equipment.
• Member of the ISOLDE Solenoidal Spectrometer project, providing support during set-up and testing of electronics at HIE-ISOLDE and Liverpool.
• Member of the ISOLDE Decay Station project. Liaison between the collaboration and the electronics engineers.
• Student supervision.

• Lead scientist for the MARA-LEB facility: in-charge of the financial and time management, and the design, simulations and construction of the facility.
• Lead of a project to investigate techniques for the production of isotopically pure terbium isotopes for cancer imaging and treatment.
• Coordinator of the EU-funded European Researchers’ Night event; primary outreach activity of the University of Jyväskylä involving 400+ staff members.
• Co-coordinator of the EU-funded Finland-wide European Researchers' Night event involving 14 Universities in Finland.
• Co-organiser of local Nuclear Physics seminar series.
• Responsible for the upgrade and operation of the LN2 autofill and high-voltage systems for 43 germanium detectors.

Concentrating on the investigation of proton rich nuclei using the MARA vacuum-mode recoil separator. Development of the MARA Low-Energy Branch.

• Lead for the mechanical and electronic design of the SPEDE electron spectrometer.
• Co-coordinator of primary outreach activity of the Accelerator Laboratory (2014) involving 50 scientists and 1150+ visitors.
• Co-organiser of Nuclear Physics seminar series.
• Responsible for the LN2 autofill and high-voltage systems for 43 germanium detectors.
• Partial responsibility for the operation, set-up and maintenance of the SAGE spectrometer and the JUROGAM germanium detector array.
• Student supervision.

Leuven, Belgium

Characterisation of a buffer gas cell and ion guide system at the HELIOS (Heavy Element Laser Ionization Spectroscopy) Laboratory.

Leuven, Belgium

Characterisation of a buffer gas cell and ion guide system at the HELIOS (Heavy Element Laser Ionization Spectroscopy) Laboratory.

• Research in super-heavy nuclei.
• Responsible for the optimisation of the electronics (silicon detector and preamplifiers) and mechanical parts of the SAGE electron spectrometer.
• Coordinator of the SAGE spectrometer development collaboration.
• Partial supervision of PhD and master’s students

Design and build the SAGE combined in-beam gamma-ray and conversion electron spectrometer.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Nuclear Physics

Bachelor'S Degree, Physics