PoPLaR status and plans

Tuesday 24 Feb 2026, 09:30 → 17:00 Europe/London

09:30 → 09:55 Arrival with Tea and Coffee

09:55 → 10:00 Introduction and Welcome - C.Dyson

10:00 → 10:50 Radiobiology

10:00 Biology Results and RCF Analysis - E.Melia (C.Dyson)

Speaker: Emma Melia (University of Birmingham)

10:30 Comet Analysis - M.Boyd (R.Akram)

Speakers: Marie Boyd (University of Strathclyde), Roshine Akram (University of Strathclyde)

10:40 Open Discussion

10:50 → 11:05 Coffee and Biscuits

11:05 → 11:45 SCAPA Laser and Beamline

11:05 Laser Characterisation - R.Wilson

Speaker: Robbie Wilson (University of Strathclyde)

11:25 Simulations of the Beamline - C.Dyson

Speaker: Calvin Dyson (Imperial College London)

11:45 → 12:45 Lunch

12:45 → 14:00 Instrumentation

12:45 Sparse Scintillating Fibre Detector - P.Hobson

Speaker: Prof. Peter Hobson (Queen Mary University of London)

13:00 Tony's Proposed Diagnostic - T.Price

Speaker: Tony Price (University of Birmingham)

13:10 Air Scintillation - N.Kumar

Speaker: Narender Kumar (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute)

13:25 Other Diagnostic Methods (RCF, Laser...) - C.Dyson

Mention all about the effects we have learnt with RCF

Speaker: Calvin Dyson (Imperial College London)

13:45 Open Discussion

14:00 → 15:00 LhARA Fortnightly

15:00 → 15:20 Coffee and Biscuits

15:20 → 16:40 Looking Forward

15:20 Simulation of Future Beamline Designs - J.McGarrigle

Speaker: Josie McGarrigle (Imperial College London)

15:40 Next Steps for Systematic Biological Comparison - J.Parsons (E.Melia)

Speaker: Jason Parsons (University of Birmingham)

16:00 Funding Status and Opportunities Outside of SCAPA - K.Long

Speaker: Kenneth Long (STFC)

16:20 Summary and Final Discussions