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Dr James Chappell

Dr Chappell awarded Culham Thesis Prize

Dr James Chappell from the Department of Physics has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Culham Thesis Prize: Plasma Physics Group.

14 February 2022

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Improving repetition rate of laser-driven plasma accelerators

A team from Oxford has had a breakthrough in improving the repetition rate and efficiency of laser-driven plasma accelerators; these accelerators could revolutionise many areas of science and technology as they can accelerate particles to high energies in

9 November 2021

Professor Philip Burrows

Professor Philip Burrows elected IoP Member of Council

Professor Philip Burrows has been elected a Member of the Council of the UK Institute of Physics (IoP). Burrows is Professor of Physics at Oxford University and Director of the John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science.