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Lauren Reid is an Integrated Photonics Engineer at Aquark Technologies. She holds an MPhys in Physics from Heriot-Watt University and a PhD in Optoelectronics from the University of Southampton. Following her PhD, she began her industry career as a Test Engineer at defence company, Leonardo, before transitioning into Integrated Photonics Engineer roles at an R&D branch of O-Net Technologies. Now she works at a start-up, Aquark Technologies, who are working towards commercial cold atom traps, where she is integrating these traps onto chip scale.
Chris Lawson is group leader for sample environment at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, a national science facility based at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire. He completed a PhD in Low Temperature Physics undertaking research on superfluid helium-3 before taking up a role in industry where he developed new cooling stages for customers. He then moved to the public sector, joining the Science and Technology Facilities Council which own and operate the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The ISIS sample environment group is responsible for the delivery of equipment and expertise which enable the ~1200 experiments per year that are carried out in the facility. This includes working at varying extremes of temperature, pressure, and magnetic field, amongst other requirements.
Dr Andrew Simons attended Caistor Grammar School in Lincolnshire for secondary and A-level education 1989-1996. Undergraduate education and postgraduate degree at the University of York 1996-2004. Andrew joined AWE in 2004 as a nuclear physics SME in the Plasma Physics Department – initially worked on multiple projects including nuclear isomer pumping and use of CPA laser technology to create particle accelerators. Managed activation assessments of the Orion facility at AWE and advised the Project Team on issues of shielding, operational procedures, material selections, safe operating envelope 2007-2010. He created a nuclear physics experimental capability based around the ASP neutron source at AWE 2009-2017. Andrew moved to the Radiation Sciences Group in 2015 – the groups role is the assessment of the hardness and potential vulnerabilities of our systems in an evolving threat space. He is the team leader for Radiation Data Team managing ~6 staff (The team’s remit is to experimentally provide X-ray and nuclear data for internal assessment) 2013-2023. He became Capability manager for H&V simulators and project Scientist for VENOM 2023 – present.
Julian Potter is a Chartered and European Patent Attorney, Patent Attorney Advocate and Higher Courts Litigator (Intellectual Property), Julian’s practice encompasses all physics based disciplines, in particular telecommunications; semiconductors; optics; control systems; software (including AI thought leadership); cryptography; mechanical engineering; medical devices; nuclear physics, imaging; electronics; voice and text recognition and conversion technologies; and oil services technology. He has wide experience of drafting and prosecuting patent applications before both the UK Intellectual Property Office and European Patent Office, and also before patent offices throughout the world. Julian also represents clients in contentious matters such as oppositions and appeals before the Patent Offices and the UK Courts; and in advisory work including infringement and validity opinions, freedom to operate opinions, due diligence investigations, IP strategy, and product clearances.
