Welcome To Our New Chairman - Professor Graeme Burt
As particle accelerators have become larger and more complex they require more and more professional engineers to deliver them, whether its intelligent control systems, high power cooling systems, nanometer alignment and stabilisation, ultra-high precision manufacturing or high gradient RF engineers are at the heart of cutting-edge accelerator technology development. The future of accelerators also looks likely to need engineers to move from the laboratory-based novel accelerators into operational facilities, with more skills in lasers, machine-learning, micromachining, FPGA’s, and high-temperature superconducting magnets being required. Engineers can also help accelerators benefit society or reduce their impact, the energy efficiency of accelerators will be a key requirement going forward…