Lois joins us after graduating with a first-class MPhys from Loughborough University, where she explored simulations of microbeam radiotherapy under the supervision of Jenny Spiga. We are delighted that she enjoyed it so much that she's now joining us for her PhD.
Globally there are many legacy nuclear estates – often built decades ago without consideration for their eventual fate – which are now undergoing nuclear decommissioning and remediation. One of the many challenges for decommissioning these sites is the in-situ analysis of vessels, pipes, packages, and other plant infrastructure. Instruments are needed that can image internal structure and provide quantitative information on density and elemental makeup – both ‘what’ and ‘where’ – while also being easy to deploy in challenging environments. Lois' work will explore new imaging techniques to address this problem.