Our research students
We are proud of research students' achievements - and are delighted to introduce you to them here. They are investigating cutting-edge technologies - and pushing back the boundaries of what is possible.
Max Bishop
Max splits his time between Loughborough and the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
He is investigating new detector technologies to be used in X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs).
Henry Priestley
Henry works on the simulation of Inverse Compton Scattering sources for use in radiotherapy. His focus is on Microbeam Radiation Therapy (MRT), a promising pre-clinical technique that is currently carried out with synchrotrons.
Raza Shah
Raza is developing new materials for radiation detectors based on halide perovskites that are cheaper to process and are efficient photovoltaic materials.
Rhys Turner
Rhys is investigating microcalorimeters – based on superconductor technology – to create ultra-resolution spectrometers for applications such as nuclear forensics.
Lois Wright
Lois has a Nuclear Decommissioning Authority studentship to investigate gamma backscatter imaging for in situ non-destructive analysis. Her research includes of computational and experimental work to develop and characterise new techniques in imaging physics.
Alumni
Andrew Farnworth
Andrew completed his PhD in 2025 with his thesis "Optimising the HEXITEC-GigE detector system for use in intraoperative multi-isotope imaging", exploring how high-energy-resolution gamma detectors could give surgeons a clearer view during challenging operations, such as parathyroid surgery.
Yangfan Jiang
Yangfan completed her PhD in 2024. Her thesis was titled "Applications of Artificial Intelligence methods in improving portable gamma camera performance for nuclear medicine". Her research applied machine learning techniques to portable nuclear medicine with the goal of automating feature registration in stereo gamma images.