Professor Laura Harkness-Brennan PhD MPhys PGCert MInstP FHEA
Professor of Physics and Associate pro-Vice Chancellor for Research & Impact for Science & Engineering Physics
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- Work email Laura.Harkness@liverpool.ac.uk
- Personal WebsiteNuclear Physics Group
Professional Activities
Summary
2020-present STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship panel member
2019-present STFC Project Peer Review panel member
2018 STFC Newton Malaysia panel member
2017-2018 STFC Global Challenges Research Fund panel member
2016-2018 NuPECC Long Range Plan Working Group Member.
2016-2018 STFC Industrial CASE studentships panel member
2015-2019 Committee member of the IOP Nuclear Physics Group
2013-present Journal reviewer for IOP Journal of Instrumentation
2012-present Journal reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
2009-present Journal reviewer for Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A
2014-2016 Committee member of the IOP Physics Communicators Group
Conference Roles
- Enhanced Waste Assay, invited plenary talk , by Invitation (2nd International Conference on Dosimetry and Applications, University of Surrey, 2016)
- Point-like contact germanium detectors for high-resolution gamma spectroscopy, invited plenary talk, TASCA Workshop, by Invitation (GSI, 2015)
- Novel techniques to enhance gamma-ray spectrometry for the nuclear industry, invited plenary talk, Conference on Applied Radiation Metrology, by Invitation (CARM2015, National Physical Laboratory, 2015)
- Invited plenary talk "A new detector for gamma-ray spectroscopy and imaging", by Invitation (Institute of Physics Nuclear Physics Conference, 2015)
- Interview for "The half life of strontium 90" programme, by Invitation (BBC Radio 4, 2015)
- Public Lecture "Gamma-rays: imaging the invisible", by Invitation (STFC Daresbury Laboratory Talking Science, 2015)
- "The role of nuclear physics in medicine", by Invitation (STFC RAL Teach the Teachers , 2014)
- "Imaging the Invisible", by Invitation (IOP Teachers Conference, 2014)
- What GAMOS can do for nuclear physicists, by Invitation (Institute of Physics meeting on Geant4 in Nuclear Physics, 2013)
- An Introduction to Broad Energy Germanium detectors, by Invitation (University of Jyvaskyla, 2013)
- Compton imaging with semiconductor detectors, by Invitation (Canberra, USA, 2013)
- "Broad Energy Germanium (BEGe detectors)", by Invitation (University of York Nuclear Physics Seminar, 2013)
- Invited Seminar - "Compton Imaging: From Concept to Application", by Invitation (IFAE, Barcelona, 2011)
Examination Roles
- University of Glasgow, PhD Candidate (2018)
- University of Surrey, PhD candidate (2018)
Organisations I have been associated with
- Kromek Ltd (2012 - present)
- Canberra Industries (2012 - present)
- Institute of Physics
- STEM Ambassador
Professional Body Memberships
- Higher Education Academy (Fellow, 2014 - present)
- Institute of Physics (IOP) (Member Institute of Physics, 2007 - present)
Other Administrative or Committee Roles
- Physics Impact Lead
- Member of the Early Career Researchers Forum for the Faculty of Science and Engineering