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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
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Profiles
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Gizem Acar
- School of Physics and Astronomy - Research Associate
- Quantum Nanotechnology
Person: Academic and Related
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George Adamopoulos
- School of Engineering - Visiting Researcher
- Engineering of Microwaves, Terahertz and Light (E-MIT)
Person: Honorary/Visiting, Academic and Related
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Next Generation Sodium-ion Research Sprint (Advanced electrolyte for all-solid-state)
Jarvis, S. (Principal Investigator) & Hua, X. (Co-Investigator)
1/10/26 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Surveying the Earth’s Magnetopause (Julia Riley)
Wild, J. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/26 → 30/09/32
Project: Research
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ANCHORS: Tests of General Relativity: Anchoring SN Cosmology throughout the era of LSST
Smith, M. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/26 → 30/09/29
Project: Research
Research output
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Approaches to produce defined electrically conducting polymer structures in 2D
Crowther, S., 2027, (Unpublished) Lancaster University. 101 p.Research output: Thesis › Master's Thesis
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A---Aurora Borealis? On Saturn? Different between hemispheres? Asymmetric between dawn and dusk?
Farr, S. & Badman, S., 9/06/2026.Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN › Speech
Open AccessFile -
Acceleration of the CASINO quantum Monte Carlo software using graphics processing units and OpenACC
Thorpe, B., Smith, M. J., Hasnip, P. J. & Drummond, N. D., 28/02/2026, In: Computer Physics Communications. 319, 109900.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Quantum turbulence produced by moving grids and spheres
Zmeev, D. (Speaker)
28/09/2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Towards a Real-Time Geomagnetic Disturbance Alert System for Railway Signalling Operations
Patterson, C. (Speaker)
15/09/2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Europlanet Science Congress 2026
Naylor, D. (Speaker)
8/09/2026 → 11/09/2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference - Academic
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Prizes
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1st place lightning talk at Lancaster Physics Postgraduate Conference 2026
Farr, S. (Recipient), 20/05/2026
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2019 Research Highlights: top research that made an impact
Zmeev, D. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Other distinction
Press/Media
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A day in the lab with… Electronics Technicians Ashley and Lucy, exploring the nuts, bolts, and circuits behind the physics department’s experiments
Moxham, E., Wilson, A. & Wilson, L.
11/09/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
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Partial Solar Eclipse 2026
10/08/26 → 12/08/26
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: TV Interview/Appearance
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Lancaster celebrates the achievements and contributions of technicians in second annual Technician Commitment Awards
Greyling, E., Quirk, H. & Haley, R.
4/08/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
Impacts
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AuroraWatch UK magnetometers for schools competition
Marple, S. R. (Participant)
Impact: Societal Impacts
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Autism: A new marker for autism spectrum disorder in young children
Stefanovska, A. (Participant), Thomas, M. (Participant), Clemson, P. T. (Participant), Ticcinelli, V. (Participant) & McClintock, P. V. E. (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impacts, Health Impact
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Datasets
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Data: Estimating Soft X-Ray Emission from Uranus's Magnetosheath
Naylor, D. (Creator), Ray, L. (Supervisor), Dunn, W. R. (Contributor), Jasinski, J. M. (Contributor) & Paty, C. (Contributor), Lancaster University, 2025
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/711
Dataset
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Research data for "Geometric contribution to adiabatic amplification in non-Hermitian systems"
Ozawa, T. (Creator) & Schomerus, H. (Creator), Lancaster University, 2025
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/701
Dataset
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Model Outputs: Soft X-Ray Emission from Saturn's Magnetosheath II: Solar Wind Driving
Naylor, D. (Creator), Ray, L. (Supervisor), Rogan, P. C. (Contributor), Dunn, W. R. (Contributor) & Smith, H. T. (Contributor), Lancaster University, 2025
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/728
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Equipment
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17T superconducting magnet system
Hayne, M. (Manager)
School of Physics and AstronomyFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Acousto-optical tunable filter
Young, R. J. (Manager)
School of Physics and AstronomyFacility/equipment: Equipment