LhARA Executive Board 10Jul24; 16:00 BST

Present: CP, KL, CJ, TG, JPar, PP, CW, RB, AGoul, AG

Agenda

0. Introductions ...

1. Notes and actions: All
   Status of actions:
   
   • KL: contact D. Brown to discuss no-cost extensions for LhARA groups supported by grants;
     • Done.
   • KL/RB: Liaise to make sure wiki has list of upcoming conferences to target.
     • Stands.
   • PP/KL to reach out to Wendy Berkeley; Done.
   • JPar to reach out to Brm person
     • Done. Spoke to his colleague Jo Morris; MCMPanel. Allysia Estacio Gomes in MRC, then to Charlotte Durkin _{head of theme for MCMB Panel. There it stands}
   • KL/PP reach out to Heather Burgess re biomedical peer group meeting.
     • Done.

2. LhARA/ITRF PA1 progress update: CW
   
   • 18 month ... author list ...
   • WP2: experimental run; proton-production development and optimisation at the end
   • WP3: Milan now introduced; discussion of code etc.
     • 150V --> 350V, see if get linear increase in space-charge containment; simulation development
   • WP4: My summary; EMP;
     • Write to Massimo ...
   • WP5: Final consultation meeting cancelled -- need to think about whether it is the first of the new series.
   • WP6: Going OK.
   • WP7: Bio; discussion with Marie Boyd; experiments are well defined. Lists of equipment defined. Beam line initial guess will be presented tomorrow. 10MeV => mylar not plastic. Beam line.
   • WP8: Opportunity; health side, radical change? Starmer -- update to get med tech world leading ... meeting with Massimo, meeting in October, CSR by September
     • CJ: green tech, infrastructure organisation outside UKRI--watch out

3. LhARA/ITRF BP1 bridging activity: All
   
   • OBS for discussion

• Students

4. Opportunities for proposals: KL/All
   
   • UKRI Cross Council Pilot Scheme; EPRSC Equipment grant
     • 02Sep; Nov

5. Engagement; "developing an offering": KL/PP/All
   

our pitch Endorsed. Launch next Tuesday ... IoP/medical lecture ... LMI ...

6. Conferences and publications; SB report: RB, KP, All
   

New talk for DPS application of plasma accelerartors _{, Papers to circulate. Public lectures; 18:00--20:00 Rutherford Lectures ... School level to university/public ...}

7. Collaboration meeting dates: All
   • 02-03 Sep24, Belfast
   • Apr25, UCL

8. DONM
   24Jun24 -- 16:00

9. AoB
   

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