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Andrew Boston

Professor Andrew Boston
PhD, BSc(hons)

Professional Activities

Conference Roles

  • Advances in semiconductor sensors: Gamma-ray imaging systems, by Invitation (International Festival of Business, 2014)
  • Advances in semiconductor sensors: Gamma-ray imaging systems, by Invitation (NPL, 2014)
  • Imaging devices for medicine and security, by Invitation (IOP/STFC, 2013)
  • Imaging devices for medicine and security, by Invitation (INPC organising committee, 2013)
  • Future semiconductor detector solutions for gamma-ray spectroscopy, invited lecture series, by Invitation (Balkan Summer school, 2010)
  • The AGATA array, invited talk, by Invitation (CAARI, 2010)
  • Medical Imaging with germanium detectors, Invited Talk, by Invitation (KTH, 2010)
  • AGATA detector characterisation, by Invitation (University of California, 2010)
  • The Prospectus project, Invited Talk, by Invitation (LMInet, 2010)
  • The Prospectus project, Invited Talk, by Invitation (STFC, 2010)
  • The AGATA array, invited talk, by Invitation (INFN, 2009)
  • "The applications of nuclear physics", Invited lecture series, by Invitation (IOP, 2009)
  • AGATA detector characterisation, invited talk, by Invitation (STFC, 2009)
  • “AGATA detector characterisation”, and “Compton Imaging with germanium detectors”, Invited talks, by Invitation (Canberra, 2009)
  • The AGATA project, Gamma-ray spectroscopy in the 21st Century, by Invitation (PSD8 conference organising committee, Glasgow, UK, 2008)
  • Status and performance of the AGATA spectrometer, by Invitation (Conference organising committee, Mongolia, 2008)
  • Imaging with semiconductor detectors, by Invitation (Conference organising committee, Cappadocia, Turkey, 2008)
  • Teaching a SmartPET new tricks: Imaging with Semiconductor detectors, by Invitation (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2008)
  • Teaching a SmartPET new tricks: Imaging with Semiconductor detectors, by Invitation (University of Tennessee, USA, 2008)
  • European Gamma-ray spectroscopy –update, by Invitation (LLNL, USA, 2008)
  • Teaching a SmartPET new tricks: Imaging with Semiconductor detectors, by Invitation (St Mary's University, Halifiax, Canada, 2008)
  • Invited Talk "Gamma-ray Imaging with Semiconductor detectors", by Invitation (Swedish IOP, 2007)
  • Invited Talk "AGATA project status report", by Invitation (Gretina Steering Committee, 2007)
  • Invited Talk "Imaging Physics", by Invitation (IOP North West Branch, 2007)
  • Invited Talk "Teaching a SmartPET new tricks: Medical Imaging with Semiconductor detectors", by Invitation (Sendai, Japan, 2007)
  • Invited Talk, "Gamma-ray tracking arrays", by Invitation (CAARI chair, 2006)
  • Invited talk "Physics with EXOGAM", by Invitation (CAP, 2006)
  • Invited talk " Teaching a SmartPET new tricks - medical imaging with germanium detectors", by Invitation (The Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, 2006)
  • Invited talk "Imaging with semiconductor detectors", by Invitation (Argonne National Laboratory, 2006)
  • Invited talk"The SmartPET project", by Invitation (IReS Strasbourg, France, 2005)
  • Invited talk "Identification of Gamma-rays in Nuclei Around the Dripline nucleus 130-Sm", by Invitation (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2005)
  • Invited presentation "AGATA detector characterisation", by Invitation (GSI, Germany, 2005)

Editorships

  • IEEE Transactions in Nuclear Science (TNS) (Associate Editor, 2008 - 2010)
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods (Academic Editor, 2005 - 2006)

Examination Roles

  • University of London, UK, PhD (2013)
  • University College London, UK, PhD (2012)
  • University of Manchester, PhD (2010)
  • University of Surrey, PhD (2010)
  • University of Lancaster, PhD (2010)
  • University of Birmingham, PhD (2010)
  • University of Surrey, PhD (2008)
  • University of York, PhD (2008)

Organisations I have been associated with

  • University of Manchester (2010 - 2011)
  • Department of Physics (2001 - present)

Professional Body Memberships

  • Institute of Physics (Member)

Other Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Nuclear Physics Group Radiation protection officer.
  • Department of Physics Information Services representitive.