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SUMMARY:Pressing FIRE on the most powerful laser in the world - Ceri Brenn
 er  STFC/RAL
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CONTACT:Andrew Clarke
DESCRIPTION:When we press FIRE on the most powerful laser in the world\, w
 e deliver a packet of light that is a thousand billion billion times more 
 intense than the sunlight you feel while out on the beach in peak summer. 
 But these machines aren't just a physicist's playground - they’re being 
 put to task. From igniting a miniature star on Earth to keep our power sta
 tions working for thousands of years with clean fuel\, to powering innovat
 ive next generation micro-accelerator technology for detecting and treatin
 g cancer or x-ray imaging a jet engine at full speed for performance inspe
 ction. Not bad for a fancy form of light.\n \nDr Ceri Brenner is a senior 
 application development physicist at the Science and Technology Facilities
  Council’s Central Laser Facility. She specialises in using the most pow
 erful lasers in the world to develop innovative imaging and inspection tec
 hnology for use in medical diagnosis\, nuclear waste management and aerosp
 ace performance testing. Ceri has a unique role that spans research\, inno
 vation and business development and is driving the translation of laser-dr
 iven accelerator research into industrial applications that impact our soc
 iety. In 2017 she was awarded the UK Institute of Physics’ Clifford-Pate
 rson Medal and Prize for her significant early career contributions to the
  application of physics in an industrial context.\n
LOCATION:Schlumberger Cambridge Research\, High Cross\, Madingley Road\, C
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