Tuesday 9th June 2026, 6.30pm, Sibson Lecture Theatre 3
Mark Telling, STFC
In the Oxfordshire countryside lies a neutron science research laboratory which houses what the Guardian describes as “one of the most extraordinary machines ever build” – a ‘machine’ however that few ever have the chance to see or even know exists! In this presentation, Mark, with the help of ‘Hollywood’, a fifty pence piece and baby oil, invites the audience to peek behind the curtain and learn exactly what neutron research entails!
About the speaker
Dr Mark Telling, CPhys, FInstP, is a senior research scientist based at the Science and Technology Facility Council’s (STFC) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire, and a visiting academic in the Department of Materials, University of Oxford. A former Vice President of the IOP and STFC National Laboratories Associate Director, his research interests focus on problems at the life sciences–physics interface which, via longstanding international collaborations, include simulative studies of protein activity and the development of injectable, biocompatible drug delivery vehicles.
The talk is free and open to all. Doors open about half an hour before the talk begins.
Optional registration – if you wish to register, you can do so at the Institute of Physics web pages (link to be added when it is live).
For directions to the lecture theatre, see here.