Finney will discuss how the full scientific potential of neutrons can be realized with the exploitation of a next generation source. The case for this proposed source shows how effective flux gains of more than two orders of magnitude are likely in some areas, opening up major new opportunities for the exploitation of neutron studies in fundamental, strategic and applied science.
In the Physics and Astronomy Department at University College London, Finney works on disordered condensed matter, from disordered crystals such as the ices, to glasses and liquids.
Finney is a fellow of both the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Institute of Physics.
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