Plasma Physics Group Leader
Research Interests
Fast Ignition ICF, Laser-driven protonacceleration, Fast Electron Transport, Fast electron generation (Direct LaserAcceleration mainly), Hydrodynamics, Properties of Dense Plasmas.
Background
MA and MSci Natural Sciences, Cambridge (TrinityCollege). PhD in Physics, Imperial College.
Distinctions
IoP Computational Physics thesis prize (2006).
Alex joined the Plasma Physics group in October 2005, and has led thisgroup since Oct. 2015.