Prof Peter Hobson
BSc PhD CPhys FRSA FInstP MIET
Professor of Physics
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Particle physics, Radiation sensors, Scintillators, Monte Carlo, Optical ray-tracing, Optical holography
Interests
Expertise in aspects of the design, construction and operation of large-scale particle physics experiments. Expertise in scintillators, optical ray-tracing and Monte Carlo simulations. Expertise in vacuum photodetectors and diamond radiation sensors. Expertise in optical holography using emulsion and digital recording techniques. Interest in novel accelerators for radiobiology and new approaches to alpha particle detection. A member of the nuSTORM and ITRF/LhARA collaborations.
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Experimental and Applied Physics
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Experimental and Applied Physics
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Experimental and Applied Physics
ITRF/LhARA Bridging Period: Radiobiology ProgrammePeter Hobson£1,776
Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)01-10-2024 - 30-06-2025Long range detection of alpha particles - STFC iCASE with NNLPeter Hobson and
Linda Cremonesi£109,288
Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)01-10-2022 - 30-09-2026 Long range detection of alpha particles - STFC iCASE with NNL - company contributionPeter Hobson and
Linda Cremonesi£32,060
NNL National Nuclear Laboratory Limited01-10-2022 - 30-04-2026 Particle Physics Research Centre Consolidated GrantAdrian Bevan,
Marcella Bona,
Peter Hobson,
Eram Rizvi,
Jonathan Hays, Theodore Kreouzis,
Ulla Blumenschein,
Seth Zenz,
Linda Cremonesi and
Ian Dawson£1,860,446
Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)01-10-2022 - 30-09-2025 Diamond Thermal Neutron Detector (2021)Adrian Bevan, Theodore Kreouzis,
Peter Hobson and
Ian Dawson£371,846
Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)01-01-2022 - 13-10-2025
Detector Development Group Probe StationAdrian Bevan,
Seth Zenz,
Ian Dawson,
Jonathan Hays,
Marcella Bona,
Ulla Blumenschein,
Linda Cremonesi,
Abigail Waldron,
Peter Hobson,
Eram Rizvi and Theodore Kreouzis
£304,320
Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)01-12-2022 - 31-03-2023
