Michael Aspinall

Affiliation

Lancaster University

Biography

Dr Aspinall's primary research focus is real-time instrumentation development for nuclear applications. His research career began during his degree in Mechatronic Engineering (2005) with contributions towards the design and implementation of an advanced neutron spectrometer. His PhD (2008) focused on real-time digital assay of mixed radiation fields with prominent developments in real-time, digital pulse-shape discrimination of neutrons and gamma rays. Further extensive work led to the embodiment of these findings into commercial technology that has served several nuclear establishments supporting additional research in nuclear safeguards, non-proliferation, neutron imaging and fast-neutron multiplicity. He has supported several multimillion-pound projects and currently hold >£280k (2019) of research income as the principle investigator.