Accelerating Innovation: Advanced Manufacturing for Particle Accelerators
About
Join us for an online event hosted by the Institute of Engineering and Technology’s Particle Accelerator Engineering Technical Network, bringing together engineers and technicians from across the accelerator community to explore the latest developments in advanced manufacturing for particle accelerators.
World-leading mechanical engineers will present cutting-edge techniques and innovations in the design and production of accelerator components, sharing practical insights into new processes, materials, and technologies shaping the future of the field.
This is an opportunity to learn from experts at the forefront of accelerator engineering, exchange knowledge with peers, and discover how emerging manufacturing methods are driving performance, reliability, and efficiency in one of the world’s most challenging engineering domains.
Speakers
- Alan Saillet
- Reza Valizadeh
- Wenbin Zhong
- Tim Mitchell
- Luke Farley
- Daniel Morris
- Amin Abdolvand
- Richard Farrow
This meeting will be moserated by Rita Da Silva, Elekta
For any queries regarding this event please contact Gemma Hadley ghadley@theiet.org.
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
04 Nov 2025
11:00am - 3:00pm
Organiser
- Particle Accelerator TN
Speakers
Professor Amin Abdolvand
Chair of Functional Materials & Photonics - University of Dundee
Professor Amin Abdolvand is Chair of Functional Materials & Photonics and Head of the Biomedical & Mechanical Engineering Division at the University of Dundee.
A Fellow of the Institute of Physics and Senior Member of Optica, he is recognised for pioneering research in precision laser–matter interactions and advanced surface engineering. He leads the development of laser-engineered surface structuring (LESS) - a high-precision laser technology that dramatically reduces secondary electron yield (SEY) in accelerator components. In collaboration with CERN, his work underpins the implementation of insitu laser treatments for electron-cloud mitigation in the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC).
Beyond accelerator applications, his research extends to laser nanofabrication and functional materials for photonics, sensing, and energy technologies.
Programme
Draft Programme (Please note this is subject to change)
11:00 Intro
11:10 Bulk-Machined Seamless Single-Cell Copper Elliptical Cavities, Alan Saillet
11:30 Surface coating Neg coatings, Reza Valizadeh
11:50 On-machine surface measurement for ultra-precision 5-axis machines, Wenbin Zhong
12:10 TWI, Tim Mitchell
12:30 Lunch
13:30 3-D printing clam shells, Luke Farley
13:50 Mass production of magnetrons and IOTs, Daniel Morris
14:10 LESS, Prof. Amin Abdolvand
14:30 How UK companies can get involved at CERN, Richard Farrow
14:50 Close