James Smallcombe
Assistant Principal Researcher at Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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Top SchoolJames Smallcombe is an Assistant Principal Researcher and experimental nuclear physicist with over a decade of expertise in gamma-ray and electron spectroscopy and radioactive ion-beam physics. He has led independent research programs and instrument development across international facilities, driving experiments, analysis software, and publications while fostering new collaborations between labs in South Africa, Italy, Canada and Japan. Experienced in project management, team leadership and outreach, he has built and coordinated training, seminars and community events that broaden access to nuclear physics tools and data. A current committee member of the IOP Nuclear Physics Group, James combines hands-on detector and spectrometer design with a track record of translating complex experimental campaigns into impactful science.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Physics, 2-1, Master's Degree, Physics, 2-1 at The University of BirminghamJohn Mason Secondary School - AbingdonDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Nuclear Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Nuclear Physics at University of York
English, Japanese
Github Skills (6)
sorting10
rust9
simulation8
geant47
griffin7
python6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jsmallcombe/SPICETools
Sep 2017 - Oct 2019
Contributions:1 release, 26 pushes, 1 tag in 2 years 1 month
jsmallcombe/jRootAnalysisTools
Apr 2017 - Jul 2022
Contributions:14 releases, 86 commits, 122 pushes in 5 years 3 months
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