DavidJenkins is Head of the Nuclear Physics Group at the University of York, UK. Heis also a Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Study, University of Strasbourg(USIAS) and an Extraordinary Professor of the University of Western Cape in SouthAfrica. His research in experimental nuclear physics focusses on several topicssuch as nuclear astrophysics, clustering in nuclei and the study of proton-richnuclei. In recent years, he has developed a strong strand ofapplications-related research with extensive industrial collaboration. He hasled the development of bespoke radiation detectors for homeland security,nuclear decommissioning, borehole logging and medical applications.