DEPARTMENTS
Four departments, one machine
Applied Physics
Simulate the beam: fields, optics and the RF of the cavities, from the cathode to the 1 MeV design target.
COMSOL · RF-Track · GEANT4 · CST
W Lα 8.40 keV · THE CATHODE
Electronics & Control
Design the supplies and the control. This semester: the control of the vacuum system, then the cathode supply.
KiCad · STM32
Cu Kα 8.05 keV · EVERY CONDUCTOR
Technical Design
Turn the physics into parts: the vacuum chamber, the electrodes and their supports, and the frame that holds it all, drawn for a machinist.
FreeCAD
Fe Kα 6.40 keV · STAINLESS STEEL
Communication
Tell the story: the posts, the research write-ups, explainers and this website, in the team’s own design system.
Figma · Manim · Astro
Hg Lα 9.99 keV · VERMILION
HOW IT WORKS
From candidate to qualified
01
Apply
When a round opens, fill in the form.
02
Candidate
A trial on a real task, with a mentor.
03
Member
You join a department and pick up tasks. Each task team forms around one deliverable and dissolves when it ships.
04
Qualified
Recognised in an area, one area at a time.
THE TEAM · 2026-27
The people you would build with
PHOTOS IN COLOUR · PUBLISHED WITH CONSENT
Lluís Miquel García-Raffi
Tutor
DIRECTION
Marc Sanchis
Team lead
DIRECTION
Arlen Boesch
Team lead
DIRECTION
Daniel Isliker
Jordi Samper
Javier García
Yuxiao Lin
- 50
students across the four departments
JOIN · 2026-27
Build it with us
Applications closed on 16 October. Write to us to apply late, as an exception, or to hear when the next round opens. We aim to open it in February.
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