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Welcome to ASE Technicians 2026 Summer Technicians Conference programme. Our professional development sessions are presented by techs for techs, and aim to offer a truly inspirational and beneficial CPD experience. To book your place: https://www.ase.org.uk/events/technicians-summer-conference-2026
Friday July 3, 2026 09:45 - 10:45 BST
Join in this session for some soldering practice and take away with you a small circuit board that allows you to translate changing light levels (including laser beams) into a useful voltage, and also a power transistor that lets you use this, or another voltage to switch something else on or off (light bulb, buzzer, electromagnet, etc).

There will be a brief discussion on how these work, plus using these and other useful tools to help meet those unusual but exciting physics teacher requests!
Speakers
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Simon Buck

Senior Physics Technician, Clifton College
After 20 years in the thrilling world of compressed air, Simon retrained as a teacher only to discover he much preferred playing with equipment to teaching students, so a move to technician brought massive job satisfaction (apart from the money obviously).

For the last 10 years he's been extremely privileged to be a physics technician at Clifton College in Bristol, which has given him the opportunity to really push equipment to meet new requests and/or problem solve. Simon takes a lot of pride in practicals and demo's working well... Read More →
Friday July 3, 2026 09:45 - 10:45 BST
Physics Lab B (Ground Floor)

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