Shining a Diamond Light on ”GDA” with Chris Kelley

Science can be complicated, and no place demonstrates that more so than Diamond. There are sensors of every kind imaginable at our facility, and scientists need a way to record the right information at the right time to understand the results of their experiments. Our guest today, Chris Kelley, works on a computer program used throughout Diamond to help solve this problem: the "Generic Data Acquisition" program, or GDA for short. Chris and his team are now pushing the boundaries, working to create an autonomous beamline - the first of its kind in the world. We got a great insight into a part of Diamond which you might not think too much about, but which is absolutely vital for world leading science! Links You can see how GDA is used in a series of short videos here: https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments/Mx/Common/Common-Manual/Using-New-GDA/Videos.html Our website always has the latest Diamond news: https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home.html Find more audio highlights here: https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Science/Research/Highlights/audio-highlights.html