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Lancaster University
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- Ms Rachel Bashforth 鈥� Associate Lecturer and Outreach Officer.
- Dr John Baum -- Teaching Laboratory Technician
- Dr Nathan Halcovitch 鈥� Experimental Officer in X-ray Techniques
- Mrs Helen Quirk 鈥� Departmental Superintendent
- Dr David Rochester 鈥揈xperimental Officer in Separations & Mass Spectrometry
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Lancaster University Technical Support Team
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