Sonal Mistry, 2nd year PhD student from Loughborough University, attended IPAC for the first time and was interested to see what a diverse range accelerator science was on show outside of her own field. Sonal, who works in the ASTeC Vacuum Science Group, presented a poster on her research into on metal photocathodes for NCRF guns, said “this was also a great opportunity to discuss my work with colleagues around the world who share my interests, but otherwise I may never have met in person”.