Honorary Members and Officers

Honorary Lifetime Members

  • Mr John M. Chalmers
  • Mr Ian Degen
  • Mr Geoffrey Dent
  • Professor Howell Edwards
  • Professor Bill George
  • Professor Mike George
  • Professor Pat Hendra
  • Dr Derek Steele
  • Professor Norman Sheppard
  • Professor W. Ewen Smith
  • Professor John Van der Maas
  • Professor Jack Yarwood

Chair

  • Professor Karen Faulds 2014 – present
  • Mr Geoffrey Dent (ICI plc & GD Consulting) 2011-2014
  • Professor Jack Yarwood (Sheffield Hallam University) 2003-2011
  • Mr John M. Chalmers (ICI plc & VS Consulting) 1995-2003
  • Dr Derek Steele (Royal Holloway College) 1991-1994
  • Professor Harry A. Willis (Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd.) 1970-1990
  • Dr Albert E. Martin (Sir Howard Grubb-Parsons and co Ltd.) 1950-1970

Membership Secretary

  • Dr Paul Pudney (Unilever plc) 2018 -present
  • Dr Daniel Tackley (Intertek & Informata) 2010 – 2017
  • Dr Ewan W. Blanch (University of Manchester) 2007-2010
  • Dr Stewart F. Parker (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory) 1991-2007
  • Miss Judith Lander (BP International Ltd) -1991
  • Dr Don Gerard (BP International Ltd)
  • Mr Ian A Degen (Kodak Ltd) combined with Treasurer
  • Dr John H. S. Green (National Chemical Laboratory)

Secretary

  • Dr Stephanie Brookes (AstraZeneca) 2019 – present
  • Dr Caroline Rodger (AstraZeneca) 2007 – 2019
  • Professor Mike. A. Chesters (University of East Anglia)
  • Dr George Davidson (University of Nottingham)
  • Mr K.S. Telow (ICI Nobel Division) 1950-

Treasurer

  • Dr Fiona Clarke (Pfizer) 2006 – present
  • Dr Brian Davies (Glaxo & Perkin Elmer) -2005
  • Dr Ian Stenhouse 1988-
  • Mr Ian A Degen (Kodak Ltd) 1975-1988
  • Dr Bill O. George (Kingston Polytechnic) -1975
  • Roy Ward
  • John Goulding (Dairy Research University of Reading)

Other Committee Members

Current

  • Professor Steven E. J. Bell (Queen’s University of Belfast) 2004 – present
  • Dr Neil J. Everall (ICI & Intertek) – present
  • Professor Pavel Masoutek (Central Laser Facility) 2018 – present
  • Dr Howbeer Muhamad Ali (University of Liverpool)
  • Professor Chris Sammon (Sheffield Hallam University) 2013 – present
  • Dr Chris Stapleton (Bruker) 2014 – present
  • Dr Ken Williams (Renishaw) 1991 – present

Past Committee

(For a period there were only two extra committee members and some doubled up as Industrial Secretary, Meeting Secretary)

Past Meeting Secretary:

  • Dr Neil J. Everall (ICI & Intertek) 1995-2003
  • Mr John M. Chalmers (ICI plc) 1993-1995
  • Dr George Davidson (University of Nottingham)
  • Professor Mike. A. Chesters (University of East Anglia)
  • Dr Derek Steele (Royal Holloway College)
  • Mr Ian Brownlie (Cambridge University) 1950-

Other Past Committee members:

  • Dr Lorna Aston (University of Lancaster) 2014 – 2024
  • Dr Ewan W. Blanch (University of Manchester) 2007-2011
  • Dr Brian Davies (Glaxo Operations Ltd) - Northern Representative
  • Mr Geoffrey Dent (ICI plc & GD Consulting) 2003-present
  • Dr Karen Faulds ( University of Strathclyde) 2009-2014
  • Dr Don Gerard (BP International Ltd) Derek Steel’s chairman times
  • Professor Michael W. George (University of Nottingham) 1999 – 2018
  • Dr Stewart F. Parker (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory) before membership secretary
  • Professor Bill C. Price FRS (King’s College) - Deputy Chairman
  • Rasmita Raval (University of Liverpool)
  • Neale A. Salton (GlaxoWellcome)
  • Professor W. Ewen Smith (University of Strathclyde) 2006-2009
  • Dr Richard Spragg (Perkin Elmer) 2003-2004 & 2011-2015
  • Dr Derek Steele (Royal Holloway College)
  • Professor Jack Yarwood (Sheffield Hallam University) 2011-2014