We are very sad to hear the news that the co-founder and executive chairman of Renishaw, Sir David McMurtry, has died and we wish to acknowledge his many achievements in the field of measurement technology. Following an early engineering career in the aerospace industry, Sir David founded Renishaw to commercialise the 3-D trigger probe that he had invented whilst working at Rolls Royce. The company has become one of the world’s leading measurement technology companies based on continuous investment in research, product development and manufacturing. His obituary can be found here.
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Manchester Hub meeting November 2024
The Manchester SIM Hub gathered for a regular meeting at the Wharf pub on Tuesday 26th November. As always disucssions were engaging and diverse, including quantum physics, optical inspection technologies and the value of the livery.
The Hub also announced it has made plans for a visit to the National Museums Liverpool, for a tour of the Space and Time Galleries and science collection store – date TBC.
We have also committed to taking part in the annual sheep drive next September.
Sam White
Thermochromic Paint At Mansion House
During Honorary Liveryman Prof. Michael Mainelli’s year as Master he prompted a number of scientific experiments in the City. This included collaborating with Liveryman Russell Pridgeon to identify better ways of managing temperatures in old buildings and specifically this past year at Mansion House. Go here to read more.
IPEM/WCSIM Essay Prize Winner Announced
WCSIM are please to announce that this year’s winner of the IPEM/WCSIM Essay Prize Dr Anna Wang.
Anna’s essay can be read here.
Academy for Healthcare Science Webinar
Arkwright Scholarship Apprentices
Arkwright Scholarship
On Friday 1st November the Deputy Master Aubrey Dunford had the honour to attend the Arkwright Engineering Scholarship Event at Bletchley Park.
He was able to meet four new Apprentices and present them with their Arkwright certificates.
Admission of new Master and Wardens
Mr J C Webster newly installed Master, assisted by the new Senior Warden Mrs J E Fishwick and the new Junior Warden Prof. S A O’Connor, hosted the Admission Court Dinner of the Scientific Instrument Makers’ Company held in Glaziers’ Hall on 17 October 2024.
Manchester Hub meeting
The Manchester SIM Hub met at their usual pub, the Wharf in central Manchester, Thursday 3rd October. Five members attended with Hugh McCann welcomed to the group, able to join us for the first time. As has become customary for the Manchester SIM Hub, we enjoyed another evening filled with fantastic food and great conversation – this time with topics spanning careers, new business opportunities and world travel.
We will be meeting again on Tuesday November 26th 2024, so if you are local or happen to be in the Manchester area that evening, please do join us!
Report of the Oxford Hub Meeting – Wednesday 25th September 2024
Held in the Rose and Crown, North Parade Oxford. We were six members and two guests, Anna and Tom Davies, Roger Sutton, Simon Flowers, Tim Denison and myself and Beverley Sutton and Chris Caunt were guests.
Read More “Report of the Oxford Hub Meeting – Wednesday 25th September 2024”
21st century measurement – DNA Dating
How molecular clocks are refining human evolution’s timeline -Analyzing DNA from present-day and ancient genomes provides a complementary approach for dating evolutionary events. Because certain genetic changes occur at a steady rate per generation, they provide an estimate of the time elapsed. These changes accrue like the ticks on a stopwatch, providing a “molecular clock.” Go here to read more from The Conversation.