Biral
appoints Professor J M Clark as Chief Scientific Officer
We are pleased to announce that
Professor J M (Don) Clark joined Biral in the New Year following his retirement from the
Defence Science Technology Laboratories (Dstl) at Porton Down.
Don is an internationally recognised expert in the field of
biological warfare agent detection and is well known throughout the aerosol science and
general scientific community for his work in aerosol classification by optical methods. He
was instrumental in the development of ASAS technology used in Biral sensors such as the
Aspect and other specialist sensors currently in service with the UK armed forces.
Don graduated as a chemical engineer but after a brief period
working for ICI moved into research on aerosols and particle technology, first at
Loughborough University then moving to the Ministry of Defence at Porton Down. He has
remained at Porton Down throughout his career apart from a short spell when he was
seconded to the United States to support joint research initiatives. He has worked on a
wide range of programmes including filtration and various aspects of protection against
biological and chemical weapons. However, over the last 15 years he has been solely
concerned with the development of techniques for the detection of biological weapons,
particularly by the physical characterisation of aerosols. During his career he has also
been involved in the wider aerosol science community and was a founder member of the
Aerosol Society and served as its chairman for four years. He also held the post of
President of the International Aerosol Research Assembly between 1998 and 2002. He has
worked closely with the University of Hertfordshire since the 1980s and has held the post
of Visiting Professor there since 1996.
Don’s experience will be invaluable to Biral in the continuing
development of our range of instruments for both commercial and military applications.
Biral, PO Box 2, Portishead, Bristol BS20 7JB UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1275 847787
Fax: +44 (0) 1275 847303
Email: wwwbiodetection@biral.com
January 2005
