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Science Advisory Committee
03/05/2002
Some of the country's leading scientists are among the
members of Scotland's first Science Advisory Committee
announced today.
The independent panel of experts which includes
business, education and ethical interests, will offer
guidance to the Executive on key areas where science
impacts on policy as well as on developments within the
science community.
The appointments to the Scottish Science Advisory
Committee (SSAC) made by The Royal Society of Edinburgh
cover the spectrum of scientific expertise. The committee
will be chaired by Professor Wilson Sibbett of St Andrews
University.
Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning
Wendy Alexander said:
"Scotland's world-class science base is the bedrock on
which we can build a secure and successful economy.
"The appointment of members to the Scottish Science
Advisory Committee is a landmark occasion. It is an
important milestone in the implementation of the Scottish
Executive's Science Strategy.
"Our Universities and Research Institutes are Scotland's
'investment banks' for our future success. This diverse,
high-calibre team, will ensure that work being done by our
research community today will generate tomorrow's
prosperity.
"We have already made significant progress since I
launched the Science Strategy last August. However we need
to focus our efforts and prioritise. We need independent
advice on which should be the main areas of activity for
science in the decade ahead. The key mechanism for doing
that will be through the SSAC.
"I am certain that, by working together with the
Advisory Committee, we will ensure that science plays its
role in delivering Scotland's economic ambitions and
raising the quality of life for the people of
Scotland."
The full membership of the SSAC is:
Professor Wilson Sibbett CBE, BSc, PhD,
FRS, FRSE: Chair of SSAC and Wardlaw Professor of Physics,
University of St Andrews.
Professor Geoffrey Boulton OBE, BSc, PhD,
DSc, FGS, FRS, FRSE: Vice Principal and Regius Professor of
Geology and Mineralogy, University of Edinburgh.
Professor Jane Bower BSc, MBA, MA/FPM,
PhD, IMC: Professor of Entrepreneurship, Glasgow Caledonian
University.
Dr Donald Bruce BSc, PhD, Dip Theol.:
Director of the Society, Religion and Technology Project,
Church of Scotland since 1992.
Professor Muffy Calder BSc, PhD, CEng:
Professor of Computing Science, University of Glasgow.
Professor John Coggins MA, PhD, FRSE:
Director, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Dean,
Faculty of Biomedical & Life Sciences and Professor of
Molecular Enzymology, University of Glasgow.
Dr Graham Durant BSc, PhD: Deputy
Director, Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow.
Professor Tariq Durrani BEng, MSc, PhD,
FREng, FIEEE, FIEE, FRSE: Deputy Principal and Professor of
Signal Processing, University of Strathclyde.
Mrs Sarah Fletcher BSc, MSc, DipEd, PGCE,
PGCG: Principal Teacher of Physics, High School of
Dundee.
Professor Margaret Gill BSc, PhD, BA:
Director of the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute,
Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen and Honorary Professor in the
Department of Agriculture and Forestry at the University of
Aberdeen.
Professor Peter Grant BSc, PhD, FREng,
FIEE, FIEEE, FRSE: Head (designate for August 2002) of
School of Engineering & Electronics, The University of
Edinburgh.
Professor Sally Macintyre OBE, FMedSci,
BA, MSc, PhD, FRSE: Director, MRC Social & Public
Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow.
Dr John Nicholls BSc PhD: Chief Executive,
Photonic Materials Ltd., Bellshill.
Professor Andrea Nolan MVB, MRCVS, DVA,
PhD, Dipl.ECVA, Dip.EVCPT: Dean of the Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine and Professor of Veterinary
Pharmacology, University of Glasgow.
Mr Ian Ritchie BSc, CEng, FREng, FBCS,
FRSE: non-executive Chairman of Voxar Ltd, Digital Bridges
Ltd, Active Navigation Ltd, and is the Deputy Chairman of
VIS Entertainment plc. He is also a Director of Scottish
Enterprise, Channel Four Television Corporation, the EPIC
Group plc, Mindwarp Pavilion Ltd and the SCRAN Millennium
Project.
Professor John Savill BA, MBChB, PhD,
FRCP, FRCPE, FMed Sci: Professor of Medicine and Director
of the MRC/University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation
Research.
Professor David Wallace CBE, DL, FRS,
FREng, FRSE: Vice Chancellor, Loughborough University.
Dr John Whitelock BSc, PhD: Team Leader,
Applied Sciences, Fife College of Further & Higher
Education.
Head of Secretariat -
Dr Avril Davidson BSc, PhD: Head of
Secretariat, Scottish Science Advisory Committee.