John Helliwell becomes CCLRC's Director of Synchrotron Radiation Science based at Daresbury

John Helliwell, Professor of Structural Chemistry at the University of Manchester, one of the founding editors of the Journal of Synchrotron Radiation and the Editor-in-Chief of Acta Crystallographica published by the International Union of Crystallography, becomes CCLRC's Director of Synchrotron Radiation Science based at Daresbury Laboratory on a five-year secondment from the University. John Helliwell has had close links with the laboratory since 1979. The post involves all the operational and scientific matters regarding the operation and development of the Synchrotron Radiation Source, as well as involving corporate responsibilities for advising CCLRC on its strategic direction in the field of synchrotron radiation.

Figure 1 John Helliwell.