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British Cryogenics Council
Established1967; 57 years ago (1967)
TypeProfessional association
HeadquartersRutherford Appleton Laboratory
Oxford
England
Region served
United Kingdom
Key people
Chairman: Prof Ziad Melhem (since Dec 2022)
Vice Chairman: Dr Chris Lawson
Treasurer: Bill Graham
Secretary: Dr Andrew Blackett-May
Websitebcryo.org.uk

The British Cryogenics Council (BCC) is an independent professional association headquartered in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Founded in 1967 at the Royal Society,[1][2] the BCC promotes knowledge and interest in Cryogenics.[3][4][5] The inaugural speech was given by Kurt Mendelssohn on The Future of Cryogenics in Industry.[6]

Membership[edit]

The BCC has over 100 corporate members consisting of cryogenic and related suppliers, research facilities and universities.[7]

Activities[edit]

The BCC shares information via their website, newsletters, LinkedIn forum, and a variety of training courses.[8][9] The council also supports the British Cryogenics Cluster annual networking event and CryoUsers bi-annual forum for technicians and engineers working with helium liquefaction and cryogenics.

The BCC is a member of the Cryogenics Society of Europe (CSE)[10] and an International Affiliate of the Cryogenic Society of America.[11]

Since 1970, the BCC has periodically published a safety manual to provide a guide to good practice.[12][13][14] Most recently, the 5th edition of the manual was published in January 2018[15]

Management[edit]

Management of the British Cryogenics Council is vested in the Executive Committee, which normally meets twice a year. A small Management Committee meets frequently to ensure the smooth running of the Council between meetings of the Executive Committee.[16]

The Executive Committee is assisted by a Secretarial Assistant who also produces the quarterly newsletter.

Awards[edit]

The BCC awards The Harry Jones Prize annually. The prize is awarded for research in the area of experimental applied science by undergraduate students who have completed a research project in their final year, or postgraduate students who have completed their Master’s research project or Doctoral thesis in the preceding 24 months. A significant component of the research must include Cryogenics. The prize is awarded by the Chair of the British Cryogenics Council after considering the recommendation by the supervisor and the quality and relevance of the student’s research.

The prize is named in memory of Harry Jones, late Professor of Condensed Matter Physics at the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University. Prof Jones was recognised as a leading expert for accurate measurements of the critical current density (Jc(B,T)) and induced resistive transition (IRT) of both low temperature and high temperature superconductors and, from 2005, served for almost a decade as Chairman of the BCC.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Beth; Bradshaw, Tom & Vandore, John (2022). "Chapter 2: What is cryogenics? — UK perspective and brief history". Cryogenics: Fundamentals, foundations, and applications. IOP Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7503-2755-8.
  2. ^ Tutton, R.C. (1972). "The British Cryogenics Council Safety Manual "A Guide to Good Practice"". Advances in Cryogenic Engineering: 177.
  3. ^ "BRITISH CRYOGENICS COUNCIL". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ^ Bradshaw, T. (2019). "ICEC27–ICMC 2018". IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. 502 (11001). doi:10.1088/1757-899X/502/1/011001. S2CID 243300714.
  5. ^ Scurlock, R.G. (1978). "Cryogenics Today". Physics Bulletin. 29 (6): 260–263. doi:10.1088/0031-9112/29/6/025.
  6. ^ "Mendelssohn Lecture May 24th 1967". Royal Society. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  7. ^ "About: British Cryogenics Council". BCryo. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  8. ^ Nowak, Jaroslaw; Trembley, Jon; Cahn, Jack; Fitsiou, Eleni & Boehm, Joseph (2022). "Chapter 9: Cryogenics - Industrial applications". Cryogenics: Fundamentals, foundations, and applications. IOP Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7503-2755-8.
  9. ^ "British Cryogenics Cluster". LinkedIn. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. ^ "The British Cryogenics Council". Cryogenic Society of Europe. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  11. ^ "International Affiliates". Cryogenic Society of America. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  12. ^ Tutton, R.C. (1970). "Cryogenics safety manual—a guide to good practice". Cryogenics. 10 (5): 367–371. Bibcode:1970Cryo...10..367T. doi:10.1016/0011-2275(70)90002-0.
  13. ^ Tutton, R.C. (1972). "The British Cryogenics Council Safety Manual "A Guide to Good Practice"". Advances in Cryogenic Engineering: 177.
  14. ^ Currie, J.L. (1988). "Discussion on the cryogenics safety manual". Cryogenics. 28 (12): 830–834. Bibcode:1988Cryo...28..830C. doi:10.1016/0011-2275(88)90179-8.
  15. ^ Kirichek, O.; Vandore, J.; Bostock, T.; Bailey, W.; Cook, P.; Burrows, P. & Evans, B. (2018). Cryogenics Safety Manual - A guide to good practice. British Cryogenics Council.
  16. ^ "BCC Constitution". BCryo. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Harry (Henry) Jones". IEEE. Retrieved 17 February 2023.