News 14/01/2003
RESIGNATION OF JOHN HELLIWELL
Professor John Helliwell has decided to step down from the position of Director, Synchrotron Radiation (SR) at the CCLRC - a post he has held since January 2002, on secondment from the University of Manchester.
John Helliwell has made a crucial contribution to the CCLRC and in particular to the programme of the Synchrotron Radiation Source (SRS) at the CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory and to SR matters more widely. During this period the legal, financial and construction planning stages of the new Diamond Light Source have been developed alongside planning for the future operation of the SRS. Similarly, the Quinquennial Review of the CCLRC - which was published in April 2002 - led to a number of key changes in the future operation and development of the CCLRC large-scale research facilities. In these areas John has played an important role in establishing the new management arrangements in consultation with the research communities. John has also laid the foundations for a more extensive engagement of the research communities in the future programme for the SRS and, again, for wider SR matters.
The CCLRC will undoubtedly miss the contribution that John has made to its programme since January 2002. The CCLRC fully understands John Helliwell’s personal wish to return to a full-time research position at the University of Manchester - and looks forward to welcoming him back in due course as one of the leading UK users of the CCLRC research facilities. John Helliwell will return to Manchester University immediately.
As an interim arrangement Hywel Price will take over John Helliwell’s management role. He will be assisted by Paul Quinn, Pat Ridley, Tracy Turner and a Chairman of one of the science colleges who will form the SRS senior management team.
We will be seeking a person to lead the future SR science programme immediately.
John Wood
Chief Executive
