Overview
The management structure of the Council depends heavily on voluntary participation on an Executive Committee. The main criterion for membership on the executive is a strong commitment to the interests of the cryogenic community.
Individual Membership
Individuals with an interest in cryogenics may apply for membership of the British Cryogenics Council and will be admitted on payment of an annual subscription of £30 from 1st May 2023. The benefits of membership include a quarterly newsletter (Low Temperature News).
Corporate Membership
Any company or organisation may apply to become a Corporate Member of the British Cryogenics Council. They can submit their company details online to the Council for approval. Following approval and payment of an annual fee, their details will be included in the Members' database which can be searched by anyone accessing the website.
Annual Corporate Members' Fees from 1st May 2023
1 Employee/sole trader - £60.00
2 - 50 Employees - £120.00
51-200 Employees - £180.00
201 - 500 Employees - £240.00
501 or more Employees - £300.00
Management
Management of the British Cryogenics Council is vested in the Executive Committee. Current Officers are:
- Chairman: Ziad Melhem
- Vice-Chairman: Chris Lawson
- Secretary: Andy Blackett-May
- Treasurer: Bill Graham
The Executive Committee 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.
The Executive Committee is assisted by a Secretarial Assistant who also produces the quarterly Newsletter.
Dr Andrew Blackett-May
Dr Andrew Blackett-May is a Senior Cryogenics Engineer in the RF and Cryogenics Group at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (UKRI-STFC) Daresbury Laboratory.
His responsibilities are for cryogenic systems on 3 major projects: 2 K testing of SRF high-beta cavities for the European Spallation Source, crab cavity cryomodules being built at Daresbury for HiLumi-LHC, and HB650 cavity testing and cryomodule assembly for PIP-II.
Andy currently serves as Secretary of the British Cryogenics Council (BCC), as well as on the Board of the Cryogenic Society of Europe and the Committee of the Institute of Physics (IoP) Low Temperature Group.
He is author/co-author of several textbooks and over 80 scientific papers. He has been awarded both the Gustav and Ingrid Klipping Award by the International Cryogenic Engineering Committee (ICEC) and the Harry Jones Prize by the British Cryogenics Council. He received his PhD from the University of Manchester in 2019 for work on millikelvin systems for several Cosmic Microwave Background telescopes, is an APM-qualified Project Manager, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
