British Carbon Group

<body> <center><hr noshade width="80%"> <span class="title">Introduction</span> <hr noshade width="80%"></center> <p>The British Carbon Group is a special interest group of the <a href="http://www.rsc.org" target="_blank">Royal Society of Chemistry </a>, the <a href="http://www.iop.org" target="_blank"> Institute of Physics</a> and the <a href="http://www.soci.org" target="_blank"> Society of Chemical Industry</a> devoted to the advancement of carbon science. It is also a member of the European Carbon Association. <p>The Carbon Group was originally formed in 1965 as a Subject Group of The Institute of Physics. In 1977 the Group became the Joint Carbon Group of The Institute of Physics and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Since January 1994 the Group has been joined with the Industrial Carbon and Graphite Group of The Society of Chemical Industry and is known as The British Carbon Group. In addition to physicists and chemists, the Group welcomes professional members from other disciplines with an interest in carbon and is attracting interest from scientists working in Europe and the developing countries. <p> <img src=images/pkge0e2.jpg> <p> <p>Naturally-occurring graphite in a dolerite matrix from Sleathwaite, Cumbria, UK. This image appears in the BCG's latest newsletter in an article by members of the British Geological Survey. The picture appears by permission of Dr. D. Millward and of the Director of the BGS. <p> <center> <hr noshade width="80%"> <span class="title">Meetings and Conferences</span> <hr noshade width="80%"></center> <p><strong>Forthcoming BCG Events</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.hpc.susx.ac.uk/nanotec"><strong>NanoteC'08</strong></a> - 10th anniversary of this international nanoscale Carbon conference at Brighton, 27-30th August 2008. <li><strong><a href="http://www.britishcarbon.org/nucleargraphite/" target="_top">Securing the Safe Performance of Graphite Reactor Cores</a></strong> - 24th-26th November 2008, Nottingham, UK.  </li> <p> <br> </ul> <p><strong>Forthcoming non-BCG Events</strong> <ul> </ul> <p><strong>Annual Carbon Conferences</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://endomoribu.shinshu-u.ac.jp/carbon2008/">Carbon 2008</a> organised by the Japanese Carbon Group and to be held in Japan. <li> Carbon 2009 organised by the French Carbon Group (GFEC) and to be held </ul> <p><strong>Previous Events</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.avantage-aquitaine.com/conferences/carbon07/index.html"> 1st International Carbon Composites Conference in Aerospace Valley</a>, September 17th - 19th, 2007 Archachon (France) <li>"Capital Carbon": an afternoon meeting in London concerning the latest developments in carbon science and technology. It included the BCG <a href="AGM2007.pdf">Annual General Meeting</a>, 18th December 2007 (Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, <a href="CapCarb.pdf">more details here</a>) <p> <li><a href="http://www.carbon2007.org"> Carbon 2007 </a>organised by the American Carbon Society and held on the 15th-20th of July 2007 in Seattle, Washington State. <li><a href="2007ICCST_flyer0806.pdf">International Conference no Coal Science a nd Technology </a> 28th-31st August 2007, Nottingham <li><a href="http://www.hpc.susx.ac.uk/nanotec/">Nanotec07</a>, 29th August-1st September at University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. <li><a href="ConferenceFlyer.doc">Solutions for Irradiated Graphite Waste-A Cont ribution to the Accelerated Decommissioning of Graphite-Moderated Nuclear Reacto rs, </a>March 21st-23rd 2007, Manchester <li><a href="schunkaward.pdf">Schunk Materials Award 2007: </a> Deadline 31 May of 2007 <li><a href="http://www.hpc.susx.ac.uk/carbon2006/"> Carbon 2006 </a> organised by the British Carbon Group and held on the 16th-21st July 2006 in Aberdeen, UK. <li> <a href="Noticeof2006EGM.pdf">Extraordinary general meeting</a> 14th December 2006, London. <font size=2>The EGM received and approved the 2005 accounts and elected Dr Tony Wickham FRSC as Honorary Treasurer with effect from 1 Jan 2007. The outgoing Honorary Treasurer was thanked for his hard work during his tenure, especially the very demanding period before, during and after C2006. </font> <li><a href="http://www.britishcarbon.org/flyer.pdf">Hot topics in graphene based materials </a> , 14th December 2006, London <li><a href="http://www.iop.org/Conferences/Forthcoming_Institute_Conferences/event_6536.html">The Future of Fossil Fuels</a>, organised by the Energy Management of the Institute of Physics, 26 October 2006, The Institute of Physics, London <li><a href="http://www.hpc.susx.ac.uk/carbon2006/">Carbon 2006</a>, Aberdeen, UK, 16th-21th July 2006. <li><a href="http://www.carbon2006.org/">NanoteC'06</a> as part of Carbon 2006, from 16-21st July 2006 <li><a href="http://www.hpc.susx.ac.uk/carbon2006/nanoporous/index.shtml">Nanoporous Carbons Summer School</a> 13th-15th July 2006, in Aberdeen <li><a href="http://www.lps.u-psud.fr/schoolNT/">SCHOOL ON NANOTUBES</a> at the Institut Scientifique of Cargese in Corsica (France) on 3rd-15th of July 2006 <li><a href="http://www.britishcarbon.org/ageing/index.html">Ageing Management of Graphite Reactor Cores Conference</a>, Cardiff, 28th-30th November 2005. <li><a href="./ACE4_BCG.doc"> Advances in Carbon Electronics seminar</a> on the 18th of November 2005. <br> <li><a href="2005AGM.doc">2005 Annual General Meeting</a> at NanoteC in Brighton, 2nd September 2005 (<a href="2005AGM.doc">meeting notice</a>) <li><a href="http://www.hpc.susx.ac.uk/nanotec/">NanoteC'05</a>: Nanotechnology in carbon and related materials, Brighton, Sussex, 31st August - 3rd September 2005) <li><a href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~pazxc/ssss2005/">Surface Science Summer School 2005, </a> University of Nottingham, UK, 21st-26th August 2005 <li><a href="http://www.rsc.org/MC7">MC7: Functional Materials for the 21st Century</a>, University of Edinburgh, UK, 5 - 8 July 2005 <li><a href="http://www.imeche.org.uk/conferencesandevents/event.asp?id=364&year=2005&type=">IMechE seminar:Energy -Security of Supply, </a>London, 13th April 2005. <li><a href="http://www.brighton.ac.uk/pharmacy/conferences/carbon.html">Carbon Materials Workshop: Science and Art,</a> University of Brighton, UK, 21-22 March 2005 <li><a href="http://www.imeche.org.uk/conferencesandevents/"> IMechE Nanotechnology Seminar </a> Burnham, Buckinghamshire, 9th December 2004 <font size="2"> <a href="IMechE_Brochure.pdf"> (see Brochure) </a> </font> <li><a href="http://www.cnrs-imn.fr/Nanotec04">NanoteC04</a>, Batz sur Mer, France. 10/13th October 2004 <li><a href="http://members.aol.com/hnpacs/conferences/IACC14.htm">14th International Activated Carbon Conference, </a> Pittsburgh, PA. 7/8th October 2004 <li><a href="http://www.iee.org/events/ace3.cfm"> Third International Seminar on Advances in Carbon Electronics</a>, London, 1st October 2004 <br> <li><a href="foresight.shtml"> Foresight Carbon, </a>London. 30th September 2004 <li><a href="newsletters/coalresearch.doc">5th European Conference on Coal Research and its applications</a>, September 6th 2004 <li><a href="http://www.carbon2004.org">Carbon 2004</a>, Brown University, Rhode Island, US. 11/16th July 2004. <li><a href="http://www.rgu.ac.uk/eng/ambrc/page.cfm?pge=8533">2nd Symposium - Carbon Adsorbents: Porosity, Surface Chemistry & Use</a>. At THE ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY, Aberdeen, UK. 28/29th April 2004. Details are available as a <a href="BCG_04_flier_14.01.doc">Word document</a> <li><a href="http://www.soci.org/SCI/events/details.jsp?eventID=EV172"> Carbons in Electrochemistry.</a> Electrochem 2003, Southampton, 14-17th September 2003. <li><a href="nuclear.shtml"> 4th Nuclear Graphite Specialist Meeting </a> Kagawa, Japan, 13th-16th September 2003. <li><a href="http://www.hpc.susx.ac.uk/nanoteC03"> <font color="#ff0000">Nanote</font><font color="#000000">C03</font></a>. University of Sussex, dates: 27th-30th August 2003. <li> <A href="http://www.carbon2003.com">Carbon 2003, July 6-10, Oviedo, Spain. </A>Details are available as a <a href="carbon2003.doc">Word document</a> or by contacting <a href="mailto:jjpis@incar.csic.es">Dr J. J. Pis</a> or <a href="mailto:rosmenen@incar.csic.es">Dr R. Menendez</a>.<br> The conference will emphasise new carbon materials and the need to enhance the efficiency of established materials, focusing sharply on the need and application. <li> <a href="aprilenergy.shtml">Carbon for Energy Applications</a>, University of Leeds, 7th April 2003. This is a joint meeting of the Energy Sector of the RSC and the British Carbon Group of the RSC, IoP and SCI, organised by Professor John Patrick. <li><a href="http://www.hpc.susx.ac.uk/Nanotec2002"><font color="#ff0000">Nanote</font><font color="#000000">C02</font></a>. University of Sussex, 28th-31st August 2002. <li>British Carbon Group workshop entitled "Carbon Adsorbents: Porosity, Surface Chemistry and Use", 10-11 April 2002 at The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Details are available as a <a href="workshop.doc">Word document</a> or by contacting <a href="mailto:r.bradley@rgu.ac.uk">Professor R. H. Bradley</a>. <li> Carbon 2002, Beijing, China. <li><a href="http://www.hpc.susx.ac.uk/Nanotec2001"><font color="#ff0000">Nanote</font><font color="#000000">C01</font></a>. University of Sussex, 29th August - 1st September 2001. <li><a href="http://www.carbon2001.org/">Carbon 2001</a>, American Carbon Society, Kentucky, 14-19 July 2001. <li>Preparation, Properties and Applications of Coal-based carbon materials. University of Nottingham, 27-28 March 2001 (in association with the Coal Research Forum). Contact <a href="mailto:john.patrick@nottingham.ac.uk">Prof John Patrick</a> or <a href="mailto:michael.cloke@nottingham.ac.uk">Dr Mike Cloke</a> for details. <li>The Diamond session of <a href="http://www.cpes.susx.ac.uk/eds2000"> <em>Extended Defects in Semiconductors 2000</em></a> at the University of Sussex 18-22nd July 2000 was sponsored by the British Carbon Group <li><a href="http://www.cpes.susx.ac.uk/nanotec99/"> <font color="#ff0000">Nanote</font><font color="#000000">C99</font></a> held at the University of Sussex at Brighton Sept 8-10 1999 <li><em>Chemical and Physical Characterisation of Carbonaceous Materials</em> held at the University of Leeds 10-11 April 2000. </ul> <h3>Officers and Committee Members - September 2007</h3> <b>Chairman</b> <br> Dr G Neighbour<br> Department of Engineering<br> University of Hull<br> Cottingham Road<br> Hull HU6 7RX<br> Tel: +44 1482 466535<br> Fax: + 44 1482 466664<br> E-mail: <a href="mailto:g.b.neighbour/~a~/hull.ac.uk">g.b.neighbour/~a~/hull.ac.uk</a><br> Affiliation IOP<br> <font size="1"><i>Retires : 2008 AGM<br></i></font> <p> <b>Vice-Chairman</b><br> Dr. Nicole Grobert<br> Royal Society University Research Fellow<br> Department of Materials, University of Oxford<br> Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH<br> Tel: +44 1865 273672<br> Fax: +44 1865 283 333<br> E-mail: <a href="mailto:nicole.grobert/~a~/materials.ox.ac.uk">nicole.grobert/~a~/materials.ox.ac.uk</a><br> Affiliation: DPG (Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft), RMS (Royal Microscopical Society)<br> <font size="1"><i>Retires : 2007 AGM<br></i></font> <p> <b>Hon. Secretary </b> <br> Dr. John Fisher<br> 7 Blake Close<br> Rotherham<br> SHEFFIELD S66 1UN<br> Tel(Home): +44 1709 547886<br> Mobile: +44 7787 106608 <br> Email : <a href="mailto:john.fisher1/~a~/btconnect.com"> john.fisher1/~a~/btconnect.com</a> <br> Affiliation : SCI<br> <font size="1"><i>Retires: 2008 AGM<br> 1st elected @ 2002 AGM </i></font> <p> <b>Hon. Treasurer </b> <br> Dr. A.J. Wickham<br> Senior Visiting Research Fellow at Manchester University<br> Cwmchwefru Farm<br> Llanafan Fawr<br> BUILTH WELLS<br> Brecknockshire LD2 3PW<br> Home/ Fax: + 44 1597 860244<br> Mobile : + 44 7785 567 577<br> Office : + 44 1597 860633<br> E-mail: <a href="mailto:confer/~a~/globalnet.co.uk"> confer/~a~/globalnet.co.uk </a> <br> Affiliation : RSC<br> <font size="1"><i>Retires: <br> 1st elected @ 2006 AGM </i></font> <p> <h4> Committee Members: </h4> Dr. Peter C. Minshall<br> BFNL Magnox Generation<br> Berkeley Centre<br> BERKELEY<br> Glos. GL13 9PB<br> Tel: +44 1453 812464/ Home: +44 1454 411685 <br> Fax: +44 1453 813602<br> E-mail: <a href="mailto:peter.c.minshall/~a~/magnoxnorthsites.com"> peter.c.minshall/~a~/magnoxnorthsites.com</a><br> Affiliation RSC<br> <font size="1"><i>Retires : 2007 AGM<br></i></font> <p> Prof. K M Thomas<br> Director, Northern Carbon Research Laboratories<br> Department of Chemistry<br> Bedson Building<br> University of Newcastle<br> NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE<br> NE1 7RU<br> Tel: +44 191 222 7085/6839 <br> Fax: +44 191 222 6929<br> E-mail: <a href="mailto:mark.thomas/~a~/newcastle.ac.uk">mark.thomas/~a~/newcastle.ac.uk</a><br> Affiliation RSC<br> <font size="1"><i>Retires : 2008 AGM<br></i></font> <p> Dr Ian Kinloch <br> Royal Academy of Engineering/EPSRC Research Fellow <br> School of Materials <br> University of Manchester <br> Grosvenor Street <br> Manchester<br> M1 7HS <br> Tel: +44 (0)161 306 3615 <br> Fax: + 44 (0)161 306 3586 <br> E-mail: <a href="mailto:ian.kinloch/~a~/manchester.ac.uk"> ian.kinloch/~a~/manchester.ac.uk</a><br> Affiliation IoM3 and IoP <br> <font size="1"><i>Retires : 2009 AGM<br></i></font> <p> Dr Chris Ewels<br> Institute of Materials,<br> CNRS UMR6502,<br> 2 rue de la Houssiniere<br> B.P. 32229,<br> 44322 NANTES<br> France<br> Tel: 0033-240376407<br> Fax: 0033-240373991<br> Email: <a href="mailto:chris.ewels/~a~/cnrs-imn.fr">chris.ewels/~a~/cnrs-imn.fr</a> <br> Web: http://www.ewels.info/<br> Affiliation - IoP<br> <font size="1"><i>Retires : 2009 AGM<br></i></font> <p> Dr A. J. Fletcher<br> Northern Carbon Research Laboratories<br> School of Natural Sciences<br> Bedson Building<br> University of Newcastle upon Tyne<br> Newcastle upon Tyne<br> NE1 7RU<br> Tel: <br> Fax: <br> Email: <a href="mailto:A.J.Fletcher/~a~/newcastle.ac.uk">A.J.Fletcher/~a~/newcastle.ac.uk </a> <br> <br> <p> Dr J. Andresen<br> School of Chemical, Environmental and Mining Engineering <br> University of Nottingham<br> Beeston<br> UK<br> Tel: <br> Fax: <br> Email: <a href="mailto:john.andreson/~a~/nottingham.ac.uk">john.andreson/~a~/nottingham.ac.uk </a> <br> <br> <p> Prof. Sergey Mikhalovsky <br> CChem, FRSC<br> Professor of Materials Chemistry<br> School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences<br> University of Brighton<br> Cockcroft Building, Lewes Road<br> Brighton BN2 4GJ<br> Tel +44 (0)1273 642034<br> Fax +44 (0)1273 679333<br> E-mail: <a href="mailto:s.mikhalovsky/~a~/bton.ac.uk">s.mikhalovsky/~a~/bton.ac.uk</a><br> Affiliation RSC<br> <font size="1"><i>Retired: 2006 AGM<br></i></font> <p> <b> Newsletter Editor</b> <br> Dr. N. Parkyns<br> 28 Highclere Drive<br> Hemel Hempstead<br> HP3 8BY <br> Tel. / Fax. : +44 1442 255429<br> Email : <a href="mailto:norman.parkyns/~a~/tesco.net"> norman.parkyns/~a~/tesco.net </a> <br> Affiliation : RSC<br> <p> <h4>Appointed Representatives for 2005/2006 </h4> SCI ( Nominated by the British Carbon Group )<br> Professor R. H. Bradley<br> Advanced Materials Research Centre/Carbon Research Group<br> School of Engineering<br> The Robert Gordon University<br> St. Andrew Street<br> ABERDEEN AB25 1HG<br> Tel : +44 1224 262822/837<br> Fax : +44 1224 262837<br> Email : <a href="mailto:r.bradley/~a~/rgu.ac.uk"> r.bradley/~a~/rgu.ac.uk </a><br> <p> RSC<br> Dr. A.J. Wickham<br> Senior Visiting Research Fellow at Manchester University<br> Cwmchwefru Farm<br> Llanafan Fawr<br> BUILTH WELLS<br> Brecknockshire LD2 3PW<br> Home/ Fax: + 44 1597 860244<br> Mobile : + 44 7785 567 577<br> Office : + 44 1597 860633<br> E-mail: <a href="mailto:confer/~a~/globalnet.co.uk"> confer/~a~/globalnet.co.uk </a> <br> Affiliation : RSC<br> <p> IOP<br> Dr. J. Goss <br> School of Natural Sciences<br> Bedson Building <br> University of Newcastle upon Tyne<br> Newscastle upon Tyne<br> NE1 7RU<br> Tel: +44 191 2227425<br> Fax: +44 191 2227361<br> Email: <a href="mailto:j.p.goss/~a~/newcastle.ac.uk"> j.p.goss/~a~/newcastle.ac.uk</a><br> <p> <h4>Past Committee Members: </h4> Dr. Aidan Westwood<br> Institute for Materials Research<br> University of Leeds<br> Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK<br> Tel: +44 113 343 2555<br> Fax: +44 113 343 2384<br> E-mail: <a href="mailto:a.v.k.westwood/~a~/leeds.ac.uk"> a.v.k.westwood/~a~/leeds.ac.uk</a><br> Affiliation: RSC<br> <font size="1"><i>Retired: 2006 AGM<br></i></font> <p> Prof. Malcolm I. Heggie<br> Department of Chemistry,<br> Chichester Building <br> University of Sussex<br> Falmer<br> BRIGHTON BN1 9QJ<br> Tel : +44 1273 678402 ; Home +44 1884 861245<br> Fax : +44 1273 677 196<br> Email :<a href="mailto: m.i.heggie/~a~/sussex.ac.uk"> m.i.heggie/~a~/sussex.ac.uk </a> <br> Affiliation : IOP<br> <font size="1"><i>Retires: 2007 AGM<br> 1st elected @ 2003 AGM </i> </font> <p> Prof. John W. Patrick<br> School of Chemical, Environmental and Mining Enginering<br> University of Nottingham<br> University Park<br> Nottingham<br> NG7 2RD<br> Tel : +44 (0)115 951 4175<br> Fax : +44 (0)115 951 4115<br> E-mail :<a href="mailto:john.patrick/~a~/nottingham.ac.uk "> john.patrick/~a~/nottingham.ac.uk </a> <br> <font size="1"><i>Retires: 2007 AGM<br> 1st elected @ 2003 AGM </i></font> <p> Dr C.J. Hindmarsh<br> Leader Environmental Control<br> Bldg 231, Physical Sciences Department<br> Dstl, Porton Down<br> Salisbury<br> SP4 0JQ<br> Tel: +44 (0)1980 613469<br> Fax: +44 (0)1980 613611<br> Email: <a href="mailto:chindmarsh/~a~/dstl.gov.uk">chindmarsh/~a~/dstl.gov.uk </a> <br> Affiliation - None at present. <br> <p> <br> <br> <br> <font size=2> All @ signs were changed to /~a~/ to fight spam <br> Before you send e-mail, you need to change /~a~/ to @ <br> For example: change irene/~a~/big12.com to irene@big12.com </font> <center> <hr noshade width="80%"> <span class="title">Links</span> <hr noshade width="80%"></center> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.rsc.org/" target="_blank">The Royal Society of Chemistry</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.rsc.org/Membership/Networking/InterestGroups/britishcarbon/index.asp" target="_blank">RSC British Carbon Group page</a> </ul> <li><a href="http://www.iop.org/" target="_blank">The Institute of Physics</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.iop.org/activity/groups/subject/bcg/index.html" target="_blank">IoP British Carbon Group page</a> </ul> <li><a href="http://www.soci.org/" target="_blank">The Society of Chemical Industry</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.soci.org/SCI/groups/homepage.jsp?code=CAR" target="_blank">SCI British Carbon Group page</a> </ul> <li>University of Leeds <ul> <li><a href="http://www.leeds.ac.uk/speme/erri/index_people.html" target="_blank">Dr. Jenny Jones</a> </ul> <li>University of Newcastle <ul> <li><a href="http://www.ncl.ac.uk/carbon/carbon/" target="_blank">NCRL</a> (Northern Carbon Research Laboratories) <li><a href="http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nsci/staff/profile/mark.thomas" target="_blank">Professor Mark Thomas</a> <li><a href="http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nsci/staff/profile/ian.edwards" target="_blank">Dr. Ian Edwards</a> </ul> <li>University of Nottingham <ul> <li><a href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~enzmp/nfec/" target="_blank">Nottingham Fuel and Energy Centre</a> at the School of Chemical, Environmental and Mining Engineering (SChEME) <li><a href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/scheme/lookup/lookup_role.php?id=ODA=&page_var=personal" target="_blank">Professor John Patrick</a> <li><a href="http://www.unim.nottingham.ac.uk/chemical/people.html" target="_blank">Dr. Mike Cloke</a> </ul> <li>University of Sussex <ul> <li><a href="http://www.susx.ac.uk/Users/kroto/FullereneCentre/" target="_blank">Fullerene Science Centre</a> <li><a href="http://tc.cpes.susx.ac.uk/heggie_index.shtml" target="_blank">TCCM</a> (Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Materials) <li><a href="http://tc.cpes.susx.ac.uk/people/heggie.shtml" target="_blank">Professor Malcolm Heggie</a> </ul> <li><a href="http://www.tonywickham.co.uk" target="_blank">Tony Wickham</a> <li><a href="http://www.hpc.susx.ac.uk/ECA/">European Carbon Association</a> <li><a href= "http://www.ecga.net/" target="_blank">European Carbon and Grahite Association </a> <br> <li><a href="http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/diamonduk/" target="_blank">UK Diamond and DLC Research Network</a> <li><a href="http://www.coalresearchforum.org" target="_blank">Coal Research Forum</a> <li><a href="http://www.americancarbonsociety.org/" target="_blank">American Carbon Society</a> <li><a href="http://iq.ua.es/~gec/" target="_blank">Grupo Espa�ol del Carb�n (Spanish Carbon Group) </a> <li><a href="http://www.sfc.fr/GrCarbone/GrCarbone.htm" target="_blank">Le Groupe Français d'Etude des Carbones (Societe Francaise de Chimie)</a> <li><a href="http://www.dkg.de/" target="_blank">Deutsche Keramische Gesellschaft</a> <br> <li><a href= "http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/info/jaszczak/graphprop.html" target="_blank"> Graphite Properties</a> <li><a href= "http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/graphite/" target="_blank"> Graphite definition</a> </ul> <center> <hr noshade width="80%"> <span class="title">Bursaries</span> <hr noshade width="80%"></center> <p>The British Carbon Group has funds available to assist student travel for participation in national and international meetings relating to the science and technology of carbon materials. <p> Preference will be given to students who are: <ul><li>A presenting author at the conference <li>Promoting UK carbon research <li>attending a conference organised by the British Carbon Group <li>also trying to get money from other sources. </ul> Applicants must be a registered student and, if awarded a BCG Student Bursary, will be required to write a short article on either the meeting attended or their area of carbon research, for consideration for inclusion in the British Carbon Group Newsletter. <p> <p>The application form is available as a <a href="Bursary.pdf">pdf file</a> or a <a href="Application_for_Student_Travel_Bursary.doc">Word document</a>. Applications should be accompanied by a letter from the students supervisor or Head of Department supporting the application and <b>specifying to whom any cheque should be made payable</b>. <p> Please note that applications are for travel funds only, <b>not</b> for conference fees or accomodation. Sums awarded are normally up to 75GBP for a UK conference and up to 200GBP for international conferenes. Cheques will only be issued after the conference has taken place and on receipt of the short article mentioned above. <p> <a href="Bursary.pdf">Application Form</a> (pdf)<br> <a href="Application_for_Student_Travel_Bursary.doc">Application Form</a> (word). <center> <hr noshade width="80%"> <span class="title">Membership</span> <hr noshade width="80%"></center> <p>Membership of The British Carbon Group is open to all those with an interest in any aspect of carbon and carbonaceous materials. Those who already are Members, Associates or Fellows of one of our sponsoring bodies (The Royal Society of Chemistry, The Institute of Physics or The Society of Chemical Industry) can automatically become members of The British Carbon Group by ticking the appropriate "box" on their annual membership renewal form, and paying a small additional fee with their subscription to cover postages etc. At present, Members of The Society of Chemical Industry need to pay that fee to us directly, but we hope that this anomaly will shortly be removed. <p>Others may join as Subscribing Members on payment of an annual fee which is currently £10. <p>Further details may be obtained from The Honorary Treasurer, <a href="mailto:confer@globalnet.co.uk">Dr. A. J. Wickham</a> <p>All Members receive an occasional Carbon Newsletter (approximately twice per year) and also receive reduced fees for all scientific meetings sponsored or co-sponsored by the Group. There is no specific student membership, but bona fide students may apply for <a href="Bursary.pdf">bursaries</a> to assist their attendance at conferences both in the UK and overseas. </body>