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27 Apr 2011 10:55:53
There is no such thing as retirement for respected scientist Professor David Rawson from the University of Bedfordshire.
The 67 year old from Luton became the Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious journal Cryobiology, which has been published for more than 60 years, on 1 June.
Now an Emeritus Professor who supervises several PhD students, Professor Rawson is a former Pro-Vice Chancellor who was until recently Professor of Applied Cell Biology at LIRANS (Institute of Research in the Applied Natural Sciences).
Professor Rawson has taken over from Professor David Pegg at the University of York and he said: “I’ve already been in regular contact with David for a gradual takeover.”
His plans include establishing an editorial office at the Butterfield Park campus which is also home to LIRANS.
Professor Rawson said: “It’s most unusual for the Editor-in-Chief role to be passed between two English editors. I was surprised initially when I heard my application had been successful and it’s a real honour. I think it reflects the reputation LIRANS has in the field of Cryobiology.
“The position will enable me to keep in touch with my discipline, and I want to maintain my academic interest.”
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Les Ebdon CBE, said: “This is a considerable honour and a recognition of the confidence that colleagues all over the world have in David’s scientific standing and editorial independence.”
Professor Rawson will be responsible for producing six editions a year, one every two months, and will receive support from three associate editors.
He said: “I will be dealing with 60 per cent or more of all the journal material and the rest will be by the three associate editors – one each from the UK, the US and the Far East.
“The journal receives editorial material from all over the world and the majority of authors are non-UK. I’m now looking to have more worldwide representation, especially from the Far East, on the editorial board.”
The current 36-strong editorial board has a lot of UK and American and Canadian members, although countries such as Australia, Germany, India and Japan are all also represented.
The journal is produced by Elsevier for the Society for Cryobiology which this year is holding its annual conference in Oregon in the USA from 23-27 July. This annual conference is staged throughout the world with last year’s event being held in Bristol, while it was in Japan in 2009 and Argentina will possibly host the event in 2012.
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