Reporter 26/5/99: Department of Engineering

Department of Engineering

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN SEMICONDUCTOR CARBON MATERIALS

A position exists for a Research Associate to work on the development of nano-structured carbon films for electron field emission. Various forms of carbon are able to emit electrons at relatively low voltages, either due to their sharp structure or to their electronic properties. The project is funded by EPSRC via the Electronic Materials for Displays initiative. The position is for twenty-four months. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in plasma deposition, film or surface characterization, carbon materials, and/or solid state device processing. Salary is in the range £15,735 to £23,651 a year.

Further information can be obtained from Dr J. Robertson (tel. 01223 332689, e-mail jr@eng.cam. ac.uk) or Professor W. I. Milne (tel. 01223 332757, e-mail wim@eng.cam.ac.uk). Applicants should send a curriculum vitae including the names of two referees with their letter of application to Dr J. Robertson, Department of Engineering, Cambridge. CB2 1PZ, by 24 June 1999 at the latest.

SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT MAKERS' AWARDS

The Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers are a Livery Company in the City of London. Amongst other things they pursue charitable and educational activities devoted to the furtherance of the instrumentation industry in the UK. Students at Cambridge University, who have an interest in instrumentation, may compete for up to three Scientific Instrument Makers' Awards, each worth £1,000. Any student, graduate or undergraduate, who has completed at least one year of his or her course, and has at least one year of scheduled course left to run is eligible to enter.

To compete for an Award, students must write an instrumentation investigation report, not exceeding twelve sides of A4 paper and word-processed if possible, during the summer vacation addressing the following question:

Discuss the different ways in which measurement technology is used in a UK company of your choice. Choose one particular measurement or instrumentation technique. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this technique in the context of its use in your chosen company. If this technique was suddenly no longer available, suggest alternative measurement or instrumentation techniques which could be used to replace it at your chosen company.

Entries must be received by the Teaching Office, Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 8 September 1999. Each entry should be submitted in a sealed envelope with 'Scientific Instrument Makers' Award Entry' and the entrant's name printed clearly on the outside.

Any queries about the competition should be addressed to Dr Richard Prager at the Engineering Department (e-mail rwp@eng.cam.ac.uk). Information is also available on the WWW at http://www2.eng.cam.ac.uk/~wwwdeso/prizes/Prize_Uop.html

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