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[December 2005]
Professorship for Malvern Instruments Specialist
Dr Ren Xu, the Applications & Technical Support Manager for Malvern Instruments Ltd (Malvern, Worcs, England) in the Asian Region, has been appointed Concurrent Professor at the East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai. This is one of China's leading universities and has a renowned particle technology centre.
As part of his appointment ceremony, Professor Xu gave a seminar on 'Nanoparticle property and characterisation, current status and future'. Lectures were also given by Professor Ben Chu of SUNY (Stony Brook, USA), a leading authority in materials science and light scattering techniques, and Professor Norio Tsubokawa whose department at Niigata University in Japan specialises in the functionalisation of nanomaterials and preparation of nanocomposites.
Ren Xu joined Malvern Instruments in 2004 and is a widely respected specialist in the field of particle technology. He is the author of numerous publications and patents and is a serving member of ISO and ASTM standards committees. Ren Xu's appointment as Concurrent Professor will allow researchers and students access to his extensive academic and commercial experience and will further strengthen Malvern's links with world class academic research.
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