Professional Activities

BSc Physics 1972, University of Kent at Canterbury

MSc Biophysics and Engineering 1974, Chelsea College, University of London

PhD Biophysics 1980, Institute of Cancer Research, University of London

Best paper throughout 1981 in the Journal Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 1982

Best poster at the Annual Scientific Meeting, British Medical Ultrasound Society, 1988

Best paper throughout 1991, , 1993

Third prize poster, 8th International Congress on the Ultrasonic Examination of the Breast, 1993

Physics and Astronomy Award for Excellence in Professional/Scholarly Publishing, Association of American Publishers, 1997

Presentation awarded Certificate of Merit at RSNA, , 2000

Best Oral Presentation at the 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting, , 2000

EPSRC Engineering Poster Prize, Britain's Younger Engineers" meeting, House of Commons, 2001

1st prize Poster at the 13th EUROSON Congress, European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine, 2001

Finalist in the New Investigator Award Competition, American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine, 2002

Best Oral Student Presentation, Sixth Annual Conference on Medical Image Understanding and Analysis, 2002

Overall Best Oral Presentation at the 34th Annual Scientific Meeting, British Medical Ultrasound Society, 2002

Best Poster, PREP2003 Conference, 2003

2nd Prize Oral Presentation at the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting, British Medical Ultrasound Society, 2004

Presentation given the “Young Investigator Award”, British Medical Ultrasound Society, 2005

Paper awarded the the “Simon Greenway” travel scholarship, International Society for Skin Imaging, 2005

Paper awarded “Select Status", Institute of Physics, 2006

One of the ten best papers shortlisted for the 2006 Roberts Prize, Institute of Physics, 2007

Featured Article, Journal of Cell Science, 2011

Best Abstract submitted to the Society of British Neurological Surgeons Spring Meeting 2011, British Journal of Neurosurgery, 2011

The most popular paper in 2000, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2000

Distinguished paper of the year (1999), Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine, 1999

Best Paper throughout 1991, Report in Ultrasound Medical Biology, 1993

Article featured as "Highlights of 2010", Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2010

Platinum (highest) Award in the 'Writing' Category, MarCom Creative Awards, 2006

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 1983 - 2001

Physics in Medicine and Biology, 1996 - 2001

Skin Research and Technology, 1994 -

Physics in Medicine and Biology (co-editor, special issue), Vol 45, No 6, 2000 - 2000

European Dermatology, 2005 -

Scientific and Education Committee, Member, British Medical Ultrasound Society, 2009 -

Publications Committee, Elected member, European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 2007

Organizing Committee, Member, International Congress on the Ultrasonic Examination of the Breast, subsequently the International Association for Breast Ultrasound, 1985

Organising Committee, Founder, The British Group on Ultrasound Breast Examination, 1979

Organising Committee, Elected Chairman, International Congress on the Ultrasonic Examination of the Breast, subsequently the International Association for Breast Ultrasound, 1987

Executive Committee, Elected President, International Association for Breast Ultrasound, 1991

Executive Committee, Elected Vice President, International Society for Skin Imaging, 1993

Inaugral Organising Committee and Faculty, Founding Member and Faculty, International Breast Ultrasound School, 1992 -

Executive Committee, Member, International Association for Breast Ultrasound, 1997 -

Committee for application to the EU Framework 6 grant programme, UK co-ordinator, European Network of Excellence in Medical Ultrasound, 2002

Executive Committee, General Secretary (Vice President), International Society for Skin Imaging, 2003

Council, Member, British Medical Ultrasound Society, 2004

Publications Committee, Member, British Medical Ultrasound Society, 2006

Training Committee, Member, British Medical Ultrasound Socieity, 2006

Finance Committee, Member, British Medical Ultrasound Society, 2006

Scientific and Education Committee, Chair, British Medical Ultrasound Society, 2006