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The Directors of the trading businesses include

Richard Wylde - Managing Director of both businesses

Read Natural Sciences at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and then completed a PhD with Prof Derek Martin in the Department of Physics, Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London.

Richard Wylde splits his time between academic and business work: He was a senior visiting research fellow of the Physics Department, Queen Mary and Westfield College for 15 years and is now based in the Department of Physics and Astronomy , University of St.Andrews.

He also runs the Churchwood Trust group companies, whose WWW site you are visiting. His research interests lie in the design of MM-Wave and Far Infrared optics for plasma fusion diagnostics, astronomy, cosmology and earth remote sensing. He is an associate scientist in the on ESA's Planck Mission, looking at microKelvin anisotropies in the 2.7K Cosmic Background Radiation .



He dives in caves - The photo was taken before entering the Devil's Eye Cave System in Gilcrist County, Florida with the
Instructor Steve Berman (left) - sadly now deceased. Click here if you feel the need to learn more about Cave Diving or of his
current project - mapping of the Minotauros system in the Yucatan

 




Holding the Planck HFI focal plain structure

Richard Wylde - Thomas Keating Ltd - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Ken Wood - Sales Director of QMC Iinstruments

Ken is a graduate of both London University and Sussex University, and has been involved in Far Infrared and Submillimetre physics since 1979. He has been with QMC Instruments since 1984.



Ken enjoys travelling, which is a good thing really, because he sees a lot of the world when visiting QMC Instruments clients. Here he is in front of the 45M dish at NRO at Noybeyama in Japan.



His relaxations include singing and playing guitar in a rock band with colleagues from QMW. Fame and fortune as an international rock star may beckon, but Ken currently has no plans to give up the day job.
Ken Wood - QMC Instruments Ltd - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


Michael Clack - Works Director



Apart from managing the Billingshurst Fire Brigade, Mick is our Works Director.
Michael Clack - Thomas Keating Ltd - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Trevor Walker - Scientific Instrument Director

Instrument maker Trevor Walker makes most of the QO systems that TK builds. Here he is assembling a two colour Interferometer for NIFS in Japan.