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The Minister of Works has appointed a scientific advisory committee to advise on and to suggest lines of scientific research; to suggest where this research could best be carried out and to keep it under review; and to advise on the practical possibilities and further development of the results of current research. The committee consists of Prof. J. D. Bernal (physics), Birkbeck College, London (chairman); Dr. E. F. Armstrong, member of Building Research Board; Prof. J. F. Baker (mechanical sciences), University of Cambridge; Prof. P. M. S. Blackett (physics), University of Manchester; Prof. W. E. Curtis (physics), University of Durham; Dr. C. C. Douglas, University of Oxford, chairman, Joint Committee on Heating and Ventilation (Building Research Board and Industrial Health Research Board); Prof. C. D. Ellis (physics), King's College, London; Prof. I. M. Heil-bron (organic chemistry), Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, scientific adviser, Ministry of Production; Prof. J. M. Mackintosh (public health), University of London; Mrs. J. V. Robinson, lecturer in economics, University of Cambridge; Sir Ernest Simon, chairman, Advisory Council, Ministry of Fuel and Power; Mr. F. E. Smith, chief superintendent, Armament Design Dept.; Prof. W. N. Thomas (engineering), University College, Cardiff; and Prof. S. Zuckerman (anatomy), Universities of Oxford and Birmingham. Mr. I. G. Evans, director of building research; Lord Amulree, medical officer, Ministry of Health; and Dr. R. S. F. Schilling, secretary, Industrial Health Research Board, are assessors. Sir Reginald Stradling is executive officer.
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Advisory Committee on Building Research. Nature 155, 570 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155570c0
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