Woolmer Lecture

The Woolmer lecture is the flagship lecture of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine. It takes place annually during the Institute's Medical Physics and Engineering Conference.

Dedication

The lecture is dedicated to Professor Ronald Woolmer who was the first Director of the Research Department of Anaesthetics at the Royal College of Surgeons. Woolmer convened a meeting at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, to discuss the evolving field of engineering applied to medicine. It was agreed that the group should hold regular meetings and as a result the Biological Engineering Society (BES) was formed with Ronald Woolmer as the first President. Woolmer died two years after the formation of the BES and it was agreed that a memorial lecture would be sponsored in recognition of his achievements.

Lecturers

2002 Anthony Unsworth

2003 Arun Holden

2004 Kevin Warwick

2005 Dr H Gollee

2006 Denis Noble

2007 Michael Brady

2008 Clive Hahn

2009 Martin Birchall

2010 Mark Tooley

2011 Willi Kalender^[1]

2012 Lionel Tarassenko^[2]

2013 Molly Stevens ^[3]

2014 David Keating^[4]

2015 Anthony Barker^[5]

2016 Andrew Taylor^[6]

References