Dr Richard White, Principal Consultant in materials at Lucideon has joined as the company's representative on the Ceramic Science Committee, which sits under the IOM3 Ceramics Society.

The committee, which is a technical group of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3), seeks to represent the interests of the academic and industrial communities in terms of developing a detailed understanding of the underpinning science behind the manufacture and use of ceramic materials.

Dr White said: “This is the first time Lucideon has had a representative on the committee and I was honoured to be asked.

"I am looking forward to getting involved in a broader role within advanced materials."

Dr White, who studied ceramics at the universities of Manchester and Sheffield, has worked at Lucideon for 32 years.

Based at the company's Stoke-on-Trent headquarters, his focus is on technical ceramics, primarily in medical device implants for the healthcare sector and the aerospace and defence industries.