New IST President
20 Oct 2015 by Evoluted New Media
The Institute of Science & Technology (IST) has announced Helen Sharman as their new President.
The Institute of Science & Technology (IST) has announced Helen Sharman as their new President.
The new President will ensure that the IST delivers the services and support to the technical community, and will continue to develop and enhance technicians’ profile. Sharman will be working with the chairman Terry Croft – Director of Technical Development and Modernisation at the University of Sheffield – and the IST’s committees to support specialist, technical and managerial staff.
Sharman said: “I am delighted to be the IST’s new President. Having worked in technical and managerial positions in manufacturing, research and education, I am aware of the vital part technical staff play.
“As the IST is the leading professional body for the technical community I am looking forward to working with the chairman Terry Croft and the IST’s committees to support specialist, technical and managerial staff, professionally and to highlight the positive impact of these roles. Whether it be through professional qualifications, team dynamics or otherwise, I believe that technical staff deserve full and proper recognition.”
Sharman started her career with a degree in chemistry from the University of Sheffield before working in industry for GEC and Mars Confectionary. Then she became the first British astronaut when she launched into space on board a Soyuz spacecraft on 18 May 1991. After her space flight Sharman became a science communicator and then started a new career in management, working at the National Physical Laboratory and at Kingston University London, before moving to Imperial College in the summer of 2015.
