Former Vice-Provost of King’s joins the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.
A Life Fellow – and recently Vice-Provost – of King's and an Emeritus Senior Lecturer in the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, Dr Wallach’s research has focused on joining materials, developing new approaches and addressing challenging applications from aircraft engine turbine blades to electronic circuits. He is committed to teaching and has run summer schools and outreach activities to raise awareness of sustainability issues and materials science, and to broaden access for school pupils and teachers.
Over the past 15 years, postdoc numbers at the University have doubled and, says Wallach, postdocs are crucial for maintaining Cambridge's position. “Much of our ground-breaking research is undertaken by our younger researchers, and improving recognition and integration of this key group of employees is timely and essential,” he said.
Following the success of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs in Mill Lane 2014, similar offices will open on the Biomedical Campus this summer and at North West Cambridge next year.