Conference: The Barlow Memorial Lecture and Research Poster Showcase

The Barlow Lecture is held in memory of Harold Everard Monteagle Barlow (1899-1989) who was the Head of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at UCL from 1950 to 1967. He invented the H01 millimetre waveguide and is remembered for his many contributions to microwave research for which he was awarded the IEE Kelvin and J J Thompson Premiums, the Faraday Medal, the URSI Dellinger Gold Medal and the IEEE Kelly Prize. This year's Lecture is for the third year in partnership with the UK's national institute for data science and artificial intelligence, the Alan Turing Institute.

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2.00pm Research Poster Session and Technology Demonstrations - South Cloisters, Wilkins Building

3.30pm Drinks Reception - South Cloisters, Wilkins Building

5.00pm Lecture and Student Prizes - B304 LT1, Basement of the Cruciform Building

Dr Peter Thompson

CEO

National Physical Laboratory (NPL)

Following a PhD in molecular electronics, Peter Thompson worked in trace analytical chemistry for the Defence Research Agency and Defence Evaluation and Research Agency. He held a variety of technical, project and programme roles before joining the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), where he undertook business unit leader and customer-facing roles in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for defence and security.

Peter became head of the Counter Terrorism Science and Technology Centre, before returning to Dstl as a Programme Director for Science and Technology. Following a period in the Ministry of Defence headquarters, where he joined the Senior Civil Service leading Science and Technology policy, Peter returned to Dstl as a Board Member and Deputy Chief Executive, responsible for corporate strategy, governance, strategic relationships, communications and human resources.

Peter took up his present role at NPL in September 2015 and has overseen the laboratories development and growth as a public corporation, solely owned by Government.