Whitehouse MD appointed as Chairman of Filtration Society
06 June 2005
Dr Graham Rideal, managing director of Whitehouse Scientific, has been elected as Chairman of the Filtration Society. A charitable, non-profit organisation, the Society aims to advance and disseminate knowledge in the design and use of filtration and separation techniques. With members in more than 25 countries around the world it is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary.
The election of Dr Rideal to the position of Chairman recognises his unique contribution to developments in the field of pore size measurement of filter media. Dr Rideal's company, Whitehouse Scientific, is a world leading producer of glass microspheres for calibration purposes and is now one of the highest-ranking certification laboratories in Europe for particle size analysis. Having produced more than a million bottles, the company has also become the world's leading manufacturer of single-shot microspheres.
Dr Rideal received the chain of office from the outgoing chairman Professor Richard Lydon of Madison Filter at the recent AGM.
