Professor Richard K. Leach

BSc MSc PhD CPhys CSci FInstP FIoN

I hold the position of Principal Research Scientist in the Mass & Dimensional Group, Engineering Measurement Division. This role involves project leadership, staff mentoring, project formulation and knowledge transfer. I am currently the lead scientist on three BIS National Measurement System Engineering Measurement Programme projects: areal surface texture and structured surfaces metrology, development of low force transfer artefacts and probes for micro-coordinate measuring machines. I am also lead scientist on projects funded by BIS Measurement for Innovators (MfI), EPSRC and EU. I am the Measurement Service Manager for the Engineering Nanometrology Measurement Service at NPL.

Education

·         BSc 1989 Applied Physics with Microelectronics and Computing (Kingston University)

•    MSc 1994 Industrial Measurement Systems (Brunel University)

•    PhD 2000 Surface metrology (University of Warwick)

•    Fellow of the Institute of Physics

•    Fellow of the Institute of Nanotechnology 

Current Postition

My current employer since 1990 has been the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK. I am a visiting Professor of the Wolfson School for Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University.

I hold the position of Principal Research Scientist in the Mass & Dimensional Group, Engineering Measurement Division. This role involves project leadership, staff mentoring, project formulation and knowledge transfer. I am currently the lead scientist on three BIS National Measurement System Engineering Measurement Programme projects: areal surface texture and structured surfaces metrology, development of low force transfer artefacts and probes for micro-coordinate measuring machines. I am also lead scientist on projects funded by BIS Measurement for Innovators (MfI), EPSRC and EU. I am the Measurement Service Manager for the Engineering Nanometrology Measurement Service at NPL.