Dr Michael R Pointer

Dr MICHAEL R POINTER received his PhD from Imperial College, London working with David Wright one of the founders of modern colour science. He then worked for 28 years in the Research Division of Kodak Limited on fundamental issues of colour science applied to the photographic system. Then followed a period at the University of Westminster working on the application of digital cameras to measure colour in the food industry, and then the National Physical Laboratory where initially he managed the team responsible for colour measurement research, moving on to lead a project on the measurement of appearance. Following retirement, he is now a Visiting Professor at both the University of Leeds and the University of the Arts, London, as well as working as a consultant scientist, where work includes issues to do with the measurement of food colour, and the design of instruments to measure the appearance of surfaces, for different instrument manufacturers.

In 1997, he received the Fenton Medal, The Royal Photographic Society’s award for services to the Society. In 2004, he received a Silver Medal from the Society of Dyers and Colourists for ‘contributions to colour science.’ He has authored over 95 scientific papers, is a Fellow of The Royal Photographic Society and the Institute of Physics, He has been active in the Colour Group of Great Britain since 1971 and is now an Honorary Member; active with the Technical Committees of CIE Division 1 Vision & Colour since 1974, including a period from 1995 to 2007 responsible for all technical aspects of colour science. He is currently Secretary of CIE Division 1 Vision & Colour and UK Associate Editor of the journal Color Research & Application.