Dr Gavin Mountjoy was recently given an Award of Service by the Scoiety of Glass Science and Technology for his distinguished service in glass science at their annual conference in Cambridge.
During 1-3 September, 2025, the Society of Glass Science and Technology held their annual conference at Murray Edwards College, in Cambridge, UK. The conference encompassed 3 days of talks in 3 parallel symposiums on glass science, sustainability, and history and heritage. At the conference banquet in Magdalene College, Awards of Service were presented to Prof. Emma Barney (University of Nottingham), Prof. Alex Hannon (STFC), and Dr. Gavin Mountjoy (University of Kent). All three were previously elected to Fellows of the society, which was founded in 1916, and the award is given for service in promoting research in glass science. The photo shows the award being presented to Dr. Mountjoy by the President of the society, Prof. Angela Seddon (University of Nottingham), and Secretary, Dr. Juraj Raic (F.I.C. Ltd).