There are labs in the school of mechanical and manufacturing engineering
here at Loughborough University where all researchers - from PhD students to
post-docs and research fellows - wear white coats. I've just spoken to one,
who tells me it's down to health and safety regs. Admittedly, the majority
of the people I'm thinking of would describe themselves as scientists rather
than engineers (some have backgrounds in chemistry and physics rather than
engineering) but they wouldn't dispute that they're doing engineering
research in engineering labs in an engineering department.
Chris
> -----Original Message-----
Michael Kenward:
> I have visited more research labs than most scientists over
> the years, white coats are rare. You will never see them in
> an engineering lab.
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