You are probably thinking of technicians, without whom much science could
not happen.
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard Ellam
Sent: 30 April 2007 14:19
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Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] white coat - icon for engineering?
HI All
If these people really are engineers surely they should be wearing
blue or brown shop coats, not white ones?
I spend quite a lot of time in an engineering workshop where I wear a
blue 'lab coat' when I remember - white ones get dirty too quickly.
Now where did I put that spanner?
Cheers
Richard Ellam
L M Interactive.
On 30 Apr 2007, at 11:28, C.A.Stokes wrote:
> 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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