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Richard S. Blackburn
Richard Blackburn is professor of sustainable materials at the University of Leeds. Key areas of research focus around the principles of sustainability and how these principles can be applied in the fields of textiles, coloration technology and cosmetics. His research is important in terms of the contribution to basic research and fundamental discoveries, making a significant contribution to the scientific community. His research also has significant impact in its application in terms of providing more sustainable products and processes for industry and society. In 2013 he was made a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Dyers of the City of London. In 2016 he was awarded the Silver Medal of the Society of Dyers, and in 2017 the fellowship of the Society. In both 2018 and 2019 he was awarded the Society of Dyers and Colourists Centenary Medal.
Contact: Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.