John S. Reid B.Sc., M.Litt., Ph.D., C.Phys., F.Inst.P., F.R.Met.S., F.R.A.S. John S. Reid is a chartered physicist in the University of Aberdeen. He is a retired Senior Lecturer and former Head of the Department of Physics. John S. Reid has a long-standing interest in technical subjects, from his acquisition as a schoolboy of a full amateur radio transmitting licence to later qualification as an offshore Yachtmaster. He has taught a wide variety of University courses, generally in the realm of experimental physics, including practical courses, computation and data handling, optics, digital electronics, mechanics and thermodynamics, meteorology and astronomy. His research interests have centred on the use of X-ray scattering to elucidate the properties of solids, involving the design of precision experimental equipment. An interest in the history of technology led him to produce an illustrated account of the first 25 years of the Aberdeen Mechanical Society entitled "Mechanical Aberdeen: an Engineering view of Aberdeen's Industies and Services 1888 - 1913". Copies are still available for £9 + pp. Enquiries to j.s.reid. AMS Council