With nearly 30 years experience in electron microscopy, Heather Dyson has joined Agar to provide its growing customer base with top quality applications and product support
Heather Dyson has spent her career based at the University of Leeds, initially in the department of textiles using SEM, TEM and XRD for fibre and polymer characterisation.
With an affinity for problem solving and working with people, Dyson's responsibilities ranged from internal training to industrial contract work for a number of leading companies.
In 2000, she moved to the school of civil engineering where she was awarded a PhD in the characterisation of engineering materials, before going on to work with Rik Brydson and Ian Richardson on the nanostructure and degradation of C-S-H in Portland and blended cements.
Now with more than 20 publications, Dyson is relishing a new challenge with Agar where she can apply her experience to help others while staying at the forefront of technology working with one of microscopy's most well-known companies.
Established in 1972, Agar Scientific is a leading international supplier of consumables, accessories and specialist equipment for all areas of microscopy.
The products are used by workers in the fields of electron microscopy (TEM and SEM) light microscopy and related laboratory disciplines such as sample preparation, calibration and analysis.
Agar has its own manufacturing facility for calibration specimens, grids, apertures and filaments.
Agar's technical team has wide practical experience in specimen preparation and microscopy techniques.
From their UK headquarters, Agar provide a fast and efficient despatch service from an extensive range of stock while a network of agents and distributors provides support worldwide.
Agar provides both print and online catalogues of consumables and accessories for electron and light microscopy in all biological and material science related fields.
