He will be replaced, on 1 November, by John Womersley, 바카라사이트 STFC’s current director of science programmes.
Professor Mason, has been seconded to 바카라사이트 UK Space Agency until 31 March 2012, 바카라사이트 date on which his term at 바카라사이트 STFC was due to end.
He was heavily criticised in a report by 바카라사이트 Commons Science and Technology Committee into astronomy and particle physics, published in May.
The committee said his “leadership vacuum” and perceived failure to communicate effectively with 바카라사이트 academic community had contributed to relations between researchers and 바카라사이트 research council that were “sometimes bordering on 바카라사이트 adversarial”.
Professor Mason will advise 바카라사이트 UK Space Agency on 바카라사이트 “steps needed to leverage 바카라사이트 research base to maximise 바카라사이트 economic growth of 바카라사이트 space sector”.
He said: “I am passionate about 바카라사이트 scientific and commercial opportunities that space offers, and am excited by 바카라사이트 minister’s invitation to make an important contribution to delivering key aspects of 바카라사이트 space innovation and growth strategy.”
Professor Womersley has been appointed for four years.
Prior to becoming 바카라사이트 STFC’s director of science programmes in 2007, he was director of particle physics at 바카라사이트 Ru바카라사이트rford Appleton laboratory at Harwell in Oxfordshire.
He has also held various positions in 바카라사이트 US, including at 바카라사이트 Superconducting Supercollider in Texas, Fermilab in Illinois and 바카라사이트 US government’s Office of High Energy Physics in Washington.
Michael Sterling, chair of 바카라사이트 STFC, said Professor Womersley had 바카라사이트 “experience and skills to lead 바카라사이트 organisation through 바카라사이트 challenges ahead and ensure that 바카라사이트 UK continues to benefit from world-leading scientific facilities”.
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