Professor William Evans
MBE MA(Oxon) PhD(Wales) FInstP FIPEM FSRP HonMRCR CPhys CSci CRadP
Honorary Professor
- evanswd1@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)77 0217 4012
- Room 0.11, 52 The Parade, Cardiff, CF24 3AB
- Welsh speaking
- Available for postgraduate supervision
I am a medical physicist and registered clinical scientist; I worked in the National Health Service for over 40 years. In 2017, I retired as Head of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering in the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, based at the University Hospital of Wales. The responsibilities of the post included the provision of a wide range of clinical, scientific and technical services but my own areas of expertise were nuclear medicine, bone densitometry, body composition measurement and radiation safety. I am now an Honorary Consultant Clinical Scientist in the Health Board.
Throughout my career, I had a strong interest in teaching, training and research. I am an Honorary Professor in the School of Engineering and I have co-supervised several PhD students whose projects have involved various aspects of medical radiation physics and engineering. In addition, I have acted as reviewer and internal examiner for Cardiff University research degrees.
Education
1981-1983 University College Cardiff: Postgraduate Diploma (Computer Studies)
1972-1976 University of Wales (University College Cardiff): PhD (Atomic Physics)
1969-1972 University of Oxford (Jesus College): BA (Physics), MA (1976)
1962-1969 Whitland Grammar School, Carmarthenshire: O level and A/S level Certificates
1956-1962 Pantycaws County Primary School, Carmarthenshire: Eleven Plus Certificate
NHS Appointments
2017-Present Honorary Consultant Clinical Scientist, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
2010-2017 Head of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
2003-2010 Consultant Clinical Scientist and Head of Medical Physics, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
1995-2003 Consultant Medical Physicist, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust
1984-1995 Principal Medical Physicist, University Hospital of Wales Healthcare NHS Trust
1979-1984 Senior Medical Physicist, South Glamorgan Health Authority
1976-1979 Basic Grade Medical Physicist, South Glamorgan Health Authority
Honours and awards
2014 Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the NHS in Wales and overseas
2009 Honorary Member, Royal College of Radiologists (HonMRCR)
2005 Honorary Certificate of Competence, Bone Densitometry Practitioner, National Osteoporosis Society
1983 Medical Fellowship, Council of Europe
1972 Marion Bradley Physics Prize, Jesus College, Oxford
1967 Carmarthenshire Schools Representative, London Youth Science Fortnight
Professional memberships
2013 Fellow, Society for Radiological Protection (FSRP)
2008 Chartered Radiation Protection Professional, Society for Radiological Protection (CRadP)
2004 Chartered Scientist, Science Council (CSci)
2002 Registered Clinical Scientist, Health and Care Professions Council
1994 Fellow, Institute of Physics (FInstP)
1991 Cert. of Competence, Radiation Protection Adviser, Institution of Physics & Engineering in Med. & Biol.
1990 Fellow, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (FIPEM)
1985 Chartered Physicist, Institute of Physics (CPhys)
Academic positions
2014 External Examiner (PhD), University of Nottingham
2011-Present Honorary Professor, School of Engineering, Cardiff University
2010 External Examiner (MD), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
2009-2013 Visiting Lecturer (BSc), University of Swansea
2008-Present International Adviser, SRM University, Chennai (Madras), India
2008-2009 Ext. Examiner (MRad/MMed), Univ. of Malaya, National Univ. of Malaysia and Science Univ. of Malaysia
2001-Present Internal Examiner (PhD), Schools of Engineering and Medicine, Cardiff University
1996 External Examiner (PhD), University of Swansea
1996 External Examiner (MPhil), University of Glamorgan
1990-2016 Honorary Lecturer and Internal Examiner (BSc), School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University
1989 External Examiner (PhD), University of Leeds
I am interested in co-supervising postgraduate research students in the following disciplines:
- Medical radiation physics and engineering
- Medical applications of radioactivity
- Medical imaging physics and engineering
- Nuclear medicine physics
- Measurement of bone density and body composition
Current supervision
Past projects
I was a co-supervisor for the following Cardiff University PhD projects:
- Identification and quantification of radioactive impurities in medical radionuclides - Ansam Al-Obaidi (awarded 2019)
- A robust technique for the detection and quantification of abdominal aortic calcification using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry - Karima Elmasri (awarded 2018)
- Calibration of a scanning whole body counter for measurement of the activity of gamma emitting radionuclides in the human body – Thaer Al‑Musawi (awarded 2018)
- Comparison of peripheral quantitative computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for tissue characterisation in the gastrocnemius muscle – Fahad Al-Gohani (awarded 2017)
- Monte Carlo simulation applied to uncertainties in iodine-123 assay and thyroid uptake measurement - Matthew Talboys (awarded 2016)
- The influence of accurate attenuation correction on quantitative gamma camera imaging - Helen Blundell (awarded 2013)
- Effect of intra-abdominal fat on the accuracy of DXA lumbar spine bone mineral density measurement using DXA body composition measurements - Sarah Darlington (awarded 2013)
- Measurement of caesium-137 in the human body using a whole body counter - Elkhadra Elessawi (awarded 2011)