Professor Don McGlinchey is leader of the Engineering Simulation and Advanced Manufacturing Research Group and was the former Head of the Centre for Industrial Bulk Solids Handling at Glasgow Caledonian University. He is a Chartered Physicist with a PhD in the particle technology area. He is the editor of two books and has authored over 50 research articles. He has undertaken consultancy projects across a broad range of industry sectors for both Multinational Companies and Small to Medium Enterprises (SME's) and delivered courses on Bulk Solids Handling in Europe, the USA and the UK.