John Emmett

Dr Emmett joined the Engineering Department of Thames Television in London after gaining a Ph.D. at Durham University and starting the UK audio equipment manufacturer EMO Systems Ltd. While at Thames Television, he gained six international patents as sole inventor, and jointly with Lee Lighting, a Technical Oscar for developing the flicker-free Lighting Ballast.

He continued as R&D Manager at Pearson Television, and is currently Technical director and Chief Executive of Broadcast Project Research, a new Independent studio-based Research group. In conjunction with Channel Four Television in the UK, BPR was responsible for developing the 'Gordon' Photoepilepsy Monitor.

Originally representing the UK as principle digital audio expert to the IEC, he is perhaps best known for his work on digital audio and video standards. At present he chairs the EBU digital audio advisory group P/AGA, which was responsible for the Broadcast Wave Format.

Dr Emmett also kept closely in touch with the international academic community as a Visiting Professor at the IAB in Switzerland, and External Examiner in the Music Department at the University of Surrey in the UK. He also chaired the IEE Broadcast Summer School committee in the UK for many years. Currently he is involved in two degree/diploma courses as external examiner at Glyndwr University in North Wales.

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