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James Clerk Maxwell Foundation

The Foundation’s working links with other organizations

RSE-Royal Society of Edinburgh
RSE contract the editing and publications of their proceedings A on mathematics to ICMS 14 India Street. The foundation offers lectures to primary and secondary schools in parallel with RSE initiative.

Annual IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award
The IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award, established in 2006, is sponsored by Wolfson Microelectronics Ltd.  

Cavendish Laboratory
The Cavendish labs kindly lends Clerk Maxwell experimental apparatus for exhibitions arranged by the foundation.

Institution of Civil Engineers
In view of Clerk Maxwell basic contributions to civil and structural engineering, collaboration takes place with local branches of the Institions in providing a place for meetings and in providing a Clerk Maxwell lecture.

Institute of Physics
The Foundation gives presentations to primary and secondary schools in Scotland in collaboration with the Institute of Physics(Scottish branch). The history of Science Group of the Institute hold symposiums from time to time in the birthplace.

The Clerk Maxwell Cancer Research Fund
In view of Clerk Maxwell's discovery of the Electromagnetic Spectrum and its growing importance in cancer therapy, a research fund has been established on the initiative of the oncologists at the Western Infirmary, Edinburgh, for research into the use of electromagnetic radiation from lasers to gamma rays in the diagnosis palliation and cure of cancer.

The Foundation has given lectures to a wide variety of organizations including:

Royal Society for the promotion Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce-RSA

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Royal College Physicians of Edinburgh

Saltire Society (Helensburgh)

Western General Hospital Edinburgh (staff)

Chemical Heritage Society (USA)

University of Charlottesville (USA)

St. Andrews Society Of Albany (USA)

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