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Nick Harkness - Colour Scientist
University Associate
- Curtin University of Technology
Life Member of the Colour Society of Australia
AIC Excutive Committee - Member 2005 - 2009
AIC Excutive Committee - Treasurer 2010 - 2013
Chair of the AIC 2009 Congress
The author and presenter Nick Harkness has been actively involved with colour measuring instrumentation and colour
order systems for approximately twenty years with Minolta,
BYK Gardner GmbH, Verivide Ltd, and the Scandinavian
Colour Institute.
He runs regular seminars on Colour Measurement, NCS
colour system and Colour Theory for industry particularly
automotive, building products, food, paint, plastics and white
goods.
Seminars have been run in Australia, UK, Germany, Thailad, South Africa
India, and New Zealand with an excess of 2000 participants.
He has taught the measurement of Light and Colour at the
University of New South Wales for the School of Optometry
and Vision Science. He has also taught the Natural Colour
System at the Sydney Design Centre, Sydney Technical
Institute, Enmore.
He was a foundation member of The Colour Society of
Australia and is actively involved in this organisation. Nick is
Chairman for the organising committee for the AIC 2009
(Association de la Couleur Internationale) 2009 Congress to
be held in Sydney. In 2006 he will become a member of the
Executive Committee of the AIC.
In 2003, he attended NCS—Natural Colour System of Sweden
intensive one week summer school.
Nick has presented many papers to local and international
conferences and meetings. Including the Linnean Society in
London in 2003 which he opened and was invited to be guest
editor.
Papers
The colour wheels of art, perception, science and physiology
By Nick Harkness
Paper
The Development and Application of Corrosion/Weathering
Cyclic Testing
Authors: Patrick J. Brennan, Steven J. Grossman and Russell C. Raymond – Q
Panel Lab Products,
Nick Harkness – Nick Harkness Pty Ltd Paper
AIC 2009 - comments from the Colour Society of Australia- www.coloursociety.org.au
The success of this inspirational event was a direct result of years of work invested into the project by our own talented Nick Harkness - and his team of Colour Society experts, organisers and facilitators. Too many to name – Nick’s team consisted of the leading lights and an assortment of angels from the colour related industries down under.
