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In 1960 the Director-General [[John Adams]] proposed a number of measures to define a global policy for the exploitation of the [[Synchro-Cyclotron (CERN)|Synchro-Cyclotron]] and the new [[Proton Synchrotron]]. He decided to create three Committees, one for each experimental technique used:

* Emulsions: '''Emulsion Committee (EmC)'''
* Electronic: [[Electronic Experiments Committee|Electronic Experiments Commitee (EEC)]]
* Bubble chambers: [[Track Chamber Committee|Track Chamber Committee (TCC)]]

These three new committees were proposed to replace the [[Advisory Committee]] and [[Bubble Chamber Committee]].

The EmC's functions were to propose to the [[Nuclear Physics Research Committee]] emulsion experiments to be carried out at CERN, and also to form a link between the European emulsion groups and the CERN Laboratory.

The EmC came into operation in 1961, and met about once a month. It comprised a Chairperson (a senior physicist working on emulsion experiments, not on the staff of CERN) and members (representatives of CERN and other European emulsion groups wanting to use CERN facilities).

In 1966 the importance of emulsion techniques decreased rapidly, and following a proposal by [[Bernard Gregory]], [[Gösta  Ekspong]] and [[Léon Van Hove]], it was decided to merge the EmC with the [[Nuclear Structure Committee|Nuclear Structure Committee (NSC)]] to form the '''Physics III-Committee''' (PH-III-COM).

In 1976 (end of the bubble chambers period) [[John Adams]] and [[Léon Van Hove]] rationalized the system, abolishing the committee system based on experimental technique, and basing it instead on the machine. PH-III Committee became the [[Synchro-Cyclotron Commitee|SC Committee (SCC)]], which existed until 1978.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center;"
! 1961
! 1964
! 1966
! 1967
! 1976
|-
| colspan="2" | EmC
| rowspan="2" | EmC 
PH-III-COM
| rowspan="2" | PH-III-COM
| rowspan="2" | SCC
|-
| |
| NSC
|}


{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
| '''1961'''<br />Chairperson: Powell, C F<br />
CERN-EmC-61-01 to 25<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131761 Fulltexts]
| '''1962'''<br />Chairperson: Powell, C F<br />
CERN-EmC-62-01 to 46<br />
CERN-EmC-62-A to H<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131762 Fulltexts]
| '''1963'''<br />Chairperson: Powell, C F  
Gottstein, K / Burhops, E H S<br />
CERN-EmC-63-01 to 25<br />
CERN-EmC-63-A to D<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131763 Fulltexts]
|-
| '''1964'''<br />Chairperson: Ekspong, A G<br />
CERN-EmC-64-01 to 27<br />
CERN-EmC-64-A to F<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131764 Fulltexts]
| '''1965'''<br />Chairperson: Ekspong, A G<br />
CERN-EmC-65-01 to 12<br />
CERN-EmC-65-A to H<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131765 Fulltexts]
| '''1966'''<br />Chairperson: Ekspong, A G<br />
CERN-EmC-66-01 to 03<br />
CERN-EmC-66-A to B<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131766 Fulltexts]<br />
CERN-PH-III-66-01 to 13<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131767 Fulltexts]
|-
| '''1967'''<br />Chairperson: Ekspong, A G<br />
CERN-PH-III-67-01 to 49<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131768 Fulltexts]
| '''1968'''<br />Chairperson: Ekspong, A G<br />
CERN-PH-III-68-01 to 76<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131769 Fulltexts]
| '''1969'''<br />Chairperson: Kofoed, H<br />
CERN-PH-III-69-01 to 31<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131770 Fulltexts]
|-
| '''1970'''<br />Chairperson: Kofoed, H<br />
CERN-PH-III-70-01 to 53<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131771 Fulltexts]
| '''1971'''<br />Chairperson: Kofoed, H<br />
CERN-PH-III-71-01 to 62<br />
CERN-PH-III-B to T<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131772 Fulltexts]
| '''1972'''<br />Chairperson: Wilkinson, D H<br />
CERN-PH-III-72-01 to 73<br />
CERN-PH-III-A to R<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131773 Fulltexts]
|-
| '''1973'''<br />Chairperson: Wilkinson, D H<br />
CERN-PH-III-73-01 to 19<br />
CERN-PH-III-73-A to F<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131774 Fulltexts]
| '''1974'''<br />Chairperson: Wilkinson, D H<br />
CERN-PH-III-74-01 to 60<br />
CERN-PH-III-74-A to D<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131775 Fulltexts]
| '''1975'''<br />Chairperson: Wilkinson, D H<br />
CERN-PH-III-75-01 to 36<br />
CERN-PH-III-A to D<br />
[http://cds.cern.ch/record/2131776 Fulltexts]
|}




For more information, see https://sis.web.cern.ch/archives/history_CERN/Scientific_committees#EmC.
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