Breathalyser for disease wins Mishal Husain, news anchor and broadcaster, hosted the ceremony at which a number of other Academy awards were MacRobert Award presented. The Major Project Award was presented to the Owlstone Medical was announced as the winner of the team behind the Ordsall Chord, a new railway line connecting MacRobert Award 2018, the UK’s longest running and most Manchester’s Piccadilly and Victoria stations for the first time. prestigious prize for UK engineering innovation.The prize was HRH The Duke of Kent presented Lucien Bronicki, from Ormat announced at the Academy’s annual Awards Dinner on 27 June Industries Ltd, with the Prince Philip Medal for his contribution at the Tower of . to cost-effective power recovery by successfully developing power plants using organic fluids. Owlstone Medical was honoured with a gold medal and the team members shared a cash prize of £50,000. First presented The Silver Medals, which recognise outstanding personal in 1969, the MacRobert Award identifies outstanding contributions to engineering in the early stage of awardees’ engineering innovation with proven commercial success and careers, were presented to: Dr Jade Alglave, Reader in Computer tangible social benefit. Science at University College London; Dr Iain Scott, Capability Manager at Leonardo; and Professor Chris Sutcliffe, Professor HRH The Princess Royal and Academy President Professor of Additive Manufacturing at the University of Liverpool and Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE FREng FRS presented the prize to Research and Development Director at Renishaw. the winning team: Billy Boyle, Co-Founder and CEO; David Ruiz- Alonso, Co-Founder and COO; Max Allsworth, Chief Scientific The RAEng Engineers Trust Young Engineers of the Year awards, Officer; Alastair Taylor, VP of Engineering; and Matthew Hart, established with the generous support of The Worshipful VP of Research and Development. Company of Engineers, were presented to Khouloud El Hakim, Project Manager at Bechtel Ltd; Simon Bowcock, Lead Materials Owlstone Medical has developed a non-invasive procedure and Corrosion Engineer at BP; Dr Christopher Donaghy-Spargo, that aims to quickly and painlessly identify a range of diseases Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Durham through a simple breathalyser test. The Breath Biopsy platform University; Dr Robert Hoye, Junior Research Fellow at the has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives and University of Cambridge; and Chetan Kotur, Executive Assistant $1.5 billion in healthcare costs globally. to the CEO at Polestar. Khouloud El Hakim also won the Sir George Macfarlane Medal for demonstrating outstanding excellence in Finalists Oxford Space Systems and Williams Advanced Engineering the early stage of her career for her work on Crossrail. and Aerofoil were presented with a certificate recognising their successful development of innovative ideas in UK engineering. The Academy’s Awards Dinner was supported by BAE Systems, BP, Jaguar Land Rover, Lockheed Martin and Rolls-Royce. The Dr Dame Sue Ion DBE FREng FRS, Chair of the MacRobert MacRobert Award is supported by The Worshipful Company Award judging panel, said "Owlstone Medical stood out of Engineers. More information on all of the winners can be because of the extraordinary engineering its breath sampler, found at www.raeng.org.uk/news and the associated Breath Biopsy platform, required to bring these technologies to life. The company has demonstrated The Owlstone Medical team was presented with the MacRobert Award 2018 by exceptional innovation at every stage of development." HRH The Princess Royal and Academy President Dame Ann Dowling

President’s column 2 Academy roundup 14 Newsletter Public engagement 4 News of Fellows 14 Thought leadership 6 HM The Queen's Birthday Honours 16 Summer 2018 Research and innovation 9 Obituaries 16 Education and skills 12

1 President's on society, both nationally and Investment in the future of engineering internationally. was also the theme of a talk I gave to column another important group of partners At the end of May, I visited and stakeholders at the Engineering to be formally admitted as a foreign Professors’ Council (EPC) annual member of the Chinese Academy of congress. Titled Fit for the Future, the Engineering (CAE), in recognition of the event looked at different approaches fruitful collaboration between our two to teaching, research and industry national academies. While in Beijing, input in preparing graduates with the Professor Zhou Ji, President of the CAE, right skills to be effective engineers. and I signed a renewed Memorandum In my speech, I discussed the This is of Understanding to continue our joint Engineering campaign and encouraged commitment to promoting social and engineering educators to use the economic development and tackling videos in their outreach work. The international engineering issues. I also more people who use them, the more Dame Ann Dowling and President Zhou Ji sign the used my time in the country to meet our messages will resonate, changing Memorandum of Understanding with the UK Ambassador to China, Her perceptions and demonstrating the As always, the recent Awards Dinner Excellency Dame Barbara Woodward, to breadth of engineering to prompt more was a highlight in the Academy’s events discuss the Academy’s work with CAE, young people to take up engineering. At calendar. The talent and innovation Chinese universities and businesses, and the congress, I also shared the Career shown by the engineers who are wider UK research and innovation policy. Framework for University Teaching, recognised and rewarded at the event developed by the Academy to promote never fails to impress me, and I would The induction into CAE followed an recognition of excellent and highly like to congratulate all our award winners opening speech by President Xi Jinping, effective teaching in higher education. It and finalists. The Awards Dinner is President of the People’s Republic of has been trialled in 12 universities around also an excellent opportunity to meet China, in which he spoke about how the world, but could benefit many more, with many of our Fellows, something science, technology and innovation are particularly as government calls upon that I have been able to do on several central to social and economic progress, universities to demonstrate how they occasions over the past few months. and highlighted the importance of global value teaching. Many Scotland-based Fellows attended collaboration. the Academy’s joint lecture with the Royal From celebrating our Founding Fellows Society of Edinburgh. This interesting Collaboration across borders was also to attracting the next generation into lecture saw Naeem Hussain from Arup something that Theresa May focused engineering, I am in no doubt of the discuss the engineering behind the on in her speech at Jodrell Bank in May, excitement, opportunity and impact that Queensferry Crossing, a practical example recognising the value that the UK derives engineering affords. of engineering at its best, on which he from EU programme collaborations. I was a lead designer. In a first for the welcomed the government’s ambition, Academy, we also recently held a lunch highlighted in her speech, to continue a for our Fellows who are over 90 years deep research and innovation partnership old, a group that represents a wealth with the EU. I was also pleased to hear of knowledge, skills and achievement. that the Prime Minister personally Meetings and visitors I was delighted that three Founding backed UK science and engineering, In her capacity as President, Fellows were in attendance, Professor particularly emerging technologies, as Dame Ann has met with: John Caldwell OBE FREng, Professor part of the industrial strategy. This sort of Harriett Baldwin MP John Davidson FREng FRS and Professor commitment is vital to creating a culture of Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences Samuel Eilon FREng, and was fascinated confidence among Britain’s world-leading High level stakeholder group Brexit to hear their stories of the Academy’s researchers and engineers and providing meeting early days. sustained support for innovation-led Department for Business, Energy and companies that boost the economy and Industrial Strategy board meeting When the Fellowship was formed, it provide well-paid and rewarding jobs. and high level group comprised of 136 engineers. Now there She attended the following events are almost 1,600 of us. That growth As a delivery partner in the government’s and meetings: in numbers means that we have also Investment in Research Talent Science Museum Annual Dinner grown our capacity to deliver on our programme, I am delighted that the Received the EPC President’s Prize at ambitious objectives and have a lasting Academy has secured funding that will Harper Adams University impact. As our Fellowship has grown, enable us to significantly expand the Spoke at the Academy/Royal Society of so too has the number of partners number of early-career Research Fellows Edinburgh Joint Lecture, Edinburgh we work with. Partnership working and Enterprise Fellows we support, Gave the introductory speech at the underpins much of the Academy’s further strengthening our commitment to Patrick Vallance lecture activities, through which we convene supporting academic engagement with EngineeringUK/Academy Joint Steering engineers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, industry. It will also fund 25 new Chairs Group business leaders, academics and in Emerging Technologies over the next Engineering Council AGM and others to advance engineering’s three years. President’s Reception

2 President's column Winner of the Africa Prize announced

On 13 June, Brian Gitta, inventor of Matibabu, was announced as the winner of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, at an event in Nairobi, Kenya.

Matibabu tests for malaria quickly, accurately and without drawing blood. It is a low-cost, reusable device that clips onto a patient’s finger and requires no expertise to operate. A red beam of light is shone through the user’s finger, and detects changes in the shape, colour and concentration of red blood cells, all of which are affected by malaria. Within one minute, the results are available on a mobile phone that is linked to the device. Matibabu is aimed at individuals, health centres and diagnostic suppliers.

Brian Gitta with Africa Prize judge Rebecca Enonchong, who described his “We are very proud of this year’s winner. It’s a perfect example invention as "simply a gamechanger" of how engineering can unlock development – in this case by improving healthcare,” said Rebecca Enonchong, Africa Prize judge. all petrol and diesel vehicles. Electronics engineer Ifediora Ugochukwu developed iMeter, which helps prevent tampering Through its participation in the Africa Prize, the Matibabu with electricity meters and gives consumers more transparency team has been approached by international researchers and control over their energy use. Mechanical engineer Michael offering support. Brian and his team are currently writing up Asante-Afrifa developed Science Set, a textbook-sized science their groundbreaking findings into an academic paper, to be lab that contains specially developed materials needed for published within the next few months. science activities and experiments.

In Nairobi, the four finalists, from Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda and The Africa Prize provides a package of support that includes Zimbabwe, pitched their innovations to a panel of judges and funding, comprehensive business training, bespoke mentoring, a live audience. The finalists were selected from a pool of and access to the Academy’s network of high-profile, 16 shortlisted candidates, who all received tailored business experienced engineers and experts and their networks. mentorship. Brian Gitta won the first prize of £25,000, while three runners-up won £10,000 each. Applications for the fifth Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation are now open. Individuals and small teams living and working The three runners-up included chemical engineer Collins in sub-Saharan Africa who have an engineering innovation are Saguru, who developed AltMet, a process that recovers the invited to enter. The deadline for entries is 23 July 2018. More precious metals found in the autocatalytic converters of information is available at www.raeng.org.uk/africaprize

Ten new Chairs in • Dr Timothy Denison, University to create new semiconductor Emerging Technologies of Oxford, is translating therapeutic heterostructure-based photonic devices. bioelectronic systems from the lab to The Academy recently announced 10 new industry, initially focusing on diseases • Professor Sriram Subramanian, Chairs in Emerging Technologies. The that affect the central nervous system. University of Sussex, is developing scheme supports researchers to develop engineering solutions for the new technologies that have the potential to • Professor Colin McInnes MBE FREng metamaterials sound manipulation bring significant economic and societal FRSE, University of , is working market that will benefit society and the benefits to the UK (for more information, with the space industry to deliver economy. please see the article in the spring entirely new satellite applications for newsletter). the future. • Professor Ana Cavalcanti, University of York, is establishing safe software The newly appointed chairs and their • Professor Alessio Lomuscio, Imperial development for robotic systems, areas of research are as follows: College London, is developing secure, including modelling, validation, reliable and trustworthy artificial simulation and testing. • Professor Susan Rosser, University intelligence (AI) algorithms and devices of Edinburgh, aims to make drug for all users. • Professor Jason Reese FREng FRSE, development more cost-effective by University of Edinburgh, is creating creating new platforms for simple and • Professor Paul Shearing, UCL, is a platform technology in multiscale fast in-vitro screening tests. improving the cost, performance and industrial design that will enable users durability of new battery materials to to deliver a variety of revolutionary • Professor Jonathan Rossiter, accelerate their commercialisation. technologies. University of Bristol, is developing high-performance smart materials and • Professor Brian Gerardot, Heriot- For more information on the Chairs and mechanisms to create versatile and Watt University, is engineering the their research, visit www.raeng.org.uk/ resilient actuators and artificial muscles. physical properties of 2D crystals emerging-technologies

3 Public engagement

Robot Orchestra

In March, 200 pupils from primary schools across London visited the Academy to see the award-winning Robot Orchestra led by Professor Danielle George MBE, Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering at the University of Manchester.

The Robot Orchestra project encouraged pupils aged from seven upwards to learn computer coding and how to recycle household materials to make robot instruments that could be linked up to a robotic conductor to play in unison. At its peak, the Robot Orchestra was made up of around 50 robots built from junk. Primary school pupils made musical instruments from fruit and vegetables as part of the Robot Orchestra show Professor George said: “This was the last performance in the tour for the Robot Orchestra and it’s been great to perform at humans and machines can work together in the future.” the Academy and show children how creative engineering is. I hope we’ve shown people that tinkering with junk can be fun After the show, there was an exhibition where the students met and also result in genuine discoveries that enable us to make teams from Raspberry Pi, VEX Robotics and Marty the Robot. useful gadgets. We have been on a real voyage of adventure They could code a Nerf shooter to hit a target with Raspberry Pi, with the orchestra project and learnt a lot about the way that and build and drive their own VEX robot.

Ingenia live! Abbie Hutty, Platform Delivery Manager includes four different methods of presents space at Airbus Defence and Space, gave an removal, including a parachute to pull junk engaging and fun presentation about into the Earth’s atmosphere. the Mars Rover project, explaining the ideas behind the design and some of the The RemoveDEBRIS project also challenges that the Mars Rover team contains a harpoon component that faced. was designed by Oxford Space Systems, where the final speaker, Shefali Sharma, Professor Guglielmo Aglietti, Academy works in business development. Shefali Research Chair and Director of Surrey discussed the space industry from a Space Centre, spoke about the SME perspective, and emphasised that RemoveDEBRIS project, which sent a students do not always need to have a prototype to the International Space specific engineering degree to get into Station in early April. Since human space the industry. Anita Bernie speaks to an attendee during the exploration began, significant amounts networking reception of junk has been left in space. The The event finished with a lively discussion project aims to test different methods of in both the Q&A session and networking On 23 April, Ingenia live! returned to the removing space junk and the prototype reception. Academy with a space-themed evening, To Mars and beyond: engineering our future in space.

The event, chaired by Ingenia 's Editor- in-Chief Dr Scott Steedman CBE FREng, included four specialist speakers with different areas of expertise in the space industry. The event had an audience of students, Fellows and industry professionals.

Anita Bernie, Director of Exploration Missions and Institutional Relations, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, described the company’s evolution over the last 30 years and its plans for the next Ingenia live! speakers (L-R): Professor Guglielmo Aglietti, Anita Bernie, Abbie Hutty and Shefali Sharma with 30 years of space technology. Dr Scott Steedman CBE FREng (centre)

4 Public engagement This is Engineering campaign works with Manchester students In March, students from Manchester schools took part in an event that gave students the opportunity to work with engineers from industries that are not usually associated with engineering.

As part of the This is Engineering campaign, the Academy brought together 63 students, aged 13 to 16, from schools around Manchester. They took part in several engineering challenges set by the engineers behind special effects in A team of students demonstrate the Easter egg box they designed in a challenge to reduce waste packaging films such as Guardians of the Galaxy, Glastonbury’s giant fire-breathing spider, that they may not have known about in into engineering careers, which will be famous chocolate, jelly sweets and TV, film, and food. published and presented at an event at chewing gum. the House of Commons in early July. As well as taking part in challenges run The campaign aims to show students by the engineers, the students were Dr Rhys Morgan, Director of Engineering that they can follow what they love asked about what could be done to and Education at the Academy, said “We into engineering, so the Academy encourage more young people like them want to challenge students to consider worked with engineers in industries not to consider engineering careers. Their how their interests now could become usually associated with the profession recommendations ranged from offering their career of tomorrow... they might to challenge perceptions of what work experience or insights into work to not know that engineers are vital to an engineer is and does and make it all students at an earlier age, to having a whole range of things from making relevant to teenagers’ existing interests. more information about vocational chocolate Easter eggs to special effects in The North West has strong nuclear, education. This feedback will form Hollywood blockbusters.” automotive and aerospace industries, part of a series of recommendations to but at the event students had the government about how to address the For more information, visit opportunity to explore engineering roles challenge of getting more young people www.thisisengineering.org.uk

Royal Academy of Engineering and Royal Society of Edinburgh joint lecture

On 1 May, Naeem Hussain, Arup’s Global Bridge Design Practice Leader and lead designer of Scotland’s newest bridge, the Queensferry Crossing, delivered the joint Royal Society of Edinburgh/Royal Academy of Engineering public lecture in Edinburgh.

Naeem Hussain’s lecture described the evolution and development of the The speakers in front of the Queensferry Crossing, with the Forth bridges in the background Queensferry Crossing design, which was driven by engineering, operational heralds a new generation of bridge- Scotland-based engineers and members and aesthetic requirements. Arup, in building technology. It has resulted in of the public. a joint venture with Jacobs, worked a bridge with three slim mono towers with Transport Scotland to develop that complement the existing three The lecture was followed by a Q&A and manage the Queensferry Crossing cantilevers of the Forth Bridge and the session hosted by the Academy’s project, which is the longest triple tower road bridge’s two towers. President Dame Ann Dowling, and cable-stayed bridge in the world (read Naeem was joined on stage by David all about it in issue 71 of Ingenia: ‘World The event marked the 25th anniversary Climie OBE, Transport Scotland’s Project record-breaking bridge’). Using crossed of the public lecture, which the two Director, and Michael Martin, Forth cables in the middle of the bridge spans, academies host annually. Over 200 Crossing Bridge Constructors Project a world first at this scale, the crossing guests attended, including Fellows, Director.

Public engagement 5 Cheltenham Science Festival

The Academy sponsored two events at this year’s Cheltenham Science Festival, which took place from 5 to 10 June.

On 6 June, materials engineer Professor Mark Miodownik MBE FREng gave a talk about the plastics problem with designer Sophie Thomas, Dr Sally Beken from Innovate UK and Recycling Technologies’ Adrian Griffiths. Around 300 million tonnes of plastic are produced globally each year, of which only 15% is recycled. The talk explored how the public, government, engineers and businesses could work together to find a solution Professor Mark Miodownik MBE explored the plastics problem with a panel of to the problem of plastic waste. experts

Roma Agrawal MBE, 2017 winner of the Academy’s Rooke The festival had a record 45,000 people attend, including 6,474 Award for public promotion of engineering, explored the school pupils. It had a packed programme of events, including history of sewers, how the Romans built giant toilets, London’s the Makershack, which aimed to inspire attendees through ‘Great Stink’, and the new engineering projects that are engineering, hands-on experiments, a women in STEM photo keeping water safe and clean. installation and a cyber trail.

East Midlands with her talk on Cutting crime: the role associated with cutting or stabbing can Regional Lecture of forensic engineering science at the prove vital both during investigations and University of Lincoln. when cases come to court.

On 17 April, Professor Sarah Hainsworth Professor Hainsworth explained The lecture was followed by a dinner FREng, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Executive how advanced scanning techniques for Academy Fellows and their guests, Dean of the School of Engineering and can be used to identify weapons hosted by Libby John, Pro-Vice Chancellor Applied Science at Aston University, gave in dismemberment cases and why and Head of the College of Science at the the first in the series of regional lectures, understanding the engineering factors University of Lincoln.

realising the potential of a trusted D&I in engineering Thought smart world. The response reflected employment survey 2018 the urgent need to address risks leadership associated with consumer Internet of This summer, the Academy is running a Things devices and for government and survey looking at diversity and inclusion industry to work together to improve the (D&I) across engineering employers. Parliamentary inquiry cyber safety and resilience of consumer responses products, as well as their ability to The survey will track progress since preserve privacy. the first survey, which was carried out The Academy has responded to several in 2015 by the Diversity and Inclusion Parliamentary inquiries over the last In May, a response was submitted to Leadership Group of around 40 quarter. the House of Lords Communications engineering employers and employer-led Committee on The Internet: to regulate organisations. In March, the House of Commons Science or not to regulate?, which highlighted and Technology Select Committee key challenges in evolving technologies, The survey will provide a comprehensive conducted an inquiry on quantum adaptive regulation, and key values that view of D&I across engineering and will technologies. The Academy’s response underpin their development, such as be used to influence the Academy’s D&I highlighted the UK opportunities for openness, accessibility and universality. strategy in the future. industrial, academic and government collaboration in the field. Professor Sir A response was submitted to the It will be conducted on behalf of the Michael Pepper FREng FRS has since House of Lords Science and Technology Academy by Sagacity Research and will provided oral evidence on this inquiry. Committee on Off-site manufacturing cover 400 engineering employers across for construction. It dealt with a variety of all sectors of engineering. In April, a response was submitted to issues such as the benefits from reduced the Department for Digital, Culture, costs and increased productivity and For more information about the survey, Media and Sport’s Secure by Design potential barriers like investment and please contact report. The response drew on two skills. [email protected] recent Academy policy reports: Cyber safety and resilience: strengthening the The Academy is grateful for all the To see the results of the 2015 survey, visit digital systems that support the modern contributions made by Fellows to these www.raeng.org.uk/DIsurveyreport economy, and Internet of Things: inquiry responses.

6 Thought leadership International Women Up to 80 delegates discussed how the was delivered by Roma Agrawal MBE, in Engineering Day barriers to career progression could be Associate Director at AECOM. addressed and sought ways in which leadership lunch senior women and role models could It is anticipated that the INWED proactively create opportunities for Leadership Lunch will become a To celebrate International Women in advancement and inclusion within their signature event for the Academy, Engineering Day (INWED) on 23 June, own networks. The event was hosted focusing on a new and relevant theme the Academy hosted an inaugural by Academy President Dame Ann each year to drive progress on gender INWED Leadership Lunch themed Dowling and the keynote presentation equality. Engineering a workplace for women on 22 June.

Like many other professions, engineering has a gender pay gap because of the shortage of women in the profession, and one of the barriers to women advancing their careers is the lack of visible role models.

The lunch facilitated lively discussions and provided a platform for the next generation of engineers to network with senior industry leaders and to share advice and experiences. Roma Agrawal MBE with Dame Ann Dowling

Greenhouse gas ambitious target of reaching an 80% The workshop convened groups of removal study reduction (relative to 1990 levels) experts in these areas to explore how in greenhouse gas emissions by the the UK and the world could deploy a On 9 March, the Academy and the Royal year 2050. Because of the difficulties system of greenhouse gas removal Society held a workshop to gather associated with decarbonising some technologies at a large enough scale to evidence for an ongoing study on sectors, such as agriculture and aviation, meet ambitious climate change targets. greenhouse gas removal. mechanisms of capturing atmospheric Discussions focused on the realistic carbon will be required to meet this goal. potential of these methods given the The Paris Agreement, to which the UK is restrictions of resources, environment, a signatory, aims to limit global warming Greenhouse gas removal pathways technology, economics, legislation and to a maximum of 2°C while striving to range from natural solutions such as social acceptability. limit it to 1.5°C. To support this aim, the planting forests and restoring habitats, agreement sets a target for net zero to those that require large engineering The evidence gathered at the workshop global emissions in the second half of infrastructure such as bioenergy with will inform a final joint Academy and Royal this century. Through the Climate Change carbon capture and storage or direct Society report that will be published in Act, the UK has already set a long-term air capture. the autumn.

Academy launches Graduate Engineering Engagement Programme

On 25 June, 80 people attended an event at the Academy to launch an employer-led Graduate Engineering Engagement Programme (GEEP).

The programme encourages more diverse engineering graduates to transition into engineering employment; shares findings from research into the employment practices of engineering employers; and shares an inclusive recruitment The EEP pilot alumni and employers speaking about their experiences toolkit to support inclusive recruitment practices across female engineering graduates (16%) entering engineering engineering. employment, with only 9.3% working in engineering.

The Academy’s focus on graduate recruitment is driven by its To find out more about the event, the GEEP, or the research and data analysis that revealed that while 27% of UK engineering toolkit, visit www.raeng.org.uk/engdiversity graduates are from ethnic minority backgrounds, only 7.8% If you are an employer and would like to know more about how are in engineering employment. There is also a shortfall of UK to get involved, please email [email protected]

Thought leadership 7 Workshop on integrated economic outcomes across catchment day was to develop a better shared catchment management areas. understanding across stakeholders in the catchment system of the ways in which In March, Academy Fellows, staff and The Academy held the workshop at the different component parts of the system partners travelled to Cumbria to deliver Freshwater Biological Association premises interact and produce outcomes, both a workshop as part of the Academy’s on the shore of Lake Windermere. In the desirable and undesirable. Given better support of the Environment Agency’s morning, local stakeholders, businesses shared model building, local stakeholders Catchment Pioneer project. and catchment experts were introduced might be in a position to develop fruitful to systems thinking and taken through a actions on a range of environmental, This is part of the Academy’s work set of activities that elicited objectives, social and economic outcomes. exploring the application of systems- needs and constraints for the project based approaches to policymaking and its at local, regional and national scales. In the longer term, the Academy is implementation. The project focuses on Activities in the afternoon explored supporting the Environment Agency Cumbria and is testing the principles of examples of systems-thinking methods in a bid to secure a funded research the government’s 25-Year Environment before discussing next steps for the placement that can further develop and Plan in practice, including better co- Pioneer project. embed approaches to shared model design of local delivery to improve the building for integrated catchment management of environmental, social and One of the recommendations from the management in Cumbria.

Gender pay gap reporting

The Academy D&I Programme has begun work on an analysis of gender pay gap data in engineering.

In April, employers with more than 250 employees were required by law to report their gender pay gap; to date, 10,559 employers have done so. The results provide further evidence of the serious issue of the underrepresentation of women in engineering. It also highlights the lack of women at senior levels and in occupations that pay higher salaries. The Academy voluntarily reported on its own gender pay The Academy’s analysis of the data will be used to identify gap. It found that there is a pay gap in favour of women when trends or patterns and produce an engineering-wide gender considering mean hourly pay, at -2.19%, but the median hourly equality action plan that makes recommendations concerning pay gap is in favour of men at 9.19%. To find out more, please recruitment, retention and career progression. email [email protected]

Research and innovation Executive, Sir Mark Walport FRS to discuss growing the AI and data-driven economy, policy roundtables how UKRI can best engage with business, clean growth, the future of mobility and and the role of business and industry in the ageing society. As the government In March, the Academy held two roundtables delivering the government's target for the develops the challenges further, it asked on research and innovation (R&I). UK to invest 2.4% of GDP in R&D by 2027. the national academies to organise Participants included innovation and sector-led events to help inform its On 19 March, the Academy met Sam business stakeholders from across the UK, thinking. Fellows from all four Academies Gyimah MP, Minister for Universities, representing companies of different sizes participated to facilitate multidisciplinary Science, Research and Innovation, to from a range of sectors. discussion. discuss business priorities for a post- Brexit innovation system. Chaired by On 10 May, the Academy hosted its Academy Vice-President Professor Iain Industrial Strategy Grand meeting in the series on the future of Gray CBE FREng FRSE, it gave the minister Challenges roundtable mobility. This brought government officials the opportunity to hear from a variety together with Fellows and stakeholders of businesses and entrepreneurs with In May, the Academy worked alongside from academia, industry, the automotive, firsthand experience of participating its sister academies to coordinate four aerospace and rail sectors, and in EU R&I programmes. The Academy interdisciplinary discussion meetings engineering and social science disciplines. will continue to inform discussions on to inform government thinking on the The discussion explored what the future business perspectives and priorities Industrial Strategy Grand Challenges. of UK mobility may look like, how these on innovation in the context of the UK’s changes may support economic growth departure from the EU. The government’s Industrial Strategy and social benefit, and where the UK has White Paper set out four Grand Challenges opportunities and strengths that can be On 28 March, just before the formal launch that underpin a strategic vision to shape supported and built upon. The meeting of UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), the emerging industries and build on the was valuable for government to inform and Academy held a roundtable with its Chief UK’s competitive advantages. These are: shape its work on the Grand Challenges.

8 Thought leadership Frontiers of Engineering for Research and Development

In May, the fifth Frontiers of Engineering for Development innovation (FoEDev) symposium took place at the Academy.

The theme of the symposium was The Circular Economy, which was explored through three sub-themes: designing for circularity, learning from natural systems, and dematerialisation. The event was co-chaired by Professor Adisa Azapagic FREng, Professor of Sustainable Chemical Engineering at the University of Manchester, and Dr David Greenfield, SOENECS/Circular Economy Club.

Two workshops also took place at the event. The first was run in conjunction with Chatham House, to encourage insights from the event. The second, run in partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, used a case study to delve into circular business models. Richard MacCowan, Biomimicry UK, tangles himself and participants up in On the final evening of the symposium, delegates were string in an interactive exercise to map and explore complex natural systems joined by the London Circular Economy Club at the Barbican Conservatory for a reception and dinner. The event included a group of 65 emerging UK and global engineering leaders thought-provoking keynote speech from Chief Scientific Advisor from a diverse range of backgrounds to discuss pioneering to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, technical work and cutting-edge research for international Professor Ian Boyd FRSE. development.

FoEDev symposia are interdisciplinary and facilitate The next event will take place in November 2018 in Vietnam, national and international collaborations that tackle global titled Engineers as Healthcare Professionals. Expressions of development challenges. The events bring together a select interest are now open via www.raeng.org.uk/foedev

Regional Engagement Engineering, University of Strathclyde. The national competition is open to Awards early-career researchers in STEM, and • Professor Daniel Esser, Leonardo / provides an opportunity for presenters to In January, the Academy awarded six Royal Academy of Engineering Research discuss their research with expert judges Regional Engagement Awards as part of Chair in Laser Device Physics and and local MPs. The day was divided into the wider Investment in Research Talent Engineering, Heriot-Watt University. two sessions with 90 posters presented from the National Productivity Investment in each; chemistry, mathematics and fund. The awards build on the Academy’s • Professor Jennifer Whyte, physics; and biosciences and engineering. successful Research Chair and Senior Laing O’Rourke / Royal Academy of Research Fellowship programmes and Engineering Research Chair in Systems Over 200 engineering abstracts were extend the benefits of engineering, in Integration, Imperial College London. received, which was the highest number terms of economic growth and societal for any subject category this year. The advancement, to local economies. • Professor Chris Pearce, EDF Energy / judging panel, chaired by Professor Royal Academy of Engineering Research Stephen McLaughlin FREng FRSE, The Academy’s Regional Engagement Chair in Computational Mechanics, selected three outstanding poster Awards support current Research Chairs University of Glasgow. presentations on the day. and Senior Research Fellows to engage with SMEs and other organisations, • Professor Kenneth Grattan OBE Louise Mason from the University of allowing them to harness the researchers’ FREng, George Daniels Trust / Royal Glasgow won the £2,000 Gold Prize for engineering expertise and networks. The Academy of Engineering Research Chair her research investigating the viscoelastic awardees are: in Next Generation Optical and Fibre properties of complex materials and cells Optic Instrumentation, City, University of to study cancer migration. • Professor Ashutosh Tiwari, Airbus / London. Royal Academy of Engineering Research The day was a great success and well Chair in Digitisation for Manufacturing, attended by MPs and representatives University of Sheffield. STEM for Britain from major learned societies. A special thank you goes to the Academy Fellows • Professor Alan Kemp, Fraunhofer On 12 March, the annual STEM for Britain who gave up their time to review UK / Royal Academy of Engineering competition was held at the House of abstracts and judge the posters as Research Chair in Advanced Laser Commons. members of the judging panel.

Research and innovation 9 Innovation collaboration perspectives on adopting a systems- create links with the UK. The Leaders with thinking approach to research policy. in Innovation Fellowship programme has supported Indian researchers with On 16 and 17 April, the Indian Indian policymakers are increasingly commercialisation. government’s Department of Science keen to use research and innovation to and Technology invited the Academy tackle pressing societal challenges, from Professor Wakeham said: “This meeting to a conference on Working in systems remediating environmental stresses to is a great opportunity to see how we not silos: driving growth and innovation creating jobs for a young population. can work together to improve research through industry–academia partnerships However, major barriers exist as the and innovation policy and ensure all in Chandigarh, India. huge variety of schemes on offer, parts of the process fit together as inappropriate incentive frameworks and a coherent whole. The investment The Academy delegation was led by lack of industry–academia relationships the Academy IAPP projects obtain Professor Sir William Wakeham FREng, discourage productive interactions in India from government, academia who was accompanied by Professor between sectors. and industry shows the significant Norman Apsley OBE FREng, Tim Askew contributions a joined-up approach FREng, and representatives from Oxentia Through the Newton Fund, the to research and skills partnership can and the Manufacturing Technology Academy has funded 32 projects bring. These projects allow the UK Centre. At the conference, senior that bridge this divide, while the participants to build deep relationships representatives from government, Industry Academia Partnership with these important players in India’s academia and industry shared Programme (IAPP) has helped to innovation system.”

Showcasing the UK’s most promising engineering entrepreneurs

On 31 May, the Enterprise Hub held its annual Hub Showcase to celebrate the outgoing 2017/18 cohort of Enterprise Fellows.

The event included a keynote speech from William Tunstall- Pedoe, the AI guru who founded Evi, the technology used to create Amazon’s Alexa. In his speech, William shared the story of how he went from “British individual with a crazy tech idea to the world’s best-selling AI product a decade later”. Academy CEO Dr Hayaatun Sillem gave the opening introduction and Ian Shott CBE FREng, Chair of the Enterprise Committee, hosted the evening.

The Hub Showcase is an opportunity for investors and business A team member from Gravity Sketch demonstrates its 3D design technology leaders to meet exceptional engineering entrepreneurs who the Academy has supported through its Enterprise Fellowships to understand vocally produced sounds and turn them into scheme. Fourteen Hub members pitched live to over 100 live instrumentation, and Dr Felicity de Cogan, Co-Founder of attendees. This included George Wright, CEO of Vochlea Music, NitroPep, who has developed a novel protective coating that kills who has developed an audio engine that uses machine learning bacteria on contact.

The 2017/18 cohort of Enterprise Fellows has achieved a huge amount in the past year. Highlights include Oluwaseyi Sosanya raising £1.2 million in seed funding for Gravity Sketch, an intuitive 3D design tool that uses virtual reality, and Dr Katerina Spranger’s company Oxford Heartbeat being named WIRED’s UK health startup of the year.

This year’s Showcase is one of several events celebrating the Enterprise Hub’s fifth anniversary. The next event will be the Launchpad Competition final, which will take place on 22 November 2018.

The Academy is accepting applications for the 2019/20 cohort of Enterprise Fellows. If you know any exceptional researchers at universities and research institutes who are wishing to spin- out, including international PhD students or recent graduates looking to start a company, then please direct them to Dr Enass Abo-Hamed demonstrates H2GO Power's low-cost hydrogen www.raeng.org.uk/enterprisefellowships or contact production and storage technologies [email protected] for more information.

10 Research and innovation Beyond automation: the new world of work

In March, over 100 guests attended the Beyond automation: the new world of work event at Prince Philip House hosted by Alok Jha, science journalist, author and broadcaster.

The event explored the new world of engineering opportunities that will arise from automation in the future, with a specialist panel that included Rebecca Enonchong, leading tech entrepreneur and Africa Prize judge and CEO and Founder of AppsTech, Dr John Lazar CBE FREng, pioneering software engineer, and Academy CEO Dr Hayaatun Sillem.

After a short introduction by each speaker, the panel discussed how Alok Jha, Rebecca Enonchong, Dr Hayaatun Sillem and Dr John Lazar discussed disruptive technologies disruptive technologies, such as during a panel discussion exploring future engineering possibilities automation, AI and the Internet of Things, offer attractive possibilities for the Rebecca Enonchong shared a practical engage with future opportunities, as future with a new world of engineering insight that is relevant to Africa, well as creating a workforce that better opportunities. highlighting that new automation reflects the diversity of society, which technologies are an opportunity for is essential if the future products and Dr Lazar stated: “We are generally very growth and leapfrogging. She also services that are being developed are bad at forecasting, and subject to Amara’s touched upon how few African jobs are to properly serve the people who use Law: ‘We tend to overestimate the effect linked to industrialisation, highlighting them. of a technology in the short run and that AI will not be replacing them but will underestimate the effect in the long run’. instead help to support development. The topics led to an engaging and Our solutions and policies cannot be too insightful Q&A session, which was rigid, prescriptive or tramlined; we should Dr Hayaatun Sillem focused on how followed by a networking reception. strive for ‘anti-fragility’.” digital skills are vital to helping society

Seven new Research Fellowships • Dr Ben Green, University of Warwick Long-distance quantum communication devices via In March, the Academy announced support for seven new engineered defects in diamond. engineering Research Fellowships, with each awardee receiving five years’ worth of funding to advance their • Dr Massimiliano Materazzi, UCL academic research. Advanced thermal technologies for conversion of waste into second-generation biofuels. The proposed research topics cover a variety of engineering disciplines, including deep learning for robotics, technologies • Dr Edward Johns, Imperial College London to enable the conversion of waste into biofuels, and new Empowering next-generation robots with dexterous 3D-imaging techniques for tissue engineering. manipulation: deep learning via simulation.

Research Fellowships advance excellence in engineering by • Dr Rainer Groh, University of Bristol enabling outstanding early-career academics to concentrate Robust computational methods and design paradigms for on basic research in any field of engineering. The funding spatially chaotic structures. allows researchers to reduce their teaching and administrative duties, giving them time to develop a track record in their • Dr Charlotte Hagen, UCL discipline. They also receive mentoring from an experienced A novel 3D, non-destructive imaging platform for tissue Academy Fellow. The Fellowships are supported through the UK engineering. government’s Investment in Research Talent initiative. • Dr Brian Sheil, University of Oxford The awardees are: Intelligent real-time monitoring to inform underground construction processes. • Dr Myra Lydon, Queen's University Belfast Solutions to monitor and assess resilience in transport For more information on Research Fellowships, visit (SMART) infrastructure. www.raeng.org.uk/research-fellowships

Research and innovation 11 Education and skills

Connecting STEM Teachers collaborative project

This summer, teacher coordinators from the Academy’s Connecting STEM Teachers programme delivered 33 collaborative projects with schools from their networks.

The projects are unique to each region and were created to meet the specific needs and circumstances of the teachers and students in the area. In Hampshire,

170 students from five primary and Students work together on one of the Academy's STEM learning resources eight secondary schools competed in an inter-school robotics tournament. Teams Since the project started in 2012, engineering institutions, and the project from each school undertook a series of the number of schools and pupils has gained increased support from STEM challenges including building and coding participating in collaborative projects Learning’s STEM Ambassador programme MicroBit and designing and across the country has continued to grow, and Tomorrow’s Engineers. manufacturing touchscreen Egloves and girls now account for 48% of pupils to control a remote bionic hand. In benefiting from projects. For more information on the Connecting Hertfordshire and Essex, students took STEM Teachers programme, visit part in an Airgineer STEM challenge to The wider engineering community www.raeng.org.uk/connecting-stem- design, build and learn to fly two types of supports the collaborations, including teachers drone; micro and racing drones. industry, universities and professional

Opportunity to collaborate with African higher education institutions On 1 June, the Higher Education Partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa (HEP SSA) programme opened a new call for funding.

In 2012, the Academy’s Engineers for Africa report identified a lack of capacity and lack of necessary skills and experience within engineering in Africa. By forming and strengthening relationships between academia and industry, HEP SSA aims to ensure that the higher education system in sub- Saharan Africa produces engineers with the skills and knowledge required to meet the needs of industry, tackle local Professor Hua Zhao FREng (right), Brunel University and UK partner at the University of Port Harcourt knowledge sharing workshop in December 2017 challenges, address the engineering skills shortage in the region, and engage and disseminate knowledge Sebastian Scott, Programme Manager at showcase engineering’s role in driving through the project’s stakeholders and [email protected] or visit economic development. partners. www.raeng.org.uk/hepssa

This is achieved through bilateral The Academy is looking to build Previous experience of working or secondments with local industry, partnerships between UK and collaborating with African universities is undertaking engineering curriculum African academia. Fellows who are not a requirement, and all enquiries and reviews in line with industry needs and interested in participating in the HEP information provided will be held with international standards, and hosting SSA programme, or would like to find the strictest confidence. knowledge-sharing workshops that out more information, should contact

12 Education and skills Engineering Leaders Scholarships The ongoing success of the programme is only possible due selection event to the continued support of the Academy’s Fellows, Sainsbury Management Fellows and ELS alumni. To get involved, please In March, 69 high-performing engineering undergraduates contact [email protected] attended a selection event at the Academy, hoping to become one of this year’s Engineering Leaders Scholars (ELS).

The ELS steering group selected 35 undergraduates from all engineering sectors and from universities across the UK, including Aberystwyth University, Durham University, Queens’ University Belfast, the University of Strathclyde, and the University of Southampton. Of the 35 new scholars, 12 are women.

This new cohort of ELS awardees will receive £5,000 to help enhance their skills and assist them in becoming future engineering leaders. The group will join the existing 70 scholars attending an annual networking and training weekend each autumn. This provides an opportunity to engage in a range of business activities and to network with ELS alumni, Sainsbury Management Fellows and Academy Fellows. Attendees at the 2018 selection event

Benefits of rewarding and reward of teaching standards in all universities road-testing it, and is freely university teaching ability subjects. available for all universities to use. put to the test around the Universities, including University This framework will help universities world College London, the National University to define the progressive levels of of Singapore, École Polytechnique teaching achievement that underpin In April, the Academy published a report Fédérale de Lausanne in and career advancement based on teaching showing that rewarding excellent and Institute of Technology, and learning. This applies particularly highly effective teaching in academia is supported the project by evaluating the to academic career planning and to both feasible and desirable. career framework and, in many cases, reward systems related to educational used it to inform and guide changes to leadership. The new framework The report, Career Framework for how they support and recognise teaching. addresses these issues through a flexible University Teaching, builds on a set of and adaptable approach. principles published by the Academy The template has three main areas: the two years ago. It shares the results of a academic’s sphere of impact, setting For more information,visit follow-up study in which the principles promotion criteria, and identifying www.raeng.org.uk/CareerFramework were applied in nine universities across evidence to show achievement. It has UniversityTeaching or the world to inform the recognition been refined based on feedback from the www.teachingframework.com

Visiting Professors

On 9 May, 24 new Visiting Professors were awarded across 21 universities.

A record 63 applications for the scheme were received: four were successfully awarded from post-92 universities, and five applications were awarded to female engineers, an increase on previous years.

On 18 June, the Academy held an induction conference for the Visiting Professors and their host Academic Champion, who supports them through their professorship. Participants met each other and discussed their plans, goals and concerns for the next three years. Past awardees also spoke to the group about their own experiences. The new Visiting Professors at the induction conference

The Visiting Professors scheme aims to use the professors' industry practitioners participate in course development, face- industrial experience to enhance student learning as well as the to-face teaching and mentoring of engineering undergraduates employability and skills of UK engineering graduates. Senior at the host university for at least 12 days a year for three years.

Education and skills 13 Academy excelled, in an unusual leadership position or someone of extraordinary future roundup potential or on an influential trajectory. The membership team and I are available to provide advice, if needed. Promoting inclusivity in the Fellowship In the period ahead, we also have some more social activities planned: the Professor Richard Williams OBE FREng next Fellows lunch is being held on 23 FRSE, Vice-President of Fellowship October, and a new summer event for Engagement, provides an update on the Fellows and their partners has been Academy’s Fellowship activities. announced. The summer event will be held at the Academy on Thursday 26

With the change of timelines for July and provides an opportunity to Professor Richard Williams OBE FREng, Vice- nomination of new Fellows (see page 15), network and socialise with each other President for Fellowship Engagement the period ahead provides prime time to as well as with the next generation of craft nominations. I know from speaking leaders in the industry (awardee alumni). space available, should they wish to hire with so many Fellows that, in particular, It provides a further opportunity to it for events in the future. we are keen to demonstrate and model meet the Trustee Board members and inclusivity and diversity. So I would invite find out more about their roles and I continue to welcome your ideas, you to consider carefully and take an responsibilities. Fellows can also enjoy observations and advice, and can be action to nominate a potential Fellow great hospitality from the Academy’s contacted at perhaps from a small company that has in-house catering partners and view the [email protected]

Media roundup Two Academy reports on cyber safety and the Internet of Things received extensive media coverage, including Mail Online, Daily In February, the President was widely quoted in coverage of Telegraph and various trade publications. The launch of the the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s Welsh Valleys Engineering Project generated features on both science photography competition, including in the Daily Mail, BBC Online and BBC One Wales. Independent and Daily Telegraph. In April, Future Collective, an event held in Manchester as part of Coinciding with the Enterprise Hub’s fifth anniversary, the This is Engineering campaign, was covered by Manchester Michael Tougher, winner of the Academy’s 2016 Launchpad Evening News and the Chairs in Emerging Technologies received Competition, appeared on BBC World News to discuss his coverage in local press and specialist publications. innovation Soundbops, an educational toy that helps children learn music. In June, Owlstone Medical, winners of the 2018 MacRobert Award, received extensive coverage with appearances in the The finalists of the 2018 Africa Prize received media attention, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and Metro, local radio news and with four entrepreneurs appearing on the BBC World Service in newspapers, and engineering trade press. The MacRobert March. The winner, Brian Gittu, was featured on BBC News and finalists continue to generate interest with coverage in Reuters, a number of African news sites. local media and trade publications.

News of Fellows been appointed Chair of the Accelerated Richardson and Dr Dame Angela Strank Access Collaborative DBE have been elected Fellows of the Professor Chimay Anumba has been Royal Society awarded the 2018 American Society of Civil Professor Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE Engineers’ Computing in Civil Engineering FRS has been awarded the Engineering Professor Lynn Gladden CBE FRS has Award Professors' Council President's Prize for her been appointed Chair of the Engineering societal impact as an engineer and educator, and Physical Sciences Research Council Tudor Brown MBE has been appointed to and involvement in Global Grand Challenges the board of Garrison Technology Patrick Thomas has been appointed Anne Glover CBE has been appointed as Chairman of Johnson Matthey Lord Browne of Madingley FRS has been a Non-Executive Director to the Bank of appointed to the Advisory Board of Blue Professor Michael Walker OBE has Bear Capital been elected a Fellow of the European Dr Andy Harter CBE has been appointed Telecommunications Standards Institute Naomi Climer CBE has been appointed as High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire a Non-Executive Director of Focusrite Plc Martyn Thomas CBE has been appointed Dr Demis Hassabis CBE, Professor Visiting Professor at the University of Lord Darzi of Denham OM PC KBE has Graeme Jameson AO, Professor David Manchester

14 Academy roundup Nonagenarian Fellows’ lunch the world safer, advanced whole fields of engineering, turned science into innovations that have made a real difference to On 16 May, a group of 24 nonagenarian Fellows gathered at society, and contributed significantly to economic growth”. Prince Philip House for a special lunch hosted by the President. “You taught ’s engineers who run some of the world’s The gathering included three of the Academy’s Founding biggest engineering firms and you guided the groundbreaking Fellows. The President thanked the Fellows for the contribution research of others,” she added. their collective knowledge and expertise has made to society and to the Academy’s growth and development. In her speech, The Academy is grateful to all Fellows that attended. Further the President emphasised that their lifetime’s work had “made photos can be found in the Fellows area of the Academy website.

Nonagenarian Fellows gathered at Prince Philip House for a special lunch hosted by Dame Ann Dowling

Leave a lasting legacy

Thank you to Fellows who have generously pledged a bequest to the Academy.

Legacy gifts are essential in helping to bring together the most successful and talented engineers from across the profession with a shared purpose: to put engineering at the heart of a sustainable and prosperous society, improving lives and opportunities.

For a confidential discussion about legacy giving, please contact Fiona Stewart, Head of Philanthropy, on 020 766 0852 or [email protected]

Nominations of In collaboration with the Year of Engineering, the Academy organised a screening of Black Panther at prospective new Fellows the Science Museum to celebrate the role of Shuri, a female engineer in the film, on International Women in Engineering Day. Before the screening, Angela Saini, science journalist, engineer, and author of Inferior: How The Academy’s effectiveness depends Science Got Women Wrong, chaired a panel discussion. The panel of real-world engineers and media experts discussed how engineering is bringing technology ever closer to that used in the Marvel world, and how films critically on the talent, energy and can influence young people in their career choice © The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London commitment of its Fellows and the role of the Fellowship is central to the whole membership process. panels: October 2018 to March 2019 is found in the Fellows’ area of the Inform proposers of results: Academy’s website: To reduce the time taken from May 2019 www.raeng.org.uk/fellows-area nomination to election, the closing date Online election: July 2019 for Fellowship nominations will be 1 AGM – when the new Fellows are Fellows will require a username and September 2018. Consequently, the new formally ratified: September 2019 password to access it. To retrieve a calendar for 2019 candidates will be: New Fellows’ briefing and dinner: forgotten password, email October 2019 [email protected] Closing date for nominations: 1 All other queries regarding nominations September 2018 Fellows can nominate via the Academy’s should be directed to Reviewing by membership selection online system for nominations, which [email protected]

Academy roundup 15 HM The Queen's Dame Commander of the Order of Professor Laurence Williams FREng Birthday Honours the British Empire for services to nuclear safety and radioactive waste management Dr Frances Saunders CB FREng for Congratulations to the eight Academy services to science and engineering Three Academy awardees also Fellows who were recognised by HM recieved honours. the Queen in this year's Birthday Commanders of the British Empire Honours list. Officer of the British Empire Professor Bashir Al-Hashimi FREng Knight Bachelor for services to computer engineering Professor Tong Sun (2016 Silver and industry Medal winner and current Research Professor Steven Cowley FRS Chair) for services to engineering FREng for services to science and the Naomi Climer FREng for services to development of nuclear fusion the engineering profession Member of the British Empire

Order of the Bath David Eyton FREng for services to Roma Agrawal (winner of the 2017 Companion of the Order of the Bath engineering and energy Rooke Award for public promotion of engineering) for services to Professor John Loughhead OBE Officer of the Order of the British engineering FREng for services to research and Empire development in the energy sector Dr Susannah Clarke (2015 Silver Professor Kenneth Grattan FREng Medal winner) for services to Order of the British Empire for services to science engineering and entrepreneurship

Forthcoming events 17 October 2018 22 November 2018 Autumn Lecture Launchpad Competition Final This is a selection of Academy events. Venue: Prince Philip House Venue: Prince Philip House For a complete list, visit Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm Time: 5.30pm to 9.00pm www.raeng.org.uk/events 30 October 2018 18 September 2018 : Antarctica AGM Venue: Prince Philip House Follow the Academy on Twitter: Venue: Prince Philip House Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm @RAEngNews Time: 4.30pm to 8.00pm Speaker: Tim Stockings, British Antarctic Follow the Academy on Facebook: Survey’s Director www.facebook.com/RAEngineering 2 October 2018 New Fellows’ Briefing 5 November 2018 Edited by Portia Sale Venue: Prince Philip House Hinton Lecture and dinner Email: [email protected] Time: 12.15pm to 5.00pm Venue: Prince Philip House Published by the Royal Academy of Engineering, Time: 6.00pm to 10.00pm Prince Philip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace, 2 October 2018 London SW1Y 5DG New Fellows’ Dinner 7 November 2018 Tel: 020 7766 0600 www.raeng.org.uk Venue: Drapers’ Hall In conversation with 2018 MacRobert The Royal Academy of Engineering Time: 7.00pm to 10.45pm Winner, Owlstone Medical promotes excellence in the science, Venue: Prince Philip House art and practice of engineering. Time: 6.00pm to 9.00pm Registered charity number 293074

Dr Raymond Thompson CBE FREng Mr Robert William Brander FREng Obituaries died on 23 March 2018, aged 92. He was died on 2 May 2018, aged 82. He was formerly a consultant. formerly Technical Director at BT and Racal. Professor Kenneth Michael Wallace Mr William McAlonan FREng died on FREng died on 3 March 2018, aged 73. 14 April 2018, aged 88. He was formerly Mr Geoffrey Byham MBE FREng He was formerly Emeritus Professor of Director of Roads for Strathclyde region. died on 16 May 2018, aged 71. He Engineering Design at the University of was formerly Head of Engineering at Cambridge. Professor Paul Younger DL FREng Westland Helicopters Ltd. FRSE died on 21 April 2018, aged Mr Derek Hanson FREng died on 21 55. He was formerly Rankine Chair of Mr Michael Dickson CBE FREng died March 2018, aged 84. He was formerly Engineering and Professor of Energy 28 May 2018, aged 73. He was formerly Director at John Browne Plc. Engineering, University of Glasgow. Chairman, Buro Happold Engineering.

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