EnterpriseEnterprise HuHubb starts up n 29 AApril,pril, a host ooff leadinleadingg innovators, entrentrepreneurs,epreneurs, bubusinesssiness aangelsngels and venture capitalists gagatheredthered Oat Prince Philip House for the formal launch of the Academy’s Enterprise Hub. A flagship programme launched as part of the Academy-led Engineering for Growth campaign, the Hub will leverage the experience and expertise of Fellows to support and encourage the next generation of early-stage engineering and technology businesses throughout the business cycle. As well as mentoring and other strategic and practical support from Fellows, the Hub will provide entrepreneurs with networking opportunities and introductions to potential sources of funding. Over 70 Fellows have already pledged to donate their time – totalling more than 800 days a year – to contribute to the Hub’s programme.
Delegates at the launch event, including Universities and Science Minister the Rt Hon David Willetts MP, heard from Ian Shott CBE FREng, who chairs the Academy’s new Commenting on the launch, Business Secretary, the Rt Hon Enterprise Committee. Dr Vince Cable MP said: “This stellar list of mentors – many of “The vision for the Hub is to seed a culture of success among whom have founded and led some of the UK's most successful the most ambitious and high-potential technology-intensive engineering businesses - will ensure the next generation of SMEs in the UK,” Ian Shott explained. “It will build their talent keeps Britain at the forefront of science and innovation.” capabilities and provide them with essential connections to The Hub strengthens the Academy’s commitment to established financing and business clusters that offer access promoting engineering innovation and entrepreneurship to to finance and routes to market.” drive economic growth for future prosperity. It will embrace Academy President Sir John Parker GBE FREng said: “I believe several existing Academy activities, such as the Engineering the Enterprise Hub provides a terrific opportunity to bring to Enterprise Fellowships scheme, now in its third year, and the bear the unique talents and networks of our Fellowship to Academy-ERA Foundation Entrepreneurs Award. Alumni of address an area of real national need.” both, as well as winners and finalists of the MacRobert Award, will be invited to join the Hub and share their experience and The occasion also saw the announcement of a major gift from advice. The Hub will therefore enable the wealth of business Dr John C Taylor OBE FREng towards a dedicated centre for and entrepreneurial expertise that the Academy has for many enterprise at Prince Philip House. The proposed centre will years encouraged to be deployed in a targeted way in the provide high-quality space for Hub activities as they grow national interest. It will strengthen the Academy’s performance and develop. The Hub's activities have also attracted early and reputation as a valuable national resource for business support from the ERA Foundation (to provide initial funding and enterprise. for a staff post), Sir Robin Saxby FREng and Weir Group plc. The success of the 2012 Annual Fund appeal has also allowed Top: Dr John Taylor OBE FREng addresses the audience the Academy to contribute funding, and operations are now Above: Academy President Sir John Parker GBE FREng, Past President Lord Alec getting underway. Broers FREng, and Dr Mike Lynch OBE FREng
President’s column 2 Infrastructure and transport 7 Newsletter First QEPrize awarded 3 People and talent 8 Innovation and entrepreneurship 4 Business and manufacturing 9 Summer 2013 Technology and society 5 Academy roundup 10 Energy and natural resources 6 Obituaries 12
1 The Academy is fundamentally a partnership organisation — bringing together people President's and organisations in the profession, universities, government and business — to column support national engineering capacity, economic growth and societal benefit. Fellows can read about the highlights of the progress the Academy has made in the last year in the Annual Review for 2012-2013, which was recently distributed ahead of the annual general meeting. The review details how the Academy is supporting cutting-edge engineering research, is delivering valuable programmes to enhance and expand the engineering skills pipeline and raising the profile of engineering with key audiences. The award of the first QEPrize has brought these messages home to a worldwide audience.
Throughout its history, the Academy has grown and achieved increasing impact and influence because of the steadfast support of its Fellows.
The launch of our new Enterprise Hub is the latest exemplar of the Academy leveraging its core strengths in the Fellowship. The new Hub has the potential to make a real difference both to the nation’s technology enterprise landscape and to the Academy’s reach. Already, more than 70 Fellows, all with hands-on experience of starting up and running successful businesses, have signed up to the Hub. As mentors, supporters and advisers, they will help some of the best new technology start-ups not only to get going, but get growing.
The Hub’s own start-up phase has significant financial support from Fellows and organisations with a track record in successful innovation. Dr John C Taylor FREng has Meetings and visitors made a very significant commitment towards providing physical infrastructure for the Hub. The success of our 2012 Annual Fund appeal to the Fellowship means that the In his capacity as President, Academy can also contribute. This important new initiative is off to a truly flying start. Sir John Parker has met: Her Majesty The Queen The Academy – as the Forum for engineering – is well on the way to realising our HRH The Princess Royal ambition to develop as the partner of choice for our great industrial companies. So Professor Muffy Calder – Chief Scientific much of what we achieve is undertaken in collaboration with businesses that are Adviser for Scotland at the heart of UK engineering, manufacturing and construction. With half of our Peter Hansford – Government Chief Fellowship having made their mark in business or industry, it is right that we continue Construction Adviser to develop our working relationships with top businesses as we seek to help many more companies join their number. House of Lords Conservative Peers Sir Paul Nurse Hon FREng PRS – President of the Royal Society The University of York was the generous host of this year’s Summer Soirée and Exhibition, at its centre dedicated to encouraging collaboration between disciplines The Rt Hon George Osborne MP - and sectors to drive innovation. The exhibition was themed Engineering: Designed Chancellor of the Exchequer for Living, and showcased advanced engineering from the university’s research Queen Elizabeth Prize Judges and Winners departments. Guest of honour was Royal Fellow HRH The Princess Royal, who Sir Adam Roberts – President of the British viewed demonstrations of new applications of research in the fields of acoustics, Academy nanoparticles, and neuroimaging. Professor Lord Stern of Brentford Sir John Tooke – President of the Academy The Academy’s new campaign, Engineering for Growth, has now secured a number of Medical Sciences of excellent partners from business, research, government and the engineering The Rt Hon David Willetts MP - Minister of profession. The campaign website has recently been launched and a number of events State for Universities and Science and media activities are planned to bring home how engineering drives growth across many dimensions. He attended the following events and meetings: The news that the Chancellor has decided to maintain investment in public funding Council for Science and Technology for science and engineering research is an encouraging development for growth meeting in the UK. The Presidents of the four national academies had a meeting with the Regional visits: Chancellor as part of our joint work together to bring home the message that our Tech City and UCL, London research base is the wellspring of future innovation and growth. But we need to harvest its output and that means continued investment and involvement by the Rolls-Royce, Derby engineering companies that turn scientific ideas into marketable products and The School of Engineering at the services. University of Edinburgh, Selex ES Skyscanner and Wolfson Microelectronics, Edinburgh QEPrize awards ceremony Soirée at The University of York IET Board of Trustees dinner Innovation in biomedical engineering event
2 President's column First QEPrize awarded
On 25 June, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) was awarded for the first time. Four of the five engineers who created the internet and the World Wide Web received their award from Her Majesty The Queen in front of an audience that included the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and the three leaders of the UK’s main political parties.
As Lord Browne of Madingley, Chair of Trustees of the QEPrize, said in his address, “Her Majesty was at the vanguard of this revolution when she sent her first email in 1976 – which was The winners each received a trophy also the year in which the Royal Academy designed by 18-year-old Jennifer Leggett, of Engineering was founded, with who won a national competition that His Royal Highness Prince Philip as its called for students to come up with a Senior Fellow.” design capturing the essence of modern engineering, and who was singled out for The Queen and the winners were praise by The Queen for her originality. joined by the QEPrize judges, donor company CEOs and young engineers in Earlier that day, the Lord Mayor hosted a celebration of the Prize and the wider a lunch at the Guildhall in honour of the engineering community. winners, attended by Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice. In her speech at the lunch, During the awards ceremony, Her Majesty Princess Eugenie acknowledged her Bankside. The party celebrated the expressed her support for both, and personal debt to engineering – reflecting winners in the presence of leading said, “The Queen Elizabeth Prize for on how the titanium rods that straighten figures from the worlds of engineering, Engineering recognises those who have her spine have improved her quality arts, business and education, as well brought benefits across the globe. It is of life and on how the internet and as a large number of early-career right that we should celebrate those World Wide Web supported her work engineers. Through interactive achievements, given that engineering is at university. installations, the guests experienced a modest profession, which tends not to the wonders and breadth of modern blow its own trumpet.” Lord Browne thanked the donor engineering – including innovations that companies and paid tribute to the judges, might possibly one day have an impact Dr Bob Kahn, Vint Cerf and Louis under the chairmanship of Lord Broers, as significant as the internet and the Pouzin were recognised for their and the groups assembled by Academy World Wide Web. contributions to the protocols that make Fellows Professor Sir William Wakeham up the fundamental architecture of the and Dame Sue Ion, who undertook the Finally, on 26 June at The Crystal in internet; Sir Tim Berners-Lee FREng, searching and sifting of nominations. Newham, 220 students aged from for inventing the World Wide Web; and 11 to 14 from London schools and, via Marc Andreessen for developing the The day finished with an engineering Google Hangout, in Swaziland and Mosaic browser. party at the Tate Modern on London’s Bangalore took part in a discussion with the QEPrize winners, hosted by TeenTech CEO Maggie Philbin. The event covered questions as diverse as how the pioneers met each other to what the internet will be like in future.
Work now starts on the next QEPrize cycle, for which nominations will open early in 2014.
From top: HM The Queen with the winners and their trophies; HRH Princess Eugenie of York with Dr Bob Kahn and Sir John Parker; three of the QEPrize winners with school pupils at the Siemens Crystal building, Royal Victoria Docks
First QEPrize Awarded 3 Innovation and entrepreneurship
G8 Innovation Conference
On 14 June, the Academy welcomed a group of delegates from the G8 UK Innovation Conference to its Enterprise Hub for a discussion on how to turn innovative research into commercial success. The event began with a keynote speech by Dr Mike Lynch OBE FREng, founder of Autonomy, followed by interactive breakout sessions where delegates and Academy Fellows, award winners and Enterprise Fellows discussed the key challenges facing Harter FREng, Founding CEO of RealVNC, technological entrepreneurs. and Dr Rob Buckingham FREng, Co-Founder and Managing Director of The conference delegates present OC Robotics. The event closed with included CEOs and CTOs of world-leading a discussion chaired by Professor Sir companies, and among the Academy William Wakeham FREng, International Fellows present were Sir Robin Saxby Secretary and Senior Vice-President of Professor Alison Noble OBE FREng chairs a FREng, founding CEO of ARM, Paul Stein the Academy, on innovation lessons that breakout discussion with delegates from the G8 FREng, CSO at Rolls-Royce, Dr Andrew can be shared globally. Innovation Conference
Innovation in medical technologies including new kinds of Procurement in IT technologies sensing and monitoring equipment that are leading the transformation As part of its project to support of healthcare in both developed and better UK government procurement, developing countries. the Academy held its first in-depth sector-specific meeting on IT There were talks on new technologies procurement on 14 June. The roundtable in areas as diverse as biological meeting brought together Academy scaffolds, medical robotics and modern Fellows, industry bodies and IT prosthetics. The audience also heard specialists working within government. tips from a venture capitalist on how to secure investment for innovative Issues discussed included the barriers medical technologies. to new, smaller companies becoming involved in government procurement; The event ended with a panel of managing risk in procurement and experts looking to what the patient can the move to procuring services rather expect from the sector in the next five than systems with the advent of to ten years. A range of perspectives cloud computing. including engineering, clinical and NHS and patient viewpoints were It was agreed that involving SMEs in brought together to horizon-scan procurement was essential, but that upcoming medical technologies. the move from relying on a single
Professor Saeed Zaheedi OBE FREng major supplier to engaging with a with a prosthetic leg at the Innovation Videos of the presentations from the range of smaller companies was not in medical technologies event day are available on www.raeng.tv and straightforward and would involve a detailed report summarising the rethinking the apportioning of risk. On 19 June, the Academy held an event discussions at this event will be that brought together businesses, published later in the year. The next meeting in this project will organisations and academic institutions be held on 15 July and will examine across the medical technology sector. This event is part of a series on procurement in infrastructure and Sir John Parker GBE FREng chaired innovation. The next event in the series, construction. Innovation in medical technologies, Innovation in materials, will take place which highlighted pioneering on 11 November.
4 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Additive manufacturing New education resources Technology and and 3D printing society On 23 May, the Academy hosted a roundtable of experts to discuss the and comments from engineers who potential of additive manufacturing (AM) have worked in these situations, and for UK industry. As media interest in AM emphasises the need for creativity and and 3D printing grows, those involved the importance of understanding people in the technology are attempting to as well as technology. The resource make it a more integral part of the consists of a student booklet, a teacher UK’s manufacturing mix. Unlike most booklet and a booklet of support sheets. conventional manufacturing techniques, PDF versions of the booklets can be AM forms objects by building material downloaded from www.raeng.org.uk/ up, rather than removing it. Paired disaster-response with CAD software, this technique enables the creation of new objects Disaster response: How do engineers Two other resources will be published with unique structural properties. But save lives in the aftermath of a natural shortly. Motion tracking and analysis while AM is widely billed as ‘the next disaster? is the latest STEM teaching shows how freely available motion industrial revolution’, in reality the and learning resource to be developed analysis software can be used in the technology faces formidable obstacles by the Academy for teachers to use classroom to investigate questions to successful commercialisation. with students aged 11-14. It is a about animal motion and behaviour. collection of hands-on activities in In the Light signals and optical fibres Discussions from the meeting are which students use their mathematics, booklet, a short sequence of simple being written into a report that will science and technology knowledge to practical activities introduces optical be launched publicly later in the year. solve engineering problems related fibres and how they can be used for Presentations from the meeting to the onset of a natural disaster and carrying information using light signals, can be viewed at www.raeng.org. the subsequent need for shelter and including carrying two or more signals at uk/3Dprinting clean water. It includes photographs the same time.
Cheltenham Science Festival
Professor Dame Wendy Hall FREng led one of three Academy events at this year’s Times Cheltenham Science Festival, as a guest director for the festival, alongside the Rt Hon David Willetts MP and comedian Dara O’Briain.
The web and us looked at how society is shaping the World Wide Web, and how it shapes how people think. Dame Wendy was joined by Professor of Artificial Intelligence Sir Nigel Shadbolt FREng, social scientist Dr Aleks Krotoski, neuroscientist Professor Uta Frith and Twitter chair Bill Thompson.
Earlier in the festival week, Professor Paul Cannon FREng joined solar scientist Dr Lucie Green for a talk titled Solar superstorms: global threat or storm in engineered bluff, which put an The Times Cheltenham Science Festival a tea cup? Chaired by BBC presenter engineering spin on the well-known TV ran from 4–9 June, bringing together Maggie Philbin, the discussion followed quiz. Written by the BBC’s Call My Bluff 300 of the world’s leading scientists, an Academy report, which explored the original screenwriter, Marcus Moore, the engineers and thinkers with more than effect of extreme space weather on the game featured two teams of Cheltenham 39,000 members of the public. engineered systems and infrastructures festival favourites, including festival that are used on a day-to-day basis. directors Professor Kathy Sykes and Professor Mark Lythgoe, who battled L-R: Professor Dame Wendy Hall FREng, Professor Rounding off the Academy’s Cheltenham it out to determine who had the best Sir Nigel Shadbolt FREng, Dr Aleks Krotoski, Professor offering was Call my genetically engineering knowledge. Uta Frith, and Bill Thompson
Technology and Society 5 Engineering evidence for performance and efficacy according the potential to offer significant patient safer medical devices to a joint report, published on 19 June, benefit. With appropriate design and by the Academy and the Academy of guidance, meaningful trials for medical Medical Sciences. devices can and should be undertaken. Given its strong research base and with Establishing high-level evidence for the the NHS at the core of its healthcare safety and efficacy of medical devices system, the UK is well placed to generate and systems is based on a roundtable the necessary high-quality evidence for forum held on 16 January which brought such devices. together clinicians and engineers from healthcare, industry and academia along The report was launched at the with regulators and representatives from Academy’s Innovation in medical the Department of Health. A major theme technologies event. Professor Lionel of the report is the potential to adopt Tarassenko CBE FREng FMedSci, who methods from the engineering sector for jointly chaired the January roundtable, medical devices. outlined the themes of the report in his keynote address. The report highlights the value of observational studies where randomised See www.raeng.org.uk/Medical_ controlled trials are not possible or devices_and_systems.pdf appropriate. Devices, unlike medicines, Medical devices play an important role are increasingly part of complex in enhancing patients’ quality of life interventions where it is difficult to create and supporting the healthcare system. a control group. However, these complex However, there is a need for improved interventions are revolutionising the way Left: image taken from the medical devices methods for demonstrating their safety, that medical care is delivered and have and systems report cover
Energy and natural resources
New research chairs
Professor Zi-Qiang Zhu has been appointed the Siemens Wind Power/ Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair at the University of Sheffield. The research programme aims to develop key technologies for high-efficiency and power-density wind power generator systems, with particular emphasis on increased reliability and lower cost. Wind power From left to right: Professor Zi-Qiang Zhu; is considered to be a very promising Professor Mike Hounslow, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research Chair in Nuclear Infrastructure renewable source of energy for University of Sheffield; Christoph Ehlers, Engineering at City University London. electrical power generation and Managing Director, Siemens Wind Power, UK The theme of the research chair fits well has been the subject of extensive with the UK’s need to provide significant development globally in recent years. This chair appointment will fully low-carbon energy resources. establish and significantly enhance Professor Zhu is recognised for his the expansion of Siemens’ wind power Collaboration with Pell Frischmann knowledge of electrical generator R&D centre at Sheffield and add Consulting Engineers will result in design and controls. Since 2008, additional momentum to the university’s new developments in civil engineering he has been Head of the Electrical strategy of investing in and supporting practice. The new Chair will also seek to Machines and Drives Research Group world-class research groups. collaborate with other experts in nuclear at the University of Sheffield, one of engineering, mechanical engineering, the largest global research groups in In addition, Professor Ashraf Ayoub has and materials science. Professor its field, and which has six professors been appointed the Pell Frischmann/ Ayoub is developing a specialised MSc and around 100 personnel. Royal Academy of Engineering in nuclear infrastructure.
6 Energy and natural resources India-UK new materials Next generation Energy briefing seminar nuclear energy On 1 May, as the Energy Bill made its way On 25 and 26 March 2013, the Indian A meeting on Next Generation Nuclear through Parliament, Fellows gathered at National Academy of Engineering (INAE) Energy – the UK’s Role was co-hosted Prince Philip House for an energy policy hosted a UK delegation, led by Professor with the Institute of Materials, briefing by three experts from the fields of Ravi Silva FREng, at the University of Minerals and Mining and the Institute energy policy, generation and supply. Hyderabad. The seminar was part of a of Physics on 5 June. Delegates lineup of events celebrating the INAE’s considered developments in ‘Gen IV’ The speakers were Nick Winser FREng, Silver Jubilee and featured presentations nuclear reactors and how the UK could Executive Director of National Grid UK; on some key topics associated with increase its involvement in the global Jonathan Brearley, Director of Energy functional energy materials and research community. Strategy and Futures at the Department advanced manufacturing, including solar of Energy and Climate Change; and Dr Paul energy, green automobiles, aerospace The event was chaired by Richard Taylor Golby CBE FREng, former Chief Executive applications, advanced manufacturing FREng of the National Nuclear Laboratory, of E.ON Energy and Non-Executive methods and fuel cells. and speakers included Professor David Director of National Grid UK. MacKay, Chief Scientific Adviser at The Indian attendees included Dr Baldev Department of Energy and Climate The panel session was chaired by the Raj, President of the INAE, and Dr Change, who laid out the government’s President of the Academy and former Srikant V Joshi of the International response to the House of Lords Science National Grid UK Chairman Sir John Parker Advanced Research Centre, while the and Technology Committee inquiry that GBE FREng. UK delegation brought together a had been critical of the declining state of number of current and fomer Academy UK nuclear research. Following the presentations, a wide- Research Fellows and Chairs including ranging discussion of the technical, Professor Brian Falzon (Queen’s Other speakers gave views on the economic and political challenges involved University Belfast), Dr Marina Galano different technical options for Gen IV in Electricity Market Reform ensued, based (University of Oxford), Professor Pagona reactors, the possible role of thorium on comments and questions from the Papakonstantinou (University of and the potential for radioactive waste audience of Fellows. Ulster) and Dr Rongshan Qin (Imperial treatment in a closed fuel cycle. College London). The Academy has undertaken several The presentations were concluded by studies on energy systems in the UK The seminar was followed by a reception Dr Harold McFarlane, visiting from the which can be found on the website, and organised by the Science and Innovation Idaho National Laboratory, who provided is currently undertaking a major study Network, bringing the delegation an international perspective. The event on the implications of wind power on the together with local industry and was attended by over 120 people and UK energy system, to be published later academic stakeholders. concluded with a lively panel discussion. this year.
Future of ship propulsion More generally, it was also found that Infrastructure a full-system approach to ship design, Following a series of workshops chaired build and operation was crucial to and transport by Professor John Carlton FREng, a optimise solutions in an industry that is report is to be launched on 23 July vital to the global economy. on possible alternative methods of ship propulsion. Shipping is facing pressures from volatile fuel costs and Smart buildings environmental emissions directives that have the potential to significantly Building on the report on Smart increase costs. Various alternative fuel Infrastructure produced last year, the options were considered including liquid Academy has published Smart Buildings: natural gas, biomass and hydrogen as people and performance. This report, well as different propulsion options based on an expert roundtable, focuses such as fuel cells, batteries and hybrids. on the advances in wireless technologies Nuclear propulsion in particular was and data gathering in 'smart' buildings. considered as a possible option. The report highlights the relationship Overall, no single alternative was found between smart buildings and users, to be suitable for all ships given the wide explores the risks and opportunities range in the global fleet. Some options created by the data generated in were considered more viable in the smart buildings, and investigates the short term while others were thought application of smartness from resource to only be possible in the longer term. management to health monitoring.
Infrastructure and transport 7 People and talent
Engineering Diversity Concordat
A number of Professional Engineering Institutions (PEIs) and other stakeholders have joined forces to promote diversity among their members and registrants. The organisations listed below signed the Engineering Diversity Concordat at the Academy on 7 May to confirm their commitment to increasing diversity:
• Royal Academy of Engineering • Institution of Engineering and Technology • Institution of Chemical Engineers • Institution of Mechanical Engineers • Institute of Physics • Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers • Institution of Civil Engineers • Royal Aeronautical Society • Engineering Council
The Academy is encouraging the remaining 28 PEIs to sign up to the concordat which requires organisations to take action to communicate commitment to equality and inclusion A resource guide has also been Sir John Parker GBE FREng, President of the Royal principles, increase diversity among developed to support PEIs working Academy of Engineering accepts the Engineering those in professional membership towards concordat objectives. See Diversity Concordat from Professor Dame Wendy Hall DBE FRS FREng who is Chair, Engineering Diversity and registration, and to monitor and www.raeng.org.uk/about/diversity/ Concordat measure progress. resources/eng_div_concordat.htm
Design and Technology embodies the coherence and conceptual undertaken by the engineering profession, rigour of design and technology.” E4E from the Big Bang Fair to apprenticeship Following the Education for Engineering has high hopes that the new curriculum programmes to the Engineering Diversity (E4E) conference on Design and will be carried forward for schools across Concordat. The report has been sent to Technology (D&T) in March 2013, Chair England, to commence teaching in Milburn and to the Deputy Prime Minister, of E4E Sir Richard Olver FREng met the September 2014. the Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, who has minister responsible for the curriculum, championed social mobility initiatives in See www.raeng.org.uk/D&T the Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP. It was the coalition government. agreed that the Academy would allow Social mobility report The report is available here: www.raeng. E4E and the Design and Technology org.uk/socialmobility Association (DATA) to rewrite the The E4E alliance has published a report curriculum for the government. In April, on the activities being undertaken by the CAETS convocation the Academy hosted a meeting for engineering community to improve social 50 D&T experts from schools, universities mobility within the profession. The report On 27 June, Professor Sir William and industry to discuss and develop the was written in response to Fair Access to Wakeham FREng and Professor Peter new curriculum. A draft was submitted Professional Careers, a review by the Rt Goodhew FREng represented the to the Department for Education in May. Hon Alan Milburn MP, Chair of the Social Academy at the 2013 International While the final version of the curriculum Mobility and Child Poverty Commission. Council of Academies of Engineering will not be published until September, the Milburn’s review criticised the UK’s and Technological Sciences (CAETS) response from ministers to the E4E/DATA professions for not acting quickly enough convocation in Budapest, Hungary. The draft has been favourable. The minister to improve access to the best jobs. theme of the convocation was Innovative wrote to E4E stating, “I believe the Approaches to Engineering Education, draft you have submitted is strong and The E4E report highlights a series of and Professor Goodhew delivered a welcome in particular the way in which it initiatives and activities currently being presentation on UK initiatives in this area.
8 People and talent Designed to Inspire
The Academy delivered a series of six events entitled Designed to Inspire. These aimed to encourage more engineering students to make the transition from education into engineering employment. Between 29 April and 1 May, 178 students studying for engineering-related qualifications met with engineering role models to find out what it is really like to be an engineer. Two of the student groups were addressed by the Rt Hon David Willetts MP (Minister for Universities and Science) and Jo Swinson MP (Minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs and Women and Equalities).
Students reported that they greatly increased their knowledge and understanding of engineers and pops film and a Q&A transcript) can be The Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science (back row, centre) with engineering as a result of these events. found on the Tomorrow’s Engineers students at the Designed to Inspire event website www.tomorrowsengineers. Showcase materials developed to org.uk/inspire and the Academy support the sessions (including all role YouTube channel model videos, poster, postcard, a vox http://bit.ly/1bvlHuG
Business and manufacturing
Speeches from Sir John Parker GBE FREng and the university’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Cantor CBE FREng highlighted the importance of engineering in society and the crucial role that skilled engineers play.
During the evening, the guests were entertained by the university’s chamber choir which showed off the sophisticated acoustic engineering of the Ron Cooke Hub atrium. The Soirée continues to be an opportunity for Fellows and their guests to visit engineering establishments Summer Soirée and see firsthand grassroots research and engineering in practice. Next year’s The University of York hosted this year’s Soirée will be hosted by the University Soirée at The Ron Cooke Hub, Heslington of Birmingham at the Manufacturing campus, on 27 June. Royal Fellow HRH Technology Centre in Coventry. The Princess Royal attended the event, which was attended by some 200 Fellows and guests.
As part of the event, The University Above left: Royal Fellow HRH The Princess of York staged an exhibition entitled electronics, but also the ways in which Royal, Academy President Sir John Parker GBE Engineering: Design for Living. It engineering has informed or influenced FREng, Professor Brian Cantor, Vice Chancellor of the university of York and Dr Helena Daffern, showcased not just the engineering work in other academic disciplines such Department of Electronics, University of York research in the university’s departments as biology, chemistry, philosophy, English Left: The Engineering: Design for Living exhibition of computer science, physics and and sociology. Photos: University of York/Ian Martindale
Business and manufacturing 9 shaping the industry’s trajectory. It also included a discussion of what leaders in other industries can learn from the successes of the telecoms industry in Africa. Speakers included representatives from the public and private sectors with extensive experience in African infrastructural development.
Aerospace MSc Bursaries
Above: The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Business Secretary the Rt Hon Dr Vince Business Secretary, addressing Fraunhofer UK in Advanced Laser Engineering, which is Cable MP and Robin Southwell, CEO of launch attendees at Prince Philip House jointly funded with Fraunhofer UK, at the EADS UK and President of Aerospace Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics Defence Security (ADS), spoke at a Fraunhofer Research at Strathclyde. reception on 29 May celebrating the Centre launch of the Aerospace MSc Bursary Vince Cable said, “Alongside the Scheme. Run by the Academy and the Fraunhofer UK Research Ltd, the UK Technology Strategy Board’s Catapult Royal Aeronautical Society, the scheme branch of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, centres, Fraunhofer UK will make a will help develop high-level aerospace Europe’s biggest applied research valuable contribution to the innovation skills needed for global competiveness. organisation, was launched at the landscape across the UK.” Academy on 23 May by Business Secretary The reception was attended by the Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, paving representatives from the nine partner the way for an acceleration of high-tech African telecoms companies, the Department for Business, innovation in Britain. Innovation and Skills, the Department for On 9 July, the Academy and the Africa Education and Learning Northern Ireland, The first UK Fraunhofer Research Centre, All-Party Parliamentary Group held an the Aerospace Growth Partnership and called the Fraunhofer Centre for Applied event on the African telecoms industry. the first successful applicants. The Photonics, is based at the University of Hosted by Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow companies sponsoring the Scheme are Strathclyde and will provide research Cabinet Officer Minister, and chaired by BAE Systems, Bombardier Aerospace and development in laser technologies, Egon Cossou, Editor of BBC World’s Africa Belfast, EADS/Airbus, Finmeccanica, including optical sensors, for a variety Business Report, the event explored the GKN, MBDA Missile Systems, Messier- of sectors such as security, healthcare, significance of telecoms to development Bugatti-Dowty, Rolls-Royce and Spirit energy and transport. in Africa, the role of the private sector in AeroSystems. driving this development, the challenges The Academy was able to announce the and opportunities facing the sector, For more information visit award of a prestigious new Research Chair and the roles of policy and regulation in www.raeng.org.uk/aeromsc
Academy Order of the British Empire – Order of the British Empire – Commanders of the Order of the Members of the Order of the British roundup British Empire – CBE Empire – MBE
Professor Jeremy Daniel McKendrick Professor Neil McNeill Alford FREng, The Queen's Birthday Watson FREng, Director, Global Research, Head, Department of Materials and Honours Arup. For services to Engineering. Vice-Dean Research, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London. Congratulations to the following Fellows Order of the British Empire – For services to Engineering. of the Academy whose achievements Officers of the Order of the British have been recognised in The Queen's Empire – OBE William Tudor Brown FREng, Birthday Honours List: Co-Founder and lately President, Stephen Myers FREng, Director of ARM Holdings. For services to the Knights Bachelor – Knighthoods Accelerators and Technology, CERN. Electronics Industry. For services to Science and Technology. Richard L Olver FREng, Chairman, BAE Dr Christopher James Elliott FREng, Systems plc. For services to Business. Professor Julia Alison Noble FREng, Proprietor, Pitchill Consulting. For Professor of Biomedical Engineering, services to Engineering. Professor Nigel Richard Shadbolt University of Oxford. For services to FREng, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Science and Engineering. University of Southampton. For services to Science and Engineering.
10 Business and production News of Fellows Public affairs roundup 04 November 2013 New Fellows' briefing and dinner Professor Polina Bayvel has been A discussion meeting and dinner was Venue: Prince Philip House and named UCL Consultant of the Year. held on 26 February in the House of Draper's Hall Commons in conjunction with the Sir John Cadogan has been awarded Parliamentary and Scientific Committee 11 November 2013 the Royal Gold Medal of the Royal on the Academy’s report, Extreme Innovation in materials Society of Edinburgh for 2013. space weather: impacts on engineered Conference highlighting the latest Professor Brian Collins CB has been systems and infrastructure. The meeting innovations in advanced materials awarded Doctor of Science honoris was chaired by Andrew Miller MP. Chair: Sir John Parker GBE FREng, causa by City University, London. President, Royal Academy of Engineering The Academy supported the Voice of the Venue: Prince Philip House Professor Dame Ann Dowling has been awarded an honorary doctorate future event on 20 March organised by by Imperial College, London. the Society of Biology in the House of Commons. The Minister for Universities Academy development Lord Drayson has set a new world and Science, the Rt Hon David Willetts MP, electric vehicle land speed record Professor John Perkins FREng, Andrew Over the past few months, major new of 204.2 mph. Miller MP and members of the Science commitments have been received from Sir James Dyson has donated and Technology Select Committee BAE Systems and the ERA Foundation, £4 million to a new cancer centre at were quizzed by young people, adding to our existing partnerships with the Royal United Hospital, Bath. including two engineering researchers Shell, BP, Petrofac and many others. A who represented the Academy. new programme, which will support a Professor Vladimir Fortov has been series of high-profile events at the Forum elected President of the Russian The Academy’s Jobs and growth for engineering throughout the year, has Academy of Sciences. report was mentioned in a House of already attracted support from leading Professor Steve Furber CBE has Lords debate on Higher Education engineering businesses such as Atkins and been named recipient of the IEEE on 21 March. The Chancellor of the Weir Group. Funders of Academy research Computer Society Pioneer Award. Exchequer, the Rt Hon George Osborne programmes include some of the world’s MP will be the keynote speaker at most successful and innovative companies. Philip Gray has been awarded the Futers Gold Medal by IOM3. the Academy’s annual awards dinner “The importance of Fellows and friends which will take place on 17 July. of the Academy in securing this support, Professor Hugh Griffiths has particularly through the Development won the A F Harvey Engineering For further information on public affairs Advisory Board, cannot be overstated,” said Research Prize. activity please contact Iffat Memon, Academy Chief Executive Philip Greenish. Judith Hackitt CBE has been named public affairs manager, at the new President of the Institution [email protected] of Chemical Engineers. Forthcoming events Nominations for Dr Peter Hughes OBE has been Fellowship elected a Fellow of The Royal Society This is a selection of Academy events. of Edinburgh. For a complete list, visit: Fellows are reminded of the annual Professor Calestous Juma has been www.raeng.org.uk/events deadline for nominations for the awarded an honorary doctorate from Fellowship: 31 July. Nominations may be McGill University, Montreal. 22 July 2013 submitted through the online Fellows’ AGM nominations system or by nomination Professor Dame Julia King has Venue: Prince Philip House form, which is available on request received the ICF Quadrennial Medal from the membership department: on behalf of the International Congress on Fracture. 18 September 2013 [email protected] Research Forum Professor Robert Langer has Venue: Prince Philip House The Proactive Membership Committee received the MDEA Lifetime continues to seek out, research and Achievement Award. 23 September 2013 nominate Fellowship candidates from Richard Penty has been elected The Lloyd's Register Foundation a variety of areas and sectors not well Master of Sidney Sussex College, Lecture represented within the Academy. Cambridge. Speaker: Andrew Wolstenholme OBE, This includes efforts to support the CEO, Crossrail nomination of more women engineers, Andrew Tyler CBE has been Venue: Prince Philip House more candidates from SMEs and appointed Northrop Grumman engineers working in emerging sectors. Corporation’s CEO for UK and Europe. 29 October 2013 If you would like any advice in putting Jane Wernick has won the Architects’ Hinton Lecture 2013 together a nomination, please contact Journal 2013 First Women Award in the Speaker: Professor Dr Uwe Krueger, the Fellowship Manager, Dr Chris Coulter Built Environment. CEO, Atkins [email protected] Venue: Prince Philip House
Academy roundup 11 Academy in the media A joint statement was reported in Seven elements that have changed the The Daily Telegraph, together with world – written and donated by Lord This quarter has seen huge media an opinion piece from Lord Browne of Browne FREng interest in the Queen Elizabeth Prize Madingley, in the Financial Times and for Engineering, with extensive on the Today programme. Cambridge Computing – the first 75 coverage of the announcement of years – written by Professor Haroon the winners on Sky and BBC News The Academy continues to promote Ahmed FREng and donated by Dr Andy and across national newspapers. diversity in engineering and obtained Harter FREng. The build-up to the presentation at a profile feature in Stylist magazine Buckingham Palace included a photo of Roma Agrawal, a young engineer feature in The Sunday Times magazine working at WSP. Academy Fellows join the on young women engineers and an Royal Society interview with the winners on the Academy Fellows continued to front page of The Times. Coverage comment on engineering issues in the The Fellows below have been elected as was obtained across national and news, including a BBC online piece on a Fellows of the Royal Society: international media, notably in Norwegian ship tunnel. the Evening Standard, Guardian, Professor Jon Crowcroft The Sunday Times, Le Monde and Website review Lord Darzi BBC’s Newsround. The Academy began a review of its Professor Ronald Rowe The Academy’s four awardees for this website. Thanks are due to all Fellows year’s Silver Medals were reported who completed the website survey, and Dr Alan Turnbull in The Daily Telegraph and the three to those who met the web developers Sophie Wilson finalists for the MacRobert Award to discuss their ideas for the new site. were widely covered in the trade Their feedback has been taken on board Professor Robert Young press, as were the newly appointed to create early layouts and structure for Enterprise Fellows. the new site. Academy Fellows join The new Enterprise Hub was launched the Academy of Medical in April and received some high-profile Publications received Sciences coverage, including an interview with Sir Robin Saxby FREng on BBC Radio These are donated and placed in the The Fellows below have been elected 4’s Today programme. Fellows' Room. as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences: The four national academies joined Let IT Go – The Story of the Entrepreneur forces to highlight the importance of turned Ardent Philanthropist – Professor Lionel Tarassenko CBE research to the economy in advance an autobiography by Dame Stephanie of the government’s spending review. Shirley DBE FREng Professor Christofer Toumazou FRS
Obituaries Dr Glyn England JP FREng died on 20 June Dr Ian Ross FREng died on 10 March 2013, 2013 aged 92. Before his retirement, he aged 85. At the time of his death he was was Chairman of RSA Sustainability Project, President Emeritus, AT&T Bell Laboratories. Mr Geoffrey Argent FREng has died Windcluster Ltd, Dartington Amenity aged 89. Before his retirement, he was Research Trust, The Environment Council, Mr Robert Sutherland FREng died on 18 Senior Partner, Merz and McLellan. Central Electricity Generating Board and May 2013, aged 90. At the time of his death, South Western Electricity Board. he was involved with several committees of Sir Terence Beckett KBE DL the Institution of Civil Engineers. FREng died on 2 May 2013 aged Sir Frank Gibb CBE FREng died on 30 May 89. Before his retirement, he was 2013 aged 85. Before his retirement, he Chairman of Ford Motor Company and was Chairman of Taylor Woodrow plc and of Director-General of the CBI. NNC and Energy Saving Trust, and Director, H R Wallingford Ltd.
Professor Michael de Malherbe Edited by Emily Bick FREng died on 3 November 2009, Professor Martin Lowson FREng died on Email: [email protected] aged 90. Before his retirement, he 14 June 2013 aged 75. Before his retirement, Published by the Royal Academy of Engineering, was Dean of Engineering, Carleton he was Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Prince Philip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace, University, Ottawa. Transport Systems Ltd. London SW1Y 5DG Tel: 020 7766 0600 www.raeng.org.uk Dr Gerald Dinneen FREng died Professor Geoffrey Roberts CBE FREng The Royal Academy of Engineering on 30 May 2012 aged 87. Before his died on 24 March 2013, aged 86. Before promotes excellence in the science, retirement, he was Foreign Secretary of his retirement, he was Professor of Gas art and practice of engineering. the National Academy of Engineering (US). Engineering, University of Salford. Registered charity number 293074
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