IImperialm p e r i a l EENGINEERNGINEER CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE ENGINEERING – A REWARDING CAREER BOOST FROM GENEROUS BEQUEST SOLAR POWER POTENTIAL IISSUESSUE SSIXIX SSPRINGPRING 22007007 FForor mmembersembers ooff TThehe CCityity & GGuildsuilds CCollegeollege AAssociationssociation aandnd TThehe RRoyaloyal SchoolSchool ofof MinesMines AssociationAssociation ISSUE SIX SPRING 2007 In this issue... 25 ASSOCIATION NEWS & REVIEWS FACULTY NEWS 3 Presidents report 5 New Faculty principal 4 Centenary pull 5 Michael Wood fi lms at Imperial 4 News from RSMA Trust 6 Faculty developments 5 Legacy doubles OC Trust potential 7 Decade Reunion lunch STUDENT NEWS 7 Diary dates 6 Solar boat challenge 7 New CGCA AGM date 7 Girl in Denmark with OC Trust 8 Dinner dates 9 Update on CGCU and RSMCSC 22 Letters and views 23–27 Alumni news and views FEATURES 26–27 Obituaries 10 More than 100 years on – pictures 11 Nuclear in Australia 13 Engineering – a rewarding career 14–15 Power from the desert 16–17 Carbon dioxide underground 18 Report against Severn Barrage 19 Carbon dioxide – cause or effect? 20–21 Environmental metals COVER PICTURE: Dish engine systems for concentrated solar power (CSP) from Stirling Energy Systems , at the Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico. See 8 10 4 article on CSP starting on page 14. Imperial ENGINEER EDITORIAL BOARD CORRESPONDENCE and ENQUIRIES Bill McAuley (Managing Editor) Teresa Sergot Leah Glass Engineering Chapter Paul Holmes Room 1.30, Royal School of Mines Building Chris Lumb Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ Colleen Shilstone Richardson Tel: +44 (0) 20 7594 1184 Teresa Sergot Fax: +44 (0) 20 7594 1185 Email:
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