Addressing Global Grand Challenges n July, the third biennial Global Grand Challenges Summit Baroness Martha Lane Fox CBE, founder of lastminute.com and took place in Washington DC. It focused on inspiring the next the youngest female member of the House of Lords when she Igeneration of engineers, policymakers and the public to address joined in 2013, discussed digital inclusion and her fears that the the big issues facing current and future generations, as outlined internet is not the open space it always promised to be. in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The final session featured panel discussions on education and The event was jointly hosted by the US National Academy of public engagement, and participants debated the importance Engineering, the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the Royal of equipping the next generation of engineers with not just Academy of Engineering and focused on the grand challenges technical skills, but with the engineering habits of mind. Senator facing the world that engineers can help address, including Tim Kaine, Deanne Bell, engineer and presenter of TV show sustainability, health, public engagement and education. Make Me a Millionaire Inventor, and Dean Kamen, inventor and founder of FIRST Global, favoured engineers entering politics but The summit’s first session included a keynote address from Dr emphasised the importance of keeping their engineering identity. Rajiv Shah, President of the Rockefeller Foundation and former Head of USAID, who called on engineers to be proud of their The speakers were joined at the summit by over 500 student expertise and to speak out on policy issues. Dr Deng Zhonghan, leaders, some of whom took part in a Student Business CEO of Vimicro, discussed sustainable digital business models in Competition to pitch design solutions to tackle one of the grand cities, and how bicycles are making China smarter. challenges for engineering (see page 11).

Past President Lord Alec Broers FREng FRS, a member of Dr John Lazar CBE FREng, Royal Academy of Engineering lead the original Global Grand Challenges committee, stated that on the Summit Advisory Committee, said: “It is impossible for while the programme was founded almost 10 years ago, the a society to make progress without sufficient investment and challenges map directly onto the SDGs and remain as relevant innovation in the technology and infrastructure we rely on so today as they were then. heavily. In short, lack of engineering capacity hinders economic and social development. The good news is that there is a will, the At the Academy-led workshop on healthcare, the UK’s Chief world over, to change this and invest in engineering to achieve Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies DBE FRS, urged sustainable development. engineers to engage with the complex challenge presented by antimicrobial resistance. Professor Molly Stevens FREng, Head “A decade ago, the US National Academy of Engineering set us of the Stevens Group at , discussed on a new path to thinking about how engineering can help us how biomaterials are fundamentally changing healthcare, make progress towards those goals. The grand challenges that with collaboration across disciplines enabling new materials to were drawn up now drive engineering students across the world replicate tissue. to focus research, innovation and collaboration on these themes, and the discussions had at the summit were a real demonstration Professor Ding, Senior Advisor to the China Meteorological of the headway we have made so far.” Administration, opened a workshop on sustainability by presenting graphics that showed Shanghai underwater after The Academy will host the first Global Grand Challenges Summit a two- and four-degree temperature rise. Professor Wu, Vice of a new series in London in 2019. President of Tongji University, focused on the grand challenge of urbanisation, stating that by 2050, 80% of Chinese people Summit moderator Ali Velshi in discussion with keynote speaker Baroness will live in cities. Matha Lane Fox CBE

President’s column 2 Academy roundup 14 Newsletter Research and innovation 5 News of Fellows 15 Education and skills 7 Obituaries 16 Autumn 2017 Public engagement 9 Thought leadership 12

1 President's engineering science helped establish how Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Research Richard III was killed on the battlefield, Councils and Innovate UK, who have been column and Professor Constantin Coussios, working hard to shape how the fund will winner of an Academy 2017 Silver Medal, be used. Its ambition is to bring together whose biomedical engineering research the UK’s world-leading research with is delivering breakthrough methods for business to tackle specific industrial and treating tumours. societal challenges where the UK can take a lead and drive economic impact. Such a The Academy’s support of such partnership approach, bringing together groundbreaking research is something I government, industry and academia, bodes am particularly proud of. Our continued well for the engineering profession’s role in contribution to engineering research in the industrial strategy. the UK supports outstanding researchers at all stages in their career and invests In the same week as the AGM and in connecting them with industry. This Research Forum, the Academy’s annual support often enables them to build Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Programme September has once again been a busy broader funding portfolios for their event took place (page 3). The publication month for the Academy. On 5 September, research programmes, multiplying our of Creating cultures where all engineers we held our Annual General Meeting (AGM) impact; for instance, for every pound that thrive and the Academy’s call for and announced the election of 52 new the Academy invested in Research Chairs workplace culture change are part of its Fellows and one Honorary Fellow. All of this last year, other funders and businesses wider programme of activity to increase year’s new Fellows have made incredible invested £18. The Research Fellowships D&I across the engineering profession. contributions to society through their programme is similarly successful, Our hope is that an increasing number of work, from groundbreaking developments collectively raising over £7 million in companies and organisations will join us in artificial intelligence to high-profile third‑party income. in our efforts. transport and infrastructure projects. I look These successes were showcased the day What has been clear throughout forward to seeing them at the new Fellows’ before the AGM at the annual Research September’s flurry of events is how briefing and dinner next month and Forum (page 5), where researchers important our networks – whether of involving them in the work of the Academy. supported by the Academy presented Fellows, research funders, professional engineering institutions or industry As well as looking ahead to our new cohort their work in areas including biomedical partners – are in multiplying our impact and the newly elected Trustees, the engineering, digital technologies, and ensuring we can lead the profession AGM provided us with the opportunity to advanced materials, and smart and clean in advancing innovation and improving the reflect on the contribution the Academy technology, to an audience of Fellows, recruitment and retention of engineers. has made over the past year, which has industry partners and interested media, As the Academy calendar fills up once seen it harness the collective voice of the among others. again following summer, I look forward to engineering profession to provide policy Engineering’s role in enabling and working with many more Fellows, partners advice to government on critical issues, accelerating growth, including through and supporters. as well as starting to build the capacity engineering research and innovation, has needed for our next phase of development. long been recognised by the government. At the AGM, I announced that our chief In his 2016 Autumn Statement, Chancellor executive, Philip Greenish, had decided Philip Hammond announced a £4.7 billion to retire from the Academy. Philip joined increase in science and innovation Meetings and visitors the Academy in June 2003 and has been spending, and in a speech at the beginning a superb chief executive. He has seen us of this year, Prime Minister Theresa May In her capacity as President, Dame Ann has met with: through a long period of sustained growth placed heavy emphasis on science and Yvonne Baker, Director of the National innovation in her vision for the UK’s future. and development with a particularly sharp Science Learning Centre in York, and increase in funding in recent years. He will As part of the government’s plans to Baroness Brown DBE FREng FRS be greatly missed. There will be an occasion develop a pipeline of highly skilled research Dr Ruth McKernan CBE, Chief Executive of before Philip retires to come together and talent, a £210 million National Productivity Innovate UK celebrate his achievements, and to thank Investment Fund has been created, as Philip Duffy and Jon Sell, HM Treasury him for all he has done for the Academy. announced in the 2017 Spring Budget. Charles Woodburn, BAE Systems The search is now on for his successor and I am pleased to say that the Academy Richard Threlfall and Chris Croft, KPMG we have retained the executive search will receive additional funding as a result Professor Sir David Cannadine, President agency, Odgers Berndtson, to support us. of this, which will allow us to increase a of the British Academy The candidate brief and application details number of our programmes, including She attended the following events are available on our website at www. Research Fellowships and Chairs. and meetings: raeng.org.uk/ceovacancy. Please give Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Energy I am also pleased to have been involved Seminar careful thought to anyone who you think in shaping how some of the £4.7 billion BEIS Departmental Board may be suitable for this important role and commitment, through the Industrial Nominations Committee encourage them to apply. Strategy Challenge Fund, will be spent. Royal Society Advisory Board and Dinner Following the official business of the AGM, Over the summer, I have had several Brexit High Level Stakeholder Group with Jo we heard from Professor Sarah Hainsworth meetings with officials from the Johnson MP FREng, whose expertise in forensic Department for Business, Energy and British Academy reception with its President

2 President's column Creating cultures where of inclusion; increasing awareness of all engineers thrive how different groups perceive workplace culture; and monitoring data on the On 6 September 2017 at its annual delivery of career support and talent Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Programme management. event in London, the Academy released the results of a unique study of culture In addition, underlying barriers identified and inclusion across the engineering throughout the study need to be profession. addressed. These include: ‘inclusion privilege’, which suggests that those who Every year, the annual D&I Programme already feel included are least likely to event provides an excellent opportunity take action; the perception that there is for people across engineering to network no ‘crisis of inclusion’ to drive action, but and share best practice in supporting a consistent pattern of lower levels of the programme's vision of a diverse and inclusion for ethnic minority and women inclusive profession. More than 100 engineers; and a perceived need to Academy D&I Programme stakeholders, deliver progress on intangible outcomes Fellows and industry leaders gathered at related to perception and experience that the Academy for this year's meeting.

The Academy launched the report, Creating cultures where all engineers thrive at the event. Based on survey responses from 7,000 UK engineers, the report provides insight into how engineers perceive the culture of engineering and the extent to which it is inclusive, and provides recommendations on what would make it more inclusive.

The research confirms that there is a strong business case for inclusion across the profession. Respondents to the survey who said they felt included reported increased motivation (80%), increased performance (68%) and increased commitment to their may be at odds with engineering culture. Head of Engineering, BAE Systems; Dr organisation (52%). The responses There is no reason why the engineering Nelson Ogunshakin OBE, Chief Executive, showed that the more included engineers profession cannot rise to the challenge Association for Consultancy and feel in an organisation, the more likely of developing a more inclusive future and Engineering; Peter Price FREng, Director they are to understand business reap the benefits of inclusion. Engineering and Technology, Rolls‑Royce; priorities, see a future for themselves Paul Oatham, Infrastructure Global in the profession and be confident As well as discussing the report, Recruitment Manager, Bechtel; and Andy about speaking up about improvements, delegates at the annual D&I Programme Woodfield, Partner, PwC. mistakes or safety concerns. These event gained insight into the Academy's benefits were not only reported by D&I Programme strategy. The event Feedback from the event was very women and ethnic minority engineers, provided attendees with the opportunity positive. Attendees made suggestions on but also by white male engineers who to learn about the Academy’s efforts the implementation of recommendations make up the majority of the profession. to increase D&I across engineering to increase inclusion, and found out employer organisations and professional about opportunities to engage with the In order for the profession to create engineering institutions. programme in future. a more inclusive future, engineers identify the factors that lead to feelings Professor Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE To read the full report on the survey of inclusion as openness, respect, FREng FRS opened the event, and this responses, and to watch an animation on relationships, career development year’s speakers featured senior leaders the findings, please visit www.raeng. support, flexibility, leadership and from across engineering and beyond, org.uk/inclusivecultures diversity. To make progress, the report including: Dervilla Mitchell CBE FREng, highlights the need for action by Director, Arup and Chair of the D&I Top: The Creating cultures where all engineers engineering leaders, managers, and Committee; Rosemary Cook CBE, Chief thrive report was launched on 6 September human resources and communications Executive, Institute of Physics and Above: The D&I Programme event panel: Henry Bonsu, broadcaster; Dervilla Mitchell; Bola Fatimilehin, staff, as well as individual engineers. This Engineering in Medicine; David Jenkins, Head of Diversity and Inclusion at the Academy; Sarah is needed in areas such as: prioritising Practice Director, Civils and Structures, Bond, Director, for business sake; David Jenkins; and inclusion; better articulating the benefits Transportation, Atkins; John McCollum, Andy Woodfield

3 Awards presented at AGM

On 5 September, the 41st AGM took place bodies, the opening of the home of The Financial Report and Accounts for at Prince Philip House. the Enterprise Hub, the Taylor Centre, the year ending 31 March 2017 were the CAETS Engineering a Better World presented by former Vice President, Allan The President presented her review conference, the announcement of the Cook CBE FREng. of the Academy’s year. Highlights winners of the 2017 Queen Elizabeth included the response to the industrial Prize for Engineering, and the annual Attendees celebrated the election of 50 strategy Green Paper by the professional Awards Dinner. new Fellows, two International Fellows and one Honorary Fellow. The full list of new Fellows can be found on the website at www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/the- fellowship/new-fellows-2017

After the formal proceedings of the AGM, Professor Sarah Hainsworth FREng gave a presentation on how forensic engineering helped to discover how Richard III died on the battlefield in 1485, after his remains had been found under a Leicester car park in September 2012. Her talk was followed by 2017 Silver Medal winner Professor Constantin Coussios’ presentation of his research, which included his groundbreaking innovations in delivering and distributing anti-cancer drugs in tumours.

The President presented two Academy awards. The Sir Frank Whittle Medal, awarded to an engineer whose sustained achievements have had a profound impact upon their engineering discipline, was awarded to Professor Andrew Schofield FREng FRS, an engineer who has been responsible for transformational research in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering and has been a leading voice in the field since the 1960s.

The 2017 Royal Academy of Engineering Armourers and Brasiers Company Prize, an award established with support from the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers for excellence in materials engineering, was presented to Professor Mohan Edirisinghe FREng. Professor Edirisinghe has spent over 25 years developing new methods of manufacturing advanced materials in response to industry requirements, particularly healthcare.

The evening concluded with a networking reception.

Top: The President presents Professor Andrew Schofield FREng FRS with the Sir Frank Whittle Medal Left: Professor Mohan Edirisinghe FREng is awarded the 2017 Royal Academy of Engineering Armourers and Brasiers Company Prize

4 Academy-funded research Research and innovation

The event provided guests with an opportunity to meet Academy-funded researchers and hear about how the funding has supported their careers and the impact that their research has made on wider society. Guests included Fellows, current and past awardees of the schemes, sponsors, businesses and other partners.

The day ended with the presentation of the Colin Campbell Mitchell Award, given to a small team of engineers who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of any field of UK engineering. Sir Jim McDonald presented the award to a team from Oxehealth: Dr Oliver Gibson, Dr Simon Jones and On 4 September, the annual Research Forum took place at Nick Dunkley. Oxehealth is a world leader in non-contact health Prince Philip House, showcasing the world-class engineering monitoring technology, which delivers continuous, medical- research that is funded through the Academy’s wide range of grade contact-free vital signs monitoring through low-cost programmes. digital video camera sensors.

Awardees from across the Academy's research programmes presented and displayed their research in a set of displays with the themes of smart and clean technology; biomedical engineering and quantum technologies; digital technologies and space; and manufacturing and advanced materials.

Attendees were welcomed by the Academy’s President. Alex Chisholm, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, gave an address on the importance of the industrial strategy. Professor Sir Jim McDonald FREng FRSE, Chair of the Academy’s Research Committee and Principal of the University of Strathclyde, presented an overview of the research programmes, highlighting the role that Above: The Oxehealth team were presented with the Colin Campbell the Academy plays in supporting future engineering leaders and Mitchell Award enabling academia-industry partnerships. Left: Academy awardees discussed their research at the event

Future of Engineering renewable energy by 2022 through Awards combined biogas and solar power microgrids; and Imran Ahmed, an Three early-career innovators have won a information engineering student at Future of Engineering Award, prizes that the , who has celebrate engineering excellence in the developed an astronaut tracking system UK while closing the skills and mindset for NASA and secured a $5,000 grant gap required to turn engineers with high from MIT to develop an advanced sensor potential into future tech leaders. analytics venture.

The overall award was won by Florence All three will share £20,000 prize money. Gschwend, Co-founder and Director of The prize is designed to help students Operations at Chrysalix Technologies. and early-career engineers to develop Florence is a biochemistry PhD graduate their skills and approach so that they can from Imperial College London, and co- bring their ideas to fruition. founded Chrysalix Technologies, which The Enterprise Hub is grateful to Dr Tony explores ways to make clean fuel and The judging panel was led by Suranga Trapp FREng MBE DL for his donation to chemicals from waste wood material that Chandratillake FREng, one of the the Future of Engineering Award. would otherwise go to landfill. Enterprise Hub's mentors. Entrepreneur First and the Enterprise Hub based The two runners-up were Clementine their decision on nine criteria, including

Chambon, CTO and Co-founder of Oorja, resourcefulness, organisation of Florence Gschwend, winner of the Future of which is aiming to supply one million submissions, ambition and drive to Engineering Award with judge Suranga Chandratillake people in developing countries with deliver growth. FREng

Reasearch and innovation 5 Innovation in haptics

On 4 July, the Academy hosted Innovation in haptics as part bringing virtual reality to life. This was followed by a series of of UK Robotics Week. Haptic technologies create the sense presentations, ranging from haptic surgical training applications of touch that enables computer applications to give users and autonomous vehicle testing in virtual reality, to the use of feedback. haptic technologies in the music industry. The event closed with a panel debate that explored the future of haptics and the wider The event was chaired by Dr David Braben OBE FREng, Founder social and ethical implications of emerging technologies. and CEO of Frontier Developments, and showcased a selection of the latest virtual reality applications and haptic technologies Throughout the day, there were exhibitions and live across a variety of sectors including healthcare, transport and demonstrations from Ultrahaptics, Generic Robotics, entertainment. Fundamantal VR, Haptic Wave, the Bartlett School of Architecture, Touch & Discover Systems, as well as Enterprise Tom Carter, CTO and Co-Founder of Ultrahaptics, opened the Hub members Tangi0 and NeuroCONCISE. event with an insight into haptic feedback and explained how engineering innovation has allowed the sense of touch to Generic Robotics demonstrating its SimuTeach® Dental Simulator to attendees be simulated to allow greater interaction with digital worlds, at the Innovation in haptics event

Engineering for Dr Chernysheva will be studying novel National Academies and the Research Development Research mid-infrared ultrafast fibre lasers Councils. for molecular vibrational sensing Fellowships technologies. The Engineering for Deveopment Research Fellowships offer the same Two Engineering for Development Dr van den Bremer’s research is focused benefits as the Academy's Research Research Fellowships have been awarded on cleaning the ocean and understanding Fellowships, but come with an additional to Dr Maria Chernysheva at Aston the transport of plastic pollution by ring-fenced £25,000 per year to support University and Dr Ton van den Bremer at waves. international collaborations. The aim of the University of Edinburgh. the research must positively impact or GCRF forms part of the Official contribute to the sustainable economic The Fellowships are an Academy scheme Development Assistance commitment or social development or welfare of a funded by the Global Challenges Research from the government, and is administered developing country. Fund (GCRF). through delivery partners including other

6 Research and innovation New Research Chairs Technologies for Ground Engineering, • Professor Ashutosh Tiwari, Airbus University of Strathclyde /Royal Academy of Engineering The Academy has announced five new Research Chair in Digitisation for Research Chairs, who will hold the • Professor Nic Petrinic, Rolls-Royce Zero-setup and Zero-measurement positions for five years from September / Royal Academy of Engineering Manufacturing (Di-Zero), University of 2017. The Research Chairs will each be Research Chair in Impact Engineering Sheffield mentored by an Academy Fellow during with Digital Materials for Paradigm this time. Shift in Design, University of Oxford The Research Chair posts are professorial appointments, so applicants should The programme strengthens the links • Professor Philip Prangnell, Airbus already be a Reader or Senior Lecturer between industry and academia by / Royal Academy of Engineering level or equivalent. supporting exceptional academics in UK Research Chair in Metallurgical universities to undertake use-inspired Excellence, University of Manchester The next round of applications is due to research that meets the needs of the close in March 2018. industrial partners. • Professor Pedro Rivera-Diaz-del- Castillo, LPW Technology/ Royal For more information, please visit The awardees are: Academy of Engineering Research www.raeng.org.uk/researchchairs • Professor Rebecca Lunn, BAM Nuttall Chair in Alloy and Microstructure or contact / Royal Academy of Engineering Design for Additive Layer [email protected] Research Chair in Biomineral Manufacturing, Lancaster University

APEX Awards • Dr Kate Robson Brown, University the nexus of politics, technology and of Bristol – the ontogeny of bone economics Six researchers have been awarded microstructure as a model of funding under the Academy’s programmed transformation in 4D • Professor Dave Goulson, University new APEX Awards (Academies materials of Sussex – people, pollinators and Partnership in supporting Excellence in pesticides in peri-urban farming cross‑disciplinary (X) research) scheme, • Dr Marilina Cesario, Queen's University which was launched earlier this year in of Belfast – before and after Halley: • Professor Stuart Murray, University of partnership with the Royal Society and medieval visions of modern science Leeds – engineering the imagination: the British Academy with support from disability, prostheses and the body the Leverhulme Trust. • Professor Rama Cont, Imperial College London – systemic risk: mathematical APEX Awards aim to demonstrate how The researchers began work on their modelling and interdisciplinary researchers from different disciplines interdisciplinary proposals in September approaches sharing a common vision can come 2017, with the award of up to £100,000 together to generate creative and primarily funding staff costs. The • Professor Robert Field, University innovative solutions that will benefit awardees and their research projects are: of Oxford – exploring water re-use: wider society.

Education and is being led by Juergen Maier FREng, Chief Foundation to evaluate the University Executive of Siemens UK. Technical College model. skills The Academy also hosted a joint The Academy hosted a high-level forum workshop with the other national for academics and employers developing Education conferences, academies on entrepreneurship and delivering degree apprenticeships events and workshops education for STEM graduates. The in engineering. There were a number workshop was held in response to of speakers including Peter Lauener, recommendations from the Prime Chief Executive of the Institute for The Academy has recently hosted Minister’s Council for Science and Apprenticeships. a number of education workshops, Technology, and was chaired by Professor conferences and events that have covered Alison Noble OBE FREng FRS. The event A workshop also held following the a variety of issues, including digital and hosted a range of speakers including creation of the Academy framework entrepreneurial skills, evaluating teaching Professor Fiona Murray, Associate Dean for evaluating teaching achievement in and developing degree apprenticeships in for Innovation at MIT and Co-Director of universities. The project is working with higher education. the MIT Innovation initiative. 16 university partners from across 12 countries, and leaders from these partner In June, the Academy held a digital skills Another workshop was held to provide universities attended the workshop workshop as part of the engineering an opportunity to share and discuss the to discuss experiences of changing community’s partnership with government Academy’s findings from the first phase institutional promotion processes and to in reviewing industrial digitalisation, which of a joint research project with the Edge share lessons learned.

Education and skills 7 Connecting STEM Teachers celebration event

On 6 July, teacher coordinators, sponsors impact of improving STEM education in at AQA also provided an update on an and invited guests from professional primary and secondary schools. engineering and STEM qualification. engineering institutions and the STEM community attended an annual Attendees also heard from speakers The Connecting STEM Teachers celebration event for the Academy’s from industry and the STEM education programme launched in 2011 and aims to Connecting STEM Teachers programme. community, who covered a variety of create a national network of support for topics including how virtual reality can STEM teachers, ensuring that they have The event at Prince Philip House was engage pupils in STEM learning. The the knowledge and confidence to engage an opportunity to learn about some of teachers also discussed creating an a greater number of students with STEM. the inspirational STEM learning taking affordable classroom robotics project The 45 teacher coordinators connected place within the Academy’s 45 teacher using the BBC micro:bit and 3D printing, with 1,053 network teachers in 757 networks across the UK. Teacher and promoting primary STEM learning schools in the 2016/2017 academic year. coordinators used the event to share their through a Top Trumps Tournament and Attendees at the event try out virtual reality as experiences and to highlight the positive TES resources. The curriculum lead part of a discussion on engaging pupils in STEM

Visiting Professors’ and international partners, addressing conference on the afternoon of the first annual conference how engineering education and the day for an induction to the scheme. skills gap can be improved in the UK and internationally. This was followed by a networking At the end of September, the Academy drinks reception in the evening and a hosted the Visiting Professors' The first day of the conference consisted speech from Professor Janusz Kozinski, conference in Birmingham, bringing of three panel discussions, with the from the New Model in Technology and together representatives from the speakers focusing on the different ways Engineering (NMiTE), titled Humanist Industry‑Academia Partnership to promote employability, scalability and engineer: excellent teaching and Programme (IAPP), the Higher Education entrepreneurship through engineering. effective learning. Partnership in sub-Saharan Africa Jane Butler FREng chaired the conference, programme, and the Visiting Professors’ and Professor John Perkins CBE FREng, The international and UK guests came programme in the UK to discuss Honorary Professor at the University together on the second day, chaired innovative approaches to engineering of Manchester, gave the keynote by Professor Peter Goodhew CBE education. presentation on the essential skills FREng, for a series of talks and Q&A needed for modern-day engineering. sessions, and a discussion on excellence The theme of the conference was What in engineering education. This was is excellence in engineering teaching? New UK Visiting Professors and followed by breakout sessions and It built on the experiences of both UK their academic champions joined the group discussions.

8 Education and skills Academy involvement in T-levels

The Academy has recently been involved in agreeing content Route Pathway for the new engineering T-levels.

The T-levels are being launched as a result of Engineering design recommendations in the Post‑16 Skills Plan, which was and development published in June 2016, with the aim of creating a simplified technical progression route for 16 year olds. The T-levels cover 15 areas that are defined by a set of occupations that were mapped so that students taking the qualifications can readily find employment in the corresponding professions. One of the Engineering and Manufacturing areas is engineering and manufacturing, which has three main manufacturing and process pathways (see diagram).

The Academy has worked with the Department for Education and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation to ensure that there is agreed common content for the engineering Maintenance, and manufacturing route and its pathways, which will be installation presented to the Department for Education and the Institute and repair for Apprenticeships later in the year.

Hidden Figures Public

In June, almost 400 people attended Hidden Figures tells the story of engagement a screening of Hidden Figures at the Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan Science Museum’s IMAX cinema to mark and Mary Jackson, three African International Women in Engineering Day American women who worked at NASA and to celebrate the release of the film during the 1950s and early 1960s as 9% of the UK’s engineering workforce on DVD. part of a team of ‘human computers’. are women and only 6% are from a black, Their job was to calculate the launch and Asian or minority ethnic background. The President gave an inspiring speech landing coordinates for the experimental about the importance of encouraging rockets being built at the dawn of the The event was held in partnership with young people into engineering and before space race. the Academy, the Queen Elizabeth Prize the film, a panel discussion took place, for Engineering, Twentieth Century Fox chaired by Dr Maggie Aderin‑Pocock MBE, The importance of their achievements Home Entertainment and EDF Energy’s space scientist and broadcaster. is still relevant today, as at present, only Pretty Curious campaign.

Members of the panel at the Hidden Figures screening: (l-r) Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE, President and Chief Executive of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering; Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE, Space Scientist; Anita Bernie, Director of Spacecraft Platform and Demonstration Missions at Surrey Satellite Technology; Roma Agrawal, Associate Director of AECOM; and Abbie Hutty, Lead Structures Engineer on the ExoMars Rover Project, Airbus Defence and Space

Public engagement 9 Daniel Zeichner MP visits MacRobert Award winner and finalist

On 27 July, Daniel Zeichner MP visited two engineering companies based in his Cambridge constituency: Raspberry Pi, the winner of the MacRobert Award 2017, and finalist Darktrace.

At the Raspberry Pi Foundation, the MP learned how the microcomputer is designed to teach people how to code. Since the first Raspberry Pi was launched in 2012, the organisation has sold 14 Daniel Zeichner’s visit to Darktrace is the first piece of unsupervised machine million microcomputers. Zeichner also included a presentation about the learning software that is designed to discussed the foundation’s community company and a demonstration of its detect and defend against cyber security initiatives, such as its after-school Code product. Founded only four years ago threats from within computer networks. Clubs that have reached 85,000 UK and already active in over 64 countries, children in 5,750 weekly clubs. There the Enterprise Immune System behaves are also 4,500 Raspberry Pi Code Clubs similarly to the human immune system, Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner (second from right) outside of the UK, teaching computing self-learning to identify and neutralise with the Darktrace team, a MacRobert award finalist skills in 27 languages. abnormal activity in computer systems. It that is based in his constituency

QEPrize Ambassadors’ workshop

together at Prince Philip House to take part in a one-day workshop on the public perceptions of engineering.

The Ambassadors are part of an international network of young engineers from both business and academic institutions. They are the future leaders of engineering, who share a passion for their profession and frequently engage in activities to promote STEM.

The workshop was the first annual event exclusively for the QEPrize Global Engineering Ambassador network. The participants were invited to share knowledge and ideas, and encouraged to collaborate to form an influential voice in the engineering engagement community. They were also challenged to develop realistic recommendations aimed at different sectors (education, business, professional engineering QEPrize Global Engineering Ambassador Nikita Hari from the University of Cambridge discusses perceptions of engineering and the barriers to engaging institutions and individuals) to maximise the efforts and with the public activities currently taking place in STEM communication. These recommendations will form a ‘call to action’ document and On 19 September, a group of Queen Eizabeth Prize for will be circulated to engineering organisations to be used as a Engineering (QEPrize) Global Engineering Ambassadors came guideline when devising future outreach activities.

Parliamentary Links Day

In June, Malcolm Brinded CBE FREng, Chair of the Academy’s panel and discussed the critical role that engineering plays in Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, represented the providing societal benefits to developing countries. Academy at Parliamentary Links Day, an event that brings together scientists, learned societies and MPs. Opening remarks were given by the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon. John Bercow and Jo Johnson, Minister of This year’s theme was UK Science and Global Opportunities State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation. Sir John and the event comprised two panels: Science and Europe and Kingman, Chair of UK Research and Innovation, also spoke at Science and the world. Malcolm participated in the second the event.

10 Public engagement Engineering a Better World student competition

In July, 15 teams of university students took part in a student business competition that took place before the start of the Global Grand Challenges Summit in Washington DC.

Teams of students from the UK, US and China pitched their innovations to solve global challenges in a Dragons’ Den style competition. Five teams from UK universities took part, from Bournemouth University, Heriot-Watt University, and the universities of Bristol, Hull and Sheffield.

Dr John Lazar CBE FREng was one of seven judges tasked with quizzing the students on their business proposals. The winning team was the WorldCare Technologies team from the University of California, whose innovation was a low‑cost device for monitoring HIV levels in blood. The students from Bournemouth participated in. Multi-country teams were The Summit also featured a poster University were awarded the second tasked with producing a podcast that competition, with a student team from prize of $15,000 for their innovation explained how solving the Global Grand Newcastle University winning in the MoreWater, a modular water-filter system. Challenges could have an impact on the undergraduate impact category. lives of people around the world. Bethany University College London’s Department Gordon from the University of Virginia of Science, Technology, Engineering and took top prize for her podcast on how Public Policy also ran a How to Change virtual reality could enable engineers to Members of the Bournemouth University student the World challenge, which 150 students tackle humanitarian problems. team pitch their innovation

Fellows’ visit to the National Physical Laboratory On 14 September, a number of Academy Fellows visited the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington, London.

NPL is leading groundbreaking engineering projects based on decades of metrology experience. The visit showcased the development of four prototypes: the Diabetic Foot Ulcer Prevention Scanner, the Breast Scanning Ultra sound Facility, NPL Time Distribution, and the International System of Units Redefinition.

Tours of the laboratories were tours, Fellows and NPL staff members conducted by NPL Fellows and staff contributed to an in-depth discussion with extensive knowledge in their about the laboratories and NPL’s Academy Fellows at the National Physical individual subject areas. Following the future developments. Laboratory

Public engagement 11 Thought The topics of discussion included of UK professional engineering that differences in US and EU regulatory stated that there is a lack of coordination leadership approaches, the suitability of standards in STEM engagement activities. The versus a risk-based approach to steering group is jointly chaired by the cybersecurity, how the cultures of the President and Malcolm Brinded CBE various stakeholders including software FREng, Chair of EngineeringUK. Cyber safety and developers and the NHS affect practice, resilience of connected and what might be learned from other A working group, which was chaired by health devices sectors and applications, especially Philip Greenish CBE, carried out detailed industrial control systems. analysis of the scale and geographic On 11 July, the Academy held a workshop coverage of current activity provided by to explore the subject of cyber safety and The workshop was part of the Academy’s professional engineering institutions, resilience in connected health devices, ongoing work on the cyber safety and third-sector providers, employers, and which was co-chaired by Professor Nick resilience of critical infrastructure and further and higher education providers. Jennings CB FREng and Dr Mike Short the Internet of Things. More than 80 STEM engagement activity CBE FREng. providers also attended a workshop on the issue. A final report was submitted The event brought together developers Education programmes to the steering group in early July, which and procurers of connected health alignment review identified a number of options for future devices with experts in policy, regulation models of coordination. and cyber security. In partnership with EngineeringUK, the Academy has established a The steering group identified a The attendees debated the cyber steering group to review engineering number of other areas for the security risks in connected health devices engagement activities in schools across Academy and profession to work and how regulatory and non-regulatory the UK. on, including developing a common, mechanisms might improve practice. The agreed framework for evaluation and workshop focused on implantable and The group was established following coordinating research into young non-implantable devices used both in feedback from Professor John Uff CBE people’s attitudes and decision-making clinical settings and at home. QC FREng in his independent review behaviours.

Sustainability of and use, with a particular focus on the a tool for science and engineering liquid biofuels carbon footprints of different biofuels. professional bodies to discuss, plan and The report was produced by a working progress D&I. group of Fellows and experts, supported by Academy staff. For the collective benchmarking exercise, all professional bodies Following its publication, the report were invited to submit completed featured in news stories in The Times, the frameworks to a third party to produce Guardian, and on BBC Radio 2 (see the aggregated engineering and science media roundup on pages 15-16). benchmarks and reports. Participating organisations will also receive individual A copy of the report can be downloaded reports indicating action that can at www.raeng.org.uk/publications/ be taken to progress D&I, and will reports/biofuels have the opportunity to benchmark against reports that will be available in late 2018. Collective benchmarking for D&I The Academy has used the Framework to develop action plans in a number In July 2017, professional engineering of its own activities: governance and On 14 July, the Academy launched its institutions and members of the study on liquid biofuels for use in UK Science Council took part in events to leadership; Fellowship; conferences and transport. kick‑start a collective benchmarking events; education and training; prizes, exercise, based on the Diversity awards and grants; communications, It was produced at the request of the and Inclusion (D&I) Progression marketing, outreach and engagement; Department for Business, Energy and Framework, to set a baseline for D&I and employment. Industrial Strategy and the Department activity across engineering and science for Transport. The report presents results professional bodies. Plans have been signed off by Academy from a review of the available literature on directors and will be followed-up with the environmental, economic and social Launched in December 2016, the progress reports over the coming issues in relation to biofuel production D&I Progression Framework provides weeks and months.

12 Thought leadership New Academy Engineering Policy Centre

The Trustee Board has agreed to create a new Engineering Policy Centre to increase the Academy’s impact and influence on national, devolved and regional policy. The Engineering Policy Centre will build on the Academy’s record as an authoritative, independent source of policy advice and a track record of convening the expertise of the profession.

A working group of Trustees and Operating Committee Chairs is exploring Statement of Ethical introduced the Statement and the mechanisms and ways of working that Principles outcomes of the review and update. will engage the collective expertise of Dame Judith Hackitt DBE FREng, Chair the profession, engineering businesses, On 11 July, the Academy and the of EEF, provided a perspective from academia and the wider engineering Engineering Council launched an industry, and Professor Chris Atkin, Chair network. The Academy is recruiting a updated version of their jointly produced of the Engineering Council, provided a new director of policy who will establish Statement of Ethical Principles for the perspective from academia. the new centre and lead the team. engineering profession. Following the talks, the Academy President Dame Ann Dowling said: “Two The statement was first published in President took part in a discussion panel major pieces of policy work on Brexit and October 2005, and was also revised with the speakers and Richard Maudslay the Industrial strategy, which harnessed in 2014. It sets out four fundamental CBE FREng, Chair of the Academy’s Ethics the deep knowledge of the professional principles for ethical behaviour and Working Group. This was then followed by engineering institutions and took decision-making for all professional a wide-ranging Q&A session. evidence from right across engineering, engineers and technicians, tradespeople, have demonstrated that we can create students, apprentices and trainees A copy of the Statement can be so much more impact when we speak as engaged in engineering. downloaded from the Academy’s website a whole profession. Governments across at www.raeng.org.uk/publications/ the UK need engineering advice on policy Attendees at the launch were welcomed reports/statement-of-ethical- as never before and the new centre will by the Academy’s President before principles make our advice much more accessible hearing from a range of speakers. Philip and focused.” Corp CB, chair of the joint review group, The discussion panel at the event

Academy meeting on sector. There are a significant number of to the challenge of integrated catchment Grenfell Tower fire ongoing reviews that will address these management of river basins. topics. It was agreed that there is a role The tragic fire in Grenfell Tower on for the Academy in supporting these The workshop was part of a project the night of 13 June has raised many reviews, including by convening expertise aimed at exploring, illustrating and questions for the engineering profession. and acting as a hub for gathering relevant raising awareness of systems approaches In August the Academy hosted a information or evidence. in engineering and their relevance to roundtable meeting with experts complex policy challenges. from the Fellowship, professional Systems approaches to engineering institutions, and other The workshop consisted of introductions relevant organisations, to explore these integrated catchment to systems thinking, analysis and challenges and ascertain how the management management, and some examples of their Academy and engineering profession can application, introductions and exploration On 29 June, the Academy ran a one‑day usefully contribute to the response over of the particular challenges and workshop with the Department for the coming months. opportunities in the area of integrated Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Environment catchment management. There were also Areas of discussion included: the Agency (EA). sessions of collaborative working that importance of a systems approach for explored how one could inform the other. building safety, the regulatory system The event brought systems engineers and enforcement regime; responsibility together with policymakers and analysts The workshop was positively received and accountability in building design, from across DEFRA and the EA to by attendees and follow-up activities construction and lifetime maintenance; introduce systems approaches within to develop this work are now being and capacity and competence in the engineering and explore their application undertaken.

Thought leadership 13 Academy In the last two years, I have been keen to ‘open up the Academy’ to enable roundup Fellows to see more clearly its impact and how it operates – notably through the now annual Fellows Day, enhanced Growing transparency communications from the Trustee Board, and engagement and a range of informal regional lunch and dinner meetings. However, more needs Professor Richard Williams OBE FREng to be done to enhance the transparency FRSE, Vice-President of Fellowship of information and processes relating Engagement, provides an update on the to committee membership and Academy’s Fellowship activities. Trustee election. Progress on the IT communication systems has also been Over the last four years, the pending and I am pleased to note that a engagement of Fellows in the new online forum for Fellows has now Professor Richard Williams OBE FREng, Vice- Academy’s activities has grown, been launched (see page 15). President for Fellowship Engagement especially with newly elected Fellows. The Board has been operating under ensuring readily accessible information As Vice-President of Fellowship its revised governance for three years on the Committee and Trustee Board Engagement, it has been a pleasure and decided that it was timely to assess roles and clear, timely opportunities to to receive comments and advice from the effectiveness of the operation. As discuss and receive full information on Fellows in different parts of the UK about a result, a group recently completed these. Opening up of the process should the Academy’s operations. I know the a review of Board effectiveness. significantly enhance the transparency passion and commitment our Fellows The review set out to examine the and opportunity to find the most suitable hold for the Academy as the voice of governance, technical delivery, Fellows for the specialist posts. engineering in the UK and beyond. These effectiveness, agility, transparency and inputs have been valuable when the diversity of the Board and its operations, I continue to welcome your ideas, Trustee Board meets to consider strategic and I presented the findings at the AGM observations and advice, and can be priorities to serve the Fellowship and on 5 September. Recommendations contacted at mission of the Academy. included addressing the need for [email protected]

Academy Fellows’ clocks, bimetal kettle switches and his involves 10 primary schools, five celebrated on stamps support for education. Dr Taylor said "I secondary schools and two further have lived my life deliberating, inventing, education colleges. creating, producing and perfecting. Through this unique issue of stamps, The Commercial Education Trust has the Isle of Man Post Office has captured awarded a grant towards a study of my life's work." business knowledge, practice and entrepreneurship in the further Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of the education engineering learning Renault-Nissan Alliance, is the first experience. The study will gauge businessman to feature on a Lebanese appetite in the sector for continuing stamp. He was chosen by the national professional development resources for post office of Lebanon following a further education STEM practitioners in tradition of creating stamps that celebrate these areas. The results of the study will the successes of the country's citizens, be available in mid-2018. with previous collections featuring political icons and women pioneers. One of Dr Taylor's Isle of Man stamps that features Annual Reports archive the home of the Entreprise Hub, the Taylor Centre New funding for The Academy is seeking copies of its Two Academy Fellows have recently been education programmes annual reports and accounts for the years included on stamps: Dr John C Taylor OBE 1980-81 to 1984-85 inclusive for archival FREng FRS is featured on a set of six Isle Two new Academy education projects purposes. Fellows who have copies (print of Man stamps, and Carlos Ghosn KBE have been granted funding, and the Sir or digital) – or who know of someone FREng has been honoured on a Lebanese John Fisher Foundation has confirmed who might have one - are invited to postage stamp. a sixth year of support for the Barrow contact Dominic Geyer, Trusts & Research Engineering Project. Manager on 0207 766 0647, dominic. Dr Taylor’s stamps showcase his [email protected]. All help received greatest professional achievements, The Barrow Engineering Project in locating these publications will be including his design of Chronophage was established in 2009, and now greatly appreciated.

14 Academy roundup Fellows' Forum Ingenia publishes stimulating and continues to provide opportunities informative articles about all aspects of for media engagement. In May, the The Academy has now launched its new engineering and technology. It is aimed Technopolis report commissioned by Fellows' Forum, an online space where at engineering enthusiasts from 10 to the UK national academies warned of Fellows can log-in to discuss the issues of 110, including students, engineering the vulnerability of EU-funded research the day. It has new, accessible software undergraduates, engineers at all following Brexit, and received coverage on that works equally well on phones, levels, academics, opinion formers and BBC Radio 4 , in the Financial Times, The tablets and PCs, and all Fellows are invited policymakers. It has a particularly large Times and the Daily Telegraph, as well to participate. readership among young people, with as the Mail Online and a number of local almost 4,000 copies going out to schools, publications. The forum will contain discussions in colleges and sixth forms. In June, Academy President Dame Ann the following categories: current issues Dowling guest edited an edition of BBC (such as news, Brexit, responses to Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, highlighting government, skills gap, robotics); industry the excitement of an engineering career (such as industrial strategy, sectors, and featuring engineers including international capacity building); skills, Professor Eleanor Stride FREng and research and enterprise (such as research Naomi Climer FREng. Past President and innovation, universities, education, Lord Browne of Madingley FREng FRS enterprise); and events and social (such was the focus of BBC Radio 4’s The as Academy events, other events, and Bottom Line programme in June, with general conversation). In addition, Fellows an interview and questions recorded in can start their own topics of discussion. front of a live audience at the Academy profiling his time as CEO of BP. The forum can be accessed at fellowsforum.raeng.org.uk In June and July, Raspberry Pi, winner of the 2017 MacRobert Award, received extensive coverage with appearances Tell your friends To add someone or an institution to the in the Financial Times and The Times, about Ingenia mailing list free of charge, please contact local television and radio news, and the Ingenia team at engineering trade press. Features on [email protected] BBC Click and interviews on BBC World The Academy’s quarterly magazine, News also broadcast the story to a global Ingenia, has secured further sponsorship television audience. Other award winners for the coming year from Arup and Media roundup and finalists continue to generate interest Rolls‑Royce. Both of the companies too – including a profile of Silver Medal continue their longstanding support of The profession’s response to Brexit and winner Billy Boyle that appeared in the the magazine alongside BAE Systems. the government’s industrial strategy Sunday Times in July.

News of Fellows Professor Iain Gray CBE has been Professor Mark Miodownik has been awarded an honorary degree from the awarded the 2017 Michael Faraday Professor Helen Atkinson CBE has University of the West of England Medal by the Royal Society been appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Sarah Hainsworth has and Head of School of Aerospace, Past President Sir John Parker GBE been appointed the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Transport Systems and Manufacturing has been awarded an honorary degree and Executive Dean for the School of at from the University of Huddersfield Engineering and Applied Science at Baroness Brown DBE has been Aston University Dr David Potter CBE has been appointed Honorary Chairman of Planet awarded an honorary doctorate from Dr Andrew Herbert OBE has been Computers Ltd Brunel University appointed Chair of the National Museum of Computing Richard Sadler has been appointed Ursula Burns has been appointed Chief Operating Officer at GasLog Ltd a non‑executive director at Diageo, Professor Andrew Livingston has and GasLog Partners LP starting April 2018, and Chair of the been appointed Interim Academic Lead at the Rosalind Franklin Institute supervisory board of VEON Professor Martyn Thomas CBE has Professor Allan Matthews has been awarded an honorary doctorate Professor Roger Falconer has been been appointed the Director of the from the University of Bath appointed an Honorary Member of BP International Centre for Advanced the International Association for Materials Professor Liz Tanner OBE has been Hydro‑Environment Engineering and awarded an honorary PhD from Lund Research and has been appointed Sir David McMurtry has been awarded University's Faculty of Medicine Vice-President of the International an honorary doctorate from the Association for Coastal Reservoir University of Huddersfield for services to Andrew Tyler CBE has been appointed Research design and innovation Chair of Kite Power Systems

Academy roundup 15 In July, the Academy’s report on The 18 October 2017 To make a nomination, please visit www. sustainability of liquid biofuels received New Fellows’ briefing raeng.org.uk/grants-and-prizes/ attention with news stories from The Venue: Prince Philip House prizes-and-medals Times, the Guardian, New Scientist Time: 12.30pm to 5.00pm For more information, please call the and the BBC, in addition to local press, awards team on 020 766 0607 or email specialist websites, and mentions 18 October 2017 [email protected] on national radio news. An article New Fellows’ dinner by Professor Raffaella Ocone FREng Venue: Drapers’ Hall explained the report at The Conversation Time: 6.30pm to 10.45pm Leave a lasting legacy website following news of the proposed 2040 ban on non-electric vehicles, and 14 November 2017 Thank you to all Fellows who have the report continues to generate interest In Conversation with Raspberry Pi, generously pledged a bequest to the on social media. 2017 MacRobert Award winner Academy. Legacy gifts help the Academy Venue: Prince Philip House to bring together the most successful Time: 6.30pm to 9.00pm and talented engineers from across the 2018 Royal Academy of profession to put engineering at the heart Engineering MacRobert 21 November 2017 of a sustainable and prosperous society, Award call for applications Hinton Lecture - Vincent de Rivaz CBE improving lives and opportunities. For FREng a confidential discussion about legacy Venue: Prince Philip House giving, please contact Fiona Stewart, Head Applications for the MacRobert Award Times: 6.00pm to 10.00pm of Giving, on 020 766 0852 or 2017 will open in October. The MacRobert [email protected] Award is the premier prize for UK engineering innovation and is supported 2018 prizes and medals – by the Worshipful Company of Engineers. call for nominations Publications received It is given annually for an outstanding innovation, commercial success and Construction Law by Professor John Uff CBE The following 2018 Royal Academy of benefit to the community. QC FREng has been donated by the author Engineering Awards are now open for and can be found in the Fellows’ Library. The Award, first presented in 1969, nominations: honours the winning organisation with Cambridge Engineering, the first 150 years a gold medal and the team members with Major Project Award – awarded to a by Professor Haroon Ahmed FREng has a prize of £50,000. The presentation team of engineers, based in the UK, been donated by the author and can be of the Award recognises the successful who have delivered a major engineering found in the Fellows’ Library. development of innovative ideas in project that has had a substantial impact engineering. on society.

President's Medal – awarded to a Fellow For further information, please visit Follow the Academy on Twitter: www.raeng.org.uk/prizes/macrobert who has contributed significantly to the @RAEngNews or email [email protected] Academy's aims and work. Follow the Academy on Facebook: Closing date: 31 January 2018 www.facebook.com/RAEngineering Colin Campbell Mitchell Award – for an engineer or small team of engineers who Forthcoming events have made an outstanding contribution Edited by Portia Sale to the advancement of any field of UK Email: [email protected] This is a selection of Academy events. For engineering. Published by the Royal Academy of Engineering, a complete list, visit Prince Philip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace, www.raeng.org.uk/events Prince Philip Medal – awarded to an London SW1Y 5DG engineer for exceptional contributions Tel: 020 7766 0600 www.raeng.org.uk 10 October 2017 to engineering through practice, The Royal Academy of Engineering View from the top - David Pitchforth management or education. promotes excellence in the science, Venue: Prince Philip House art and practice of engineering. Time: 6.30pm to 9.00pm Closing date: Monday 13 November 2017 Registered charity number 293074

Obituaries 89. He was formerly Chariman of Zinc He was formerly Vice-Chancellor of the Metallurgy Ltd. .

Mr Anthony Kenneth Allum CBE Dr Alan Arthur Shepherd CBE FREng Professor Leslie Roger Wootton FREng died on 1 August 2017, aged 74. died on 7 May 2017, aged 89. He was FREng died on 5 July 2017, aged 73. He He was formerly Chairman of Halcrow formerly Deputy Managing Director of was formerly a Professor of Engineering Group Ltd. Ferranti. at City, University of London.

Mr Philip Malcolm James Gray Professor Geoffrey Donald Sims FREng died on 10 April 2017, aged FREng died on 5 August 2017, aged 91.

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