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Commemoration Day 2016Day Commemoration Commemoration Day 2016 Imperial College London College Imperial COMMEMORATION DAY 2016 COMMEMORATION DAY 2016 Wednesday 19 October Royal Albert Hall, London Commemoration Day 2016 PRESIDENT’S WELCOME CONTENTS 01 President’s welcome I warmly welcome our graduates, their family members and friends, 02 Chair’s welcome and our honoured guests to 03 Senior staff at Imperial the Imperial College London Commemoration Day. 04 About the day Today is a special day for all of us. It is a time of 06 Imperial’s past and future celebration of excellence and accomplishment. It is a day that I hope you will remember forever. 08 World-leading research Congratulations to the recipients of the degrees, at Imperial awards and honours being conferred today. We are inspired by your accomplishments and excited 10 Honorary degrees by your potential to do even greater things in the future. You exemplify the talented people who 12 Imperial College Medals drive Imperial’s success. I hope that as you settle 18 President’s Medals into the ceremony, you are inspired by the rich history of this great university and by the amazing 22 Outstanding Student people receiving honours today. Achievement Award I know that today’s ceremony marks the culmination of years of hard work and sacrifices 24 The Imperial alumni that you and your families and friends have made. community Your degree is only the beginning. It provides you with the opportunity to continue learning, to do 29 Giving to Imperial important work with interesting people, to expand your intellectual horizons, and to help make the 30 Faculty of Natural Sciences world a better place. The work we do at Imperial brings great value 40 Faculty of Engineering to society through the new knowledge that we create and through the talented and excellent 52 Faculty of Medicine graduates we send into the world. Our impact is extended by our global network of collaborators and partners. I hope you take from this place a spirit of collaboration and the ability to build and Professor Alice P. Gast contribute to teams. I also hope that you take a moment today to recognise your mentors and teachers, and your “ Today is a time of family members and friends, who have contributed to your success. No matter how hard any of us celebration of excellence works or how smart we are, we all need guidance and accomplishment. It is and support. As you move on in your careers, think a day that I hope you will of ways to repay this support, perhaps by helping others and serving as mentors and role models. remember forever.” I wish you all the very best for the future. Whatever path you choose, I hope that you maintain your curiosity, continue to seek new challenges and apply your talents to improving the lives of others. Congratulations again. 01 Welcome CHAIR’S SENIOR STAFF WELCOME AT IMPERIAL SENIOR STAFF COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESIDENT CHAIR Thank you for joining us today to Professor Alice P. Gast Sir Philip Dilley celebrate the excellence of our PROVOST EXTERNAL MEMBERS Professor James Stirling Mr Christopher Brinsmead undergraduate students, to honour Mr Iain Conn staff and students who have CHIEF FINANCIAL Mr Toby Courtauld OFFICER Mr John Cullen made exceptional contributions Mr Muir Sanderson Ms Rachel Lomax to the College, and to recognise Ms Sara Murray COLLEGE SECRETARY Mr Jeremy Newsum colleagues from outside of Imperial AND REGISTRAR Ms Alison Nimmo Mr John Neilson Professor Jeremy Sanders through honorary awards for Mr Chris Williams contributions to their disciplines. VICE-PRESIDENT (ADVANCEMENT) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Mrs Sarah Waterbury President, Professor I have fond memories of when I crossed the stage Alice P. Gast of the Royal Albert Hall as a graduand of Imperial, VICE-PRESIDENT Provost, Professor James with my friends and family watching. My degree in (COMMUNICATIONS Stirling Civil Engineering gave me the skills and confidence AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS) Chief Financial Officer, Mr Luke Blair Mr Muir Sanderson to embark on a career that has taken me to President of Imperial countries across the globe. I am proud to now serve VICE-PRESIDENT College Union, Mr Nas as Chair of the College’s governing Council. (INNOVATION) Andriopoulos Professor David Gann Imperial’s Royal Charter of 1907 gave our university SENIOR STAFF a distinct mandate focused on the application VICE PROVOST REPRESENTATIVES (EDUCATION) Professor Nelson Phillips of education, research and scholarship. For Professor Simone Professor Tom Welton generations, those with a degree from Imperial Buitendijk Professor Jeff Magee have made their mark in science, technology, Professor Gavin Screaton engineering, medicine, business and education. VICE PROVOST (RESEARCH) ELECTED STAFF Imperial graduates are an illustrious group. Professor Nick Jennings MEMBER Professor Neil Alford To those graduating today, I would emphasise DEAN OF THE that this is not the end of a journey, but the BUSINESS SCHOOL THE CLERK TO THE beginning of a new chapter in your life. You have Professor Nelson Phillips COURT AND COUNCIL Mr John Neilson tackled advanced topics in your fields, gained new DEAN OF THE FACULTY knowledge through your projects and research OF ENGINEERING and furthered your ability to think critically. You Professor Jeff Magee are poised to apply what you have learned and DEAN OF THE FACULTY make your mark in your chosen career. OF MEDICINE Professor Gavin Screaton You are also now part of the worldwide network of Imperial alumni that is a source of guidance, DEAN OF THE FACULTY Sir Philip Dilley support and friendship. I encourage you to be OF NATURAL SCIENCES an active part of this network over the coming Professor Tom Welton years. We alumni are proud of what you have achieved and excited by the promise of your “ To those graduating today, future achievements. I would emphasise that this Congratulations again to all those graduating is not the end of a journey, and receiving awards and honours today. but the beginning of a new chapter in your life.” 02 03 About the day Commemoration Day 2016 ABOUT THE DAY PLEASE NOTE: Screen visuals featuring metallic colour swatches will not look like the metallic pantone spec colour when printed. Refer to a Pantone metallic swatch MASTER COLOUR ARTWORK Graduations are a highlight of the College year, book to get an accurate colour match for print. CMYK ACADEMIC DRESS a time when we welcome back our graduating COLOURS C0. M0 . Y0. K.100 Academic dress has its origins in medieval C100. M70 . Y0. K.0 Europe, when it identified the rank and profession students, together with families and friends, to C0. M100. Y100. K.0 CMYK Gold celebrate outstanding academic achievement. C25. M25 . Y75. K.15 of the wearer. Today, academic dress denotes the graduate’s institution and the level of degree awarded. 15thMarch 2016 IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON-MASTER ARTWORK The unifying theme of academic dress at Imperial is the colour purple. This is an homage to the work THE COLLEGE COAT OF ARMS of Royal College of Chemistry alumnus Sir William The College coat of arms was assigned by Royal Henry Perkin, who invented mauveine, the world’s Warrant on 6 June 1908. Coats of arms date back first synthetic purple dye, in 1856. to the twelfth century, and continue to be used by Today, the Royal Albert Hall is the historic location Graduands receiving their first degree wear black well-established and respected corporate bodies for Imperial’s postgraduate and undergraduate gowns and black hoods with white and purple as a mark of identification. graduation ceremonies. lining. Recipients of the BSc (Engineering), BEng The shield incorporates the royal coat of arms and and MEng wear a grey collar; MBBS graduands a book, representing knowledge. The motto, which wear a red collar; and BSc and MSci graduands reads Scientia imperii decus et tutamen, can be wear a yellow collar. translated as ‘Scientific knowledge, the crowning glory and the safeguard of the empire’. THE IMPERIAL MACE The Imperial College London Mace was presented to the College by the Goldsmiths’ Company in 2009 in recognition of Imperial’s status as a university in Graduations for Imperial College London have its own right. The generous gift reflects the livery taken place in the Royal Albert Hall for over 60 company’s longstanding relationship with Imperial Above: The exterior of years. The Hall, which opened in 1871, was part of and its predecessor institutions. the Royal Albert Hall, Prince Albert’s grand vision for a cultural, scientific shown here in the late and artistic quarter in South Kensington. Given The intricate design of the Mace incorporates nineteenth century, is that Imperial also has its origins in this vision, elements of the College’s coat of arms and its built from over 6 million motto. The helix-shaped stem represents human red bricks and 80,000 it is fitting that the College should celebrate the blocks of terracotta. accomplishments of its graduates here. DNA or a chain of atoms in a spiral, providing a visual reference to the College’s expertise in The order for the day is: science and medicine. 10.30: Graduation ceremony for the Faculty The Mace is a focal point of the College’s of Natural Sciences graduation ceremonies: it heralds the arrival 13.45: Graduation ceremony for the Faculty of the Provost, President and Chair of Council of Engineering during the Procession. 17.00: Graduation ceremony for the Faculty of Medicine Celebratory canapé receptions will be held on campus following each ceremony at locations indicated on your reception tickets. PHOTOGRAPHY Please note that unauthorised video recording and photography are not permitted in the Royal The Imperial Mace leads Albert Hall. Professional photographers will be in the procession of the the Imperial College Union during the day to take Provost, President and Chair of Council.
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