2016 MacRobert Award winner

he 2016 winner of the MacRobert Award, the longest- evening. Professor Danielle George, Professor of Microwave running and most prestigious prize for innovation in UK Communication Engineering at the University of Manchester, Tengineering, was announced at this year’s annual Awards received the Rooke Award for her remarkable contribution to the Dinner on 23 June at the Pavilion at the Tower of London. The public promotion of engineering through her work with various winner, Blatchford, was honoured with a gold medal for its media channels, such as presenting the engineering-themed intelligent prosthetic limb innovation and the team members Royal Institution Christmas Lecture series in 2014. The Major shared a cash prize of £50,000. Known for spotting the ‘next big Project Award was presented to a team from BAE Systems’ AI Labs thing’ in the technology sector, the MacRobert Award identifies for its Intermediate Frequency Modem System project. The Prince outstanding innovation with proven commercial success and Philip Medal, the Academy’s highest individual accolade, went to tangible social benefit. Dr Jonathan Ingram for his groundbreaking work on BIM (building information modelling). Blatchford, which was up against automotive engineering giant Jaguar Land Rover and MRI scanner pioneers Siemens Magnet The Silver Medals, which recognise outstanding personal Technology, has developed the first ever prosthetic limb with contributions to engineering in the early stage of careers, were integrated robotic control of the knee and foot; a system in which presented to Dr Damian Gardiner, Technical Manager at Tracerco, the parts work together like a human leg. Where previously Dr Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of DeepMind and Vice lower leg prosthetics wearers had to plan their days meticulously President Engineering at Google, and Professor Tong Sun, according to the limitations of terrain they could tackle, the smart Professor of Sensor Engineering at City University London. robotics in the Linx limb system constantly monitor and adapt to the wearer’s movements and the environment, giving users much The first RAEng Engineers Trust Young Engineers of the Year greater confidence and freedom. awards were presented to Dr Sithamparanathan Sabesan from the University of Cambridge, Dr T Ben Britton from Imperial HRH The Princess Royal and Academy President Professor College London, John Collins from Arup, Orla Murphy of Jaguar Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE FREng FRS presented the prize Land Rover, and Dr Paul Shearing from University College London. to the winning team: Professor Saeed Zahedi OBE FREng, Established with the generous support of the Worshipful Technical Director; Nadine Stech, Senior Control Engineer; Company of Engineers, these are awarded to UK engineers in Andy Sykes, Principal Electronic Engineer; Dr David Moser, full-time higher education, research or industrial employment, Principal Mechatronic Engineer; and Rob Painter, Senior who have demonstrated excellence in the early stage of their Mechanical Engineer. careers. Dr Sabesan went on to win the Sir George Macfarlane Medal for his work in electronic engineering and as a co-founder Dr Dame Sue Ion DBE FREng FRS, Chair of the MacRobert Award of technology company PervasID. judging panel, said: “Blatchford has combined a compassionate approach to patient needs with huge ambition and exceptional The Academy’s awards evening was made possible through systems engineering. The team behind this incredible innovation the support of headline sponsor Atkins and silver sponsors are true role models who show the positive impact that BAE Systems, BP, GKN, Jaguar Land Rover, Lockheed Martin and engineering can have on society.” Petrofac. The MacRobert Award is supported by the Worshipful Company of Engineers. A number of other Academy awards that celebrate and recognise engineers who have made a remarkable contribution over the The MacRobert Award 2016 winning team from Blatchford receives the gold course of their careers were also presented throughout the medal from HRH The Princess Royal and Professor Dame Ann Dowling

President’s column 2 Academy roundup 10 Newsletter Innovation and entrepreneurship 3 News of Fellows 11 Infrastructure and transport 4 Obituaries 12 Summer 2016 Technology and society 5 People and talent 6

1 President's 11 June 2016 marked the 40th anniversary will be positive or negative for the future of the Fellowship of Engineering, which of the country, one thing we can all agree column would later become the Royal Academy on is that negotiations in coming months of Engineering. In 1976, 130 of the UK’s and years must be informed by a clear finest engineers came together with understanding of the potential solutions, a shared purpose: to define and lead opportunities and risks from the perspective best practice within engineering, and to of UK engineering. We need to ensure that promote engineering to those outside that the UK maintains its position as a the profession. centre of world-class engineering research and innovation and that it provides the Forty years on, the Academy’s commitment environment for the creation and growth to these two goals is stronger than of successful engineering businesses. As ever. Less than a fortnight after the an Academy, we are taking up the request 40th anniversary, we hosted our annual from the 38 organisations representing Awards Dinner, now the highlight of the the engineering profession, through the Academy calendar and a time when we Engineering the Future policy group, to celebrate and reward some of the very provide a coordinated source of engineering best engineering and engineers in the information and expertise for government. UK today. I am always humbled by the This advice needs to be representative of talent and innovation recognised, from the whole profession. the winner of the Prince Philip Medal Dr Meetings and visitors Jonathan Ingram, in recognition of his We want to ensure that engineering In her capacity as President, Dame Ann exceptional contribution to engineering, businesses, large and small, feature has met with: to an engineer at the opposite end of his strongly in the industrial strategy and Dr Jeremy Farrar OBE FRS, Director of career, the Sir George MacFarlane medal can access the talented workforce they Wellcome Trust winner Dr Sithamparanathan Sabesan, need. The higher education and research Kelly Gillis, Associate Deputy Minister at for demonstrating excellence less than community has benefited significantly Canada’s Department for Innovation, Science and Economic Development 10 years since graduating from a first from EU funding and is understandably Earl of Selborne GB FRS DL degree in engineering. concerned about the uncertainty resulting Juergen Maier, CEO of Siemens UK from the vote to leave. This follows on The highlight of the evening for me is National Academy of Technologies of France: from a planned re-organisation of the always the presentation of the MacRobert Alain Bugat, President; Bruno Revellin- UK funding for research and innovation: Award – the UK’s premier award for Falcoz, Honorary President; Olivier Appert, ahead of the referendum, the government General Delegate; and Jacques Lukasik, innovation. This award has consistently launched the Higher Education Bill, which Secretary General of Euro-CASE. recognised and celebrated technologies my review of business-university research Professor Hiroshi Amano, Nobel Laureate that go on to have a transformational collaborations helped to inform. The plans Paul Dreschler CBE, Chairman of the CBI impact on society. This year’s winner, Lord Sainsbury included the establishment of a new body, Blatchford, has achieved something truly Koji Omi, Founder and Chairman of the STS UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to remarkable that is now making such forum bring greater coherence to research and a difference to amputees worldwide. Steve Holliday FREng, Executive Director of innovation funding. National Grid Congratulations to all of our winners. Jo Johnson, Minister of State for Universities While the Academy has expressed concerns This year’s Awards Dinner fell on National and Science about the status of Innovate UK within Women in Engineering Day. It was an honour Professor Sir Robert Lechler, President, this new body, the vote to leave the EU and Dr Helen Munn, Executive Director, and a privilege to be recognised in a list means that having a strong integrated Academy of Medical Sciences of the UK’s top 50 women in engineering, voice for research and innovation will be Wang Zhongwei, Chairman of the alongside many other Academy Fellows more important than ever. I will continue to Counsellors’ Office of the State Council, and friends, which was published jointly by People’s Republic of China discuss how the creation of UKRI can best the Women’s Engineering Society and the Koji Tsuruoka, Ambassador of Japan to the UK support this with Jo Johnson, Minister of Daily Telegraph on the day. In 1976, none Naoto Nishida, Corporate Executive Vice State for Universities and Science. President and Head of Technology, Toshiba of the founding Fellows were female. With She attended the following events and 70 brilliant female engineers in our current 23 June will shape the future of UK meetings: Fellowship, we are making steps forwards. engineering in ways that it will be impossible to predict. I am proud of the Prince Philip Designers Prize Award There was of course a bigger event in the Academy, its partner institutions and the Commons Science and Technology diary on the same day. This year’s dinner engineering profession as a whole for their Committee – Higher Education and coincided with an unprecedented shift in Research Bill quick response to the referendum result the relationship between the UK and its Council for Science and Technology and the leadership the community has continental neighbours: on 23 June, the Top 50 Women in Engineering breakfast shown in uniting to support government in launch British public voted to leave the European securing the best outcome for the UK. Many Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Union (EU). While the Awards Dinner gave of you will be called upon to help inform the Trustee Meeting us a glimpse of what will be possible as advice we prepare over the coming months, CAE delegation lunch and meeting a result of engineering innovation in the and I thank you for your support in this The Worshipful Company of Armourers and future, the following morning raised many Brasiers Master’s Day Dinner endeavour. more questions about the future of the She was interviewed by: country as a whole. Sarah Sands, Editor of the Evening Standard Kirsty Young, Presenter, for Desert Island While our Fellows do not all agree on Discs, BBC Radio 4 whether the outcome of the referendum

2 President's column Healthcare technology innovation wins the Africa Prize

Arthur Zang, an innovator from Cameroon, has won the second Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for his heart-monitoring device, the Cardio‑Pad. This invention could change the way that Africans access treatment for heart disease, a critical illness across sub‑Saharan Africa.

The Cardio-Pad is a small tablet device that allows any medical professional to perform heart diagnostics at any location. 2014 with the aim of stimulating, innovation. The judging panel was led These diagnostics, sent to a cardiologist celebrating and rewarding innovation by Malcolm Brinded CBE FREng and via a mobile phone network, can be and entrepreneurship in sub‑Saharan included Dr Liesbeth Botha, Strategic interpreted in less than 20 minutes Africa. It encourages talented engineers Digital Transformation Director at and enable the cardiologist to discover, to use their skills to develop solutions PricewaterhouseCoopers Africa, Stephen monitor or rule out a heart condition. to local challenges, highlighting the Dawson, Chairman at Jacana Partners, Dr As cardiologists are often located in big importance of engineering in improving Moses Musaazi, Senior Lecturer, Makerere cities, the device will reduce the number quality of life and economic development. University and Managing Director of of expensive trips that people living in Twelve shortlisted Africa Prize entrants, Technology for Tomorrow Limited, rural areas will have to take. from nine countries in sub-Saharan Uganda, and Dr Bola Olabisi, CEO, Global Africa, received business training and Women Inventors & Innovators Network. Arthur’s innovation earned him a prize mentoring, during which they learned of £25,000, and three other finalists to develop business plans and market The prize is supported by the Shell from Kenya, South Africa and Uganda their innovations. Centenary Scholarship Fund, Consolidated each received £10,000 to support Contractors Company, the Foreign & their businesses in the fields of health At the awards ceremony in Dar es Commonwealth Office, Conoco Phillips technology and energy access. Salaam, Tanzania, on 26 May, the four and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. finalists pitched their innovations to the The Academy launched the Africa judges and audience, who then voted Africa Prize winner Arthur Zang with lead judge Prize for Engineering Innovation in on the most promising engineering Malcolm Brinded CBE FREng

Enterprise Hub discussion on Breaking the Growth Innovation and showcase Barrier during which industry leaders Paul Loeffen, CEO of Cobalt Light entrepreneurship On 18 May, entrepreneurs, engineers and Systems, Lesley Eccles, founder of investors attended the Enterprise Hub fantasy sports company FanDuel, and Showcase, an annual event to highlight Steve Allpress FREng, founder of Icera Next year’s event will celebrate the the UK’s emerging entrepreneurial inc., shared personal stories and advice opening of the Academy’s new Enterprise engineering talent, and showcase from their own experiences of creating Hub facility. the Enterprise Hub’s new members to fast-growing companies. potential investors and customers.

The members’ exhibitions were the highlight of the showcase and generated interest from Sky News, the Financial Times and Forbes, as well as investors and Enterprise Hub stakeholders.

The keynote speech was delivered by Gerard Grech, CEO of TechCityUK, who spoke about the importance of developing the capabilities of the next generation of technology entrepreneurs.

Mark Bryant, Head of Manufacturing at Enterprise Hub member and 2015 Launchpad Competition winner James Roberts demonstrates his the Business Growth Fund, led a panel inflatable incubator innovation to showcase attendees

Innovation and entrepreneurship 3 QEPrize nominations launch party The evening opened with speeches from Lord Browne FREng FRS, Chairman of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation, Sir Christopher Snowden FREng FRS, Chair of the QEPrize judging panel, and Steve Holliday FREng, former Chief Executive at National Grid.

In his address, Sir Christopher told guests that the QEPrize recognises the greatest engineering contributions from across the globe and acts as a catalyst to inspire the next generation of engineers, which is vital for meeting the challenges of the future.

Throughout the evening, guests enjoyed a range of innovative engineering exhibitions, which included the world’s first 3D-printed pen and interactive virtual reality games featuring

Guests at the launch party try out a 3D-printed pen telekinetic agents and lunch-stealing seagulls.

In April, nominations for the 2017 Queen Elizabeth Prize Nominations close on 26 August 2016 and Fellows are for Engineering (QEPrize) were launched at a reception at encouraged to nominate outstanding engineers in industry or the Design Museum in London, attended by more than 250 academia, whose work has resulted in a lasting global impact on Fellows, engineering ambassadors and representatives from humanity. For more information on the nominations process, or donor companies. to submit a nomination, visit qeprize.org/nominate/

New engineering to increase the number of engineering The NMiTE team is currently holding university graduates in the UK. discussions with the University of Warwick and Institution of Engineering A potential project to establish a new It will offer an accelerated integrated and Technology about accreditation, university dedicated to engineering has master’s in liberal engineering to students validation and the award of degrees, and been highlighted in the Spending Review whose backgrounds do not necessarily would also like to hear from Academy and Autumn Statement 2015 and the include maths and science qualifications. Fellows. To be involved in the consultation, recently published white paper on higher The curriculum is being developed in please email [email protected] education. The university, New Model in collaboration with industry and will focus Technology and Engineering (NMiTE), on industry‑related projects, with fewer To find out more information, please visit is supported by the Academy and aims traditional lectures. www.nmite.org.uk

Infrastructure is becoming more and more reliant on electronic and digital infrastructure that and transport depends on electricity supply.

The report outlines the balance that Living without electricity needs to be struck between ensuring sufficient resilience in national and In May, the Academy published Living local infrastructure, and ensuring that without electricity, a report that was infrastructure remains practical, efficient put together with Lancaster University and affordable. and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and which detailed the loss The report provides both a warning and of virtually all modern infrastructure advice to a wide range of audiences: in Lancaster for four days in December national and local planners, utilities, 2015, caused by unprecedented flooding emergency services, education providers, in north Lancashire and Cumbria. local authorities, transport operators, and the retail and banking sectors. Professor Roger Kemp MBE FREng, a Professorial Fellow at Lancaster To read the report in full, please University, used this local crisis as an visit www.raeng.org.uk/ opportunity to observe how modern Attended by local and national livingwithoutelectricity society copes without a regular supply service providers and government of electricity. He first wrote a blog post, representatives, the workshop The Living without electricity report will be of which was followed by a workshop and considered how the UK should prepare interest to a wide range of audiences, including publication of the report. for such serious events in a society that planners, emergency services and transport operators

4 Innovation and entrepreneurship HS2 risk workshop Fellows and other experts from the railway, oil, energy, built environment and digital systems sectors about risk On 10 May, a roundtable was held on the topic HS2 and risk: management, both strategic and technical, when working on learning from other complex major programmes, chaired by major UK-based projects. Dame Judith Hackitt DBE FREng. The discussion allowed HS2, and other large project teams, The workshop, which was held at the request of HS2, to learn from the experiences of those who had led and made began with HS2 outlining its approach to risk, governance considerable contributions to programmes of similar scale and and assurance. This was followed by a discussion between complexity so that they will be better prepared to manage risk.

Interactive tool for exploring future cities Technology and

The Academy has launched a digital Navigating this ecosystem can society interactive to explore the ecosystem of be challenging, and the Academy organisations involved in planning and developed the interactive to help city organisations they need to engage creating future cities. stakeholders visualise the types of with. Through three case studies, it demonstrates how different organisations have partnered to produce positive change.

The digital interactive examines the roles of different organisations and identifies sectors where partners might be found, such as key decision makers within the knowledge base. Users can select each individual component to reveal more information.

Explore the interactive at futurecities.raeng.org.uk and join the conversation on Twitter using #RAEngCities and @RAEngNews

The interactive tool will help organisations involved in the development of future cities

Robots: faithful servants Academy and Dr Sandra Wachter from or existential threat? the Alan Turing Institute. Between them they covered the technical, As part of UK Robotics Week 2016, economic, social and legal aspects of the Academy was invited by the the debate. The event attracted a large Engineering and Physical Science and diverse audience from academia, Research Council and the UK-RAS industry and government. (Robotics and Autonomous Systems) Network to host an expert panel A lively panel discussion considered discussion, Robots: faithful servants or the sufficiency of existing legislation existential threat?, exploring the ethics against cybersecurity attacks and the of robotics and autonomous systems. ethical frameworks that should guide developments in artificial intelligence. Held on 29 June, the event was chaired The discussion was followed by a drinks will consider the engineering voice in by Fiona Fox, Director of the Science and networking reception. the debate surrounding the ethics of Media Centre. Panellists included two autonomous systems. As this develops, Fellows, Professor Darwin Caldwell The event was streamed live over the Academy is interested in speaking FREng from the Italian Institute social media, receiving comments from to Fellows who have expertise in this of Technology and Professor Tony around the world, and a write-up of area. Those who would like to get Gillespie FREng, Visiting Professor at the debate featured on the Daily Mirror involved can contact Philippa Shelton at University College London, alongside website the following day. [email protected] Professor Alan Winfield from the University of the West of England, Dr The Academy is in the initial phase of Pepper, the UK’s first educational robot, interacted Natasha McCarthy from the British organising an expert roundtable that with attendees at the event

Infrastructure and transport 5 Inquiries and consultations drew on previous work by the Academy to advise on how to get the most out of the upcoming national installation of the The Academy has responded to a number of Parliamentary meters. The second response also drew on a growing body of Select Committee inquiries and government consultations. evidence in the digital systems sectors. A response was also A short response was submitted to the Treasury’s consultation submitted to the Transport Select Committee inquiry on rail on the setting up of the National Infrastructure Commission. technology: signalling and traffic management. This new body will be responsible for assessing what A response was submitted to the Energy and Climate Change infrastructure the nation will need in the coming years, and Committee on future energy technologies. This response as such, will be an important organisation that the Academy is highlighted small modular reactors and energy storage keen to support. (including virtual storage) as technologies that could potentially Responses were given to two House of Commons Science and revolutionise the energy sector. However, it also stressed the Technology Committee inquiries: about smart meters, and need to integrate existing technologies into whole systems, robotics and artificial intelligence. The smart meters response rather than concentrating on unproven innovations.

Glasgow MacRobert over 20 years ago as a spin-out from engineers from developing countries to Award lecture the University of Edinburgh to their attend the conference. position as a world leader in hydraulically Mott MacDonald is a sponsor of a thought On 12 April, an event hosting the powered systems. leadership publication that brings winners of the 2015 MacRobert Award, The event was first held in London in together contributions from conference In conversation with Artemis Intelligent 2015 and was repeated in Glasgow as speakers, and business and engineering Power, took place at the University of part of the Academy’s continuing drive to leaders, to comment on how engineering Strathclyde’s Technology and Innovation raise its profile outside London. can help meet the UN Sustainable Centre in Glasgow. Development Goals. Support for CAETS Dame Sue Ion DBE FREng FRS, Chair of the The conference marks the end of the MacRobert Award judging panel, spoke The Academy has secured funding from Academy’s presidency of CAETS, the with Professor Win Rampen FREng and The Wellcome Trust and Mott MacDonald International Council of Academies of Dr Niall Caldwell, two members of the to support it in hosting the conference, Engineering and Technological Science, and team behind the award-winning Digital Engineering a Better World, in London this will be held at the Institution of Engineering Displacement power system that has September. and Technology from 12 to 14 September. the potential to transform the viability of offshore wind power and low-carbon The Wellcome Trust is sponsoring a For further information and to register, transportation. They talked about their networking reception on the first evening, please see www.raeng.org.uk/ journey from the company’s beginnings as well as funding 10 bursaries for young caets2016

People and talent (LIF) programme in Southeast Asia. The In conversation with conference was held in Bangkok and world-leading engineers was supported by partners in Thailand, Leaders in Innovation Vietnam and the Philippines. Three leading engineers have discussed Fellowship the challenges and triumphs behind their Hosted by Seeram Ramakrishna FREng, iconic constructions in a film made for Vice President of the National University the QEPrize. of Singapore, the event featured an opening speech from Thailand’s Minister Keshini Navaratnam, QEPrize Director, of Science and Technology, and enabled spoke to structural engineer William F LIF alumni to network with potential Baker FREng, the man behind the Burj investors from the across the region Khalifa, the world’s tallest building; and the UK. Ilya Espino de Marotta, Executive Vice President of the Panama Canal Expansion For almost three years, the programme Project; and Dr Michel Virlogeux FREng, has provided training for researchers designer of the Millau Viadiuct in France. in emerging economies who want Leaders in Innovation Fellows from across to commercialise their innovations. The three engineers were in London to Southeast Asia attended the first Regional Hub In that time, the Academy has take part in an event organised by the Conference in Bangkok trained over 370 researchers in 12 Royal Commission for the Exhibition emerging countries throughout Asia, of 1851, which was also filmed for the In July, the Academy hosted the first Africa and South America, and built BBC World Service. Regional Hub Conference for participants international networks of innovators and in its Leaders in Innovation Fellowship technology entrepreneurs. To watch the film, please visit qeprize.org

6 Technology and society Lord Browne V&A arts, discussing how the greatest feats Engineering Season of engineering are an art form of their lecture own. He also highlighted the vital role that engineering plays in solving humanity’s On 17 June, past president Lord Browne, greatest problems, and the need to Chairman of the Queen Elizabeth Prize encourage more young engineers to step for Engineering Foundation, gave a up and meet the challenges of the future. lecture on the Art of engineering as part of the opening of the Victoria and Albert The V&A’s Engineering Season runs until Museum’s (V&A) Engineering Season. 6 November. To find out more, please visit www.vam.ac.uk Attended by more than 250 V&A members, the lecture drew on both his experience Lord Browne in conversation with Keshini as an engineer and his appreciation of the Navaratnam, QEPrize Director

New presentation promotes engineering careers

Tomorrow’s Engineers has launched a new careers presentation to help employers, teachers and advisers showcase engineering to young people. Make a difference – be an engineer encourages pupils aged 11 to 14 to consider how engineering affects their daily lives and educates them about the range of career opportunities available across different sectors.

The presentation uses real engineers Technology, Institution of Mechanical video content of engineers talking to bring the industry to life and carries Engineers, and the Institute of Physics, about their work. the central message that engineers can the presentation challenges stereotypical improve people’s lives and solve problems ideas of engineering. The presentation and guidelines around the world. are free to download from www. Additional guidelines have also been tomorrowsengineers.org.uk/ Developed with input from teachers developed to help presenters make makeadifference and industry professionals, and in the most out of this opportunity; The Make a difference – be an engineer collaboration with the Institution of Civil they are encouraged to share their presentation promotes engineering careers to pupils Engineers, Institution of Engineering and own experiences and link to online aged 11 to 14

The UK STEM education studying STEM subjects beyond GCSE, that improves their understanding landscape despite over 10 years of activity from of the application of science and more than 600 organisations encouraging mathematics to real-life contexts. them to do so. Of the 650,000 school • Issues with the qualifications, students who take GCSEs each year, assessment and accountability only around 30,000 then study A-level systems that focus schools’ attention mathematics and physics. on a narrow set of academic qualifications. The report calls for future initiatives to be far more coordinated, with better • The need for improved careers evaluation of their long-term impact. guidance and employer engagement and better articulation of the many It also sets out the factors affecting The UK STEM education landscape report calls pathways open to young people involvement and interest in engineering for future initiatives in STEM education to be better after school. coordinated beyond age 16. These include: • Issues with facilities and capacity In May, the Academy published The • Poor perceptions and attitudes across the whole education landscape. towards engineering careers among UK STEM education landscape report, young people and their influencers. providing a useful summary of the key The report was commissioned by Lloyd’s issues affecting engineering skills today. • The need for more teachers to Register Foundation and can be found at It highlights that young people are not engage in professional development www.raeng.org.uk/stemlandscape

People and talent 7 Diversity Programme celebration event

Over 120 Academy Fellows, stakeholders and industry partners gathered at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on 1 June to launch the Academy’s Diversity Programme Report 2011-2016, and share plans for the next phase of the programme.

The report and event provided an opportunity to celebrate the programme’s achievements over the past five years. These have included: Speakers at the event included Naomi Climer FREng, Professor • Setting up a Diversity Leadership Group that has Dame Wendy Hall DBE FREng FRS, Allan Cook CBE FREng, Philip directly engaged with 50 employers and employer‑led Greenish CBE and Dervilla Mitchell CBE FREng. organisations, and published a case study toolkit and Feedback from the event was encouraging, with attendees benchmarking report to support increasing diversity and supporting the plans and focus of the renamed Diversity and inclusion across engineering employment. Inclusion Programme.

• Establishing an Engineering Diversity Concordat that 32 The event also hosted the launch of an Innovate UK campaign to organisations have signed in support of increasing diversity celebrate women in innovation. and inclusion across professional engineering institutions. To read the report, please visit • Initiating a three-year higher education employer diversity www.raeng.org.uk/diversityreport2016 pilot project with 13 employers and SEO London to broaden Speakers at the Diversity Programme report launch (L–R): Jenny Young, diversity of engagement with students. Academy Head of Diversity; Naomi Climer, President of the IET; Arun Batra, Director at EY and CEO of the National Equality Standard; Allan Cook, Chairman of Atkins; • Supporting InterEngineering, a network to connect LGBT Professor Dame Wendy Hall, Professor of Computer SAcience at the University engineers, encourage dialogue, and promote diversity of Southampton; Philip Greenish, Academy Chief Executive; and Bola Fatimilehin, and inclusion. Academy Head of Diversity

Engineering Talent has been carried out to provide greater the sector to improve employment Project understanding of the young people whom experiences; and communications to the Academy hopes to reach. promote engineering and its wide range The Engineering Talent Project, the of specialisms and opportunities. Academy’s multi-intervention social The research findings will inform the marketing programme to address the project’s four main strands of activity: The project is designed to change public engineering skills crisis, is gathering addressing the structural barriers that perceptions of engineering and will pace. The project has attracted the prevent take up of engineering careers; encourage young people to see the support of seven corporate partners and a engineering engagement in schools; potential of studying STEM subjects and comprehensive qualitative research study improving culture and practice across pursuing a career in engineering.

Lowestoft Engineering Project: primary school engineering events

Twelve primary schools in Suffolk have each hosted a full‑day continuing professional development event as part of their introduction to the Lowestoft Engineering Project, the Academy’s latest regional STEM support programme.

Steve Smyth, a specialist science consultant working for the Academy, spent a day in each school carrying out practical and engaging science and engineering activities with teachers and pupils. The events were intended to provide primary school teachers with the confidence to deliver hands-on and inspiring lessons to their pupils, igniting a ‘spark’ for STEM subjects early on in pupils’ education.

The events attracted significant local press coverage, appearing on the front page of the Lowestoft Journal, and led to support from local employers. Peter Aldous, MP for Waveney, called the project a “great opportunity” that “is going to play a very important role to ensure that the young people from the area The continuing professional development events at the Suffolk primary have the skills that local companies and businesses require”. schools were covered in many of the region’s newspapers

8 People and talent Superhuman vs at the University of Salford, spoke New Research Chairs Superhero about how the meaning of being a and Senior Research superhero changes over time, and On 11 June, the Academy hosted a discussed the issue of gene editing and Fellowships discussion at The Times Cheltenham ‘designer babies’. The Academy has announced the award Science Festival on Superhuman vs of five new Research Chairs and Senior Superhero: can life imitate art, and The event was chaired by broadcaster Research Fellowships. should it? Timandra Harkness and drew a capacity crowd, who put some challenging The five awardees cover a broad Professor Mark Miodownik FREng, questions to the panel. spectrum of engineering research and Director of University College London’s are based at Imperial College London, Institute of Making, kicked off the Visiting Professors University of Leeds, University of Oxford, discussion with a clip from the 1970s TV University of Leicester and University series The Six Million Dollar Man, which In April, The Happold Foundation, of Southampton. They will hold these featured the ‘world’s first bionic man’, an organisation established by the positions for five years from September stating that the technical optimism of partners of international engineering 2016 and will each be mentored by a 40 years ago is yet to be fully realised. consultancy BuroHappold, joined the Academy’s Visiting Professors scheme Fellow during this time. Professor Kevin Warwick, Professor as a partner. or Cybernetics at the University of This programme strengthens the links Reading, described his experience as The Happold Foundation is an between industry and academia by the world’s first cyborg. In 2002, he organisation that promotes supporting academics in UK universities was implanted with a BrainGate implant engineering’s contribution and to undertake use-inspired research that could harness his neural signals to responsibility to society. Its support that meets the needs of the industrial receive external sensor information and of the scheme will fund a Visiting partners. The scheme’s partners include experiment with motion impulses. His Professorship in the built environment. Petronas, DePuy Synthes, TWI Ltd., MAN wife had a similar implant for one day Group and SPI Lasers. For almost 30 years, the Visiting and they were able to transmit nerve Professors scheme has placed senior A second round of applications closes signals to each other. engineers in universities to enhance on 5 September. For more information, Dr Andy Miah, Chair in Science students’ learning and equip them with please visit www.raeng.org.uk/ Communication and Future Media skills to help their careers. researchchairs

East Midlands lecture media, fully autonomous driverless and dinner cars were more than 30 years away.

In May, Professor Tim Gordon, Head of The lecture was followed by a dinner Engineering at the University of Lincoln, for Academy Fellows and their gave the latest East Midlands regional guests hosted by Professor Andy lecture with a talk entitled Self‑driving Long, Pro‑Vice-Chancellor of the cars – a safe bet?, hosted by the University of Nottingham’s Faculty University of Nottingham. of Engineering.

Professor Gordon spoke to an audience With the assistance of Professor of students, members of the public, Colin Garner FREng, the next event Academy Fellows and university staff planned is a visit to the Caterpillar about how future intelligent vehicles factory at Desford, Leicestershire, on will need networked support from the afternoon of Thursday 27 October, an intelligent infrastructure and with a tour and machine demonstration Professor Tim Gordon, Head of Engineering at the explained that, despite claims in the followed by an early dinner. University of Lincoln

National Women in Engineering Day top 50 women in engineering in The Daily Telegraph. The Academy is delighted that 13 Fellows were included on On 23 June, National Women in Engineering Day (NWED) the list: Professor Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE; Professor provided an opportunity to promote gender equality in Helen Atkinson CBE; Baroness Brown of Cambridge engineering and celebrate the achievements of women DBE; Jayne Bryant; Professor Muffy Calder OBE; Amanda engineers. Hundreds of schools and organisations across Chessell CBE; Naomi Climer; Professor Lynn Gladden CBE; the UK hosted their own events, with the aim of helping Dame Judith Hackitt DBE; Professor Dame Wendy Hall more women consider engineering as a career. DBE; Professor Karen Holford; Dame Sue Ion DBE; and Dervilla Mitchell CBE. The theme of the 2016 event was ‘raising profiles’, which was demonstrated on the day by the publication of the To get involved with NWED 2017, visit www.nwed.org.uk

People and talent 9 STEMM Disability Advisory Committee conference On 17 March, the science, technology, engineering, medicine and mathematics (STEMM) Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) held a conference at the Royal Society to share and develop best practice in supporting the transitions of disabled people across STEMM education and employment. from Babcock International, Loraine and technical skills development for The conference brought together Martins MBE from Network Rail, Margaret people with disabilities, and concluded employers, education support workers, Meehan from Swansea University, Dr with a lively networking session. service providers and others involved in Duncan Shewsbury from the University the transition of disabled people within of Worcester, and Alison Stokes from The Academy is a founding member of education, and between education and Plymouth University. STEMM DAC. For more information visit work or apprenticeships. www.stemdisability.org.uk The conference programme included Speakers included Philip Connolly from breakout groups that explored issues Disability Rights UK, Rachel Bashabe regarding recruitment, induction, outreach Attendees at the STEMM DAC conference in March

Engineering Leadership Leadership Awardees. Applicants skills and ability to act as role models were Awards selection event participated in a day of interviews and chosen for this year’s awards. team-based activities with Academy On 18 March, 70 of the UK’s top Fellows, Sainsbury Management Fellows Awardees will spend three years on engineering undergraduates attended (SMF) and Engineering Leadership the scheme, which provides them with a selection event at Prince Philip House Award (ELA) alumni. The 35 who best £5,000 to use towards their career to determine this year’s Engineering demonstrated their future leadership development goals. They will also attend an annual training weekend, have opportunities to meet and network with other undergraduates, and have access to advice and mentoring from Academy Fellows, SMFs and ELA alumni.

To register interest in advising or mentoring awardees on the scheme, please contact Jacqueline Clay at [email protected]

Undergraduates attending the selection event for this year’s Engineering Leadership Awards © sharronwallace.com

Academy of women Fellows in over 30 local electricity, featured in both the newspapers. Following her View Sunday Times and the Guardian, in roundup from the top lecture at the Academy addition to trade and local press. in March, Dame Judith Hackitt DBE FREng was the focus of a profile article Academy award winners have Spring media round-up in the Financial Times on 23 April. received significant coverage in national outlets from the Daily Mirror On International Women’s Day in March, BBC Radio 5 Live covered an event to The Times, and the BBC featuring a number of Fellows featured across on Innovation in space on 19 the MacRobert Award finalists. many print and online publications. This March, with a package that also included an article by the President appeared across 36 local BBC radio Following the Academy’s Awards Dinner, on engineering recruitment in New stations and in a Naked Astronomy MacRobert Award winner Blatchford Scientist, a letter about gender parity podcast, a spin-off from BBC Radio’s received further interest from media in engineering from Naomi Climer Naked Scientists show. In May, the with features appearing on BBC South FREng in the Guardian, and mentions Academy’s report, Living without Today, ITV News Meridian and online.

10 People and talent Engaging with each other in the UK and internationally, and the online and offline annual CAETS Convocation in September provides such an opportunity. With the Professor Richard Williams OBE theme of Engineering a Better World, the FREng, Vice President of Fellowship meeting focuses on the role that leading Engagement, provides an update on engineers can play in enabling social the Academy’s Fellowship activities. and economic development by building global capacity and creating partnerships The past year has seen many with governments and communities. developments in the organisation of Two of my priorities as vice president national and regional events, such as are to support the development of the dinners, lectures, lunches and visits. Academy’s digital engagement activities Fellows have developed new initiatives and to encourage better engagement with such vigour and I hope that everyone with international Fellows. Current you to explore the range of talks and will prioritise attending or contributing plans for the website and social media debates recorded available on the to an event during the rest of the year. aim to allow Fellows to have more Academy’s website and at raeng.tv opportunities to interact with each other. One of the great pleasures in meeting I continue to welcome your ideas, Fellows is their overwhelming desire to I hope that many Fellows will be able to observations and advice, and can be see the Academy be more influential in attend the CAETS Convocation or follow contacted at supporting engineering policy development the event as it unfolds. I also encourage [email protected] News of Fellows Nicholas Cooper has been appointed Professor Hai-Sui Yu has been Moving Structure Lead at Tottenham appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Christos Christopoulos Hotspur Football Club (International) at the University of Leeds has been awarded an Honorary and has also been awarded the 2015 Professor Polina Bayvel, Professor Professorship by Xi’An Jiaotong British Technological Association Medal University, China Pratibha Gai, Professor David Hight, Dame Sue Ion and Professor Philip Sir John Parker GBE has been Professor Andrew McNaughton has Withers have all been elected as appointed Chair of the UK’s National been appointed Chief Operating Officer Fellows of the Royal Society Shipbuilding Strategy of Systra Dr David Jiles has been selected as a Dr Shirley Ann Jackson has been Professor Keith Ridgway CBE has Jefferson Science Fellow, a scientific awarded the US National Medal been appointed Executive Chairman of of Science adviser to the US Department of State the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Professor Ian Cluckie has been Dame Judith Hackitt DBE has been Forming Research Centre appointed a Foreign Academician at the given the Lifetime Achievement Award Dr Paul Golby CBE has been Chinese Academy of Engineering from the Institute of Risk Management reappointed Chair of the Engineering John Robinson CBE has won the 2016 Sir Peter Gershon CBE has won the and Physical Sciences Research Council The Times/Sternberg Active Life award for a further two years and has also 2016 NED Award for best non‑executive director of a FTSE 100 company Professor Albert Rodger has been been appointed chairman of Costain elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Group plc Professor Peter Hansford has been of Edinburgh appointed Professor of Construction Professor Jonathan Seville has been Sir Peter Bonfield CBE has been an Infrastructure Policy at Unniversity appointed President of the Institution re‑elected as Chair of the Board of NXP College London of Chemical Engineers Semiconductors N.V. Alan Mulally has been appointed a Ursula Burns has been appointed Professor Dame Ann Dowling OM Senior Fellow at Seattle University Chairman of Document Technology DBE has been made a Fellow of the Company (one of the two companies Business School Science Museum and has received an that Xerox Inc will be split into in Professor Chinemelu Anumba Honorary Degree from the University late 2016) has been appointed Dean of the of Strathclyde Baroness Brown DBE has been made University of Florida’s College of Design, Professor Anne Neville FRSE has an honorary Fellow of the Institute Construction and Planning been awarded the 2016 Leverhulme of Materials, Minerals and Mining. David Waboso CBE has been appointed Medal by the Royal Society Dame Sue Ion DBE has been awarded Managing Director of National Rail’s Professor Jeremy Watson CBE has its Platinum Medal and Professor Digital Railway programme been announced as the next President Johannes Cilliers has been awarded Professor Andrew Blake FRS has been of the Institution of Engineering and the Futers Gold Medal awarded the 2016 Lovelace Medal from Technology, and Mike Carr has been Khalid al-Falih has been appointed the British Computer Society announced as Deputy President Energy Minister of Saudi Arabia Dr Norbert Morgenstern has been Dr Hermann Hauser FRS has been awarded an honorary KBE Professor Michael Walker OBE has appointed an Honorary Professor at been elected an Honorary Fellow of Zhejiang University, People’s Republic Royal Holloway, University of London of China

Academy roundup 11 HM The Queen’s Birthday Order of the British Empire Officers of the Order of the Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Honours British Empire Dr Stephen Huntington FREng, Chief Congratulations to the eight Fellows Professor Anthony Finkelstein Executive Officer and Chairman, HR of the Academy who were recognised FREng, Professor of Software Systems Wallingford, for services to engineering by the Queen in this year’s Birthday Engineering, University College London, and environmental hydraulics Honours list. for services to computer science and Knighthoods engineering Members of the Order of the British Empire Professor Nigel Gilbert FREng, Dr David Grant CBE FREng, for services Professor of Sociology and Director in Dr Stephen Bold FREng for services to engineering, technology and skills in Social Simulations, University of Surrey, to engineering and to charity the UK for services to engineering and the social Nigel Perry FREng, Chief Executive, sciences Terence Morgan CBE FREng, Centre for Process Innovation, for Non‑Executive Chairman, Crossrail Ltd, Dr John Lazar FREng, Chairman, services to engineering for services to UK infrastructure, skills Metaswitch Networks, for services to and employment engineering

Forthcoming events Record number of Royal Society Publishing has published Fellowship nominations a special issue of Philosophical This is a selection of Academy events. Transactions entitled Super-sensing For a complete list, visit The Academy received the highest‑ever through industrial process tomography www.raeng.org.uk/events number of new nominations this compiled and edited by Manuchehr year, with 119 candidates proposed Soleimani, which is available in the 8 September 2016 for Fellowship and International Fellows’ room library. It can also be Research Forum 2016 Fellowship. The record result can accessed online at bit.ly/PTA2070 Venue: Royal College of Surgeons be seen as an endorsement of the new membership system introduced 8 September 2016 following Dame Sue Ion’s 2013 AGM membership review. Thank you to all Follow the Academy on Twitter: @RAEngNews Venue: Royal College of Surgeons Fellows who have given their time. Follow the Academy on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RAEngineering 13 to 14 September 2016 Engineering a Better World: CAETS Publications received Convocation Edited by Gemma Hummerston Email: [email protected] Venue: Institution of Engineering TSOM Structural Engineering by Finn and Technology MacLeod has been donated to the Published by the Royal Academy of Engineering, Academy by the author and added to the Prince Philip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DG 22 September 2016 library in the Fellows’ room. Launchpad Competition Tel: 020 7766 0600 www.raeng.org.uk

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Obituaries formerly Managing Director at BOC formerly the Director of Dubois Naval Cryoplants Ltd. Architects.

Dr John Aldwyn Lacey FREng died on Dr Cecil Charles John French FREng Professor Bernard George Neal 1 June 2016, aged 86. He was formerly died on 10 April 2016, aged 89. He was FREng died on 26 March 2016, aged Programme Controller of the R&D division formerly Group Technology Director 93. He was formerly a professor of at British Gas. at Ricardo International and served as structural engineering at Imperial President of the Institution of Mechanical College London. Mr Dudley Dennington FREng died on Engineers. 12 May 2016, aged 89. He was formerly Dr Eric William Carpenter FREng died Traffic Commissioner and Director Dr Adrian Foss Ellis CB FREng died on on 20 December 2015, aged 84. He was of Development at Greater London 23 March 2016, aged 72. He was formerly formerly AGR Programmes Director at Council and Senior Partner at Bullen Director of Field Operations at the Health Nuclear Electric. and Partners. and Safety Executive. Mr David George Jefferies CBE FREng Mr Paul Lane Charlesworth FREng Mr Edward George Dubois FREng died died on 19 March 2016. He was formerly died on 23 April 2016, aged 83. He was on 24 March 2016, aged 64. He was Chairman of National Grid.

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