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Issue 274 ▸ 3 July 2014 Reportersharing Stories of Imperial’S Community Issue 274 ▸ 3 july 2014 reporterSharing stories of Imperial’s community Green sky thinking The Eastside roof top experiment showing the way to better city living → centre pages PARTICLE KNIGHTS COUNT DOWN PICTURE PERFECT Highest honour Postgrad Photo comp for Higgs students present highlights pioneers Kibble three years’ work incredible and Virdee in three minutes research in PAGE 3 PAGE 10 Medicine PAGE 11 2 >> newsupdate www.imperial.ac.uk/reporter | reporter | 3 July 2014 • issue 274 Imperial strengthens Korean ties Imperial’s Provost led a delegation to ties and research institutes including POSTECH, Korea in late May to develop scientific KAIST and SNU, as well as the Seoul Science EDITOR’S CORNER links and meet alumni. High School, and senior officials at the Blue House. The tour culminated in the College’s first The trip follows on from President Park major alumni event in Seoul, held at the British Street Geun-hye’s visit to Imperial in November Embassy, where more than 50 Imperial gradu- 2013, when the College showcased UK sci- ates and guests gathered. Among the guests wise ence and led efforts to enhance research were nine offer-holding students planning to collaboration between the two nations. join the College later in 2014. Hailing from rural Imperial’s Provost Professor James Professor Stirling said: “It was an honour to Yorkshire originally, it took Stirling, Dean of Natural Sciences Professor welcome President Park to Imperial last year, me many years to adjust Maggie Dallman, quantum physicist and it is a pleasure to see the College’s rela- to life in the capital. I now Professor Myungshik Kim and plastic tionship with South Korea flourish. I was very enjoy London and all it electronics pioneer Dr Ji-Seon Kim impressed by the quality of research and inno- has to offer – yet there met with representatives from Korea’s vation taking place in Korea, with strong gov- are certain problems leading higher education, scientific ernment support, and we are excited at the that all city dwellers and government institutions. prospect of forging ever more collaborations cannot escape from. The Professor Stirling and colleagues vis- with some of Korea’s finest scientists. detrimental health effects ited some of Korea’s world-class universi- —ANDREW SCHEUBER, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS of air pollution are a growing and ever-present worry (Kensington and Chelsea being the worst Toumazou named Pledge to support afflicted London borough), ‘European inventor of the year’ trans staff while the spectre of climate change is likely Professor Chris Toumazou Imperial has made a public commitment to to lead to dangerously has won Inventor of the Year supporting transgender members of its hot summer conditions (Research category) in the community, in partnership with charity GIRES. in urban ‘heat islands’ in European Inventor Awards addition to severe water run by the European Patent In a first for the Higher Education Sector, the resource issues. These Office (EPO). Gender Identity Research and Education Society are some of the great (GIRES) has endorsed the College’s efforts to problems of our age that The Regius Professor of promote trans equality. This means that will require a global effort Engineering, based in the Imperial will be able to display the GIRES logo to solve. But there are Department of Electrical alongside those of Stonewall, Athena SWAN things we can do at a local and Electronic Engineering, and the Two Ticks scheme to demonstrate level to prepare ourselves. is the only UK inventor to its commitment to celebrating diversity and Imperial researchers are receive an award this year. eliminating all forms of discrimination across working with engineers, Professor Toumazou has the College. architects and town been recognised by the EPO for developing a device called GIRES is a charity which aims to improve the planners to design the SNP Doctor. His invention uses small silicon microchips lives of trans people by changing attitudes, and bespoke vegetation to identify genetic mutations that determine a person’s pre- challenging discrimination. Co-founder Bernard solutions that when disposition to certain hereditary diseases. The portable, low- Reed OBE said: “As the first university to make implemented correctly power device can analyse data on the spot rather than in a lab public its partnership with GIRES, we hope that can help keep cities environment. Imperial will set an important example to the cooler, cleaner and more Professor Jeff Magee, Dean of the Faculty of Engineer- rest of the HE sector.” habitable (centre pages). ing, said: “The technologies that Chris has developed over GIRES delivered the College’s annual Maybe, just maybe, we the years not only have the ability to improve patient care, Diversity Lecture on 25 June, entitled ‘Gender can combine the best they are also important for the UK economy. His work is a per- variance from Dark Ages to Enlightenment’, elements of rural Yorkshire fect example of translating research into viable businesses with GIRES Chair Celia Macleod sharing her and London town. that are helping to make the UK a leader in personalised personal story of transition whilst holding a ANDREW CZYZEWSKI, EDITOR healthcare.” senior NHS role. Imperial’s Provost Professor James Stirling added: One Imperial staff member with a Reporter is published every “This award really underlines what Imperial researchers transgendered background said: “I am very three weeks during term time in print and online. do best – taking world leading research and applying it to pleased to see the College making this public help solve global challenges. The whole College warmly commitment to support its transgender staff. Contact Andrew Czyzewski: congratulates Chris. This award is a brilliant acknowledgement However more work is still needed to ensure [email protected] of his hard work and his innovative spirit.” that the message pervades all levels of the College.” Watch a video about Prof Toumazou’s work by the EPO: bit.ly/inventor14 —DEBORAH EVANSON, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 3 www.imperial.ac.uk/reporter | reporter | 3 July 2014 • issue 274 >> newsupdate Royal honours for Kibble and Virdee Two of Imperial’s physicists, best Jim have made to physics are undeni- known for predicting and finding the able, but I take particular Higgs boson, have been knighted in pleasure in congratulating them this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours because I have first-hand experience list. from my own research of the profound influence that their visionary ideas Emeritus Professor Sir Tom Kibble, have had.” whose work led to the prediction of Professor Tom Kibble is an Professor Sir Tom Kibble the mass-giving particle, and Profes- eminent theoretical physicist whose sor Sir Tejinder (Jim) Virdee, who led pioneering work in the 1960s led on the design and construction of one to the mass-giving particle theory, the detectors that found which has come to be known the Higgs Boson, have as the ‘Higgs mechanism’. been recognised in the “The immense Professor Sir Tom Kibble Queen’s Birthday Hon- contributions that said: “I was very gratified by ours list. Tom and Jim have this public recognition of the The Birthday Hon- made to physics work that for me has been a ours are bestowed by are undeniable.” continual enjoyment. the Queen as part of My children were delighted, the celebration of her and are all keen to attend official birthday. Philip Dilley – a mem- the investiture. ber of Imperial’s Council and Chairman An added bonus was to learn that the of Arup Group – has also received a same honour was to be conferred on Knighthood. my friend and colleague Jim Virdee, Professor Sir Tejinder Virdee Captain David Peter Henson, Corps of whose work in designing, building and Royal Engineers, who is also studying operating one of the huge for his MSc in Biomedical Engineering detectors that found the Higgs the main detectors of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. in the Department of Bioengineering, boson I have long greatly admired.” His knighthood also recognises his work campaigning for and has received an MBE. Researchers at Imperial not promoting better science education in Africa and India. Imperial’s Provost, Professor James only predicted the famous theory. Professor Virdee said: “I was in my office in Geneva when I Stirling, who is also a theoretical They have also been central to the found out about the knighthood, which took me by surprise. It’s particle physicist, said: “I am delighted engineering of detectors built to find really humbling and I’m truly honoured to be acknowledged in this to hear that two of my longstanding and verify the existence of the Higgs way. Many brilliant scientists and engineers have worked tirelessly friends and esteemed colleagues in boson. Professor Virdee spearheaded over two decades to make the discovery of a Higgs boson possible. the field of physics have been recog- the concept and design of the I’ll definitely be celebrating over a glass of champagne with my fam- nised with these great honours. The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experi- ily and friends.” immense contributions that Tom and ment, which is one of two of Canadian collaboration Tribute to President Imperial is to intensify its Sir Keith education and research The Imperial community partnerships with the University marked the forthcoming of British Colombia (UBC), in brief retirement of Sir Keith one of Canada’s leading O’Nions as President with universities. Imperial and UBC a concert on 23 June. Staff, signed a Memorandum of students and friends of Understanding (MoU) on the College attended a 26 June aiming to increase musical tribute to Sir Keith student and academic and his wife Rita given visits, cultural interchange by the Imperial College and research collaboration Symphony Orchestra and between the two institutions.
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