QEPrize winner Dr Robert Langer FREng, a chemical engineer at the In the 1990s, he overcame scepticism and rejection of his Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has won the 2015 nine initial research grant applications, persevering until Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize). The QEPrize 1996, when the US Food and Drug Administration approved is an international £1 million prize that celebrates the his polymer‑based treatment for brain cancer; since then, engineers responsible for a groundbreaking innovation that many other products have moved from his labs to patients. has been of global benefit to humanity. The award helps to Dr Langer has participated in the founding of many technology raise the public profile of engineering, and inspires young companies, including Enzytech (which merged with Alkermes), people to become engineers. Momenta Pharmaceuticals, T2 Biosystems, and Moderna Therapeutics. Dr Langer accepted the award from Lord Browne of Madingley FREng FRS, Chair of Trustees for the Queen Elizabeth Prize The American innovator is the most cited engineer in history, for Engineering Foundation, at an announcement ceremony with 170,000 citations, over 1,000 issued and pending held at the Academy on 3 February. Academy President Dame patents, and 1,300 published articles in bioengineering, drug Ann Dowling DBE FREng FRS and HRH the Duke of York delivery, tissue engineering, and nanotechnology. congratulated Langer and spoke about the importance of engineering and its promise for young people. Young engineers Many researchers have extended Dr Langer’s founding work from the QEPrize’s 13 donor companies joined their executive into fields as diverse as agriculture and nano-medicine. It has representatives and prize judges Lord Alec Broers FREng FRS, produced long-lasting treatments for cancer, schizophrenia, Professor Brian Cox, Professor Sir Christopher Snowden FREng diabetes, and heart disease. FRS, Professor Dr Viola Vogel, and Paul Westbury CBE FREng He has directly changed the lives of over 800 students in at the event. The QEPrize announcement reached 500 million fields including medicine, electrical and chemical engineering, people through coverage in media including BBC News, physics and chemistry. Nearly 300 have become professors, Scientific American and China Daily. with many leading companies around the world. Langer’s The panel of 15 judges reviewed nominations for research laboratory at MIT is the largest biomedical world‑shaping innovations from around the globe before engineering lab in the world, maintaining over $15 million awarding the QEPrize to Langer. Through his rigorous approach in annual grants and over 100 researchers. Of his trainees, to medical materials design and by pursuing commercial 14 have become members of the US National Academy of implementation of his innovations, Langer not only solved Engineering or Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering. the problem of controlled-release large molecule drug It is estimated that two billion lives have been improved by delivery, he fundamentally changed the way that materials technologies from his lab. are used in medicine. At a time when few engineers worked Visit www.qeprize.org for more about Dr Robert Langer and in experimental medical research, Dr Langer’s perspective on the work of the QEPrize. medicine was groundbreaking: he was confronted by clinical problems, but sought chemical and engineering solutions.

President’s column 2 People and talent 8 Newsletter Energy and natural resources 4 Infrastructure and transport 10 Technology and society 5 Academy roundup 11 Spring 2015 Innovation and entrepreneurship 6 Obituaries 12 Business and manufacturing 7

1 Extraordinary things happen when you from resources. However, this must be in President's bring two different worlds together. The an environment of investment that places latest winner of the Queen Elizabeth research and innovation at the heart of column Prize for Engineering exemplifies this. A plans for long-term economic growth. chemical engineer by training, Dr Robert Langer FREng has driven revolutionary That is why the Academy and our sister advances at the intersection of new national academies published a joint materials synthesis, applied engineering statement to present the case for greater and medicine that have improved the investment in research and innovation so lives of hundreds of millions of people that the UK can build a stronger future. worldwide. He is the founding figure in UK investment is failing to keep pace with large molecule controlled drug delivery, other developed nations – we are not even and his work laid the foundations for the in the top 10 countries in term of % GDP treatment of serious conditions including spent on R&D from government and the cancer, heart disease and mental illness. private and third sectors. Dr Langer’s perspective on addressing a medical need was to create a unique As well as strong voices, we also need biochemical and engineering solution. strong evidence to back our claims. We have recently published a report Bringing together the worlds of research commissioned by the Academy and EPSRC and business also leads to advances and that analysed the value of engineering and new insights. That is why I was delighted to engineering research. The report estimates accept the invitation from the Minister for that engineering contributes about Meetings and visitors Universities, Science and Cities, the Rt Hon £280 billion in gross value added (GVA), In her capacity as President, Dame Greg Clark MP, to lead a review advising which is 20% of the total UK GVA, and Ann has met with: government on how to foster long-term generates about 48% of all UK exports. Nick Baldwin, Chair, and Les Philpott, strategic research collaborations between The report demonstrates not only that UK Deputy Chief Executive of ONR academic researchers and companies in engineering research is world class, but The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Minister of order to deliver broad-based benefits to also that it results in an enormous range State for Universities, Science and Cities the UK. There is strong evidence – not least of successful applications. The study John Kingman, Second Permanent in the impact case studies submitted by analysed over 500 individual REF Impact Secretary Treasury universities in the Research Excellence case studies from 46 higher education Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Framework – of companies benefiting institutions. Together, they provide Secretary DECC because they have planned to work with extensive evidence of the economic and Bernard Taylor, Chairman Royal academia. Certain companies feature social impact of engineering research Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 over and over again in different case in the last 20 years. Impacts were seen studies, and their businesses have grown across all sectors, ranging from innovations She attended the following events markedly, with new or improved products for disease diagnosis, improving jet and meetings: as a result. I am interested in why some engine efficiency, to machine learning and The Academy and Atkins dinner companies choose to adopt this approach smarter materials. Multiple meetings associated with the and why so many do not. And also, why Dowling Review and the BIG project some collaborations are so much more Both the joint statement and the report Panel discussion on the publication successful han others. show that the UK’s strength in research and launch of the Joint Academies and innovation is of a world-leading Statement on the government’s My own experience at Cambridge standard despite comparatively low research and innovation strategy University shows that one critical success investment levels. But we should not Queen Elizabeth Prize announcement factor is the creation of an open, trusting forget that these assessments are Regional visit to Bristol where she relationship between the collaborating based on lagging indicators. We are attended the SETSquared event partners. It has also shown me that a currently benefiting from earlier levels Space Innovation and Growth Strategy shared vision of an industry’s or sector’s of investment. To continue our economic roundtable and dinner long-term development can be a very rich recovery, we need to increase our funding seam for generating exciting, intellectually of research and innovation as a percentage She was guest speaker at: stimulating research questions. of GDP towards that of other leading The Foundation for Science and knowledge economies. This is not public Technology debate on the new science We are shortly coming to the end of spending – this is public investment – and and innovation the evidence-collecting phase of the the spin-offs for the whole of the UK will review. My aim is to have targeted be immense on so many levels. She was interviewed by: recommendations in time for the incoming Jenny Chapman, Business Editor government and the next Comprehensive of Cambridge News and Editor of Spending Review. Cambridge Business magazine Jonathan Leake, Science and Environment By building stronger, more effective Editor at The Sunday Times relationships between academia and Just Radio, for BBC Radio 4 business, we can extract even more value

2 President's column Enterprise Fellows

Seven UK researchers have each been awarded up to £85,000 of funding through the Academy's Enterprise Hub to spend the next 12 months developing spin‑out businesses for their innovations. The Hub will also provide training and connect each Enterprise Fellow to a mentor from the Academy’s Fellowship.

The selected technologies include a wireless device that uses detailed 3D input from fingertip movement to interact with a computer, and ‘smart’ glasses to help the blind and partially sighted. Pioneering smart materials based on photocatalysts, including antibacterial plastic films, water purifying bags and sunburn warning indicators, are also being supported through the scheme. A new lubricant coating to reduce pain Fellows of previous years. Beyond Other funded technologies include and discomfort for the 600 million global start ups, the Hub continues to introduce medical innovations such as a handheld catheter users was also selected, as and expand its programmes to support anaemia diagnosis device that can was a new service that utilises big data SMEs at every stage of their lifecycle. differentiate between variants of the to analyse the potential fuel savings condition to improve treatments. There that individual haulage and other road Follow the Enterprise Hub on Twitter is also a new cosmetic enhancement transport firms would make by installing @RAEng_Hub technology that removes fine lines and the most suitable fuel-saving devices wrinkles with reduced scarring and available for their fleets. Above left: Dr Toby Basey-Fisher, whose quicker recovery times, and which was company, Eva Diagnostics, redefines the diagnosis of anaemia at the point of care inspired by technology used to drive The Enterprise Hub has already seen Above: Dr Nicola Irwin's company, Uroglide, reduces spacecraft. outstanding success from Enterprise the pain and discomfort of using catheters

Trustee Board which are now available on the Fellows’ (Proactive Membership Committee) and private area of the Academy’s website. Professor John Loughhead (Engineering The Academy’s Trustee Board met on 1 Reports were received from chairs of Policy Committee). December 2014 and 12 January 2015 at Academy committees: Ian Ritchie (Finance Prince Philip House. The meetings were Committee), Professor Sir William The President will, in future, post chaired by Academy President Dame Wakeham (International Committee), an informal report of Trustee Board Ann Dowling. The Board considered and Professor Ric Parker (Research and meetings on the Fellows' private area of approved terms of reference for the Secondment Committee), Nigel Perry the website. The approved minutes will Academy’s governance committees, (Awards Committee), Nick Cooper follow later.

New Year Honours and Professor of Chemical Engineering, Cecil Balmond, Principal, Belmond Imperial College London, for services Studio, for services to architecture. Congratulations to the seven Fellows to chemical engineering education of the Academy who were recognised and safety. Christopher Earnshaw, Chairman, BRE by the Queen in this year's New Year Group, for services to engineering and Honours list. Jane Wernick, Founder, Jane Wernick technology. Associates Ltd, for services to structural Order of the British Empire – and civil engineering. Professor Sarah Spurgeon, Professor Commanders of the Order of the of Control Engineering, University of British Empire – CBE Andrew Wyllie, Chief Executive, Kent, for services to engineering. Costain, for services to construction Amanda Chessell, Software engineer, and engineering. IBM, for services to engineering. Order of the British Empire – Officers Professor Stephen Richardson, of the Order of the British Empire – Associate Provost (Institutional Affairs) OBE

3 Energy and natural resources

Northwest Regional Lecture

The University of Liverpool’s School of Engineering hosted the Northwest Regional Lecture on 11 March. Professor Paul Howarth FREng and Richard Taylor FREng of the National Nuclear Laboratory gave a lecture entitled The future of civil nuclear research in the UK. The audience for this event included Fellows, university staff and students. of Manchester for his project, Bird Professor Peter Goodhew FREng and In addition to the lecture, a poster Flight Mechanics. This work developed the University of Liverpool’s engineering competition was held for early-career computational flight mechanics models department. engineering researchers from the to understand the evolution of flight in universities of Liverpool, Manchester, birds, and to design aerial vehicles. Sheffield and Leeds. The winner of the Poster competition winners Jude Curran, Ben competition, judged by attending Fellows, Thanks are due to Dr John Bramley FREng Parslew, and Sandipan Pal with Academy President was Ben Parslew of the University for organising the event, along with Dame Ann Dowling

Encouraging The discussion, chaired by Malcolm carbon emissions. He addressed the entrepreneurship Brinded CBE FREng, focused on the subject of the UK being uniquely qualified personal qualities and attributes to lead in the development of a new required to make a future leader in the generation of nuclear energy, including energy sector. Some 150 delegates the U-battery. heard from senior industry professionals and specialist energy, management and environmental consultants. The event can be viewed on www.raeng.tv

View from the top

Dr Helmut Engelbrecht, Chief Executive of URENCO, delivered the first lecture of the Ayman Asfari FREng revived View from the top lecture series Ayman Asfari FREng, Chief Executive with a presentation entitled Energy for of plc, was among the all: how can contribute?. A recording of his lecture is available at panellists at an Academy networking www.raeng.tv evening and discussion event for young Dr Engelbrecht discussed the energy professionals, held on 27 January in ‘trilemma’: security of UK , Dr Helmut Engelbrecht giving the View from the association with the . its affordability and the need to reduce top lecture

Infrastructure Bill members of the Environment Audit the importance of implementing all Committee. This call reflected the the recommendations made in the In January, the Infrastructure Bill conclusions of an inquiry carried out over report. It urged Parliament to proceed was passed by Parliament. The most the previous December that the two with caution, ensuring that there is a significant aspect of the bill related to academies had responded to. regulatory framework within which the regulation of hydraulic fracturing. hydraulic fracturing can be safely The Academy’s 2012 report, Shale gas In response, Professor Robert Mair CBE undertaken. extraction in the UK: a review of hydraulic FREng FRS wrote a blog piece to be fracturing, produced jointly with the published on the academies’ respective Ultimately, the moratorium amendment Royal Society, was cited in the debate. websites (see www.raeng.org.uk/ was defeated, but additional safeguards Events culminated in an amendment ShaleGasMair). This set out the position and restrictions were added before the calling for a moratorium from several of the two academies and highlighted Bill received Royal Assent on 12 February.

4 Energy and natural resources Technology and society

Visitors used the visualising, improving and creative problem-solving habits of mind for this activity.

Also featured was a human coding challenge, a physical demonstration of coding that challenged visitors to select the right program to command their partner to travel from one end of a grid to the other. Visitors were able to write their own program using a limited set Big Bang Fair There were an estimated 5,000 visitors to of commands. the stand over the four days, taking part The Big Bang Fair was held at the NEC, in activities such as the Rugged Rovers Other attractions included a 3D-printed, Birmingham, from 11-14 March. The game which was developed by the Science screw-less gear cube for visitors to use, Academy’s stand was themed around its Museum for its new Engineer Your Future along with a questionnaire asking visitors recent report, Thinking like an engineer: exhibition. Visitors were invited to draw to “guess the engineer”. Implications for the education system, a simple chassis on a tablet, add their and the six engineering habits of mind wheels, and then launch their vehicle identified within it. It featured hands‑on, onto an alien terrain on a screen to see practical activities for visitors which link how far it would travel. Visitors had the to these habits of mind: systems thinking, opportunity to refine their design based on adapting, problem‑finding, creative the success of other vehicles. The furthest Visitors taking part in the activities at the Academy problem‑solving, visualising, and improving. distance travelled was 5,744 metres. stand at the Big Bang Fair

Ingenious imagination of engineers of the future NICE and MHRA triennial with activities focusing on the Square reviews Kilometre Array project. In January, the Academy submitted Ingenious, which is funded by the a response to both the National Department of Business, Innovation Institute for Health and Care Excellence and Skills, gives engineers the chance (NICE) and Medicines and Healthcare to communicate their work to a larger products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) audience. A full list of projects funded triennial reviews. by the scheme this year can be found at: www.raeng.org.uk/ingenious Prepared with the support of the Academy’s Medical Technologies The Lovell radio telescope at Ingenious grant Community of Practice, the submission award-winning Jodrell Bank Engineering methods and outlined how the pace and scale of innovation in digital healthcare and The Academy has funded 22 new policymaking mobile health pose challenges. The projects seeking to engage the public submission called for the agencies to with engineering through its Ingenious On 30 January, the Academy hosted a provide the same level of impartial, expert grant scheme. Among this year’s roundtable discussion on engineering scrutiny to new medical technologies successful awardees is the science methods and their use in policymaking. and software as they do for drugs and centre Techniquest, which is developing From creative visualisation and medical devices. a theatre show as part of the exploration of complex problems to International Year of Light. Techniquest identifying and communicating system The submission was related to a joint will be working with engineers to explore dynamics, ambiguity and uncertainties, meeting held last year with the Academy how light and the engineering of light engineers have developed methods in of Medical Sciences on Health apps: plays a vital role in our daily lives. many areas of value to policymakers. regulation and quality control. After identifying some of the key challenges Another Ingenious project, Watch The Academy brought engineering emerging from the current UK regulatory It Made, will give young people a researchers and practitioners together system, the meeting proposed potential chance to get hands-on experience with policymakers and advisors from solutions to create a clearer and better of manufacturing by making their central government to discuss the connected process to regulate health own watch. Jodrell Bank has also common ground between processes of apps. A summary report from the meeting been awarded a grant to capture the policy formulation and engineering. is due to published shortly.

Technology and society 5 Roadshow resources

The start of 2015 has seen the launch of two more science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning and teaching resources from the education team. As with previous resources, Smart Skin and How to make your own hovercraft provide secondary school students and teachers with the opportunity to enhance their STEM knowledge and skills within engineering contexts.

Smart Skin has been created to support the 2015 BAE Systems and RAF Schools Roadshow, and highlights a development in the use of wireless sensor networks to monitor the surface of aircraft. The resource not only provides an insight into how science topics from the Academy has created to support Bosch’s school curriculum influence the latest annual All Around You roadshow. The technology, it also includes relevant resource looks at the STEM knowledge mathematical challenges for students. and skills needed to make a hovercraft

and challenges students to calculate how Lydia Hyde ,Senior Scientist at BAE Systems, How to build your own hovercraft is much pressure needs to be created to lift holding a small wireless sensor called a mote, which is the second STEM learning resource the the craft and its pilot. the topic of the Smart Skin resource © BAE Systems

Innovation and Higher Education Leaders in Innovation Fellowship (LIF) Partnership programme, which will bring nearly 200 entrepreneurship leading researchers, innovators and Through the Newton Fund, the Academy aspiring tech entrepreneurs to the UK is implementing the Higher Education from eight Newton partner countries. SETsquared event Partnership (HEP) programme which These include Brazil, Chile, India, aims to build industry-academia links to Mexico, the Philippines, South Africa, On 12 February, the Enterprise Hub held enhance engineering education. This will Thailand and Vietnam. its first collaborative event in Bristol, at also create opportunities for collaborative the Engine Shed, in conjunction with R&D and tech transfer by sponsoring a Modelled on the Enterprise Hub, the LIF the SETsquared incubator. It brought series of exchanges between the two programme is an eight-day, structured, together entrepreneurs and investors in sectors, in partner countries and the residential training workshop that gives the region as well as Academy Fellows UK. HEP runs along a similar model to participants the opportunity to learn and Enterprise Hub members. President both the Academy’s Visiting Professors from tech enterprise experts while Dame Ann Dowling DBE FREng FRS, who programme in the UK, and the Enriching networking with companies, mentors was on a regional visit to the South West, Engineering Education Programme in and investors. The programme is run was also in attendance. sub‑Saharan Africa. in partnership with domestic agencies in each of the countries, which will HEP is initially to be rolled out in give further, ongoing support to Pathways to Growth Kazakhstan, India and South Africa, with participants upon their return home. initiation workshops taking place in each This support may comprise incubation, On 8 January, the Enterprise Hub held country between March and June. These seed financing and further mentoring. its first Pathways to Growth event. Last will bring together high-level stakeholders year, it launched the new programme from across government, academia Through the LIF programme, the to help growing businesses overcome and industry to discuss key issues to be Academy will create an international their skills gaps. Pathways to Growth addressed within implementation and to network of the brightest entrepreneurial invites engineering SMEs to apply for share lessons from the UK. engineering talent and will conduct up to £20,000 to provide training and regular events and programmes to build support in any area that will help the further UK links to partner countries. companies to grow their businesses. Leaders in Innovation The event involved pitching, networking and mentoring by Fellows As part of a work programme under of the Academy and other successful the government’s Newton Fund, entrepreneurs. the Academy is implementing the

6 Innovation and entrepreneurship Entrepreneurs Award in the continued development of his winning idea. The RAEng-ERA Foundation Entrepreneurs Award seeks to identify, There are three runners-up who all encourage and reward entrepreneurial receive cash prizes of £2,000. They engineering researchers working in are George Frodsham, of University UK universities, in a field involving College London, with a magnetic electro‑technology. This year’s winner is haemofiltration system to treat malaria; Dr Matthew Murray, of the University of Dr Peiman Hosseini, of the University Leeds, who has developed and patented of Oxford, who has demonstrated the The winner and the runners-up will also ultrafast laser plasma implantation first reported nano-display device that become members of the Enterprise Hub, (ULPI) as a novel manufacturing platform utilises the combination of both optical where they will receive ongoing support for advanced functional materials. The and electronic property modulation and mentoring from the Academy’s technology allows anti-counterfeit in phase change materials; and the Fellowship. plasmas to be implanted into glass, team of Bethan Wolfenden and Philipp creating a pattern on the surface that Boeing, of University College London, Visit www.enterprisehub.raeng.org.uk can be used to identify individual with bento•lab, a personal laboratory for more about the new Hub members. batches of products in bottles, such as containing a PCR machine, a centrifuge RAEng-ERA Foundation Entrepreneurs Award pharmaceuticals, alcohol and perfume. and a gel-electrophoresis device with a winner Dr Matthew Murray in front of a chamber He receives a personal award of £10,000 transilluminator, all on an A4 footprint and used for the ultrafast laser plasma implantation with an additional £30,000 to invest weighing only 3kg. (ULPI) processing

Business and manufacturing

Advanced manufacturing in China

On 2 and 3 March, an Academy delegation of experts from academia and industry, including Professor Jane Jiang FREng and Professor Lianne Deeming FREng, visited the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) in Beijing for a joint symposium on these reports and the policy implications highlighting the importance of the advanced manufacturing. for both countries. sustainability of manufacturing advances.

Professor Zhou Ji, President of the CAE, Academy Silver Medal winner Peter Focus sessions on 3D printing and and Professor Sir Michael Gregory CBE Brewin of Concrete Canvas spoke from intelligent manufacturing outlined the FREng co-chaired the symposium with his experience of how manufacturing recent developments and vision for these areas in both countries, culminating with support from the Science and Innovation can be a driver for economic growth in a visit to Beihang 3D Printing Laboratory, Network in Beijing. The first session economically deprived countries. This which currently houses the world’s focused on the process and rationale was followed by a session on low-carbon largest 3D laser printer. for the manufacturing strategy work green manufacturing, and a visit to both countries have recently completed, Hanergy Holding Company, the world's Delegates at the symposium of advanced followed by discussions on the findings of largest thin-film solar power company, manufacturing in Beijing

Industrial strategy Dowling DBE FREng FRS. The discussion focused on how future governments On 6 March, the Academy hosted an can learn from and build on successes to event for the Department of Business, date, ensure the right opportunities are Innovation and Skills (BIS) aimed targeted in the future and drive a step at informing the future of the UK’s change in ambitions for the industrial industrial strategy. The event opened strategy. with an address by Martin Donnelly CMG, Permanent Secretary at BIS, on the The Academy was among the first development and impact of the strategy organisations to press for an industrial Chief Executive Philip Greenish CBE; Academy President Dame Ann Dowling DBE FREng FRS; Martin to date. It then moved into an open strategy for the UK and welcomed this Donnelly, Permanent Secretary for the Department discussion with invited Fellows, chaired opportunity to support the next steps of Business, Innovation and Skills and Colin Smith by the Academy’s President, Dame Ann in its development. FREng FRS

Business and manufacturing 7 People and talent

SET for Britain

On 9 March, the annual SET for Britain poster competition took place at the House of Commons, attended by over 100 parliamentarians. The awards aim to draw MPs' and Peers' attention to the UK's thriving science and engineering base as well as reward first-rate research being undertaken in the nation’s universities. There were 60 entries in the engineering category.

Dr Nasrin Al Nasiri, a post-doctoral research associate at Imperial College undiscovered colonies of the insect. For Institute of Physics, the Society of London, won the gold medal and further information on this project please Biology, the Council for the Mathematical £3,000 prize for her research that aims see www.newforestcicada.info Sciences, the Royal Society of Chemistry to develop a low-cost environmental and The Physiological Society. barrier coating to protect ceramic Agnieszka S Dzielendziak, a matrix composites in the jet engine postgraduate student at the University The Academy’s former Vice-President, environment. of Southampton, won the bronze medal Professor John Perkins CBE FREng, and £1,000 for her research that aims addressed the audience during the Davide Zilli, a PhD student at the to understand the chemistry behind the winner’s ceremony. For more information University of Southampton, won the degradation of sustainable biocomposite about this event, visit silver medal and £2,000 prize for materials in the marine environment. www.setforbritain.org.uk his research that explores the use a Her work also looks for solutions for smartphone ‘app’ that can identify the the materials’ enhanced environmental noise of a highly endangered insect, the performance and durability. Jon Mason, Essar Oil UK (Gold sponsor), Dr Nasrin New Forest Cicada (usually beyond our Al Nasiri - Imperial College London (Gold medal winner), Dr Stephen Benn - Society of Biology, hearing range). The app can also report a The event was organised by the Andrew Miller MP, Stephen Pound MP, Professor John geolocated survey that can be analysed Parliamentary and Scientific Committee Perkins (Former Vice-President, Royal Academy of by entomologists to locate possibly with support from the Academy, the Engineering)

UKForCE together. UKForCE will be considering including improving transparency of other curriculum subjects to teach in promotion decisions, developing a The new computing curriculum in conjunction with computing. robust set of measures to demonstrate schools is an unprecedented opportunity teaching achievement, and realigning for young people to gain the skills departmental resource allocations to the UK needs in order to compete SCET reports reflect the quality of teaching. in a global communications market. However, schools and teachers face The Academy's Standing Committee A second report, due in spring 2015, a real challenge to integrate this new for Education and Training (SCET) entitled Pathways to success: in compulsory subject, as the content has published a report on academic engineering degree and careers examines is so unfamiliar to most teachers. progression in engineering higher the routes into and out of higher education. Does teaching advance your education, and highlights the graduate In January, the UK Forum for Computing academic career? is based on interviews skills supply issues in engineering. Education (UKForCE) teamed up with and surveys of the engineering academic the Design and Technology Association community, and finds differences The report, undertaken by the University to offer both primary and secondary between the perceptions of university of Liverpool Engineering and Materials teachers the chance to look at the managers and those delivering Education Research Group, demonstrates links between D&T and computing. education. the importance of solid academic Attendees had the chance to use and qualifications at age 16-18 and provides take away a set of programming and One key issue identified is the perception interesting results on career destinations robotics tools, including a Crumble that there is an emphasis on research from pre-1992 and post‑1992 Controller board with motor drive reputation and income when it comes universities. output, which they can use in their own to promotion, academic mobility and teaching. The teachers also examined allocation of resources. The report makes The report also provides an analysis for the curricular links between the two specific recommendations that address each of the main disciplines within the subjects, and how they might be taught both structural and perceived barriers, engineering subject group.

8 People and talent Research Chair profile

Professor Jianguo Lin FREng has been appointed to the TATA Steel/Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Multidisciplinary studies of hot stamping at Imperial College London.

The aim of the project is to enable hybrid-forming technology to be used in a wide range of industries, such as automotive, aerospace and rail. It will be done by developing new testing standards and modelling techniques, which will increase the competitiveness of UK automotive and aerospace industries significantly. It will also establish a Centre of Excellence for hybrid-forming techniques for manufacturing lightweight, high-strength and WISE awards InCommunities has increased by almost complex-shaped components at 300%, due to Tony’s work. Imperial College London. On 13 November 2014, the WISE Campaign held its 30th Anniversary As an award sponsor, the Academy also Awards. The Academy works closely with delivered a joint seminar with Atkins WISE through its diversity programme, as part of the WISE daytime seminar and this year sponsored the Advisor programme prior to the awards ceremony. Award category. The winner, Tony This focused on the industry-led Thompson, supports apprentices within 10‑step plan that was launched by the the property arm of a social housing Academy’s Diversity Leadership Group in organisation, InCommunities. He develops September 2014. pathways into construction for women WISE Advisor Award winner, Tony Thompson, through schools engagement, careers Construction Skills Training Manager at InCommunities fairs and taster days. In five years, the Group Ltd with Allan Cook FREng, Bola Fatimilehin and number of female apprentices with Jenny Young

Everywoman Leadership personal development masterclasses. Academy Such engagements provide an opportunity for delegates to reflect on their own career development and network widely beyond their usual job Professor Jianguo Lin FREng boundaries. The outcomes of the project will enable lightweight body and chassis Visiting Professors structures of passenger cars to be produced at lower cost than with The Academy has recently awarded existing technologies. A conservative 17 new Visiting Professorships to estimate is that using hot stamping senior industry professionals across processes could enable 70% of a number of UK universities. This cars to be made with boron steel industry‑into‑academia initiative aims and aluminium body and chassis On 13 November 2014, the Academy to utilise the experience of the Visiting structures. A weight saving of over hosted the second Everywoman Professors to enhance student learning 45% for larger vehicle types (which Leadership Academy for Advanced as well as the employability and skills are currently made of steel) would be Manufacturing and Engineering. Building of UK engineering graduates. Senior achieved, which would lead to fuel on the success of the previous year’s industry practitioners, including a consumption savings of up to 23% inaugural event, nearly 100 delegates number of Fellows, will be delivering on average. This would potentially from over 30 companies and engineering face‑to‑face teaching and mentoring result in a significant economic organisations attended. at 14 universities. The tenure of each gain, as there are over 60 million Visiting Professorship is three years. passenger cars produced in the world The event combined a panel discussion, each year. featuring diverse female role models, with

People and talent 9 Infrastructure and transport

Ingenia live!

The inaugural Ingenia live! event, entitled Steering into the unknown: the new age of driverless cars, took place at Prince Philip House on 10 March. Each future event will seek to bring to life some of the stories featured within Ingenia magazine. Professor Paul Newman FREng of Oxford Mobile Robotics Group and Neil Fulton of the Transport Systems Catapult gave their insights into the future of travel and the driverless car.

Professor Newman spoke about the technologies. He also discussed The event was inspired by the extraordinary challenges faced by the upcoming LUTZ Pathfinder pod article entitled ‘When will cars drive engineers when trying to get a car to programme which will see an initial trial themselves?’ in Ingenia 61, which is function independently and the complex of three driverless pods operating in available on the Ingenia website: mapping techniques that are involved in Milton Keynes later in 2015. http://tinyurl.com/lbv5e3h the process. The evening was chaired by Dr Scott Neil Fulton’s talk focused on the Steedman CBE FREng, Editor-in-Chief challenges faced by engineers, of Ingenia magazine. Over 100 guests, lawyers, governments and planners many of them early‑career engineers, Professor Paul Newman FREng, Dr Scott Steedman when implementing driverless vehicle attended the event. CBE FREng, and Neil Fulton

New Year Reception The lecture was chaired by Academy President Dame Ann Dowling DBE FREng FRS, and was attended by 140 Fellows and their guests. The lecture is now available to view at www.raeng.tv

Aerospace roundtable

On 22 January, representatives from the space community gathered for a workshop to discuss the recent UK Space Innovation and Growth Strategy, and how best to realise its potential. It was hosted by Academy President Dame Ann Dowling DBE FREng FRS and chaired by Professor Sir Martin Sweeting OBE FREng FRS. Following the workshop, the group was joined by Sir Mark Walport FRS FMedSci for a dinner and continued discussion.

The discussion considered the latest developments in the UK's space infrastructure, including the creation of the UK Space Richard Deakin Agency, investment in the European Space Agency, and the creation of the Satellite Applications Catapult. All of these On 14 January, Richard Deakin, Chief Executive Officer of NATS, actions have led to a positive perception from abroad that the gave the 2015 New Year Reception lecture, entitled Flights of UK is a good place to invest. the future. Deakin spoke on the future of air traffic control, advances in flight, and the possibility of creating a hypersonic The community discussed ways of maintaining momentum to aircraft that would fly faster than 3,840mph – four times the achieve the target of capturing 10% of the global space market speed of sound – allowing passengers to travel from London by 2030. The potential for expanding space‑enabled services to Sydney and back in a day. He also explained that within 30 into diverse new business areas was explored, along with years, aircraft could be encouraged to fly in the same formation challenges such as sustaining government engagement, skills, as a flock of birds, resulting in greater fuel efficiency. funding and regulation.

10 Infrastructure and transport Lloyd’s Register support Stoke Engineering Project Academy

The Lloyd’s Register Foundation has The Drayson Foundation has awarded a roundup confirmed its support for a number of grant of £25,500 towards the Academy’s Academy activities, including five-year Stoke Engineering Project. This initiative funding for two new appointments was created in 2013 to increase levels www.raeng.org.uk You will require under the Academy’s Research of participation and attainment in your user name and password to access Fellowships scheme, and a study to science, technology, engineering it. If you do not yet have a user name map the STEM landscape in the UK. and mathematics (STEM). Currently, or have forgotten your details, you can The mapping process will enable a 18 schools and colleges are taking part. email [email protected] to gap analysis of pre‑university STEM request them. All other queries regarding enrichment activities within the The Foundation’s funds will support a nominations should be directed to UK, and identify future areas where grants scheme for participating schools [email protected] funding support will be needed. and colleges, enabling them to purchase STEM resources and take part in a range The Foundation has also agreed to of curriculum enrichment activities. The Academy in the news contribute to a two-day workshop Academy wishes to thank Lord Drayson in South Africa focused on building FREng for his help in securing this grant. The Academy's President appeared in a mutually beneficial relationships BBC Breakfast feature on the skills gap between South African higher The Stoke Project is also benefiting and the lack of women in engineering. educational institutions and industry. from the support of GE Energy, which is The interview took place within the new This will form part of the Academy’s providing factory tours for students and Engineer your Future exhibition at the ongoing Enriching Engineering helping promote careers in engineering. Science Museum. Education in sub-Saharan Africa The company is also offering industrial initiative and help inform the Academy’s work experience for teachers as part Articles by the President on the need to Newton Fund delivery activity. of the project’s efforts to improve the recruit more young people, particularly teaching of STEM subjects. girls, into engineering, appeared on BBC Online and the Huffington Post. Dame Industry support Ann was also interviewed for Radio 4 Call for Fellowship Tonight about the announcement of Dr Petrofac plc has become the latest nominations Robert Langer as winner of the Queen partner of the Academy’s Enterprise Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. Hub initiative. The company has Nominations for Fellowship can be made also agreed a new multi-year until 1 May 2015 via the Academy's online The Senior Fellow wrote an article for sponsorship for the Academy’s Annual system, which is found in the Fellows' New Scientist celebrating the role of Awards dinner. private area of the Academy's website engineering in shaping modern society,

News of Fellows Professor Hugh McCann FRSE has Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas been elected a Fellow of the Royal FRS HonFRSE has been awarded the Dr Stephen Bold has been appointed Society of Edinburgh. 5th Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular chairman of i2O Water. Sciences and the Blaise Pascal Medal Dervilla Mitchell has been awarded for Materials Sciences 2014. Past President Lord Browne of an honorary CBE. Madingley FRS has been named Steve Wadey has been appointed CEO Executive Chairman of L1 Energy. He Past President Sir John Parker GBE of QinetiQ. will also become the next Chair of the has been appointed Chair of the Pennon Donmar Warehouse Board. Group and made an Honorary Fellow of Professor William Webb has been the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. named an Honorary Doctor of Science Professor David Cardwell has been by the University of Southampton. awarded an honorary doctorate by the Professor Jason Reese FRSE has been University of Warwick. awarded the 2015 Lord Kelvin Medal by Professor Richard Williams OBE the Royal Society of Edinburgh. has been named Principal and Vice- Professor Lynn Gladden CBE FRS has Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University. been awarded an honorary degree by Professor Sarah Spurgeon OBE is the University of Lancaster. the new President of the Institute of Professor Hai-Sui Yu has been Measurement and Control. awarded the Outstanding Contributions Dr Mike Hicks has been appointed Award by the International Association President of the IOM3. Professor Liz Tanner FRSE has been for Computer Methods and Advances in elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Geomechanics. Professor Tim Ibell became the 95th of Edinburgh. President of the Institution of Structural Engineers.

Academy roundup 11 which was widely reported in The Times, Seven new Enterprise Fellows and their 4 June 2015 Sky News and several regional titles. innovations were reported by The Daily Summer Soirée and Exhibition 2015 Telegraph, BBC Radio Sussex and BBC Theme: 100 years of engineering Academy staff worked with Royal Mail Radio Surrey, The Manufacturer and BA’s excellence to develop a set of stamps to celebrate inflight magazine High Life. Venue: Rosyth Dockyard, Scotland British invention and innovation. 16 July 2015 These were released in February and Academy research appointments have Annual Awards Dinner reported in the Daily Mail, The Times and been widely reported in the trade Keynote speaker: Mathew Barzun, The Guardian. and regional media. Coverage has United States Ambassador to the United highlighted Research Fellow Dr Martyn NATS Chief Executive Richard Deakin’s Kingdom Lavery, Research Chair Professor Eileen New Year Lecture on the future of Venue: The Landmark London Harkin‑Jones FREng and Research Fellow air traffic control was covered in The Dr David Armstrong. 18 September 2015 Sunday Times and in The Economist. Research Forum Fellows have provided expert comment Other Research Fellows whose Venue: Prince Philip House for the media on news stories appointment and work appeared in the including the Toronto underground and media include Dr Mathieu Lucquiaud, Dr EuroTunnel. Dr John Taylor FREng, the Freddie Withers and Dr Antoniu Pop. Publications received creator of the chronophage clock, was interviewed on Radio 4 Midweek about Rolling Around the World – An his work. Forthcoming events Autobiography, by Ewan C Hewitt FREng. Donated to the Academy by the author. Professor Paul Younger FREng This is a selection of Academy events. commented on the Scottish ban For a complete list, visit on hydraulic fracturing in The Daily www.raeng.org.uk/events Follow the Academy on Twitter: Telegraph and Professor Roger Falconer @RAEngNews FREng was interviewed by BBC Radio 6 May 2015 Wales about tidal lagoons. Fellows’ visit Edited by Emily Bick Venue: Harper Adams University Engineering for a successful nation, Email: [email protected] the Academy’s joint report with EPSRC 13 May 2015 Published by the Royal Academy of Engineering, on the value of engineering research, Inaugural East Midlands regional Prince Philip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DG was reported by The Daily Telegraph. lecture Tel: 020 7766 0600 www.raeng.org.uk The joint statement on innovation Speakers: Professor Helen Atkinson and growth with the other national CBE FREng The Royal Academy of Engineering promotes excellence in the science, academies, Building a stronger future, Topic: Cornflour, ketchup and parts art and practice of engineering. made headlines including BBC Online for cars Registered charity number 293074 and Radio 4 Today. Venue: Loughborough University

Mr John Clifford Duckworth FREng Mr Victor Alfred Rogers CBE FREng Obituaries died on 8 January 2015, aged 98. He was died on 23 January 2015, aged 88. a Founder Fellow of the Fellowship of He was formerly Group and Technical Sir Robert Atkinson DSC** RD FREng Engineering. Director, Westland plc, Helicopter and died on 25 January 2015, aged 98. He was Hovercraft Group. formerly Chairman, British Shipbuilders. Dr Dennis Hebden OBE FREng died on 3 December 2014, aged 93. He was Professor Raymond Edward Smallman Mr Arthur James Bennett FREng died formerly Programme Director (SNG), CBE FREng FRS died on 25 February on 10 December 2014, aged 92. He British Gas Corporation. 2015, aged 85. He was formerly Emeritus was formerly Director of Transmission Professor of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, PYE TVT Ltd. Dr James Ernest Hughes FREng died Science, University of Birmingham. on 29 December 2014, aged 87. He was Professor Colin Bowden Besant FREng formerly Group Managing Director and Mr Jeffrey Alan Turnbull CBE FREng died on 19 July 2014, aged 78. He was Chief Executive, Johnson Matthey plc. died on 22 February 2015, aged 80. He formerly Professor of Computer-Aided was formerly Chairman, Mott MacDonald Manufacture, Imperial College London. Dr Brian William Manley CBE FREng Group Ltd. died on 20 December 2014, aged 85. He Mr Ronald Hugh Campbell OBE FREng was formerly Senior Pro-Chancellor and Professor Michael Thomas Wright died on 3 March 2015, aged 90. He was Chairman of Council, University of Sussex. FREng died on 10 January 2015, aged 67. formerly Managing Director, Babcock He was formerly Vice-Chancellor, Aston Energy Ltd. Baroness Beryl Catherine Platt of University. Writtle CBE DL FREng died on 1 February Mr Roy Eric Coxon OBE FREng died 2015, aged 91. She was a Member of the Mr Harry Leslie Yeadon FREng died on 3 December 2014, aged 87. He was House of Lords, formerly Chancellor of on 8 February 2015, aged 92. He formerly Chairman, Engineering and Middlesex University and Chairman of the was formerly County Surveyor and Power Development Consultants Ltd. Equal Opportunities Commission. Bridgemaster, Lancashire County Council.

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