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Annual Review 

2011/2012

Strategic Priorities 

Engineering 

the Future 

Competing in the global economy 

For the engineering leaders of tomorrow 

Two lectures by Lord Browne of Madingley 

President, The Royal Academy of Engineering 2006-2011 

A series of debates 

As the UK’s national academy for engineering, we bring together the most successful and talented 

engineers from across the engineering sectors for a shared purpose: to advance and promote excellence 

in engineering. We provide analysis and policy support to promote the UK’s role as a great place from 

which to do business. We take a lead on engineering education and we invest in the UK’s world class 

research base to underpin innovation. We work to improve public awareness and understanding 

of engineering. We are a national academy with a global outlook and use our international 

partnerships to ensure that the UK benefits from international networks, expertise and investment. 

The Academy’s work programmes are driven by four strategic challenges, each of which provides a key 

contribution to a strong and vibrant engineering sector and to the health and wealth of society. 

Nuclear Construction Lessons Learned Lessons Learned 

Guidance on best Best practice: Practice: welding Welding 

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A selection of Academy and 

Engineering the Future publications 

2011/2012 

Drive faster and more balanced 

economic growth 

The strategic challenge is to improve the capacity 

of UK entrepreneurs and enterprises to create 

innovative products and services, increase wealth 

and employment and rebalance the economy in 

favour of productive industry. 

Lead the profession 

The strategic challenge is to harness the collective 

expertise, energy and capacity of the engineering 

profession to enhance the UK’s economic and 

social development. 

Foster better education and skills 

The strategic challenge is to create a system of 

engineering education and training that satisfies 

the aspirations of young people while delivering 

the high calibre engineers and technicians that 

businesses need. 

Promote engineering at the 

heart of society 

The strategic challenge is to improve public 

understanding of engineering, increase 

awareness of how engineering impacts on lives 

and increase public recognition for our most 

talented engineers. 

Making green growth real: 

UK offshore wind supply chain 


the Future 

Achieving excellence in engineering 

education: the ingredients of 

successful change 

March 2012 

Athlete or Machine? 

Which is more important in 

the bob skeleton event? 

A STEM teaching and learning resource 

from The Royal Academy of Engineering 


Panel for Biomedical Engineering 

Engineering innovation in the 

Tuesday 15 November 2011 

Venue: 

The Academy of Medical Sciences 

41 Portland Place 

London W1B 1QH 

Smart infrastructure: the future 

Lecture series in Mobile Telecommunications and Networks 

How mobile phones promote 

economic development 

Tom Standage 

Digital Editor, The Economist 

Monday 27 February 2012 

6.00pm for 6.30pm 

Venue: 

The Royal Society 

6-9 Carlton House Terrace 

London SW1Y 5AG 

The 2011 Hinton Lecture and optional dinner 

Engineering challenges at the 

energy frontiers 

Bob Dudley 

CEO, BP plc 

Monday 11 April 2011 

6pm for 6.30pm 

Venue: 

The Royal Institution of Great Britain 

21 Albemarle Street 

London W1S 4BS 

Engineering the future of water 

Review of 2011 discussion series 


Incorporated by Royal Charter 

HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM GBE Senior Fellow 

HRH The Princess Royal KG KT GCVO QSO Royal Fellow 

HRH The Duke of Kent KG GCMG GCVO Royal Fellow 

Sir John Parker FREng President

Contents 

Annual review 

Strategic priorities 

inside front cover 

President’s review 2 

Chief Executive’s foreword 4 

Drive faster and more balanced economic growth 6 

Foster better education and skills 10 

Lead the profession 14 

Promote engineering at the heart of society 18 

Academy highlights 2011-2012 24 

Academy funding 26 

Annex 27 

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Contents 1

President’s review 

Sir John Parker with pupils from St Saviour’s and 

St Olave’s School in Southwark, South London 

where he gave an inspirational talk to the girls 

about engineering. The school was involved 

in the Academy’s London Engineering Project 

between 2007-2010 

The 35th anniversary year of the 

Academy saw some of our Fellowship’s 

long-held aspirations become reality. 

Under Lord Browne’s focused and 

determined leadership as President 

from 2006 to 2011, the Academy has 

developed its leadership role, increased 

its contribution to national policy, 

strengthened its support for researchers 

and entrepreneurs, deepened its 

international relationships, raised its 

profile with the public and opinion 

leaders and reached out to more young 

people than ever before. Lord Browne 

was also critical in securing the lease to 

the Academy’s Carlton House Terrace 

premises in 2006 which has undergone 

significant renovations over the last year. 

Another engineering landmark took 

place in the last year: working in 

partnership with the government, 

the Academy launched the Queen 

Elizabeth Prize for Engineering – a 

£1 million international prize. 

My thanks to Lord Browne are 

already on record but it would be 

remiss of me not to repeat here the 

appreciation and gratitude of the 

Fellowship for his achievements and 

my pledge to build on his legacy to 

the Academy and to engineering. 

Fellows 

Our efforts to encourage a 

broader-based Fellowship that is more 

representative of the society we serve 

is bearing fruit, with more women 

engineers elected to the Fellowship 

and a better balance of the strengths of 

engineering across both industry and 

academia. I have been travelling around 

the UK meeting as many of our Fellows 

as possible where they live and work to 

hear their views first hand on how our 

Academy can develop for the future. 

Friends and supporters 

Our progress depends on partnership 

with friends and supporters who share 

our ambitions for the Academy and 

our aspirations for engineering. As 

President and, formerly, as the chair of 

the Development Campaign Board, I 

want to take this opportunity to thank 

my Board members, our Fellows and 

the many other supporters who have 

contributed so magnificently to the 

Academy’s fundraising efforts. 

Our thriving programme of work in 

education is one important beneficiary 

of major support from Fellows, from 

industry, charitable foundations and 

other generous contributors. Through 

a range of initiatives, we are helping 

shape national education policy; 

supporting teaching in schools, colleges 

and universities; promoting technical 

skills and seeking to inspire and engage 

young people. Our aim is to create 

opportunities for many more young 

people so that they can enjoy fulfilling 

engineering careers and to help create 

the skilled workforce that the nation 

needs for a rebalanced economy. 

Our fundraising campaign has also 

enabled the extensive refurbishment of 

the Academy’s premises. The building 

has become truly fit for purpose with 

new public spaces and superb facilities, 

made possible through the generosity 

of friends and supporters who share 

our vision of a Forum for engineering in 

the UK. We now have a worthy home 

in which the whole engineering family 

can come together, alongside the 

public and policymakers, to tackle the 

critical issues we face. We are honoured 

that our Senior Fellow has given his 

permission to name the building Prince 

Philip House. 

Leadership 

As a national academy, a great strength 

is that we span all sectors of engineering 

and are rooted in the professional 

engineering institutions of the UK. 

Over the year, we have developed 

our leadership role by harnessing the 

strengths across the profession, with 

more of our policy and communications 

activities being undertaken jointly 

with partners across engineering. 

The Academy’s role as a focal point 

for engineering advice has gained 

considerable traction with government, 

with an increased number of requests 

for the expertise of Fellows to address 

issues, inform discussion, support 

projects and serve on government 

committees, task groups and review 

bodies. With our sister national 

academies, we have worked to improve 

communications and collaboration on 

policy so that we can better fulfil our 

duties to the nation. 

Queen Elizabeth Prize for 


Today, the world needs engineering 

innovation as much if not more than 

ever before. The launch of the Queen 

Elizabeth Prize for Engineering will not 

only recognise outstanding engineering 

achievement but will illuminate the 

influence and impact of engineering on 

the world to a much wider audience. 

The launch of the prize in November 

2011 was supported by all three main 

political parties – a rare occurrence and 

a very public acknowledgment that 

engineering underpins every aspect 

of society and needs to be nurtured, 

recognised and celebrated. 

The framework for the prize has now 

been established, the distinguished 

international judging panel appointed 

under the chairmanship of an Academy 

Past President, Lord Broers, and the 

coming year will see the first prize 

winner announced in May 2013. The 

search for the winning entry will provide 

an excellent platform from which to 

promote the story of engineering in a 

uniquely inspiring way. I am delighted 

to be a trustee for the Prize, under the 

chairmanship of Lord Browne. 

Supporting national capacity 

In adopting the new strategic plan, the 

Academy’s Council set the number one 

priority as support for economic growth. 

An important element of this is our 

research programme. With support from 

the private sector and other third parties, 

we make a real contribution to the 

engineering performance of the nation 

by enabling leading-edge researchers 

to develop centres of excellence and 

provide opportunities for earlier career 

researchers to establish themselves at 

the highest level. 

Despite the current challenging 

economic climate, these schemes 

have continued to attract strong 

investment from industry. We now 

have 40 Research Chairs and Senior 

Research Fellows and 54 Research 

Fellows in post. The new Engineering 

Enterprise Fellowships were awarded 

for the first time and offer a brilliant 

package of support for outstanding 

innovators in UK universities, allowing 

researchers to spend 12 months 

developing the commercial potential 

of their research while benefiting from 

business training and mentoring from 

Academy Fellows with a track record of 

successful innovation. 

Finally 

I would like to take this opportunity 

to thank the Fellows who sit on our 

Council and committees for the 

sterling work they have done to lead, 

shape, undertake and promote the 

Academy’s agenda over the past year. 

The senior Vice President, Professor 

Sir William Wakeham, has provided 

exceptional support and leadership. 

Our CEO, Philip Greenish and his 

staff team, continue to serve the 

Academy with professionalism, energy 

and enthusiasm. Together, we are 

committed to ensuring the Academy 

makes a very significant contribution 

to engineering at this critical time, 

supporting the innovation, skills and 

policy framework that the nation needs. 

Sir John Parker FREng 

President 

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Chief Executive’s foreword 

T 

he last year has been one 

of dramatic development 

for the Academy – it has 

also presented a number 

of opportunities for 

engineering. 

In 2011, the Council adopted a new 

strategic plan and this annual review 

reports our activities for the year against 

each of the five strategic objectives 

within it: to drive faster and more 

balanced economic growth; to foster 

better education and skills; to lead the 

profession; to promote engineering 

at the heart of society; and to build 

organisational capacity. The plan, which 

is short and focused, also sets out the 

values, purpose, vision and role of 

the Academy. 

The Fellowship 

The lifeblood of the Academy is its 

Fellowship and the Council has taken 

firm steps to broaden the diversity and 

the range of backgrounds and sectors 

from which talented engineers are 

nominated for Fellowship. This year, 50 

UK Fellows, six International Fellows 

and three Honorary Fellows were 

elected, almost the number permitted 

by Charter and Statute. Nine of the 

new intake of Fellows are women – the 

highest number of women elected in 

one year in the Academy’s history. 

The sheer range of experience and 

breadth of expertise of our Fellowship 

create a strong base for the Academy’s 

work. It ensures that we are able to 

apply our Fellows’ formidable skills to 

a very wide spectrum of national and 

international challenges and to provide 

the leadership expected of a national 

academy in all aspects of engineering. 

We have improved arrangements 

in place to engage better with our 

new Fellows so that they have every 

opportunity to play an active part in 

the life of their Academy in the year 

that they are elected. 

Resources 

The Academy’s £12.5 million grant from 

the Department of Business, Innovation 

and Skills may be a tiny proportion of 

the government’s £4.5 billion annual 

science and research budget but it 

provides the core resource for the 

organisation. For every £1 of public 

money, the Academy raises a further 

£2.85 from the private or third sector. 

This is lower than last year’s equivalent 

total of £3.15, which is symptomatic 

of the current economic climate, but 

reflects in simple financial terms the 

value that the Academy can add. With 

our government grant set at a fixed 

level for four years without allowance 

for inflation, we are responding by 

increasing our efforts to find alternative 

sources of income. 

With the successful completion of the 3 

Carlton House Terrace building project 

appeal, the Council has now agreed a 

new target for income generation from 

non-public sources. This is critical if the 

Academy is to continue its forward 

momentum. We also continue to explore 

creative new ways of working: we 

have created new partnerships, we are 

sharing some back office functions with 

sister national academies and we have 

tightened our internal management. 

Forum for engineering project 

Against this challenging background, 

we were immensely grateful for the 

generosity of our Fellows and many 

supporters that allowed us to embark 

on a major capital building programme 

to transform our Grade 1 listed building. 

The project was designed and led by 

Stefanie Fischer of architects Burrell Foley 

Fischer and was fully funded before 

work began. Building work started in 

July 2011 and completed in April 2012. 

Knight Harwood was the lead contractor, 

chosen because of its outstanding 

track record in delivering challenging 

refurbishment works in listed buildings. 

This major undertaking involved the 

removal of internal walls, the installation 

of two new lifts and the complete 

refurbishment of the ground and 

first floor spaces and the basement 

mezzanine. In addition, a new accessible 

entrance was created for all visitors. A 

sinuous bridge, donated by Babcock 

International and built by their Rosyth 

apprentices, is set in a small garden 

which marks our building apart from its 

neighbours in Carlton House Terrace. 

My thanks are due to the 3 Carlton 

House Terrace Project Committee, 

led by Dr Paul Golby. The project was 

supported and supervised by Fellows 

with expertise in all the relevant 

fields who ensured that it was 

completed on time, to budget and 

to a very high standard. I must also 

pay tribute to the Academy staff who 

continued to work in the building 

throughout the project, enduring 

noise, dirt and disruption with good 

humour and grace. I believe the project 

to create the physical infrastructure for 

the Forum for engineering has been an 

outstanding success. 

International activities 

The Academy’s domestic activities 

are complemented by a strong 

programme of international outreach. 

The Academy works with partner 

academies and institutions across 

the world to strengthen its own 

and the UK’s capability and raise the 

profile of engineering nationally and 

internationally. Activities this year 

have included a six-academy series of 

symposia with the Royal Society and 

the national science and engineering 

academies in the US and China on 

the important new field of synthetic 

biology. We have also held joint 

initiatives on energy storage and 

emerging technologies with China, a 

collaboration with several European 

academies to provide innovation 

advice to the EU Commission, and 

a capacity building programme for 

engineering in Africa. 

Engineering leadership 

Nurturing, developing and exercising 

engineering leadership is central to 

the Academy’s purpose. Our role in 

bringing together the professional 

institutions and other key organisations 

to share thinking on the serious issues 

of the day and to create common 

positions on national policy issues is 

now well established and effective. 

Our new Forum for engineering will 

enable us to draw our profession 

together in a different way to raise the 

profile and presence of engineering as 

part of national life. Our Fellowship will 

shape, lead and drive this important 

new development in the Academy’s life. 

We provide a range of grants, 

bursaries and personal development 

opportunities for students and early- to 

mid-career engineers to help them 

develop as leaders of the future. Our 

awards are intended to celebrate great 

engineers and provide an opportunity 

for future generations to reach the 

pinnacle of their careers. I am delighted 

that the Academy is now the custodian 

of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for 

Engineering with excellent progress 

being made on this important initiative. 

Leadership of the Academy is critical 

to our success: the year saw the 

completion of Lord Browne’s term of 

office as President and his succession 

by Sir John Parker. The role of the 

President is hugely important in setting 

the strategic agenda, leading Academy 

meetings and events and representing 

the Academy and its Fellowship at 

the very highest levels. It is extremely 

time-consuming and I am very grateful 

indeed to Lord Browne and Sir John, 

both of whom have many other 

important roles, for their visionary yet 

practical leadership and their support 

to the executive team. My staff team 

and I are also indebted to the Council 

and the standing committees for 

leading our work, of which we are all 

immensely proud. 

Philip Greenish CBE 

Chief Executive 

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Drive faster and more 

balanced economic growth 

The Academy is 

committed to 

supporting sustainable 

and balanced economic 

growth. It provides support 

to excellent researchers 

tackling problems of 

importance to society and 

industry, celebrates and 

invests in outstanding 

entrepreneurs and 

innovators, and brings 

together academia and 

business to create the 

conditions in which 

innovation can flourish. 

Right: Dr Karin Hing, 2011 Silver Medallist 

The Academy’s programmes and 

awards target multiple stages of the 

innovation pipeline, from the ERA 

Foundation Entrepreneur’s Award for 

young innovators through to a suite 

of research support schemes, the 

prestigious MacRobert Award, the 

UK’s premier award for innovation in 

engineering, and the new international 

Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. 

This year the Academy also launched 

its Engineering Enterprise Fellowships: 

an important new way of providing 

funding, mentoring and business 

support to outstanding businessminded 

researchers to enable them to 

develop the commercial potential of 

their work. 

In addition to providing funds for 

UK-based researchers, the Academy 

also undertakes a range of activities 

focused on supporting international 

collaborations in innovation and 

research. 

Awards 

The MacRobert Award is awarded 

annually to an individual or team for an 

exceptional engineering innovation that 

has been both commercially successful 

and delivered societal benefits. In 2011 

the winner was a team from Microsoft 

Research Cambridge for the human 

motion capture system for Xbox Kinect. 

Microsoft’s Kinect replaces hand-held 

games controllers with a new method of 

interaction between user and machine. 

Movies and music can be controlled with 

the wave of a hand or by voice, making 

the user’s body the controller. 

The Microsoft Research Cambridge 

laboratory applied machine learning 

techniques to build the system’s 

capability to analyse depth images 

independently, classifying pixels in 

each depth image as belonging to 

one of 31 body parts. The classifier is 

then trained and tested using a very 

large database of pre-classified images, 

covering varied poses and body types. 

Possible future applications include 

medicine: surgeons could interact with 

3D models of the body over a computer 

system, without touching anything, 

when planning surgery or even during 

operations. It is engineered so efficiently 

that it uses only a fraction of the total 

available computing capacity – essential 

to practical success. Kinect for Xbox 

360 soon became the fastest-selling 

consumer electronics device of all time, 

with eight million sold in the first two 

months after launch. 

The Academy’s Silver Medals are 

awarded to outstanding individuals 

in recognition of their personal 

contributions to UK engineering. The 

awards recognise individuals’ success 

in creating and bringing to market a 

particular idea or innovation. One of the 

four awardees in 2011 was Dr Karin Hing. 

Dr Hing is a senior lecturer in biomedical 

materials at Queen Mary, University of 

London, and was the ‘technical linchpin’ 

Research Chair 

Professor Robert Akid has been 

appointed the BP/Royal Academy of 

Engineering Research Chair in Corrosion 

and Materials at the University of 

Manchester. The problem of corrosion 

is a critical limiting factor for materials 

performance in the industrial sector, 

especially for the oil and gas industry 

and companies such as BP plc. Professor 

Akid’s research aims to address a 

number of prominent corrosion-related 

structural integrity problems through an 

understanding of damage mechanisms. 

The main research areas that have been 

proposed by Professor Akid include: 

identifying underlying processes 

that give rise to crack development 

and growth; developing a better 

understanding of the corrosion scales 

formed in the oilfield environment; 

and replacing established materials 

with new metallic materials. A major 

output of this research work will be the 

development of more robust predictive 

models for materials performance. 

In addition to this, the overall benefits 

of this particular programme include 

behind an orthobiologics company sold 

recently for more than £200 million. 

She used her research into the bioactivity 

of bone graft substitutes - materials used 

in orthopaedic surgery as scaffolds for 

guided bone regeneration - to develop 

the hypothesis that bone healing could 

be enhanced through optimisation of 

both graft pore structure and chemistry, 

and invented a novel production 

route for the manufacture of these 

pore structures. Her input into the 

revolutionary bone graft substitute helps 

show how the commercialisation of 

research can create a successful business 

while changing the landscape of 

engineering and medical practice. 

The ERA Foundation Entrepreneurs 

Award seeks to identify, encourage 

and reward early-career stage 

engineering researchers working in 

UK universities, in the broad field of 

electrotechnology. This year’s award 

was won by Dr Sithamparanathan 

an improvement in the reliability of 

operations and reduction in the costs of 

energy production. This collaboration 

with one of the world’s leading energy 

companies will further strengthen the 

engineering research portfolio of the 

University of Manchester, as well as 

enhancing research interests in the field 

of corrosion engineering in the wider 

scientific community. 

Dr Sithamparanathan Sabesan and Dr 

Michael Crisp, inventors of low-cost location 

sensing systems won the ERA Foundation 

Entrepreneurs Award 

Sabesan and Dr Michael Crisp, both 

from the University of Cambridge, for 

their groundbreaking radio tagging 

system, which has the potential to 

deliver multimillion pound savings for 

airlines and retailers. The pair collected 

a £10,000 personal prize, with a further 

£30,000 to invest in the development of 

the winning idea. 

Professor Akid’s research addresses the effects of 

extreme environments on the materials used in 

the oil and gas industry 

Research 

The Academy’s Research Chairs and 

Senior Research Fellowships are jointly 

funded by the Academy and industry 

partners to enable leading-edge, 

internationally recognised researchers 

to develop a centre of excellence in 

collaborative research. Despite the 

challenging economic climate, this 

scheme has continued to attract strong 

support from industry and over the past 

year 10 new appointments were made, 

bringing the total number of Research 

Chairs and Senior Research Fellowships 

in post to 40. 

A recent Academy Senior Research 

Fellowship awardee is Dr Chris Gerada, 

with Cummins Generator Technology 

as the industrial sponsor. He has also 

been appointed Research Director of 

the new Cummins Innovation Centre 

(CIC) at the University of Nottingham. 

The CIC will develop the next 

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A ‘self-portrait’ photo taken at an altitude 

of 18km of an HTC Trophy smartphone 

transmitting data to engineers on the ground 

generation of electrical machines for 

transportation, energy and industry. 

The CIC draws together academic staff 

and researchers from disciplines across 

the Faculty of Engineering, including 

leading experts in electrical machine 

and drive technology specialising in 

electromagnetics, energy systems, 

power electronics, health monitoring, 

heat transfer and mechanical dynamics. 

Their work will aid developments in 

reducing the UK’s carbon emissions, 

Research Fellowship 

Dr Andras Sobester, who holds 

a five-year fully funded RAEng/ 

EPSRC Research Fellowship, leads 

the Atmospheric Science through 

Robotic Aircraft (ASTRA) initiative 

at the University of Southampton. 

Many branches of science depend on 

accurate observation of the physical 

and chemical parameters of the 

atmosphere. These include routine 

weather forecasting, predicting future 

climate, observing volcanic plumes, 

through more-electric transportation 

and renewable energy generation. 

Another flagship programme, the 

Research Fellowship scheme, provides 

young researchers with funding and 

mentorship over a five-year period to 

enable them to establish themselves in 

careers at the highest level of research. 

The scheme is highly competitive 

and over the past year, 11 new 

appointments were made. The total 

and understanding extreme weather. 

Current methods of obtaining such data 

can be wasteful and expensive: each 

instrument can only be deployed once 

as they are lost or destroyed when they 

parachute back to Earth from altitudes 

of up to 35km. 

Dr Sobester and his team are addressing 

these issues by designing a generic, 

adaptable, low-cost, trackable, 

retrievable device with high-altitude 

balloon launch capability. The 

adaptation of smartphone technology 

and encasing the instrumentation in 

a protective structure enables it to 

be tracked by GPS so that it can be 

retrieved and reused. The first prototype 

has already been successfully deployed 

and recovered, after reaching an altitude 

of 20km. The next stage is to add wings, 

control surfaces and an autopilot to 

the casing, effectively turning it into a 

simple, lightweight, small glider that has 

the capability to guide itself towards a 

designated collection point, allowing 

easier retrieval. 

The summer of 2011 saw the 

completion of the prototype of the 

system and the first phase of testing. 

The ultimate goal is to introduce a 

range of new tools to atmospheric 

science, which, by virtue of their 

low operating cost, can make both 

routine operations and complex 

research campaigns more affordable 

or considerably more extensive. 

Engineering Enterprise Fellowship 

Dr Susannah Clarke is a design engineer 

specialising in medical devices. She 

has degrees in both engineering 

(University of Cambridge) and industrial 

design (Royal College of Art) and has 

won numerous awards for her design 

concepts. She has been awarded a 

Fellowship to establish a spin-out 

company from Imperial College London 

offering patient-focused solutions in 

orthopaedic surgery. 

The Enterprise Fellowship funding 

will enable her to spend 12 months 

number of Research Fellowships in post, 

including those sponsored jointly with 

EPSRC, is now 54. 

The first Engineering Enterprise 

Fellowships were awarded to six 

outstanding innovators at UK 

universities. The projects chosen 

demonstrate the breadth of 

opportunities within engineering, 

with research ranging from an 

innovative satellite dish to groundbreaking 

medical tests. Providing up 

to £85,000 of funding and support, 

the Fellowships allow researchers to 

spend 12 months developing the 

commercial potential of their research. 

The Fellowship awardees will receive 

business training and mentoring from 

Academy Fellows with entrepreneurial 

experience, as well as access to 

business angels and venture capitalists. 

International 

The Research Exchanges with China 

and India scheme aims to facilitate 

partnerships between researchers 

in the UK and India or China with a 

view to strengthening international 

networks of excellence and granting 

researchers access to world-class 

expertise. Distinguished Visiting 

Fellowships provide funding to 

enable an academic engineering 

department in a UK university to 

developing product-based solutions to 

improve surgical accuracy. Dr Clarke’s 

engineering, design and research 

background ideally places her to build 

upon academic research findings 

and translate them into commercial 

products. She will be developing these 

design concepts with Professor Justin 

Cobb, Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery 

at Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial 

College NHS Trust. Professor Cobb 

is globally recognised as a leading 

surgeon and investigator into the use of 

technology to improve surgical precision 

and accuracy. 

host a Distinguished Visiting Fellow 

from an overseas academic centre of 

excellence for up to a month. Both 

schemes continue to be popular and, 

in the past year, 30 new Research 

Exchanges with China and India and 31 

new Distinguished Visiting Fellowships 

were funded. 

In 2011, a new method for the 

points-based system for visas, the 

Tier 1 Exceptional Talent route, 

was introduced in the UK. The 

Academy is one of four designated 

competent bodies advising the 

UK Border Agency on applications 

for these visas and over the past 

year has endorsed five applications 

under both the Exceptional Talent 

route, for world-leading researchers, 

and Exceptional Promise route, for 

researchers who have the potential to 

be world-class. Among the engineers 

who have successfully applied through 

the Academy are an Iranian chemical 

engineer, Dr Roghieh Azerinezhad, 

who will take up a research position 

at Hydrafact, a spin-out company of 

Heriot-Watt University, and a Korean 

researcher, Professor Jong Min Kim, 

currently at Samsung Electronics, 

who will take up a Chair in Electrical 

Engineering at the University of Oxford. 

In November 2011, the Academy 

and the US National Academy of 

Dr Susannah Clarke working on orthopaedic 

surgery techniques 

Engineering jointly hosted the second 

EU-US Frontiers of Engineering 

Symposium on behalf of Euro-CASE, 

the umbrella group for European 

national engineering academies. Sixty 

of the best engineers under the age of 

45 from the US and Europe met at the 

Beckman Center in southern California 

to discuss cutting-edge research 

and potential future collaborations 

in fast-moving areas at the verges of 

traditional disciplines. 

Participants learned how architects 

are drawing on the latest materials 

and engineering advances to create 

solar-powered buildings which 

purify their own wastewater, how 

biologists are seeking help from 

computer engineers to model 

processes of gene expression in the 

cell, and how bioengineers hope 

that recent advances in personalised 

manufacturing may lead to individuals 

printing their own spare organs. 

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Foster better education and skills 

The Academy provides a 

clear and independent 

voice on the value of an 

engineering education: to 

the individual, to society 

and to the economy. It is 

a champion for technical 

skills at all levels. 

As well as hosting Education for 

Engineering (E4E), the partnership 

through which the engineering 

profession provides evidence-based 

advice to policymakers, the Academy is 

deeply involved in practical measures to 

improve technical education and skills 

training in the UK. In universities and 

colleges this frequently means providing 

professional development support 

to lecturers and visiting engineering 

professionals. In schools, support for 

the teaching of science, technology, 

engineering and mathematics (STEM) 

subjects is augmented by outreach work 

among pupils to inspire them to consider 

engineering as a career. This approach 

is being adopted by the Academy in its 

latest mission: an energetic response 

to the Royal Society’s Shut Down or 

Restart report on the state of computing 

education in schools. 

In schools 

Tomorrow’s Engineers is the Academy’s 

partnership programme with 

EngineeringUK, engaging school pupils 

with hands-on engineering activities. 

In the last year, this partnership has 

enabled more than 30,000 young people 

to engage with activities provided by 

Young Engineers, the Smallpeice Trust, 

the Engineering Development Trust and 

Primary Engineer. Tomorrow’s Engineers 

is closely associated with The Big Bang 

Science and Engineering Fair. 

Now in its fourth year, the Barrow 

Engineering Project focuses on providing 

extracurricular engineering engagement 

activities in Barrow-in-Furness and has 

worked with 15 schools, two colleges, 

230 teachers and STEM Ambassadors, 

and more than 10,000 young people. 

Using funding provided by BAE Systems, 

the Academy is also working with 

more than 300 schools through the 

Engineering Engagement Project. This 

augments the STEPS at Work Programme 

which has provided one-day industrial 

placements for 1,300 teachers every 

year since 2005. Funding provided by 

BG Group has allowed the Academy 

to set up a national Connecting STEM 

Teachers programme. The programme 

has recruited 16 specialist STEM teacher 

coordinators who are responsible for 

setting up regional networks of support 

for non-specialist STEM teachers. 

In colleges and universities 

The Engineering Further Education (EFE) 

project, funded by BP plc, supports 

teaching and learning in colleges. Over 

60 engineering mentors have been 

recruited to support 150 engineering 

students through e-mentoring. Dozens 

of contextualised maths resources 

supporting teaching and learning on 

engineering courses have been created 

and these have been disseminated to 

a national network of more than 60 

further education colleges. 

In addition, the teaching of 

engineering qualifications in the 

further education sector is being 

enhanced by engineering lecturer 

continual professional development 

(CPD) activity funded by the Learning 

and Skills Improvement Service, BP 

and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation. 

The Academy trained more than 

600 further education lecturers 

during the year on a range of topics 

including instrumentation and control, 

engineering maintenance, engineering 

mathematics, smart materials, 

microcontrollers, sustainability, and 

getting women into engineering. 

The Academy also leads the 

engineering component of the Higher 

Education (HE) Funding Councils 

for England and Wales HE STEM 

Programmes. More than £650,000 has 

been distributed to universities in both 

countries to support 65 engineering 

curriculum and outreach projects. 

Students from the RSA Academy in Tipton using 

the Athlete or Machine? resource developed as 

part of the Engineering Engagement Project 

North London STEM Club participants create 

plastic properties from milk. The Academy has 

been supporting STEM teaching and learning by 

delivering continual professional development 

training to over 180 schools and teachers across 

the UK. Here, students heat up whole milk before 

adding vinegar, causing the protein caesin to 

precipitate out of the milk as a white solid. Caesin 

is a long-chain molecule, or polymer, and the 

students were encouraged to mould the solid into 

different shapes, thereby making a comparison 

with other plastics 

Boosting technology expertise 

With funding from BAE Systems and 

the Department for Education, the 

Academy is working in partnership 

with the network of Science Learning 

Centres to deliver continuing 

professional development for 

technology teachers. This project has 

trained more than 100 teachers who 

want to include aspects of electronics 

and digital control in their classroom 

teaching practice. 

The 2011 Ofsted report, Meeting 

Technological Challenges? had identified 

the lack of teacher expertise in 

electronics, systems and control as a 

reason for the low take-up of these 

subjects at GCSE. To support these 

teachers the project has enlisted 

the expertise of the Design and 

Technology Association to develop 

a range of courses covering topics 

such as actuators (controlling motors), 

microcontrollers and electronic textiles. 

The teachers who have attended the 

training, whether face-to-face or online, 

have benefited from the practical nature 

of the courses and the opportunities 

they provide to discuss and share good 

practice. The online delegates also 

create working relationships developed 

with colleagues in other schools 

while completing the web-based 

collaborative tasks and welcome the 

prolonged training period provided by 

this course. 

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Students from the Barrow Engineering Project 

taking part in a Silent Engines challenge 

set by BAE Systems as part of their Future 

Engineers Day 

Fostering commercialisation of 

student design projects 

The Innovation Hothouse was 

established in 2010 as an annual 

showcase for innovative design 

projects delivered in universities by 

students as part of their degree studies. 

Many of these student projects have 

the potential to result in marketable 

products or processes that have the 

potential to be taken to market and 

ultimately commercialised, but they are 

usually not taken further than a working 

prototype. 

A series of regional Hothouse events 

was held throughout the UK where 

potential projects were pressure-tested 

by a panel of Academy Visiting 

Professors. A winner is identified from 

each region to participate in the final, 

held as part of the London Design 

Festival. In the intervening period, 

each project was assigned a business 

coach who worked with the student 

on preparing a business case and pitch 

for the final, in addition to sorting out 

outstanding intellectual property issues. 

The final event saw participants make 

their pitch to a panel of business 

angels and venture capitalists looking 

for investment opportunities. These 

potential investors were also keen to 

promote the educational aspects of the 

Hothouse and were to provide feedback 

to each participant. 

The 2011 winner was Peter Kuschnigg, 

a student at the Royal College of Art. 

His revolutionary running shoe based 

on the natural motion of a runner was 

commended for its innovative design 

and business potential. The shoe 

promotes a smarter and more natural 

style of running, and also prevents 

a variety of injuries such as runner’s 

knee and shin splints as impact is 

made on the ball of the foot rather 

than the heel. So far, Peter has received 

significant business mentoring as well 

as being introduced to a number of 

Professional formation of engineers 

and technicians 

The Technician Council was formed in 

July 2010, following two government 

white papers examining the national 

skills strategy for economic growth. 

These highlighted the economic need 

for the UK to recognise and develop 

a modern class of technician. The first 

phase of the work was hosted by the 

Academy. The Technician Council 

membership is a collaboration of 

leading organisations and major 

employers representing technical skills 

in science, engineering and general 

sectors of employment. The Technician 

Council has produced a Professional 

Technician standard that is applicable 

across engineering, science, IT and 

health. It complements but does not 

replace the EngTech registration of 

engineering technicians. 

The flagship teaching programme in 

universities is the Visiting Professors 

scheme which enhances the student 

learning experience through contact 

with leading industrial practitioners. 

companies in the sports shoe market 

and potential manufacturers. 

Peter Kuschnigg 

Promoting sustainable wealth 

creation 

The need to rebalance the UK 

economy more towards productive 

industry is well understood. Currently 

manufacturing accounts for 12% of 

UK GDP with 74% being derived from 

the service sectors. As capital is a 

prime enabler of entrepreneurship, the 

required changes cannot be achieved 

without the support of the financial 

sector. In response to the need for 

partnership between industry and 

sources of funding, the Academy 

has developed a Visiting Professor 

model to illustrate how the strengths 

and expertise of both parties can be 

harnessed into an effective partnership 

for sustainable wealth creation. 

The first Visiting Professor post 

in Sustainable Wealth Creation 

was launched during the year 

at the Nottingham University 

One such scheme is focused on 

innovation, supporting the drive to 

develop a more innovation-based 

economy. The Academy has also secured 

industrial and other financial support 

to launch programmes in nuclear 

engineering, building engineering 

physics, and sustainable wealth 

creation. Each of these programmes 

is aligned with current societal and 

national priorities. 

Other Visiting Professor schemes develop 

the understanding of engineering 

design, sustainable development and 

systems engineering. Each of the 210 

Visiting Professors currently in post has 

an outreach of some 150 students a year. 

Developing leading engineering 

professionals 

The Academy has made a significant 

investment in recent years in supporting 

students in the study of specialist 

postgraduate degree courses. In the 

last year, a new strand of activity was 

launched through the Sir Robert Malpas 

bursaries. These were awarded to two 

engineers for the study of subjects 

related to creative engineering. 

These bursaries are a welcome 

Business School sponsored by the 

Commercial Education Trust. 

The associated work programme 

involving lectures, mentoring 

sessions and project supervision 

has been structured with the 

objective of developing a cadre of 

professionals committed to creating 

wealth in a sustainable manner 

from emerging technologies and 

high-tech manufacturing. The 

professional appointed to fulfil this 

post is David Falzani, a Sainsbury 

Management Fellow who is both 

a chartered engineer and MBA 

graduate, with extensive commercial 

and technical business expertise. 

In a change from previous Academy 

Visiting Professor schemes, the 

students engaged by this project are 

business studies undergraduates and 

MBA students. 

addition to the existing Panasonic Trust 

Fellowships, Sir Angus Paton Bursary, 

Hertha Markes Ayrton Fellowship and 

Petrofac Fellowships for the Enhanced 

Graduate Engineer programmes. 

These schemes help some of the most 

competent and ambitious graduates 

to study courses in the fields of 

energy supply, water engineering and 

environmental technology. 

The Academy also supports full career 

development and employability skills 

through a number of programmes 

including the Engineering Professional 

Development Awards. The impact of 

such programmes is significant: 45% of 

individuals supported by the Panasonic 

Trust Awards to study part-time modular 

MSc courses graduate with a ‘distinction’, 

compared to a national average of 5%. 

In addition, the Engineering Professional 

Development Awards attract some 20 

times the Academy’s initial investment 

from employers. This enables 2,500 

engineers to access professional and 

personal development opportunities. 

Engineering leaders 

As well as enhancing the UK’s technical 

skills base, the Academy is involved in 

David Falzani 

developing engineering leaders to drive 

UK industry in a sustainable manner. 

Applications for the 17th annual round 

of Engineering Leadership Advanced 

Awards resulted in 41 awards being 

made to engineering undergraduates 

on the basis of their leadership potential. 

More than 400 awards have been 

made to date, enabling engineering 

undergraduates to participate in a 

range of personal and professional 

development courses. 

The Sainsbury Management Fellowship 

scheme has also played a key role in 

identifying engineers of the highest 

career potential and providing them 

with the business tools through intensive 

MBA courses to achieve this important 

national need. The scheme’s alumni list 

includes some of the UK’s fastest-rising 

business leaders. These individuals 

in their turn support the Academy 

by helping to select and mentor 

undergraduate students who are part of 

the Engineering Leadership Advanced 

Awards scheme. 

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Lead the profession 

The Academy’s Fellows are 

leaders of the profession 

across the range of sectors. 

This creates a natural role for 

the Academy in harnessing 

the collective strengths of 

the engineering community 

to influence policymakers 

nationally and globally, lead 

the debate and contribute 

to knowledge and 

understanding of a range of 

engineering issues. 

Policy influence 

The engineering policy programme 

seeks to influence government policy, 

including in the devolved legislatures 

and assemblies, by means of expert 

advice, long and short studies and 

reports, roundtable workshops, 

platform events and responses to 

UK government consultations and 

parliamentary inquiries. 

The Academy works with partners 

across the profession to create an 

entry point for government to seek 

engineering advice. During the year, 

requests for problem-solving expertise, 

project support and for nominations to 

government committees, task groups 

and review bodies have been fulfilled. 

Policy work has been undertaken 

with sister national academies and 

relationships, communications and 

collaboration developed to enable 

optimal discharge of the duties of 

national academies. 

The Academy’s policy and public 

affairs work has informed discussion 

with representatives of all the main 

political parties. We continue to 

work closely with key government 

Domestic heating report 

Published in January 2012, Heat: degrees 

of comfort, addressed the challenge of 

matching the UK’s demand for domestic 

heating with the binding requirement 

to reduce overall carbon emissions 

by 80% by 2050, as laid down in the 

Climate Change Act 2008. The study, 

chaired by Professor Roger Kemp FREng, 

concluded that there is no perfect 

technological solution for the provision 

A Barratt Homes Green House meets both level 

six of the Code for Sustainable Homes and the 

government’s criteria for zero stamp duty 

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departments, Ministers, Select 

Committees, members of the House of 

Lords and MPs, particularly those with 

an interest and background in science 

and engineering. 

This year, the Academy took steps to 

raise its profile in Scotland, working 

with partner organisations to 

develop dialogue with government 

on engineering issues. Scotland’s 

Minister for Energy, Fergus Ewing MSP, 

introduced a debate in Edinburgh 

which narrowly rejected the motion 

that “Scotland’s energy industry will be 

the envy of the world”. 

The Academy also drives debate 

on engineering policy issues 

internationally and works with partner 

academies across the globe to bring 

international expertise to the notice of 

UK policy makers, and to strengthen 

the capacity of engineers to address 

key global challenges. 

For example, the Academy engages 

with the institutions of the EU in 

collaboration with Euro-CASE, 

an alliance of European national 

academies of engineering and applied 

sciences. 

of low carbon, low-grade heat and that 

a systems approach will be vital. 

The report notes that most of the 

houses that will exist in 2050 have 

already been built. New houses should 

be built to the highest standard of 

energy efficiency but that, by itself, 

will not be enough to meet the 2050 

targets. Major improvements to 

housing stock are needed, and other 

than undertaking basic insulation and 

draft-proofing, households are likely to 

need a financial incentive to persuade 

them to act. 

Sustainable ICT 

Professor Andy Hopper CBE FREng 

FRS chaired a half-day meeting to 

discuss sustainable computing at a 

roundtable of industry and academic 

experts. The growth of the information 

and computing technology sector has 

raised demands on energy and raw 

materials. As new developments such 

as cloud computing and thin client 

(server-dependent) computing gain 

momentum, future sustainability issues 

must be considered. 

Business and manufacturing 

A major new study, Industrial 

systems: capturing value through 

manufacturing, used structured 

interviews with industry leaders to 

explore how modern manufacturing 

and production create value in the 

wider industrial system. 

A workshop on Making green growth 

real looked at opportunities to create 

a world-leading new offshore energy 

industry for the UK. The Academy 

and the Department for Business, 

Innovation and Skills undertook 

a joint study on what motivates 

business to engage with the public. 

A workshop and report exploring 

how to improve the government 

procurement of engineering projects 

brought together representatives 

of large and small industry 

with government departments 

and agencies. 

Energy and resources 

A priority policy area is the future 

of energy in the UK. The third study 

in the current series, Heat: degrees 

of comfort, considered systems 

for introducing lower carbon 

domestic heating. 

The meeting covered a broad range 

of topics, including the future shape 

of computing, future energy and 

resource needs and how they will 

be met, and how computing can 

become more sustainable. A report 

of proceedings from the event can 

be found at 

www.raeng.org.uk/futurecomputing. 

The cover of the sustainable ICT report published 

after a conference on the future of computing in 

December 2011 

Energy was also an important focus 

of the Academy’s international 

engagement, particularly in relation to 

emerging economies. The Academy 

joined forces with the Chinese Academy 

of Sciences to hold two joint workshops 

on the future of energy storage 

technologies. The workshops took place 

in London and Beijing and identified 

key strategic needs for research in this 

area as well as opportunities for bilateral 

collaboration in the field. A joint report 

will be issued in July 2012. 

The Director General for Energy at the 

European Commission addressed the 

first of a series of debates that brought 

together policymakers, academics 

and senior engineers to explore 

major challenges to resource security. 

The other debates addressed issues 

related to strategic minerals and water 

resources. 

The Academy has also been involved 

in a project to explore opportunities 

for low carbon energy technologies 

for power generation to 2050, through 

its membership of the International 

Council of Academies of Engineering 

and Technological Sciences (CAETS), 

an umbrella group for 26 of the world’s 

leading engineering and technological 

sciences academies. 

The future of computing: 

indispensable or unsustainable? 

Innovation and sustainability 

Innovation was a key theme 

throughout the year. The President 

hosted a conference on innovation 

in construction, held jointly with 

the Institution of Civil Engineers and 

the Cambridge Centre for Smart 

Infrastructure and Construction. A 

workshop on the future of smart 

infrastructure explored the definition, 

applications and barriers associated 

with ‘smart’ technologies and systems. 

A half-day meeting on the sustainability 

of ICT brought together experts in 

the field to share information and 

ideas for solutions. The first two 

meetings in a series of workshops on 

sustainable design were held with 

experts on personal technology and 

domestic appliances. 

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New technologies and human health 

In partnership with the Royal Society, 

and the national engineering and 

science academies of the US and China, 

the Academy launched a series of three 

high-level international symposia in 

the frontier field of synthetic biology. 

The first symposium, hosted jointly by 

the Academy and the Royal Society in 

April 2011 in London, brought together 

world leaders in academia and industry 

to explore the economic and social 

impacts of synthetic biology. 

The meeting was addressed by the 

Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister for 

Science and Universities, who has since 

set up a synthetic biology leadership 

council. The second meeting took place 

in Beijing. The third and final event of 

the series, to be held in Washington 

in June 2012, will look ahead at the 

next generation of technologies in this 

field and the infrastructure needed to 

accommodate them. 

The Academy’s Biomedical Engineering 

Panel ran a meeting for engineers, 

regulators, patient groups and 

clinicians on the uptake of innovation 

in the NHS. This event focused on how 

engineers can work with the NHS to 

deliver improved prevention, diagnosis 

and treatment of illness and featured 

talks from industry, academia and 

regulators. The Panel also submitted a 

response to the NHS Innovation Review 

undertaken by Sir Ian Carruthers in 

September. 

In collaboration with the other three 

national academies, the Academy 

held a multidisciplinary workshop 

on human enhancement in the 

workplace, looking at pharmaceutical 

intervention, regenerative therapies and 

engineered devices. 

Professional leadership 

A report on Engineering governance 

highlighted the value of engineering 

advice for business and government 

decision-making. A set of ethical 

practice case studies was published 

for use by engineering companies 

and engineering educational 

institutions. A meeting on safety in 

engineered systems considered the 

recommendations of the Haddon-Cave 

review of the Nimrod disaster. 

The Academy hosts an alliance of the 

engineering professional organisations, 

Engineering the Future, which works with 


Along with climate change and food security, water security 

is one of the biggest challenges of this century. Following on 

from the April 2010 report Global Water Security – an engineering 

perspective, a series of events was hosted by the Engineering the 

Future alliance last autumn. These events addressed challenges 

and identified potential solutions for securing the UK’s fresh 

water supply, ultimately focusing on local water recycling, water 

transfer, behaviour change and demand management. A report 

of the key issues covered can be found on the Academy website. 

Panellists at the second Engineering the Future Global Water Security debate 

(l-r) Professor Roger Falconer FREng; Yvette de Garis, Head of Environment and 

Quality Strategy, Thames Water; John Lawson FREng 

Engineering education workshop, 

Zimbabwe 

The Academy plays a leading role in the 

Africa-UK Engineering for Development 

Partnership, an alliance of engineering 

organisations in the UK and Africa that 

aims to build engineering capacity 

in Sub-Saharan Africa. One of the 

partnership’s 2011 activities was to 

host a workshop in Zimbabwe on the 

theme of engineering education. 

The workshop brought together 40 

academics and policy makers from 

11 different Sub-Saharan African 

countries to explore how engineering 

education in Sub-Saharan Africa 

could be improved and better aligned 

with international development 

goals. The workshop also allowed 

the Africa-UK Partnership to develop 

government to support development 

and delivery of national policy. 

Following a request from the 

Department of Energy and Climate 

Change, the alliance produced a report 

on Nuclear Lessons Learned, examining 

issues for those engaged in delivering 


the Future 

Nuclear Construction Lessons Learned Lessons Learned 

Guidance on best Best practice: Practice: welding Welding 

1 

informed recommendations on 

the future work of the partnership 

in the field of tertiary education. 

Speakers discussed the need for 

improved engineering education 

across Sub-Saharan Africa to boost 

the economy, build infrastructure 

and deliver the Millennium 

Development Goals. Delegates were 

asked for recommendations on 

areas in which the future activities 

of the A-UK Partnership could aid 

the development of engineering 

education. Suggestions put forward 

included pairing schemes between 

UK and African universities, efforts 

to update curricula, development of 

better links between industry and 

academia and provision of up-to-date 

equipment. 

the new fleet of nuclear power plants. 

Engineering the Future published a series 

of best practice guides on concrete, 

nuclear safety culture and welding 

concrete for the nuclear new build 

supply chain and related industries. 

The alliance also developed a set 

of timelines showing planned and 

expected infrastructure development 

as well as longer term challenges across 

major areas of national infrastructure. 

This work was referenced in HM 

Treasury’s National Infrastructure Plan, 

published at the end of 2011. 

The alliance has contributed written 

evidence to a number of government 

consultations and parliamentary 

inquiries, and has provided oral 

evidence to Select Committee inquiries 

on the role of departmental Chief 

Scientific Advisors and the role of 

engineering in government. 

The Academy hosts a network of people 

working in science and engineering 

policy roles across over 30 organisations, 

Dr Sanzan Diarra, CEO of the Zimbabwean 

Institution of Engineers, addressing the Africa-UK 

Engineering for Development Partnership in 

November 2011 

known as PolicyNet. During the year, 

PolicyNet held events on the impact 

on science and engineering on House 

of Lords Reform; the impact of new 

media on science and engineering, and 

a session on the roles of science and 

engineering in social mobility issues. 

Left: The Engineering the Future alliance 

published three best practice guides 

during the year covering nuclear safety 

culture, welding and concrete 

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Promote engineering at the 

heart of society 

The Academy aims to 

increase awareness of 

engineering and increase 

public recognition for our 

most talented engineers. 

It is ideally placed to raise 

awareness of engineering 

across all disciplines and to 

bring it to where it belongs – 

at the heart of society. 

To mark the end of his Presidency, Lord Browne 

FREng FRS talked to early-career engineers in two 

lectures in June and July 2011 

The Academy has continued to 

widen its reach to a broader audience 

than ever before through its varied 

programme of public lectures, events 

and debates across the UK. The activities 

have been delivered by the Academy, 

in partnership with others or through 

the Ingenious public engagement grant 

scheme, and have reached a variety of 

new audiences. 

The Academy’s media profile has gone 

from strength to strength, with the 

first-ever nationwide live broadcast of 

an Academy event for the launch of the 

Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. 

This £1 million biennial international 

prize will join the Academy’s family 

of awards to recognise and celebrate 

the truly outstanding contributions of 

engineers. 

Reaching out to people from all walks 

of life is also key, and this year the 

Academy has initiated its Diversity 

in Engineering programme to tackle 

under representation and enable the 

engineering profession to reflect the 

diverse culture and society that it serves. 

Engineering and society 

A line-up of distinguished, high-profile 

speakers delivered a series of lectures 

that examined how engineering 

shapes society and the impact of 

technology on people’s lives. Professor 

Nigel Shadbolt FREng spoke on the 

topic of open data in the Technology 

Visionaries lecture series. Professor 

Shadbolt showcased the power of 

large scale data, which when made 

accessible can be used in remarkable 

ways to benefit society. He also 

cautioned that maintaining the privacy 

of personal data should be part of this 

process. 

Speaking as part of the Vodafone 

lecture series, Tom Standage, Digital 

Editor of The Economist, argued that 

the mobile phone is “the single most 

transformative tool for development”. 

To illustrate his point he gave the 

example of Kenya’s M-PESA mobile 

money service, which works so well 

it transforms every one of the 28,000 

corner shops selling mobile credit into 

a banking outlet. 

The Academy has continued its 

successful collaboration with the Battle 

of Ideas, a weekend festival which 

brings together speakers to debate 

and discuss a broadening of topics 

covering science, art and politics. Two 

Academy events took place at the 

festival including a debate titled Drugs 

and bionics: enhancing sport? The panel 

included research engineer Dr David 

James, who talked about the ethics of 

sports performance enhancement. 

The Academy became a principal 

partner for the 2011 Cheltenham 

Science Festival as part of celebrations 

of the Academy’s 35th and the 

festival’s 10th anniversary. Five events 

drew on the expertise of Fellows to 

highlight the unique contribution of 

engineers to society. These included 

Life without GPS, an insight into how 

society has become dependent on 

global navigation satellite systems, 

and X-Men vs Bionic Women, which 

looked into the possibilities of, and 

ethical concerns around, restoring and 

enhancing humans by making them 

faster, smarter and stronger than nature 

intended. 

Reaching younger audiences 

The Academy engages in a range of 

activities that bring engineering to 

younger audiences, including earlycareer 

engineers, students and school 

pupils. 

To mark the end of Lord Browne’s term 

as President, early-career engineers 

were invited to hear him speak on 

two chosen themes – Resources for 

Humanity and The Education of the 

Engineer. Lord Browne answered a 

range of questions from the audience, 

including on how to develop 

leadership in the profession, and how 

engineers need to be communicators, 

deploy a broad knowledge and 

understand the social and political 

context of their work. 

The Academy continues to partner 

with The Big Bang Fair, the largest 

celebration of engineering and science 

for young people in the UK. The 2012 

Big Bang Fair welcomed over 56,000 

visitors to the National Exhibition Centre 

in Birmingham with the Academy 

hosting a mixture of hands-on activities 

and interactive demonstrations. 

A number of projects funded through 

the public engagement awards 

scheme, Ingenious, have also helped 

the Academy reach out to younger 

audiences. Ingenious aims to encourage 

and train engineers to engage the 

public in their work. Among the 21 

organisations funded in 2011 were 

Guerrilla Science, a series of interactive 

and creative events at music festivals 

around the UK, and I’m an Engineer, Get 

me out of here!, a competition where 

students quiz engineers online and 

vote for their favourites. Engineers 

taking part in the competition reflected 

on how rewarding they found the 

activity, and how it helped them to 

re-evaluate why they enjoy their work 

and what they want to achieve in their 

careers. 

Celebrating and promoting 

engineers 

The Academy launched the Queen 

Elizabeth Prize for Engineering in 

November 2011 to celebrate advances 

in engineering that have had a 

global impact. This prize will join the 

Academy’s existing suite of awards 

that recognise and celebrate engineers 

from all stages of their career. The Sir 

George Macfarlane Award recognises 

the potential of early-career engineers 

who have demonstrated excellence 

The Academy’s Engineering Engagement Project 

demonstrating the shear thickening properties 

of cornflour at the Big Bang Fair 2012. The 

demonstration is used it to prompt discussion 

with students on what they think thickening 

properties could be used for, including 

sports protection, protection for mobile 

phones, army protection jackets and other 

engineered products 

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British cyclists test the new Velodrome in 

November 2011. The construction of Olympic 

stadiums was described by Sir John Armitt in his 

Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust lecture 

Queen Elizabeth Prize for 


The Queen Elizabeth Prize for 

Engineering was launched in November 

2011 at a high-profile reception 

attended by the leaders of all three 

political parties. The Prime Minister, the 

Deputy Prime Minister and the Leader 

of the Opposition all spoke at the event 

in support of the prize and its critical 

importance in promoting engineering 

in the UK and internationally. 

The launch of the prize was widely 

covered across UK print and broadcast 

media, along with a number of overseas 

media mentions. 

The Queen Elizabeth Prize for 

Engineering is an international biennial 

£1 million prize for an individual (or a 

team of up to three people) responsible 

for a groundbreaking innovation in 

engineering that has been of global 

benefit to humanity. The prize will 

in their fields. This year’s winner was 

Dr Simon Cotton, an RAEng/EPSRC 

Research Fellow at Queen’s University 

Belfast, for his work on pioneering 

networks to carry mobile phone signals 

between human bodies. 

also provide a high-profile, global 

communications platform to advance 

and promote engineering in the UK 

and around the world, with a particular 

focus on engaging the public and 

inspiring young people to pursue a 

career in engineering. 

The Academy also celebrates established 

engineers for their valuable contributions 

to engineering and society. This year, Dr 

Andrew Viterbi, mobile communications 

pioneer, inventor of the Viterbi Algorithm 

which unscrambles encoded data, and 

co-founder of Qualcomm, received the 

International Medal. 

Learning from industry experts was a 

key theme in the events programme 

that provided a platform for engineers 

to share their work with the wider 

world. In the Hinton lecture, BP Chief 

Executive Bob Dudley discussed the 

history of oil exploration and the 

company’s role in innovatory offshore 

drilling. The Lloyd’s Register Educational 

Trust lecture was given by Chairman 

of the Olympic Delivery Authority, Sir 

John Armitt CBE FREng, who revealed 

the challenges behind the UK’s most 

high-profile construction project. From 

decontamination and sustainability to 

The judging panel is chaired by Lord 

Alec Broers FREng FRS and comprises 

leading figures from the international 

engineering community. The first prize 

will be presented by HM The Queen in 

spring 2013. 

Robotic space exploration 

In March 2012, Dr Charles Elachi, Director of NASA’s Jet 

Propulsion Laboratory, gave a personal insight into the 

challenges of landing the Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory 

infrastructure requirements and legacy, 

he outlined the issues behind the 

successful creation of the London 2012 

Olympic park. 

The regional lecture was given by 

Professor Anne Neville FREng FRSE, 

Professor of Tribology and Surface 

Engineering at the University of Leeds. 

Professor Neville shared insights into 

her complex nanoscale research, the 

applications of which span many areas, 

from extending the lifespan of hip joints 

to managing the corrosion of pipelines 

carrying oil. 

The Academy also reaches out to a much 

broader audience through its quarterly 

magazine Ingenia, which carries articles 

that cover the spectrum of engineering 

and profiles of engineers across all 

disciplines. This year it published articles 

on the use of tissue engineering to treat 

osteoarthritis, the introduction of facial 

recognition systems to airports, nuclear 

decommissioning in the UK and the 

challenges involved in repainting the 

Forth Bridge. The printed version of the 

magazine has a readership of 33,000 with 

another 30,000 people accessing the 

online version each month. 

Engaging across society 

With new funding from the Department 

for Business, Innovation and Skills, 

the Academy took up the charge to 

lead the engineering profession in 

encouraging a more diverse group of 

people to choose engineering careers. 

The Academy programme builds on 

its own internal diversity campaign 

which has resulted in a pronounced 

increase in the diversity of new Fellows 

elected, and is reflected across all facets 

of its public-facing work. Professor 

Dame Wendy Hall FREng FRS leads this 

programme on behalf of the Academy’s 

Council. In March 2012, the Academy 

gained external recognition for its work 

on gender equality through the UKRC 

SET Fair Standard assessment process. 

Feedback from the assessment will be 

used to drive progress and broaden 

the focus on diversity to include other 

rover on Mars at the Academy’s ERA Foundation International 

Lecture entitled Engineering and Technological Challenges in 

Robotic Space and Earth Exploration. 

Accompanied by a dramatic video, he described the landing 

process as “six minutes of terror” and explained how the 

touchdown of Curiosity on Mars will be significantly different 

from that of its predecessors. The landing will involve a 

‘sky crane’ carrier that will hover at around 10m above the 

surface of Mars, before lowering the rover to the ground on 

6 August 2012. 

Dr Elachi described the task as, “equivalent to me being in 

LA and hitting a golf ball to St Andrews here in the UK - and 

the ball landing in a cup that is moving at around 60,000mph, 

because Mars is moving.” 

Dr Elachi said that getting a sample back from Mars is one of 

NASA’s key goals and the highest priority of the decade. 

groups including people from minority 

ethnic groups, people with disabilities, 

and people from disadvantaged 

socio-economic backgrounds. 

Professor Anne Neville FREng FRSE delivered the 

Academy’s regional lecture in March 2012 

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Building organisational capacity 

The Academy endeavours 

to find the best engineers 

from a wide range of 

backgrounds for nomination 

to the Fellowship. To provide 

a quality venue for its 

events and resources for 

its wide-ranging education 

and engagement work, the 

Academy also seeks funding 

and in-kind support from a 

range of partners. 

Babcock apprentices at Rosyth Dockyard 

constructing a model of the the S-shaped 

walkway that will act as the entrance to the 

Forum for engineering 

Fellowship and Proactive Fellowship 

activities 

Fellows of the Academy are 

leading engineers in the UK drawn 

from academia, industry and the 

not-for-profit sectors. Fellowship 

is a national honour, awarded for 

outstanding personal engineering 

achievements, exemplified by 

individual leadership in organisations 

demonstrating significant technical 

engineering responsibility and 

by influential contributions to 

major committees and agencies 

concerned with engineering 

policy or practice. Election to 

the Fellowship is managed by 

current Fellows of the Academy. 

As a peer-nominated group, 

candidates may tend to come from 

the more familiar areas, sectors 

and organisations where current 

Fellows work. In order to reach 

beyond these sectors, the Academy 

created a Proactive Membership 

Committee, tasked to research, 

identify and select for nomination 

candidates from a broad range of 

sectors of engineering and society, 

currently under-represented among 

the Fellowship. 

Specifically, this means a drive to 

identify more candidates from industry, 

especially from smaller companies and 

companies working in areas of new and 

emerging technologies. There remains 

a continual need for more nominations 

of women engineers, younger engineers 

and those from black and minority 

ethnic groups. Additionally, the 

Proactive International Fellowship Group 

works to increase nominations from 

underrepresented regions, including 

South America, Asia and Africa. 

Last year, 2011, saw the highest ever 

number of new nominations for 

Fellowship, 112 in all. In total, 50 UK 

Fellows were elected, along with six 

International Fellows and three Honorary 

Fellows. Included in the list were nine 

women, more than in any previous 

Academy Fellowship election. 

This work requires the participation of 

many Fellows: to scout for potential 

candidates who may otherwise remain 

overlooked; to prepare the necessary 

nomination proposals to submit their 

names for consideration as candidates; 

and to assess these candidates’ credentials 

at the request of the membership 

panels prior to prospective election. 

Forum for engineering 

A nine-month building redevelopment 

project has transformed the Academy’s 

public spaces into state-of-the-art 

modern facilities for meetings, 

events and other activities, with the 

reopening achieved on time and on 

budget in April 2012. The project has 

been made possible by a fundraising 

campaign that, despite challenging 

economic conditions, raised the £6.5 

million required. 

The building has been named Prince 

Philip House, in honour of the Academy’s 

Senior Fellow. The public rooms will be 

collectively referred to as the Forum for 

engineering. This reflects the Academy’s 

aspiration that the venue will act 

as a focal point for the engineering 

profession and contribute towards 

raising the visibility and recognition 

of engineering. It will underline the 

Academy’s leadership role and will 

support more frequent, systematic 

and effective engagement with 

key audiences. 

Development successes 

During the financial year, Fellows’ 

generosity has been pivotal, with 

a further £864,000 contributed to 

the Forum project, including a most 

generous gift from Immediate Past 

President Lord Browne FREng FRS. 

The project also attracted major new 

grants from the Kirby Laing and ERA 

foundations. The Academy decided 

to acknowledge the generosity of 

these and other major supporters 

through the naming of rooms in 

the Forum. Gifts were also gratefully 

received from HSBC, Goldman Sachs, 

PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Linklaters. 

The Forum project attracted donations 

in kind that added significantly to 

the quality and utility of the building. 

The sinuous bridge, the striking new 

entranceway, was provided by Babcock 

International and built by apprentices 

at their Rosyth shipyard. Delivery and 

installation was provided by William 

Hare Group. Other suppliers giving 

generous support were ADT Fire and 

Security, London Wall Design, Nuaire, 

Ruskin Air Management, Schindler, 

Toshiba Research Europe, Zehnder 

Group and Zumtobel Lighting. 

All supporters of the project have been 

acknowledged on a panel in the newly 

renovated reception area. A benefactors’ 

book will also be commissioned to 

record for posterity all those who have 

contributed. 

The year saw the securing of further 

multi-year support for several Academy 

education programmes. Thanks to the 

Garfield Weston Foundation, the Barrow 

Engineering Project is now funded for 

a further two years. The Connecting 

Teachers programme, a major new 

initiative enabled by BG Group, will 

benefit some 240 schools across 

the country. A generous grant from 

the Nuffield Foundation means the 

Academy can now offer engineering 

undergraduates bursaries for summer 

research placements, helping create the 

next generation of research talent. The 

Commercial Education Trust has funded 

the Academy’s first Visiting Professorship 

in Sustainable Wealth Creation. 

The Royal Commission for the 

Exhibition of 1851 gave its support 

to a new secondment programme 

which will help technicians broaden 

their professional capabilities. This 

complements the Technician Council’s 

work to promote the standing of 

technicians and their role in society. The 

Academy is grateful to the Commission 

for its support of the Forum project. 

The Academy’s annual awards 

ceremony is a major component in the 

One of the new rooms at the Forum for 

engineering 

calendar to increase the visibility and 

influence of engineering in society, the 

media and government. The Academy 

thanks BAE Systems, Thales, BP, Shell, 

Bosch, Arup and E.ON for sponsoring 

the 2011 celebration of engineering 

excellence and innovation. 

The fundraising Campaign, publicly 

launched in 2010 and led by Sir John 

Parker FREng, President, drew on the 

generosity of many supporters within 

the Fellowship and beyond. It has 

helped the Academy to forge valuable 

new relationships and revitalise others. 

The Academy thanks the Campaign 

Board members (see Annex) for their 

sterling efforts. Their work will be 

taken forward by a new Development 

advisory board, chaired by Richard 

Olver FREng, which will assist the 

Academy in building the relationships 

required to secure new support for 

the future. 

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Building organisational capacity 

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Academy events 2011/2012 

April 2011 

Lecture 

The 2011 Hinton Lecture 

Engineering challenges at the 

energy frontiers 

Speaker: Bob Dudley, 

CEO, BP plc 

Event 

The economic and social 

life of synthetic biology 

Two-day symposium to discuss 

synthetic biology 

June 2011 

Event 

Academy Awards Dinner 

Engineering at the heart of society 

In association with BAE Systems 

Event 

Cheltenham Science Festival 

The Academy co-produced and sponsored 

four events: Life without GPS; X-Men vs Bionic 

Women; Under the bonnet of your iPhone; 

Mobile Health and Disposable Britain. The 

Academy’s Ingenious scheme also supported 

two events: Sci-Fi engineering? and 

Engineering the home of the future 

Event 

In conversation with Lord Browne 

On the subject of: 

Resources for Humanity 

July 2011 

Event 

In conversation with Lord Browne 

On the subject of: The Education of 

the Engineer 

Event 

President’s Valedictory Dinner and 

Academy’s Annual General Meeting 

Event 

Academy’s 35th Anniversary Reception 

September 2011 

Debate 

Natural Resources in the Global Economy 

Debates – Debate 1 

Speakers: Philip Lowe, European 

Commission; Professor John Loughhead OBE 

FREng, UK Energy Research Centre; Alasdair 

Grainger, Department of Energy and Climate 

Change; Dr Martin Grant FIMechE, Managing 

Director for Energy, Atkins 

Event 


Local water recycling 

Speakers included: Professor 

Paul Jeffrey, Cranfield University; 

Stephen Kay, Cambridge Water; Professor 

Tom Stephenson FREng, Cranfield University; 

Jenny Bashford, National Farmers Union; 

Dr Ben Curtis, UK Co 

Event 

Engineering Research Forum 

The annual showcase of engineering 

research sponsored by the Academy 

Event 

London Design Festival Innovation 

Hothouse Final 

Innovation Hothouse showcases the very 

best design projects of final year students on 

engineering, materials and product design 

degree schemes 

Event 

Young Professionals Workshop, Botswana 

As part of the Africa-UK Engineering for 

Development Partnership, the Academy 

held a workshop for young engineering 

professionals from across Sub-Saharan Africa 

October 2011 

Event 

Smart Infrastructure Roundtable 

Chair: Dr Martyn 

Thomas CBE FREng 

Lecture 

Technology Visionaries Lecture Series 

The making of the digital world: from 

Charles Babbage to the present and beyond 

Speaker: Dr Andrew Viterbi, President, 

The Viterbi Group LLC 

Event 

Joint Parliamentary and Scientific 

Committee and Engineering the Future 

meeting 

Wetter, warmer, windier… will the UK’s 

infrastructure cope? 

Panel discussion considering how national 

infrastructure can be adapted and made more 

resilient to deal with climate change 

Debate 

Battle of Ideas Festival 

Academy debates 

Fukushima fallout 

Speaker: Dame Sue Ion FREng 

What’s innovation good for? 

Speaker: Dr William Webb FREng 

Drugs and bionics: enhancing sport? 

Speaker: Dr David James 

Event 


Water security challenges – 

is water transfer the answer? 

Speakers included: Christopher Binnie 

FREng, Martin Lunn, John Lawson, Yvette de 

Garis, Trevor Bishop 

November 2011 

Debate 

Natural Resources in the 

Global Economy – Debate 2 

This House believes that there is no need for 

concern about the future global supply of 

strategic minerals 

Speakers included: Edward Bickham, Anglo 

American plc; Andrew Bloodworth, British 

Geological Survey; Professor Jan Cilliers 

FREng, Imperial College London; Jan Lewis, 

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining 

Event 

US-EU Frontiers of Engineering 

Jointly organised by the Academy, a threeday 

symposium for 60 of the most promising 

engineers under the age of 40 from the US 

and the EU 

Event 

New Fellows’ Briefing and Dinner 

In the presence of the Senior Fellow 

HRH the Duke of Edinburgh 

Event 

Academy Panel for Biomedical 


Engineering innovation 

in the NHS 

Chair: Dr Geoff Watts FMedSci, 

Writer and Broadcaster 

Event 

Engineering Education Workshop, 

Zimbabwe 

As part of the Africa-UK Engineering for 

Development Partnership, the Academy 

held a workshop in Zimbabwe that brought 

together 40 engineering education experts 

from across Sub-Saharan Africa 

Event 

Launch of the Queen Elizabeth 

Prize for Engineering 

Attended by Rt Hon David Cameron, Prime 

Minister; Rt Hon Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime 

Minister, and Rt Hon Ed Miliband, Leader of 

the Opposition 

Event 


Behaviour change and demand 

management 

Speakers included: Dr Jan Selby, 

University of Sussex; Steve 

Magenis, Royal Haskoning; Michael 

Norton MBE, Halcrow 

Lecture 

View from the top lecture series 

New Frontier: Engineers and the 

Global Energy Challenge 

Speakers: Malcolm Brinded 

CBE FREng, Royal Dutch Shell 

and Hilary Mercer, LNG 

Integration, Arrow Energy PTY Ltd 

December 2011 

Lecture 

Lloyd’s Register Educational 

Trust Lecture 

Engineering the Olympics 

Speaker: John Armitt CBE FREng, 

Chairman, Olympic Delivery 

Authority 

Event 

The future of computing 

Indispensable or unsustainable? 

Speakers included: Professor Andy 

Hopper CBE FREng FRS 

January 2012 

Event 

Innovation in Construction Event 

Hosts: Sir John Parker FREng, Academy 

President, and Professor Peter Hansford, 

Executive Director, The Nichols Group 

Partnership 

Lecture 

New Year Reception 

Intervention and Stabilisation 

Operations: the role of the 

military engineer 

Speaker: General Sir Peter Wall KCB CBE ADC 

General Chief of the General Staff, Ministry 

of Defence 

Debate 

Natural Resources in the Global Economy 

Debates – Debate 3 

Speakers include: Chris Binnie FREng, 

Water Specialist; Trevor Bishop, the 

Environment Agency; Dr Sue Cavill, 

Associate of the Water, Engineering 

and Development Centre 

February 2012 

Event 

Engineering: Gearing UK Growth 

Supported by BAE Systems 

Host: Sir John Parker FREng, President, 


Lecture 

Technology Visionaries lecture series 

In conversation with Professor Nigel 

Shadbolt FREng Open Data: Powering 

the Information Age 

Lecture 

Vodafone Lecture Series 

How mobile phones promote 

economic development 

Speaker: Tom Standage, 

Digital Editor, The Economist 

March 2012 

Lecture 


Regional Lecture 

Nature and Nano – It’s all going on at 

Engineering Surfaces 

Speaker: Professor Anne Neville FREng, 

Leeds University 

Lecture 

ERA Foundation International Lecture 

Engineering and Technological 

Challenges in Robotic Space and 

Earth Exploration 

Speaker: Dr Charles Elachi – Director, 

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

Lecture 

Joint Lecture with the Royal Society of 

Edinburgh 

Extreme Engineering 

Speaker: Ivor Tiefenbrun MBE, Founder 

and Chairman, Linn Products Ltd 

at Royal Society of Edinburgh 

Event 

Launch of the professional 

technician qualification with 

the Technician Council 

Debate 

The future of energy in Scotland debate 

This House believes that Scotland’s energy 

industry will be the envy of the world 

Transcripts and publications from 

most of the lectures and seminars 

mentioned are available at 


Video or audio recording 

available at www.RAEng.tv 

Transcript, presentation or 

publication available at at 


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Academy funding 

Sources of income and destination of expenditure 

Annex to the Annual Review 

Contents 

For the financial year ended 31 March 2012 

£ million 

Sources of income 

2011 

£ million 

Grants 11.9 12.6 

Contracts 4.5 4.3 

Gifts and donations 2.9 2.3 

Investment income 0.9 0.9 

Other income 0.7 0.7 

20.9 20.8 

Destination of expenditure 

Charitable activities: 

– engaging effectively with the public 3.4 3.0 

– attracting more people into engineering 3.5 3.2 

– enhancing the contribution of engineering 9.7 10.8 

– developing the Academy 0.8 0.9 

Costs of generating funds and governance costs 0.3 0.4 

17.7 18.3 

Third party support attracted to 

Academy programmes * 33.9 39.7 

Academy income 

£ million 

70.0 

60.0 

50.0 

40.0 

30.0 

20.0 

10.0 

0.0 

2003/04 

2004/05 

2005/06 

2006/07 

Numbers are rounded to £0.1 million 

2007/08 

2008/09 

2009/10 

2010/11 

* Note: Third party income arises from 

donors who agree to support Academy 

projects but make contributions directly 

to those projects without passing 

through the Academy’s books. Although 

these funds are not under the direct 

control of the Academy they would 

not have become available without the 

involvement of the Academy. 

2011/12 

Recent trends in the 

level of Academy activity 

Third party support 

Direct income 

Fellows elected in 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Honorary Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

International Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 

Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

Academy Standing Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 

Academy Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 

Academy Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 

Grants, Fellowships and Programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

Ingenious public engagement awards. . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

Research exchanges with China 

and India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Research Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

Research Chair in Emerging Technologies . . . . . . . . . 40 

Senior Research Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Leverhulme Trust Senior 

Research Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 

Daphne Jackson Trust Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 

RAEng/EPSRC Research Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 

RAEng/Ministry of Defence 

Research Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 

Engineering Enterprise Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 

Distinguished Visiting Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 

Industrial secondment scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 

Visiting Professors in Principles of 

Engineering Design scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 

Visiting Professors in Engineering 

Design for Sustainable Development . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 

Visiting Professors in Integrated 

Systems Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 

Visiting Professors in Design 

and Innovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 

Visiting Professors in Building 

Engineering Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 

National Nuclear 

Laboratory/RAEng Visiting 

Professors in Nuclear Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 

Commercial Education Trust/RAEng 

Visiting Professors in Sustainable 

Wealth Creation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 

Visiting Teaching Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 

Metaswitch/Royal Academy of 

Engineering Visiting Teaching Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 

Shell/Royal Academy of Engineering 

Visiting Teaching Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 

Sainsbury Management Fellowships 

in Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Engineering Professional 

Development Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Petrofac Fellowships for the 

Enhanced Graduate Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

Exxonmobil Excellence in 

Engineering Teaching Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

National Nuclear Laboratory/Royal 

Academy of Engineering Visiting 

Teaching Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

Sir Robert Malpas Bursaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

Panasonic Trust Presentation Prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

Panasonic Trust Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

Hertha Marks Ayrton Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

Sir Angus Paton Bursary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

Comino Foundation/Royal Academy 

of Engineering Research Student 

Development Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

Ove Arup Foundation/Royal Academy 

of Engineering Visiting Teaching Fellows . . . . . . . . . . 51 

Queen Elizabeth Prize Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

Development and fundraising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 

Campaign Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 


Development Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 

Contributors to education and 

engagement programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 

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Fellows 

Fellows of the Academy are leading engineers in the UK drawn from 

academia, industry and the not-for-profit sectors. Fellowship is a national 

honour, awarded for outstanding personal engineering achievements, 

exemplified by individual leadership in organisations demonstrating 

significant technical engineering responsibility and by influential 

contributions to major committees and agencies concerned with 

engineering policy or practice. Election to the Fellowship is managed by 

current Fellows of the Academy. 

HONORARY FELLOWS 

Elected in 2011 were: 

Keith Edward Frank Clarke 

Chairman of Atkins Middle East and 

Director of Sustainability, Atkins 

Sir Anthony Brian Cleaver 

Chairman, Novia Financial plc, 

Caithness & North Sutherland 

Regeneration Partnership; and 

President, Business Commitment to 

the Environment 

Raymond Gabriel O’Rourke 

Chairman and Chief Executive, Laing 

O’Rourke 

FELLOWS 


Norman Apsley 

Chief Executive, Northern Ireland 

Science Park Foundation Ltd 

Simon Richard Biggs 

Royal Academy of Engineering/ 

National Nuclear Laboratory Professor 

of Particle Science and Engineering, 

University of Leeds 

Clive Henry Buckberry 

Director of Science and Technology, 

Quanta Fluid Solutions Ltd 

Nicholas Robert Buenfeld 

Head of Department of Civil and 

Environmental Engineering and 

Professor of Concrete Structures, 

Imperial College London 

Tristram Carfrae 

Arup Fellow 

John Stephen Carlton 

Professor of Marine Engineering, 

City University London, President, 

Institute of Marine Engineering, 

Science and Technology 

Tai Chong Chew 

Projects Director, MTR Corporation 

Limited 

David Andrew Clarke 

Chief Executive, Energy Technologies 

Institute (ETI) 

Sarah Regina Florence Clarke 

Chief Highway Engineer and 

Non-executive Director, CIRIA 

Lianne Deeming 

Director of Business Excellence, Tata 

Steel Europe 

Lord Paul Drayson 

Managing Partner, Drayson Racing 

Technologies LLP 

Andrew Figgures 

Chief Executive, British Transport 

Police Authority 

David Jonathan Flint 

Chief Executive Officer, Oxford 

Instruments plc 

William Frankland 

Engineering Leader, Laing O’Rourke 

Construction Hong Kong Limited 

Peter Douglas French 

Chief Executive, BMT Group Ltd 

Andrew Douglas Garrad 

President and CEO, Germanischer 

Lloyd Garrad Hassan 

Alastair Glass 

Chairman, Tyndall National Institute, 

Ireland, and President, Transparent 

Solutions Inc 

Sir Michael Gregory 

Head of Manufacturing & 

Management Division, University 

of Cambridge, and Director of the 

Institute for Manufacturing 

Eileen Harkin-Jones 

Professor of Polymer Engineering, 

Queen’s University Belfast 

Andrew Charles Harter 

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, 

RealVNC Limited 

Graham William Hopkins 

Executive Vice President, Engineering 

and Technology for Gas Turbine 

Supply Chain, Rolls-Royce plc 

Andrew Joseph Hosty 

Chief Executive Officer, Morgan 

Technical Ceramics, Director, Morgan 

Crucible plc 

Neville Stuart Jackson 

Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, 

Ricardo plc, Chairman, UK Low Carbon 

Vehicles Partnership 

Andrew John Keane 

Professor of Computational 

Engineering, University of 

Southampton 

John Lazar 

Chairman, Metaswitch Networks 

Quentin John Leiper 

Group Chief Engineer, Carillion plc 

Robert Thomas Love 

Deputy CEO, Babcock International 

Group Marine and Technology 

Division, Australia 

Andrew Charles Marvin 

Technical Director, York EMC Services 

Ltd, and Professor of Applied 

Electromagnetics, University of York 

Michelle McDowell 

Chair of Civil and Structural 

Engineering, Head of London Studio, 

Company and Executive Board 

Member, BDP 

Nicholas Medcalf 

Bioprocessing Manager, Smith and 

Nephew Research Centre 

Mohamed Missous 

Professor of Semiconductor Materials 

and Devices, University of Manchester 

Jeni Mundy 

Director, Products and Innovation, 

Vodafone Global Enterprise 

James Norton 

President, British Computer Society, 

and Non-executive Director of F&C 

Capital and Income Investment Trust 

Jason Meredith Reese 

Weir Professor of Thermodynamics 

and Fluid Mechanics, University of 

Strathclyde 

Andrew William Roscoe 

Research Professor and Head of 

Computer Science Department, 

University of Oxford 

Harvey Nicholas Rutt 

Rank Professor of Infrared Science 

and Technology, University of 

Southampton 

Frances Carolyn Saunders 

Retired, formerly Chief Executive, 

Defence Science and Technology 

Laboratory, Ministry of Defence 

Abigail Jane Sellen 

Principal Researcher, Microsoft 

Research Cambridge, Special Professor 

of Interaction, University 

of Nottingham 

Paul John Shayler 

Ford Professor and Professor of 

Mechanical Engineering, Head 

of Department, University of 

Nottingham 

Andrew Hamilton Sherry 

Director, Dalton Nuclear Institute and 

Professor of Materials Performance, 

University of Manchester 

Liane Margaret Smith 

Founder and Director of Intetech Ltd 

E Hugh Stitt 

Scientific Consultant, Johnson 

Matthey Technology Centre 

INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS 


Chu, Steve 

Secretary of State, USA Department 

of Energy 

Gens, Antonio 

Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, 

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 

Barcelona Tech (UPC), Spain 

Anne Lauvergeon 

Former Chief Executive Officer, Areva 

Li, Jinghai 

Professor and Vice-President of the 

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 

Mai, Yiu-Wing 

University Chair and Personal Chair in 

Mechanical Engineering, University of 

Sydney, Australia 

Zhang, Jie 

President, Shanghai Jiao Tong 

University, China 

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Council 

Academy Standing Committees 

The Council – which held four ordinary meetings during the year – directs 

and manages the Academy and governs and controls its affairs, delegating 

as appropriate some of its functions to Standing Committees, each of which 

reports regularly to Council. As the Academy is a registered charity, the 

Officers and Members of Council fulfill the role of Trustees. As at 31 March 

2012 the Council consisted of those listed below. 

OFFICERS AND MEMBERS 

OF COUNCIL 

President 


Immediate Past President (ex officio) 

Lord Browne of Madingley FREng FRS 

Senior Vice President 

Professor Sir William Wakeham FREng 

Vice Presidents 

Professor B Cantor FREng 

Professor M J Earwicker FREng 

Dr D Grant CBE FREng 

Mrs D Mitchell FREng 

Professor Sir Christopher Snowden 

FREng FRS 

Honorary Treasurer 

Dr M G J W Howse CBE FREng 

Hon Sec for International Activities 


Hon Sec for Education and Training 

Dr D Grant CBE FREng FLSW 

Ordinary Members 

Professor G A J Amaratunga FREng 

Professor H V Atkinson FREng 

Professor D T Delpy FREng FMedSci FRS 

Dr P Golby CBE FREng 

Professor P J Goodhew FREng 

Dr M Lynch OBE FREng 

Dr I D Nussey OBE FREng 

Professor R J Parker FREng 

Professor R Parry-Jones CBE FREng 

Professor D N Payne CBE FREng FRS 

Mr I C Ritchie CBE FREng FRSE 

Dr J Venables CBE FREng 

Ms F Wainwright MBE FREng 

Mr P S Westbury FREng 

Mr N Whitehead FREng 

Chair Membership Committee (ex officio) 

Dr J E Roberts CBE FREng 

Chair, Proactive Membership Committee 

(ex officio) 

Rear Admiral N F C Guild CB FREng 


Mr P Greenish CBE 

Director, Finance & Administration 

(Council Secretary) 

Mr H Beeston 

Awards Committee 

The Awards Committee is responsible 

for identifying and recommending 

to Council appropriate candidates 

for all relevant prizes and awards, 

whether in the Academy’s gift or 

not, with the exception of National 

Honours, the MacRobert Award and 

International Medal. 

Chair: 

Mrs D Mitchell FREng 

Members: 

Professor C Christopoulos FREng 

Professor J Cilliers FREng 

Dr D A Clarke FREng 

Mr S Howison FREng 

Professor J A Noble FREng 

Mr N J Perry FREng 

Professor W Powrie FREng 

Professor S K Spurgeon FREng 

Dr P Watson OBE FREng 

Professor J A Williams FREng 

Professor J C P Woodcock FREng 

Secretariat: 

Mr P Greenish CBE 

Committee Secretariat: 

Sylvia Hampartumian 

External Affairs Committee 

The role of the Committee is to 

provide strategic direction to the 

Academy’s communications activities 

on behalf of the Council, with 

particular emphasis on ensuring 

the soundness of the Academy’s 

reputation and on developing 

the Academy’s profile. It oversees 

all aspects of the Academy’s 

communications and public 

engagement activities, ensuring they 

are delivered in line with Royal Charter 

and business plan commitments. 

Chair: 

Professor M Earwicker FREng 

Members: 

Professor A E Chessell FREng 

Dr D J Goodman FREng 

Mr J C Hudson FREng 

Professor M J Kelly FREng FRS 

Dr M Purshouse FREng 

Professor W Webb FREng 


Miss Iffat Memon 

Education and Training Committee 

The Education and Training 

Committee’s role is to oversee and 

be responsible for the Academy’s 

activities in engineering education 

and training and to maintain links with 

other bodies working in these fields. 

Chair: 

Dr D Grant CBE FREng FLSW 

Members: 

Professor R W K Allen FREng 

Dr S E Bold FREng 

Mrs J Bryant FREng 

Dr M J Cook FREng 

Professor J K Fidler FREng 

Dr J W Lazar FREng 

Professor S K Spurgeon FREng 

Professor B L Weiss FREng 

Ex Officio: 

Professor N M Alford FREng 

Dr S W Huntington FREng 

Professor J E King CBE FREng 



Professor M Harrison 

Mr I J Bowbrick 

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Engineering Policy Committee 

The Engineering Policy Committee’s 

role is to advise and be responsible 

to Council for the engineering policy 

of the Academy and for all matters 

concerned with the application 

of engineering knowledge and 

principles (other than education and 

training). It should identify, monitor 

and promote attention to emerging 

and generic issues of importance to 

engineering in pursuit of this role. 

Chair: 

Professor Sir Christopher Snowden 

FREng FRS 

Members: 

Professor P Cannon FREng 

Professor R A Falconer FREng FLSW 

Professor S J Garwood FREng 

Dr A Jamieson OBE FREng 

Professor R J Kemp FREng 

Mr R H Maudslay CBE FREng 

Professor A G McNaughton FREng 

Professor T F Page FREng 

Mr I Shott CBE FREng 

Dr M Short FREng 

Dr M Thomas CBE FREng 

Ms J M Wernick FREng 

Mr N P Winser FREng 

Ex Officio: 

Professor L Tarassenko CBE FREng 


Dr Natasha McCarthy 

Finance and Audit Committee 

The Finance and Audit Committee 

is responsible for all financial and 

auditorial affairs of the Royal Academy 

of Engineering. This includes 

management of Academy budgets, 

external investment fund managers, 

insurance policy, risk register, audit 

arrangements and compliance with 

external financial reporting standards. 

Chair: 

Dr M G J W Howse CBE FREng 

Members: 

Professor H V Atkinson FREng 


Professor D N Payne CBE FREng FRS 


Dr J Venables CBE FREng 


Mr H Beeston 

International Committee 

The International Committee’s role 

is to advise and be responsible 

to Council for promoting the 

international interests of the Academy. 

In pursuit of this role the Committee’s 

interests include oversight of the 

Academy’s relations with the Council 

of Academies of Engineering and 

Technological Sciences (CAETS) and 

the European Council of Academies 

of Applied Sciences, Technologies and 

Engineering (Euro-CASE). 

Chair: 


Members: 

Mr T E A Askew FREng 

Professor N P Brandon OBE FREng 

Professor B S Collins CB FREng 

Dr D G Cronin FREng 

Professor A J G Hey CBE FREng 

Professor J V McCanny CBE FREng FRS 


Professor Sir Martin Sweeting OBE 

FREng FRS 

Professor H S Wheater FREng 


Mr S McHugh 

Membership Committee 

The Membership Committee 

is responsible for considering 

candidates for election to The Royal 

Academy of Engineering and for 

submitting a list of not more than 60 

names to Council for approval before 

each Annual General Meeting. Each of 

the five Members of the Committee 

chairs a Panel covering a specific area 

of expertise. 

Chair: 

Dr J E Roberts CBE FREng 

Ex Officio: 


Chairs: 

Panel 1 

Mr J N Cooper FREng 

Panel 2 

Professor T W Broyd FREng 

Panel 3 

Sir Patrick Haren FREng 

Panel 4 

Dr Dame Sue Ion DBE FREng 

Panel 5 

Mr M D Carr FREng 


Ms J Ryley 

Additional Panel Members: 

Panel 1 (Mechanical, aeronautical, 

marine and manufacturing 

engineering) 

Mr C Burrows FREng 

Professor P Cawley FREng FRS 

Professor D J Ewins FREng FRS 

Professor G R Johnson FREng 

Vice Admiral A D Mathews CB FREng 

Professor J A McGeough FREng FRSE 

Dr P Watson OBE FREng 

Panel 2 (Civil, structural, public works, 

and building services engineering) 

Dr M J Cook FREng 

Mr C M Eddie FREng 

Professor J W Hall FREng 

Mr N D Haste OBE FREng 

Professor R J Jardine FREng 

Professor W Powrie FREng 

Professor K Morgan FREng 

Professor I H Townend FREng 

Panel 3 (Electrical, electronic, control 

engineering and computing) 

Mr D W A East FREng 


Professor H McCann FREng 

Professor S McLaughlin FREng FRSE 

Professor R I Muttram FREng 

Professor J Roulston OBE FREng FRSE 

Professor T Wilson FREng 

Panel 4 (Chemical, fuel, process, 

mining and materials engineering) 

Professor D J Bacon FREng 

Dr J W Edington FREng 

Ms J Hackitt CBE FREng 

Professor T F Page FREng 

Mr J H Robinson FREng 

Professor D J Stephenson FREng 

Professor N Titchener-Hooker FREng 

Dr C Wiesner FREng 

Panel 5 (Informatics) 

Professor A Bradley FREng 

Dr D D Cleevely FREng 

Mr G N Hobbs FREng 

Dr R I Laming FREng 

Professor I Leslie FREng 

Mr P Lindeque FREng 

Professor S H Muggleton FREng 

Proactive Membership Committee 

The Proactive Membership 

Committee is responsible for ensuring 

that the pool of candidates proposed 

for election as Fellows better reflects 

the society within which the Academy 

exists. Activities include identifying 

and tracking potential candidates 

from novel and overlooked areas, and 

engaging more existing Fellows in the 

process. 

Chair: 

Rear Admiral N C F Guild CB FREng 

Ex Officio: 


Member: 

Dr P A Bennett FREng 

Mr K E Batchelor FREng 

Professor M Forde FREng FRSE 

Mr L Dopping-Hepenstal FREng 

Mr C Mairs FREng 

Mr D E Oakervee CBE FREng 



Mr A D Roche FREng 

Rear Admiral J A Trewby CB FREng 

Ms F Wainwright MBE FREng 

Professor W Webb FREng 


Dr C Coulter 

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Academy Staff As at 21 May 2012 

Research and Secondment 

Schemes Committee 

The role of the Research and 

Secondment Schemes Committee 

is to advise and be responsible to 

Council for the supervision of research 

and secondment schemes other than 

those concerned with education and 

training. 

Chair: 

Professor B Cantor FREng 

Members: 

Professor I D L Bogle FREng 

Dr D G Cronin FREng 

Professor J Fisher CBE FREng 

Professor K T V Grattan FREng 

Professor G T Houlsby FREng 


Professor A J Kinloch FREng FRS 

Professor I Leslie FREng 

Professor A J Sellen FREng 

Professor S M Springman CBE FREng 

Professor C J Taylor OBE FREng 

Professor J D M Watson FREng 

Professor S Williamson FREng 


Mr R W Barrett 

Awards 

The Academy recognises excellence 

through the presentation of awards 

and medals. The Academy’s wide 

range of awards covers every aspect 

of engineering 

2011 President’s Medal 

Awarded biennially to an organisation 

or individual who has contributed 

significantly to the Academy’s 

aims and work through ‘initiative in 

promoting excellence in engineering’. 

Awarded to: Professor Anthony Kelly 

CBE DL FREng FRS, Fellow, Churchill 

College Cambridge 

Silver Medals 

Awarded to individuals in recognition 

of outstanding and demonstrated 

personal contribution to British 

engineering which is resulting in 

successful market exploitation. Up to 

four medals may be awarded in any 

one year. 

Awarded to: Dr Shaun Fitzgerald, 

Managing Director, Breathing 

Buildings Ltd 

Dr Karin Hing, Senior Lecturer 

in Biomaterials, Queen Mary, 

University of London 

Doug King, Principal of King Shaw 

Associates 

Professor Eric Yeatman, Professor 

of Micro-Engineering, Imperial 

College London, and Chairman, 

Microsaic Systems plc 

2011 Rooke Medal for the Public 

Promotion of Engineering 

Awarded to an individual, small team 

or organisation who has contributed 

to the Academy's aims and work 

through their initiative in promoting 

engineering to the public. 

Awarded to: Professor Chris Bishop 

FREng FRSE, Distinguished 

Scientist, Microsoft Research, 

Cambridge 

2011 Sustained Achievement 

Award 

Awarded to an engineer, normally 

resident in the UK, whose sustained 

achievements over a number of 

projects have had a profound impact 

upon their engineering discipline. 

Awarded to: Professor Dracos 

Vassalos, Professor of Maritime 

Safety at the University of 

Strathclyde, and Director of the 

Ship Stability Research Centre 

(SSRC) 

2011 Sir George Macfarlane Award 

This award recognises the potential 

of younger UK engineers, who have 

demonstrated excellence in the early 

stage of their career. 

Awarded to: Dr Simon Cotton 

RAEng/EPSRC Research 

Fellow, Institute of Electronics, 

Communications and Information 

Technology, Queen’s University 

Belfast 

2011 ERA Foundation 

Entrepreneurs Award 

A £40,000 award that is designed to 

identify entrepreneurial researchers, 

working in UK universities in a 

field involving electro-technology, 

who are at an early stage in their 

career, demonstrating considerable 

entrepreneurial promise and the 

potential to benefit the UK’s future 

prosperity. 

Awarded to: Dr Sithamparanathan 

Sabesan and Dr Michael Crisp, 

University of Cambridge 

2011 MacRobert Award 

The UK’s premier award for innovation 

in engineering, with a prize of 

£50,000 and a gold medal. It seeks 

to demonstrate the importance of 

engineers and engineering in their 

contribution to national prosperity 

and benefit to society. 

Awarded to: Microsoft Research, 

Cambridge - human motion 

capture in Kinect for Xbox 360 

2011 International Medal 

Awarded to an individual, resident 

outside of the European Union, for 

their outstanding and sustained 

personal achievement in the broad 

field of engineering, including 

commercial or academic leadership or 

for specific products and/or projects. 

Awarded to: Dr Andrew Viterbi, 

mobile communications pioneer 

and co-founder of Qualcomm 


Philip Greenish CBE 

Head of Executive Services 

Kim Turner 

Executive Assistants 

Karen Childe 

Alyx Clarke 

QUEEN ELIZABETH PRIZE FOR 

ENGINEERING 

Director, QE Prize 

Anji Hunter 

Deputy Director, QE Prize 

Caroline Evans 

QE Prize Manager 

Katya-yani Vyas 

POLICY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

Director, Policy and Public Affairs 

Beverley Parkin 

Head of Communications and 

Engagement 

Dr Lesley Paterson 

Manager, Communications 

Jane Sutton 

Manager, Public Affairs 

Iffat Memon 

Press and Communications Officer 

Sarah Griffiths 

Assistant Manager, Public Engagement 

Manisha Lalloo 

Publications and Web Editor 

Dominic Joyeux 

Copy Editor for Print and Web 

Emily Bick 

Head of Policy 

Dr Natasha McCarthy 

Senior Policy Advisor 

Dr Alan Walker 

Policy Advisors 

Dr Frances Downey, 

Katherine Macgregor, Chris Richards 

Programme Manager, 

Engineering the Future 

Thomas Man 

STRATEGY AND PLANNING 

Director, Strategy and Planning 

Dr Hayaatun Sillem 

Head of Events 

Graham Blair 

Manager, Awards 

Sylvia Hampartumian 

Manager, Events 

Helen Berrington, Melissa Obi 

Events and Awards Assistant 

Selina Chan 

Head of International Activities 

Shane McHugh 

Manager, International 

Dr Shafiq Ahmed 

International Policy Advisor 

Holly Wright 

Assistant Manager, International 

Cuong Dang 

Head of Research Programmes 

Robert Barrett 

Assistant Managers, 

Research Programmes 

Angus Baker, Katie Melton, 

Tapsi Khambra 

Manager, Membership 

Joanne Ryley 

Membership Administrator/Librarian 

and Archivist 

Hema Lingham 

Manager, Fellowship 

Dr Chris Coulter 

DEVELOPMENT 

Director, Development 

Sarah Philbrick 

Trusts Manager 

Dominic Geyer 

Corporate Development Manager 

Jonathan O’Neill 

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 

Director, Finance & Administration 

Howard Beeston 

Head of Finance 

TBC 

Finance Assistants 

Sanjay Jethwa, Michelle Lai 

Head of IT 

Hakan Altinisik 

IT and Web Officer 

Krystina Hill 

IT and Web Administrator 

Barry Weekes 

Facilities Manager 

Nigel Palmer 

Reception/Security 

Paul Morant 

EDUCATION PROGRAMMES 

Director, Education 

Professor Matthew Harrison 

Head of Professional Formation 

Ian Bowbrick 

Administrator, Education Programmes 

Eunice Hung 

Administrative Assistant, 

Education Programmes 

Joanne Page 

Senior Administrator, 

Professional Formation 

Pauline Stillman 

Administrative Assistant, Postgraduate 

and Professional Development 

Anne Mahabal 

Team Leader, 5-19 Education 

Lynda Mann 

Head of Secretariat, E4E 

Dr Rhys Morgan 

Post-16 STEM Manager in Education; Team 

Leader, Further and Higher Education 

Stylli Charalampous 

Manager, STEM Curricula 

Dominic Nolan 

Project Officer, Engineering, National HE 

STEM Programme 

Dr Sapna Somani 

Employer Coordinator HEFCE/HEFCW 

National STEM 

Hal Igarashi 

Head of Diversity 

Jenny Young and Bola Fatimilehin 

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Grants, Fellowships 

and Programmes 

INGENIOUS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AWARDS 

ROUND 6 AWARDS 

Ingenious provides funding for projects that enable engineers to enhance their public enagagement skills, consider the 

societal implications of their work and take part in debate with the public on engineering and its impact on society. 

Awardee Organisation Project Title 

Matt Bagley Camouflaged Learning Engineering the Landscape; How wind power 

has changed our lives 

Kerry Baker STEM Office - University of Bradford West Yorkshire Engineers Engage! 

Sharon Bishop Cheltenham Festivals FameLab Engineering 

Rowan Brown National Mining Museum Scotland Engineering Scotland’s Future 

Ed Carter Flowmill Project Ltd ~Flow engineering engagement programme 

Bill Connor Sentinus Engineering Solutions 

Stuart Ellins Young Engineers Meet the Parents 

Ben Evans College of Engineering, STEM schools-based public engagement based 

Swansea University 

on the BLOODHOUND SSC 

Joanne Fox Spacefund The Biggest Rocket Ever Built! 

Simon Gage Edinburgh International InMotion and Make a Move 

Science Festival 

Sue Hordijenko British Science Association Strictly Engineering 

David James Sheffield Hallam University Sports Lab 2012 – A public discourse in 

sports engineering 

Ben Johnson Graphic Science Ltd Everyone’s Energy 

Jane Magill University of Glasgow Torqueing Turbines 

Kat Nilsson Science Museum Engineering London 2012: exploring Olympic 

engineering through exhibits and events 

Scot Owen Techniquest Glyndŵr Bridging the Gap 

Christopher Parkin Museum of the History of Science, Objects of Invention 


Subramanian Ramamoorthy The University of Edinburgh Games Robots Play 

Peter Reid The University of Edinburgh Renewable energy in SCI-FUN, the Scottish 

Science and Technology Roadshow 

Mel Weatherley The Black Country Living Museum Newcomen Festival and Conference 

RESEARCH EXCHANGES WITH CHINA AND INDIA 

The Research Exchanges with China and India Scheme promotes academic collaboration between high quality 

engineering researchers in the UK and China/India and supports the expansion of international networks of excellence. 

UK Academic Chinese/Indian Academic Project 

Dr Alban Potherat Dr Binod Sreenivasan Experimental and numerical simulation of 

(Coventry University) (Indian Institute of Technology magnetoconvection in the Earth’s core 

Kanpur, India) 

Professor Asif Usmani Dr Umesh Sharma Toward establishing a framework for 

(University of Edinburgh) (Indian Institute of Technology, collaborative research in structural engineering 

Roorkee, India) 

Professor Chris Grovenor Dr Binaya Kumar Panigrahi Atom-Probe-Tomography studies of evolution 

(Oxford University) (Indira Gandhi Centre for of oxide nanoparticles in nano structured 

Atomic Research, India) 

ferritic alloys during fabrication and 

subsequent thermal treatment and irradiation 

Dr David Hann Dr Wei Dai Optimisation of thermo-acoustic engines for 

(University of Nottingham) (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) microgeneration of electricity from waste heat 

Dr Eldad Avital Dr Krishna Singh Computational flow study of a conceptual 

(Queen Mary, (Indian Institute of Technology, India) large scale tidal turbine 

University of London) 

Dr Guangtao Fu Professor Chuntian Cheng Integrated water-energy management 

(University of Exeter) (Dalian University of Technology, of complex water systems under uncertainty 

China) 

Dr Haixue Yan Dr Dou Zhang Grain size effect in lead-free antiferroelectric 

(Queen Mary, (Central South University, China) materials for energy storage 


Dr Hongying Meng Professor Yangdong Deng Real time affective state monitoring via 

(Brunel University) (Tsinghua University, China) naturalistic facial expression on embedded 

systems 

Dr Jiamei Deng Professor Shaohua Zhong Robustness of transient soot models 

(Kingston University) (Wuhan University of Technology, 

China) 

Dr Jiawei Mi Dr Yong Zhang Modelling and experimental study of 

(University of Hull) (Beijing Institute of Aeronautical the fundamentals of dendrite fragmentation 

Materials, China) 

during droplet deposition process 

Professor Kang Li Professor Xiaoyao Tan Proton conducting ceramic membrane 

(Imperial College London) (Tianjin Polytechnic University, China) for energy application 

Professor Kevin Kendall Professor Sheng Sui Studies on novel composite support 

(University of Birmingham) (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China) materials for low temp fuel cells 

Dr Liang Hao Dr Qingsong Wei Formulation of bioactive and high strength 

(University of Exeter) (Huazhong University of nanocomposites for the customised 

Science and Technology, China) manufacturing of complex and load-bearing 

bone implants 

Professor Kai Luo Professor Shijin Shuai Large-eddy simulation of spray, turbulence 

(University of Southampton) (Tsinghua University, China) and combustion processes in internal 

combustion engines 

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UK Academic Chinese/Indian Academic Project 

Dr Martin Cryan Professor Yongjin Wang Integrated laser induced fluorescence 

(University of Bristol) (Nanjing University of Posts system using photonic crystal cavities 

and Telecommunications, China) 

Dr Minghua He Professor Shichao Zhang Data mining for double auction market: 

(Aston University) (Guangxi Normal University, China) strategy and mechanism design 

Professor Peter Childs Professor Jing Ren Clean energy community based on 

(Imperial College) (Tsinghua University, China) polygeneration in a watershed region 

Dr Rodrigo De Lamare Dr Yunlong Cai Transceiver design based on switched 

(University of York) (Zhejiang University, China) relaying processing for multiuser MIMO 

relay systems 

Professor Roger Falconer Professor Junqiang Xia Development of an integrated numerical 

(Cardiff University) (Wuhan University, China) model for the flood risk management in 

urban areas and its application 

Dr Sameer Rahatekar Professor S Gopalakrishnan Improving the impact resistance of 

(University of Bristol) (Indian Institute of Science, India) composites structures used in aerospace 

engineering 

Dr Stephen Weiss Dr Jian Lu Rate loss and its estimation in distributed 

(University of Strathclyde) (Southeast University, China) source coding 

Dr Weijia Yuan Dr Jiahui Zhu Development of a second-generation 

(University of Bath) (China Electric Power Research high-temperature superconducting cable 

Institute, China) 

with minimised AC loss and improved 

transient stability 

Professor Weiru Liu Dr Gang Xie TEI@I methodology for forecasting 

(Queen’s University Belfast) (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) and decisions 

Professor William Gillin Professor Yiqiang Zhan Controlling spin injection interfaces in 

(Queen Mary, (Fudan University, China) organic spinvalves 


Dr Xianfeng Fan Dr Yuqing Zhang Development of composite membranes 

(University of Edinburgh) (Tianjin University, China) doped with silica nanotubes for battery 

separators and water treatment 

Dr Xiaocheng Ge Professor Tao Tang Study of cumulative errors in the operation 

(University of York) (Beijing Jiaotong University, China) of safety-critical systems based on the 

investigation of recent railway accident 

in China 

Professor Yanqiu Zhu Dr Jinquan Wei High efficiency heterojunction solar cells 

(University of Exeter) (Tsinghua University, China) based on 2-dimensional carbon nanotube film 

Professor Yichuang Sun Professor Dian-Wu Yue Energy-efficient MIMO wireless broadcast 

(University of Hertfordshire) (Dalian Maritime University, China) systems with limited feedback 

Dr Yongde Xia Professor Zhong-Yong Yuan New porous materials for carbon dioxide 

(University of Exeter) (Nankai University, China) adsorption and conversion 

Professor Zidong Wang Professor Yongsheng Ding Novel constrained probability control for 

(Brunel University) (Donghua University, China) stretching process of the polyacrylonitrile 

carbon fibre production 

RESEARCH CHAIRS 

Research Chairs provide funding, together with industry and other research organisations, to support strategically 

important research in UK universities. The Academy provides funding for a period of up to five years. 

During 2011-12, the total number of awards was 44. The postholders are: 

Name Co-Sponsor Subject University 

Professor R Akid BP Corrosion and Materials Manchester 

Professor J Andrews Network Rail Infrastructure Asset Management Nottingham 

Professor S Biggs National Nuclear Laboratory Particle Science & Technology Leeds 

Professor C Dickerson BAE Systems Systems Engineering Loughborough 

Professor J Everard BAE Systems Low Phase Noise Signal Generation York 

Professor D Fisk CB FREng BP Engineering for Imperial College 

Sustainable Development 

Professor A Forsyth Rolls-Royce Electrical Systems for Manchester 

Extreme Environments 

Professor C Garner Perkins Engines/Caterpillar Applied Thermodynamics Loughborough 

Professor H Griffiths FREng Thales UK Radio Frequency Sensor Systems University College 

London 

Professor S Grimes SITA Trust Environmental Waste Management Imperial College 

Professor L He Rolls-Royce Computational Aerothermal Oxford 


Professor I Hunter Radio Design Limited Microwave Signal Processing Leeds 

Professor N Hyatt National Nuclear Laboratory Nuclear Waste Immobilisation Sheffield 

Science and Engineering 

Professor D Loveday E.ON Low Carbon Energy Technology Loughborough 

Professor S Madathil Rolls-Royce Power Electronic Systems Sheffield 

Professor P Mawby Converteam Power Electronics Warwick 

Professor D McFarlane BAE Systems Service Support Engineering Cambridge 

Professor J Miles Arup Energy Transitions Cambridge 

Professor S Muggleton Microsoft Research Machine Learning Imperial College 

FREng 

Professor B Mulgrew SELEX Galileo Multi-Sensor Signal Processing Edinburgh 

FREng 

Professor A Neely IBM/BAE Systems Complex Engineering Services Cambridge 

Professor K Nikbin British Energy Structural Integrity Assessment Imperial College 

Professor P O’Hearn Microsoft Research Logic Software Verification University College 

London 

Professor A Shenoi Lloyd’s Register Lightweight Structures Southampton 

Educational Trust 

Professor D Smith Rolls-Royce Structural Performance of Bristol 

Energy Systems 

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Professor N Thornhill FREng ABB Process Automation Imperial College 

Professor J Torero FREng BRE Trust Fire Safety Engineering Edinburgh 

FRSE 

Professor P Webb Airbus Aerostructures Design for 

Assembly and Systems Installation Cranfield 

Professor A Ziolkowski PGS Geophysical Petroleum Geoscience Edinburgh 

Professor A Zisserman FRS Microsoft Research Computer Vision Engineering Oxford 

Appointment Pending Bombardier Aerospace Composites Queen’s University 

Belfast 

Appointment Pending Surrey Satellite Technology/ Space Engineering Surrey 

EADS Astrium 

Appointment Pending TATA Steel Low Carbon Technologies Warwick 

RESEARCH CHAIR IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 

The Chair allows recipients to develop an area of early-stage research into a new technology to the extent that it 

engages the wider research community, and subsequently can be taken forward by industry. 

Name Sponsor Subject University 

Professor A Neville The Royal Academy Bioinspiration for Leeds 

FRSE FREng of Engineering Functional Surface Design 

SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS 

The Senior Research Fellowships Scheme provides funding for Senior Lecturer/Reader level appointments to enable 

individuals with several years' post-doctoral research experience to progress in their chosen field. 


Dr L Bisby Ove Arup Foundation Structures and Fire Edinburgh 

Dr C Gerada Cummins Generator Electrical Machine Technology Nottingham 

Technologies 

Dr B Grieve Syngenta Biosensors and Remote Detection Manchester 

Dr N Hills Rolls-Royce Computational Engineering Surrey 

Dr L Iannucci Dstl Multiscale Composite Armour Design Imperial College 

Dr S Neethling Rio Tinto Heap and In-Situ Leaching Imperial College 

Dr R Qin TATA Steel Steel Research Imperial College 

dr mc schraefel Microsoft Research Supporting Work in Progress for Southampton 

Innovation and Discovery 

Dr S Vijayakumar Microsoft Research Learning Robotics Edinburgh 

Appointment Pending Ove Arup Foundation Better Fire Safety by Interaction Edinburgh 

and Integration of Social and 

Engineering Research 

LEVERHULME TRUST SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS 

These Fellowships provide mid-career engineers working in UK academic institutions with the opportunity to focus on 

research activities for a period of up to 12 months with their academic and administrative responsibilities being taken 

over by an early-career academic. 

Name Subject University 

Professor Stephen Bull Mechanical Design of Very Thin Coatings Deposited by Newcastle 

Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) on Compliant Substrates 

Dr Nicholas Dunne Optimisation Strategies for Cemented Total Hip Queen’s University Belfast 

Replacement Surgery: Novel Integrated Approach 

Dr Ian Eames Airborne Transmission of Diseases in the Hospital Environment University College London 

Dr James Heather Real-World Secure Elections Surrey 

Dr Mark Leeson Information Capacity at the Nanoscale Warwick 

Dr Isaac Kuo-Kang Liu Nano-mechanically Engineered Tissues for the Next-Generation Warwick 

of Therapy 

Dr Guillermo Rein Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Non-Conventional Source: Edinburgh 

Subsurface Peat Fires 

Dr C Graham Numerical modelling of non-linear, elasto-plastic Heriot-Watt 

material behaviour 

Dr K Moravec Image Retrieval University College London 

DAPHNE JACKSON TRUST FELLOWSHIPS 

These Fellowships enable engineers to return to work following a career break. 


Dr H Cornwell Estimating the through-life-in-service-costs for long-life Bath 

high-value assets in the water industry 

Dr N Dube Characterisation of Organic Solar Cells Imperial College 

Dr C Graham Numerical modelling of non-linear, elasto-plastic Heriot-Watt 

material behaviour 

Dr K Moravec Image Retrieval University College London 

Dr R Ward Building Physics Cambridge 

RAENG/EPSRC RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS 

These Fellowships, which are funded jointly with the EPSRC, are aimed at outstanding researchers from all branches of 

engineering who are about to finish their PhDs or have up to three years’ post-doctoral experience. 


Dr S Arafat Foundations Research in Information Retrieval Inspired Glasgow 

by Quantum Theory 

Dr D Barratt Ultrasound Image Registration for Guiding University College London 

Medical Interventions 

Dr H Bridle Biosensors in Engineering: From in Situ Pathogen Detection Edinburgh 

to Global Impacts 

Dr T Butlin Modelling the Vibration of Complex Structures with Cambridge 

Localised Non-Linearities 

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Dr M Cataluna Compact and Ultra-Versatile Lasers Based on Dundee 

Quantum-Dot Materials 

Dr A Clare Engineering the Intelligent Scientific Laboratory Aberystwyth 

Dr D Clark Random-Set Filtering Techniques for Multi-Sensor Heriot-Watt 

Multi-Object Tracking and Data Fusion 

Dr R Cobley Pushing Forward Scanning Probe Techniques to Meet the Swansea 

New Challenges of Optoelectronics and Nanotechnology 

Dr D Cosker Exploiting 4D Data for Creating Next Generation Facial Bath 

Modelling and Animation Techniques 

Dr S Cotton Next Generation Body Centric Communications: A Joint Queen’s University Belfast 

Analytical-Statistical Approach to Modelling 

Quasi-Cyclostationary Anisotropic Signal Reception 

Dr D Distefano Software Model Checking with Separation Logic Queen Mary, 


Dr C Dubach Adaptable Processor Architecture and Software for Edinburgh 

Energy-Efficient Computing 

Dr M Eaton Integrating Design and Uncertainty Within a Common Imperial College 

Modelling Framework: Applications to Nuclear Engineering 

Dr F Fazi Electroacoustical Inverse Problems Southampton 

Dr M Galano Development of Aluminium Metal Matrix Complex Oxford 

Nanocomposites for High Strength Applications 

Dr C Gourlay The Granular Rheology of Partially Solidified Alloys and Queen’s University Belfast 

Defect Formation in Advanced Metal Casting Processes 

Dr G Goussetis Synthetic Metamaterials for RF, micro- and Queen’s University Belfast 

mm-Wave Applications 

Dr D Gunning Neural Interfaces for Studying Cortical Processes Glasgow 

Dr R Hatton Hybrid Nano-Structured Electrodes for Organic Photovoltaics Warwick 

Dr I Hernandez Halogenated Organic Mixed Lanthanide and Transition Metal Queen Mary, 

Ion Complexes for Infrared Opto-Electronic Devices 


Dr M Himsworth Atom-Chip Integration for Quantum-Enabled Devices Southampton 

Dr T Jones Power-Aware Compilation in a Multi-Core Era Edinburgh 

Dr V Kolmogorov Discrete Optimisation Methods for Intelligent Systems University College London 

Dr V Lazarov 

Polar Oxide Interfaces: From Fundamentals to 

Spintronic Applications 

York 

Dr H Leather Optimising the Mobile Net Edinburgh 

Dr P Lee 

The Tribological Investigation of Modern Automotive Engines 

for Improved Fuel Economy and Lowered Emissions 

Leeds 

Dr I Lestas Analysis of Complex Heterogeneous Networks: Scalability, Cambridge 

Robustness and Fundamental Limitations 

Dr A Marshall Exploiting Emerging Interface Misfit Epitaxy to Engineer Lancaster 

Cheaper, Higher Performance Photodiodes for Imaging, 

Communications and Gas Monitoring 

Dr D Mattia Nanoparticle Factory-On-A-Chip Bath 

Dr M McLachlan Three-Dimensional Nanosphere Templating: A Novel Method Imperial College 

for The Preparation of Nanostructured Photovoltaics 


Dr H El Mubarek Point Defects Engineering: A New Method of Dopant Manchester 

Diffusion Suppression in Semiconductors 

Dr J Murphy Improved Multi-Crystalline Silicon for Solar Cell Applications Oxford 

Dr S Neale Micro-Actuators Controlled by Optoelectronic Glasgow 

Tweezers (MACOET) 

Dr V Nicolosi Processing and Electron Probing Inorganic Nanostructures Oxford 

for Emerging Nanotechnologies 

Dr F Parmigiani Optical Processing of High Spectral Efficiency Phase Encoded Southampton 

Signals for Future Generation Optical Networks 

Dr A Peacock Fiberised Semiconductor Devices: a New Platform for Southampton 

Nonlinear Photonics and Applications 

Dr J Price Pulsed Fibre Laser Systems and Applications Southampton 

Dr N Rinetzky Disciplined Concurrent Programming for Verification Queen Mary, 


Dr A Robertson Intelligent Interactive Musical Performance Systems Queen Mary, 


Dr R Sandberg Numerical Investigation of the Hydrodynamic and Acoustic Southampton 

Fields of Compressible Axisymmetric Flows 

Dr S Schievano FEM before FIM – Finite Element Modelling Prior to University College London 

First-In-Man in Heart Valve Technology 

Dr A Shitvov Distributed Passive Intermodulation Phenomena in Queen’s University Belfast 

Microwave Circuits 

Dr A Sobester Towards the 21st Century ‘Whisper-Jet’ – a Machine Learning Southampton 

Approach to Design for Fan Noise Deflection 

Dr S Speller Superconducting Metamaterials for Near Field NMR Oxford 

Microscopy Applications 

Dr D Stoyanov Real-Time Intra-Operative Navigation for Robotic Assisted Imperial College 

Minimally Invasive Surgery 

Dr M Tassieri Rheology at the Microscale: New Tools for Bio-analysis Glasgow 

Dr K Tsakmakidis Ultraslow and Stopped Light in Metamaterials Imperial College 

Dr K Webb Optical Stimulation for the Long-Term Control and Monitoring Nottingham 

of Neural Network Activity 

Dr S Williams A Biotribiology Simulation System for Pre-Clinical Evaluation Leeds 

of Novel Cartilage Repair Systems 

Dr A Wright New Horizons in Adaptive Optics for Life Science Research: Strathclyde 

Adaptive Microscopy 

Dr S Zhou Statistical Topological Studies on Large-Scale Complex University College London 

Communication Networks 

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RAENG/MINISTRY OF DEFENCE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 

This Fellowship offers an innovative engineer opportunities to work with research, development and modelling teams 

within the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and some of the Laboratory’s industrial and academic partners. 


Dr Benjamin Russell Energy Mitigation in Blast and Impact Loading University of Cambridge 

ENGINEERING ENTERPRISE FELLOWSHIPS 

The Enterprise Fellowships are prestigious awards that provide funding and support to outstanding entrepreneurial 

researchers, working at a UK university, to enable them to spend 12 months developing the commercial potential of 

their research. 


Dr Neil Buchanan Flish - the Flat Satellite Dish Queen’s University Belfast 

Dr Susannah Clarke Low-Cost, High-Accuracy Surgical Instrumentation Imperial College 

For Acetabular Cup Alignment 

Dr Daniel Elford Novel Noise Barrier Technology Loughborough 

Dr Peter Kollensperger A Diagnostic Test Platform for Clinical Use and Home Monitoring Imperial College 

Dr Joshua Reiss Automatic Music Production System Queen Mary, 


Professor Rhodri Williams New Test for Early Detection of Blood Clotting Abnormalities Swansea 

DISTINGUISHED VISITING FELLOWSHIPS 

This scheme provides funding to enable engineering departments in UK universities to host Distinguished Visiting 

Fellows from overseas academic centres of excellence for up to one month. The primary aim of the scheme is to 

initiate, strengthen and promote international relationships and networking at a senior level within the academic 

engineering community. 

Award Holder Distinguished Visitor Area of Collaboration 

Dr Peter Andras Dr Andrian Marcus Application of network analysis methods to 

(Newcastle University) (Wayne State University, USA) software analysis 

Professor Trevor Benson Professor Alexander Nerukh The interaction of electromagnetic airy 

(University of Nottingham) (Kharkov National University of pulses with medium heterogeneities 

Radio Electronics, Ukraine) 

Professor H K D H Bhadeshia Professor T DebRoy Mitigating uncertainties in the phenomenological 

FREng FRS (The Pennsylvania State University, modelling of friction stir welding 

(Cambridge University) USA) 

Dr Samuel Bigot Professor Ian Witten Data mining and its application in innovative 

(Cardiff University) (University of Waikato, manufacturing 

New Zealand) 

Professor A V Bridgewater Professor Victor da Silva Catalytic pyrolysis 

(Aston University) 

(Universidade Federal do Rio de 

Janeiro, Brazil) 


Professor Robert A Brown Professor Zhong Wei Gu Tissue engineering; drug/gene delivery for the 

and Dr Jie Huang (Sichuan University, China) healthcare in the 21st century 

(University College London) 

Professor David Budgen Dr Shari Lawrence Pfleeger Dissemination of technological innovations: 

(Durham University) (Dartmouth College, USA) Evidence-based software engineering (EBSE) and 

security of software systems 

Professor Alister Burr Professor Tadashi Matsumoto Application of distributed source coding and 

(University of York) (Japan Advanced Institute of iterative methods in wireless network cooperation 

Science and Technology) 

and wireless network coding 

Professor Peter Davies Dr Janek Laanearu Modelling buoyancy-driven exchange flows in 

(University of Dundee) (Tallinn University of Technology, wide estuaries and fjords 

Estonia) 

Dr Guangtao Fu Professor Pradeep Mujumdar Resilient urban water systems: New impact and 

(University of Exeter) (Indian Institute of Science, India) uncertainty methods 

Dr Sotos Generalis Professor Kaoru Fujimura Concurrent application of weakly and fully 

(Aston University) (Tottori University, Japan) non-linear techniques in the dynamics of shear 

flow as applied to the novel problem of transition 

in ventilated double glazing 

Dr Nathan Gomes Professor Marco Chiani Novel MIMO approaches in broadband 

(University of Kent) (University of Bologna, Italy) communications systems 

Professor Yannis Hardalupas Professor Vincent McDonell Laser diagnostics for atomization and 

(Imperial College London) (University of California, USA) combustion of liquid fuels 

Dr Gareth Howells Professor Xiuying Cao Cryptography and encryption communication 

(University of Kent) 

(Southeast University, National 

Mobile Communications Research 

Laboratory, China) 

Dr S Lambotharan Professor Sumit Roy Cognitive radio networks 

(Loughborough University) (University of Washington Seattle, 

USA) 

Dr Kang Li Professor Shaoyuan Li Advanced process control techniques for 

(Queen’s University Belfast) (Shanghai Jiaotong University, sustainable development for energy intensive 

China) 

processes 

Dr Maozhen Li Professor Junyong Liu Sustainable power systems: Smart electric 

(Brunel University) (Sichuan University, China) power grid 

Dr Georges Limbert Dr Thomas Franz Cardiovascular biomechanics 

(University of Southampton) (University of Cape Town, 

South Africa) 

Professor Wayne Luk Professor Jason Cong Domain-specific computing for healthcare 

(Imperial College London) (University of California, applications 

Los Angeles , USA) 

Professor Kamran Nikbin Professor Yun-Jae Kim Modelling of long-term creep crack growth 

(Imperial College London) (Korea University, South Korea) in high temperature components using finite 

element simulations 

Dr Geoffrey T Parks Professor Alfred Inselberg Post-analysis and decision-making in multi- 

(University of Cambridge) (Tel Aviv University, Israel) objective design optimisation using parallel 

coordinates 

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Dr Themis Prodromakis Professor Leon O Chua Circuit design with non-linear cells: 

(Imperial College London) (University of California Berkeley, Memristive devices 

USA) 

Dr Shengfeng Qin Professor Guofu Ding A multidimensional product data model 

(Brunel University) (Southwest Jiaotong University, for virtual prototyping families that integrates 

China) 

information and models from different 

engineering domains 

Professor Sergei Sazhin Professor Alexander N Osiptsov Instabilities of multi-phase flows 

(University of Brighton) (Lomonosov Moscow State 

University, Russia) 

Professor Molly Stevens Professor Irene Yarovsky Engineering nanomaterials for biomedical 

(Imperial College London) (RMIT University, Australia) applications: exploring the role of protein - 

surface interactions 

Professor Gui Yun Tian Dr Raimond Grimberg Nondestructive evaluation using evanescent 

(Newcastle University) (National Institute of Research and waves and metamaterials 

Development for Technical Physics, 

Romania) 

Professor Sergei Turitsyn Professor David N Nikogosyan A new sensing technology based on multiple 

(Aston University) (University College Cork, Ireland) identical Bragg grating inscription in multi-core 

fibres 

Dr Chika Udeaja Professor Chimay Anumba Capture and reuse of knowledge on energy 

(Northumbria University) (Pennsylvania State University, USA) efficient building project 

David Whalley Professor James Morris Novel isotropically conductive adhesives 

(Loughborough University) (Portland State University, USA) 

Dr Chuan-Yu Wu Professor Yanlin Song Nano-printing and fabrication patterned crystals 

(University of Birmingham) (Chinese Academy of Sciences, 

China) 

Professor Yongbing Xu Professor Rong Zhang Nano spintronics integrating photonics 

(University of York) 

(Nanjing University, China) 

Dr Daniil Yurchenko Professor Alexander S Bratus Application of the control theory to the 

(Heriot-Watt University) (Lomonosov Moscow State problem of Leukemia therapy 

University, Russia) 

INDUSTRIAL SECONDMENT SCHEME 

This scheme aims to facilitate knowledge transfer between engineering academia and UK industry by giving engineering 

academic staff three to six months’ exposure to industrial and commercial practice. 

Name Host Project Title University 

Professor Matt Clark Rolls-Royce plc Applications of Advanced NDE/T Nottingham 

Techniques to Aeroengine Components 

Dr Giuseppina Di Lorenzo E.ON New Build Clean, Efficient Gas Turbine Power Plants for Cranfield 

and Technology Ltd Today and Tomorrow 

Professor Mojtaba Ghadiri Proctor and Gamble Industrial Challenges in Particle Technology Leeds 

Dr Jongrae Kim Clyde Space Ltd Robustness Analysis of Spacecraft Altitude Glasgow 

Control Systems 

Name Host Project Title University 

Dr Roger Lewis LB Foster Friction Advanced Materials for Traction Sheffield 

Management Enhancement 

Dr Chau Man-chun Abellio London Hybrid Buses in London: Monitoring and Kingston 

Improving Their Performance 

Dr Andrea Szymkowiak NCR Financial The Application of Human-like Agents in Abertay Dundee 

Solutions Group Ltd Self-service Technology 

VISITING PROFESSORS IN PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING DESIGN SCHEME 

This initiative remains one of the Academy’s flagship schemes and is a pioneer in the field of experience-led 

engineering education. 

During 2011-12 the scheme operated at the following universities: 

University of Bath; University of Bradford; University of Bristol; Brunel University; University of Cambridge; City University; 

Coventry University; Cranfield University; De Montfort University; University of Dundee; University of Durham; University 

of Hertfordshire; University of Hull; Kingston University; University of Leeds; University of Leicester; University of 

Liverpool; Loughborough University; University of Manchester; University of Newcastle; University of Nottingham; Open 

University; University of Oxford; University of Plymouth; Queen Mary, University of London; Queen’s University Belfast; 

University of Salford; University of Sheffield; University of Southampton; University of Strathclyde; University of Surrey; 

University of Sussex and the University of Warwick. 

VISITING PROFESSORS IN ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 

This scheme promotes the integration of sustainable development into the engineering curriculum in universities. 


University of Bath; University of Birmingham; University of Bournemouth; University of Bradford; University of Brighton; 

University of Cambridge; University of Cardiff; University of Edinburgh; University of Leeds; University of Liverpool; 

University of Newcastle and Queen’s University Belfast. 

VISITING PROFESSORS IN INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN 

This scheme promotes the understanding of integrated systems design in undergraduate engineering courses. 


Aston University; University of Bath; University of Bradford; University of Bristol; University of Cambridge; City University; 

Cranfield University; University of Edinburgh; University of Glasgow; University of Hertfordshire; Imperial College 

London; University of Kent; University of Liverpool; University of Newcastle; University of Nottingham; University of 

Plymouth; Queen’s University Belfast; University of Strathclyde; University of Ulster; University College London; University 

of Warwick and the University of York. 

VISITING PROFESSORS IN DESIGN AND INNOVATION 

This Visiting Professors scheme seeks to improve the innovation content in undergraduate teaching and give a better 

understanding of the innovation processes that are utilised by industry in turning ideas and prototypes into wealthcreating 

products. 

During the 2011-12 the scheme operated at the following universities: 

Aston University; University of Bath; University of Birmingham; University of Bristol; Brunel University; University of 

Cambridge; Cranfield University; University of Durham; Heriot-Watt University; University of Hertfordshire; University of 

Leicester; University of Liverpool; London South Bank University; Loughborough University; University of Northumbria; 

University of Nottingham; University of Plymouth; Queen Mary, University of London; Royal College of Art/Imperial College 

London; University of Sheffield; University of Strathclyde; University College London and the University of Warwick. 

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VISITING PROFESSORS IN BUILDING ENGINEERING PHYSICS 

This scheme aims to encourage engineering undergraduates to pursue a career in the field of building engineering 

physics, a new discipline which is concerned with achieving sustainability in the built environment and an understanding 

of energy efficiency. 

SAINSBURY MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIPS IN ENGINEERING 

This scheme seeks to enhance the national potential of UK engineering industry by providing a human resource of high 

career potential chartered engineers who have complemented their technical training and knowledge with an MBA 

degree from a leading international business school. 


University of Bath; University of Bristol; University of Cambridge; Loughborough University; University of Sheffield and 

University College London. 

NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY/RAENG VISITING PROFESSORS IN NUCLEAR ENGINEERING 

This joint activity between the Academy and the National Nuclear Laboratory seeks to enrich the teaching curriculum in 

all aspects of technology associated with the nuclear industry and encourages students to take up careers in the industry 

upon graduation. 


University of Birmingham; University of Leeds; University of Liverpool and the University of Manchester. 

Eleven fellowships were awarded during the year, the recipients being: 

Recipient 

Organisation 

Recipient 

Thomas Brinded 

INSEAD 

Chirag Pandya 

Fang Fang 

London Business School David Parkin 

Philip Gales 

Harvard 

Gil Rabbie 

James Harding 

London Business School Igor Rodriguez 

Thomas Koskella 

Harvard 

Nikolas Socratous 

Kenny Lee 

INSEAD 

Organisation 

INSEAD 

MIT 

London Business School 

HEC 

Columbia 

COMMERCIAL EDUCATION TRUST/RAENG VISITING PROFESSORS IN SUSTAINABLE WEALTH CREATION 

These posts are tenured at a business school with undergraduate business and MBA students being the primary audience, 

to educate future business leaders about the pivotal role of the UK’s wealth-creating industries, particularly high-tech 

manufacturing, to achieve a sustainable economy. 

During 2011-12 the scheme operated at the following business school: 

Nottingham University Business School. 

VISITING TEACHING FELLOWS 

This scheme seeks to enrich the engineering curriculum and education experience by placing hands-on engineering 

practitioners in universities. Visiting Teaching Fellows are appointed for a period of two years and are expected to spend 

between four and ten days working at their host university involved in at least one teaching activity every day. 


University of Aberdeen; Aston University; University of Bath; University of Bournemouth; University of Bradford; University 

of Cambridge; University of Cardiff; Coventry University; Cranfield University; University of Durham; University of 

Edinburgh; Heriot-Watt University; University of Hertfordshire; University of Hull; Imperial College London; University of 

Kent; University of Leeds; University of Liverpool; London South Bank University; Loughborough University; University of 

Manchester; University of Newcastle upon Tyne; University of Nottingham; University of Plymouth; Queen’s University 

Belfast; University of Strathclyde; University of Central Lancashire and University College London. 

METASWITCH/ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING VISITING TEACHING FELLOWS 

During 2011-12 the scheme operated at the following university: 


ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS 

These awards continue the Academy’s commitment to enhancing the potential of UK industrial engineers by supporting 

their professional development. Financial assistance is offered towards the cost of appropriate training and development 

programmes linked to an organisation’s business plan or strategy, with an emphasis on reaching out to high-tech small 

and medium-sized businesses. 

The companies receiving awards in 2011-12 were: 

Abraham Consulting Engineers Dawson Precision Components Ltd 

Air Plants Dust Extraction Ltd 

EKV Design Ltd 

Airbus Operations Ltd 

ETA Projects Ltd 

Aker Subsea Ltd 

Grimley Smith Associates 

Automotive Mechatronics Ltd Haskoning UK Ltd 

Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd ICM Fire & Security Ltd 

BCS Design Ltd 

Icore International Ltd 

BPE Design & Support Ltd 

Itsus Consulting Ltd 

Cadogens 

John Grimes Partnership 

CAV Aerospace Ltd 

MAHLE Engine Systems Ltd 

Chris Thomas Consultancy 

Monsal Ltd 

Cunningham Lindsey 

Obsidian Research Ltd 

Daido Metal Europe Ltd 

Oxsensis Ltd 

Davy Process Technology 

Paradigm Secure Communications 

Ratcliff Palfinger Ltd 

React Engineering Ltd 

Rig Control Products Ltd 

RPS Consulting Engineers 

Subsea 7 

Tesla Engineering Ltd 

Tribosonics 

United Coffee Ltd 

Vega Space Ltd 

Wartsila UK Ltd 

Waterman Energy, Environment & 

Design Ltd 

Wrightbus Ltd 

Xtrac Ltd 

SHELL/ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING VISITING TEACHING FELLOWS 

Shell has generously funded a scheme to enrich the curriculum in the technologies associated with the upstream and 

downstream operations of the petrochemical industry. 


University of Aberdeen and Cranfield University. 

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PETROFAC FELLOWSHIPS FOR THE ENHANCED GRADUATE ENGINEER 

The Enhanced Graduate Engineer is developed through a combination of an appropriate full-time postgraduate 

Masters’ level degree coupled with additional learning and development opportunities provided by a company, in this 

case Petrofac. 

In 2011-12 fellowships were awarded to: 

Sidney Abiodun – University of Sheffield 

Alistair Bridges – University of Aberdeen 

Ali Izzidien – Imperial College London 

Hippolytus Zama – Cranfield University 

EXXONMOBIL EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERING TEACHING AWARDS 

These awards reward university engineering lecturers and facilitate opportunities for their students. Each award consists 

of an individual prize of £10,000, which is supplemented with a package of in-kind opportunities worth up to £50,000. 

In 2011-12, prizes were awarded to: 

Recipient 

University 

Dr Joao Cabral 

Imperial College London 

Dr Peter Cumber 

Heriot-Watt University 

Dr Brian Dickson 

University of Sheffield 

Dr Martina Micheletti University College London 

NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY/ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING VISITING TEACHING FELLOWS 

This joint activity between the Academy and the National Nuclear Laboratory is a sponsored university post, set up as a 

complement to the joint Visiting Professor scheme in nuclear engineering. 

During 2011-12 the scheme operated at the following university: 

University of Central Lancashire 

Recipient 

Dr Conatantinos 

Theodoropoulos 

Dr Gillian Thomson 

SIR ROBERT MALPAS BURSARIES 

This bursary has been established by Sir Robert Malpas CBE FREng to enable outstanding graduate engineers to study 

for a full time MSc course in creative engineering at a UK university. 

The inaugural bursaries were awarded to: 

Peter Codling 

Royal College of Art/Imperial College London 

Alexander Siljanovski University College London 

University 

PANASONIC TRUST PRESENTATION PRIZE 

This prize is awarded to an engineer for their end of course project presentation on the MSc course in Renewable 

Energy: Sustainability and Technology at the University of Reading. 

Two prizes were awarded in 2011-12 to the following students at the University of Reading: 

Joanna Burton – Is hydropower a viable option for distributed renewable generation in London? 

Naomi Rich – Feasibility study into power production using short rotation coppice from Henley forest 

University of Manchester 

Heriot-Watt University 

PANASONIC TRUST FELLOWSHIPS 

The Panasonic Trust supports graduate engineers to acquire skills in environmental technology by supporting full-time 

study of appropriate Masters’ courses. 

In 2011-12 Fellowships were awarded to: 

Alexander Coulton – University of Cambridge 

Samuel Draycott – University of Edinburgh 

Fiona Fulton – University of Edinburgh 

Susan Legge – University of Cardiff 

HERTHA MARKS AYRTON FELLOWSHIP 

This prestigious award was established by the Panasonic Trust to encourage members of under-represented groups to 

reach their full technical potential by supporting them to study a full-time Masters course in a new technology subject. 

Chervana Hobbs – University of Southampton 

SIR ANGUS PATON BURSARY 

The Panasonic Trust continued to award the Sir Angus Paton Bursary on behalf of the Academy. Enabled by an 

endowment in 1986 from Sir Angus Paton CMG FREng FRS, this annual bursary recognises excellence and seeks to 

inspire a suitably-qualified engineer to undertake a full-time Masters course related to water engineering. 

John Deptford – Camborne School of Mines (University of Exeter) 

COMINO FOUNDATION/ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING RESEARCH STUDENT DEVELOPMENT 

FELLOWSHIP 

The Comino Foundation funded this fellowship which enables an exceptional research student to acquire additional 

skills which complement their research capabilities and enhance their future career potential. 

David Lim – University of Reading 

OVE ARUP FOUNDATION/ ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING VISITING TEACHING FELLOWS 

The Ove Arup foundation is generously funding Visiting Teaching Fellow posts in a variety of technical disciplines mainly 

relating to civil, structural, and coastal engineering. 


Aston University; University of Bath; University of Bristol; Brunel University; University of Cambridge; City University; 

University of Edinburgh; Heriot-Watt University; Loughborough University; University of Manchester; University of 

Nottingham; Queen’s University Belfast; Royal College of Art/Imperial College London; University of Sheffield and 

University College London. 

Academy Development Campaign Board Members 

Sir John Parker FREng (Chair), Ian Barlow; Lord Broers FREng FRS; Vivienne Cox; Alex Dorrian CBE FREng; Professor Syamal 

Gupta FREng; Lady Judge CBE; Dr Gordon Masterton OBE FREng FRSE; Terry Morgan CBE FREng; Richard Olver FREng; 

Sir Simon Robertson; Sir Ian Robertson FREng FRSE; Edmund Wallis FREng 

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Development and fundraising 

QUEEN ELIZABETH PRIZE JUDGES 

The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering is a new global award which celebrates outstanding innovations in 

engineering that have created significant benefit to humanity. The £1 million prize will be awarded to an individual 

or team of up to three people, of any nationality, directly responsible for a groundbreaking advance in engineering. 

Lord Alec Broers FREng HonFMedSci FRS 

Chair of Judges 

Professor Frances Arnold 

Professor Brian Cox OBE FInstP 

Madam Deng Nan 

Professor Lynn Gladden CBE FREng FRS 

Diane Greene 

Professor John Hennessy 

Professor Dr Dr hc Reinhard Hüttl 

Professor Calestous Juma HonFREng FRS 

Professor Hiroshi Komiyama 

Narayana Murthy 

Dr Nathan Myhrvold 

Professor Choon Fong Shih 

Dr Charles Vest FREng 

Paul Westbury FREng 

Electrical Engineer, Past President, The Royal Academy of Engineering, UK 

Chemical Engineer, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering 

and Biochemistry at Caltech, USA 

Particle Physicist, Royal Society Research Fellow, University of 

Manchester, UK 

Former Executive Vice President and Current Chief Executive Secretary 

of China Association for Science and Technology 

Chemical Engineer, Pro Vice Chancellor for Research at University of 

Cambridge, UK 

Director of Intuit, Director of Google, USA 

Electrical Engineer, President, Stanford University, USA 

Civil Engineer, President of acatech, Germany 

International development expert and Director of the Science, 

Technology and Globalisation Project, Harvard University, USA 

Chemical Engineer, President of Engineering Academy, Japan 

Electronic Engineer, Founder, Infosys, India 

Formerly Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, co-founder of 

Intellectual Ventures, USA 

Mechanical Engineer, President King Abdullah University of Science and 

Technology, Saudi Arabia 

Mechanical Engineer, President National Academy of Engineering, USA 

Civil Engineer, CEO Buro Happold, UK 

CAMPAIGN BOARD 

The making things better Campaign Board has provided invaluable leadership and personal commitment in helping 

the Academy to raise the £4.5million towards the Academy’s education and engagement programmes and £6.5million 

required for the Forum for engineering project. Its work will now be taken forward by a new Development advisory 

board chaired by Richard Olver FREng. 

Campaign Board members involved: 

Sir John Parker FREng - Campaign Chair 

Ian Barlow 

Lord Broers FREng FRS 

Vivienne Cox 

Alex Dorrian CBE FREng 

Professor Syamal Gupta FREng 

Lady Judge CBE 

CONTRIBUTORS TO EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMES 

The Academy extends its gratitude to the Fellows, companies and charitable trusts whose generosity has enabled the 

growth and development of its education and engagement programmes. 

• The Anglo American Group 

Foundation 

• BAE Systems plc 

• The Bernard Sunley Charitable 

Foundation 

• BG Group plc 

• The Blavatnik Family Foundation 

• BP plc 

• The Comino Foundation 

• The David & Elaine Potter Foundation 

• The ERA Foundation 

• The Eranda Foundation 

• ExxonMobil International 

Dr Gordon Masterton OBE FREng FRSE 

Terry Morgan CBE FREng 

Dick Olver FREng 

Sir Simon Robertson 

Sir Ian Robinson FREng FRSE 

Edmund Wallis FREng 

• The Garfield Weston Foundation 

• The Gatsby Charitable Foundation 

• Higher Education Funding Council 

for England 

• John Hornibrook FREng 

• IBM 

• LCCI Commercial Education Trust 

• Lloyds Register Educational Trust 

• Sir Robert Malpas FREng 

• Metaswitch Networks 

• Motorola Solutions Foundation 

• National Grid plc 

• The Nuffield Foundation 

• The Ove Arup Foundation 

• Petrofac 

• Baroness Platt of Writtle FREng 

• Rolls-Royce plc 

• Royal Commission for the Exhibition 

of 1851 

• Schlumberger 

• Shell International 

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THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT APPEAL 

The Academy is enormously grateful to all its Fellows and friends for their generosity in contributing to the acquisition 

of the lease to 3 and 4 Carlton House Terrace and the recently completed Forum for engineering project. The response 

of the Fellowship to raising the final £1m for the Forum project was exceptional and allowed the project to start on time 

with full funds committed. 

In addition to those named below, a number of donors have chosen to remain anonymous. The Academy extends its 

sincere thanks to all. 

• Peter East 

• Warren East 

• Dr Wilfred Eastwood 

• Professor Rodney Eatock Taylor 

• Professor David Edmonds 

• Dr Bryan Edmondson 

• Professor Samuel Eilon 

• Dr Christopher Elliott 

• John Evans 

• Sir Terence Harrison 

• Richard Haryott 

• Dr Robert Hawley 

• Peter Hearne 

• Professor Wilfred Heginbotham 

• Professor Joseph Helszajn 

• Donald Heughan 

• Ewan Hewitt 

• Professor Geoffrey Hewitt 

• The Lennox and Wyfold Foundation 

• Professor Andrew Livingston 

• Dr Michael Lloyd 

• Joseph Locke 

• Geoffrey Lomer 

• Professor Adrian Long 

• Sir George Macfarlane 

• Professor Robert Mair 

• Professor Geoffrey Maitland 

Lead donors: 

• HH Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Muhammad 

Al-Qasimi 

• Sir William Barlow 

• Professor Lord Bhattacharyya 

• Sir Peter Bonfield 

• Malcolm Brinded 

• Lord Browne of Madingley 

• The ERA Foundation 

• Dr Wilem Frischmann 

• Sir Anthony Gill 

• Dr Hermann Hauser 

• Professor Andrew Hopper 

• Dr Michael Howse 

• The Kirby Laing Foundation 

• Professor Ian Liddell 

• Sir Robert Malpas 

• Dr Gordon Masterton 

• The Michael Bishop Foundation 

• Richard Olver 

• Sir John Parker 

• Sir Simon Robertson 

• Sir Denis Rooke 

• Dr Robert Sansom 

• Sir Robin Saxby 

• Professor Vidal Ashkenazi 

• Sir Robert Atkinson 

• Sir Sidney Bacon 

• David Ball 

• John Banks 

• John Banyard 

• Ian Barlow 

• John Bartlett 

• Dr John Bass 

• Sir Peter Baxendell 

• Stephen Bechtel Jr 

• Robert Benaim 

• Arthur Bennett 

• Professor Roger Benson 

• Robert Beresford 

• Dr Keith Best 

• Charles Betts 

• Dr John Beynon 

• Dr Herbert Bichan 

• Professor Christopher Binnie 

• Gilbert Blackman 

• Peter Blair 

• Professor Andrew Blake 

• Dr Stephen Bold 

• Professor Arthur Bolton 

• Professor Richard Chandler 

• John Chaplin 

• Dr James Charles 

• John Cheffins 

• Dr Peter Chester 

• Sir John Chisholm 

• Sir CK Chow 

• Sir Sze-Yuen Chung 

• Professor John Cioffi 

• Professor David Clarke 

• Professor Peter Clarricoats 

• Dr David Coats 

• Robert Cole 

• Sir John Collyear 

• Brian Cook 

• Professor John Coplin 

• Dr James Cowley 

• Dr Alan Cribbens 

• Professor John Crookall 

• Professor Sir Bernard Crossland 

• Professor Alexander Cullen 

• Sir John Cullen 

• Lord Cullen of Whitekirk 

• Professor Nicholas Cumpsty 

• Reginald Daniel 

• William Everitt 

• Professor Roger Falconer 

• Dr Alfonso Farina 

• Professor Patrick Farrell 

• Dr Frank Fitzgerald 

• Professor Peter Flewitt 

• Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey Ford 

• Sir Hugh Ford 

• Dr John Forrest 

• Dr Allan Fox 

• Dr Clive Foxell 

• Peter Fraenkel 

• Sir William Francis 

• Dr Cecil French 

• Sir Peter Gadsden 

• Professor Gerard Galletly 

• Ian Gardiner 

• Professor John Garside 

• Ronald Gerrard 

• Sir Peter Gershon 

• Selchouk Ghalib 

• Professor Robert Gibson 

• Dr Paul Glikin 

• Dr Paul Golby 

• Alfred Goldstein 

• Harry Hewitt 

• Professor Dame Julia Higgins 

• Sir Gordon Higginson 

• Bryan Hildrew 

• Professor Cyril Hilsum 

• Dr George Hislop 

• Professor Sir Antony Hoare 

• Sir Maurice Hodgson 

• David Hook 

• Ronald Hooker 

• Ralph Hooper 

• Sir John Horlock 

• John Hornibrook 

• Keith Howells 

• Nigel Hughes 

• Professor Sir Colin Humphreys 

• Dr Mohamed Ibrahim 

• Dr Dame Sue Ion 

• Hamid Jafar 

• Dr Andrew Jamieson 

• Alan Jarvis 

• David Jefferies 

• Dr Robin Jeffrey 

• Stewart John 

• Professor Garth Johnson 

• Professor John Mallard 

• Professor John Marsh 

• Richard Maudslay 

• Benjamin Mayo 

• William McAlonan 

• Professor John McCanny 

• Professor Patrick McKeown 

• Dr James McQuaid 

• Professor John McWhirter 

• Sir Duncan Michael 

• Professor Keith Miller 

• Bernard Mills 

• Terence Morgan 

• Sir Alec Morris 

• Charles Morris 

• Michael Morris 

• Sir Richard Morris 

• Dr Alexander Moulton 

• Sir Alan Muir Wood 

• Michael Muller 

• Professor John Mullin 

• Roderick Muttram 

• Albert Naylor 

• Professor Bernard Neal 

• Michael Neale 

• Alfred N Schindler 

• Robert Bond 

• Julian Darley 

• Professor Peter Goodhew 

• Professor Roger Johnson 

• Dr Adam Neville 

• Dame Stephanie Shirley 

• Professor John Bourne 

• Professor Lord Darzi of Denham 

• Dr David Grant 

• Alan Johnston 

• John Northard 

• Stef Stefanou 

• Dr Stephen Bragg 

• Gerald David 

• Professor Peter Grant 

• Professor Cliff Jones 

• Dr Ian Nussey 

• Lord Stokes of Leyland 

• Edmund Broadbent 

• Professor John Davidson 

• Iain Gray 

• John Judson 

• Horace Oakley 

• The Wolfson Foundation 

• Dr Edward Broadbent 

• Sir David Davies 

• Philip Gray 

• Professor Jeffrey Jupp 

• Professor Sir John O’Reilly 

• Professor Lord Broers 

• Professor Graham J Davies 

• Colin Green 

• Joanna Kennedy 

• Professor Bill O’Riordan 

• AESSEAL Plc 

• Sir Richard Brook 

• Owen Davies 

• Philip Greenish 

• Brian Kent 

• Douglas Oughton 

• Babcock International Group plc • Professor John Brown 

• Professor Grosvenor Davis 

• Professor Geoffrey Greenwood • Professor Julia King 

• Lord Oxburgh of Liverpool 

• HSBC Holdings plc 

• Howard Bruschi 

• John Davis 

• Professor Sir Peter Gregson 

• Derek Kingsbury 

• Professor Gareth Padfield 

• National Grid plc 

• Dr Philip Bulson 

• Professor Peter Deasley 

• Barry Grime 

• Professor Geoffrey Kirk 

• Professor Richard Parker 

• Rolls-Royce plc 

• Professor John Burland 

• Professor David Delpy 

• Dr John Groom 

• Maurice Kirkby 

• Professor John Parsons 

• Zumtobel Lighting 

• Basil Butler 

• Dudley Dennington 

• Raymond Hall 

• Professor Josef Kittler 

• Dr Alastair Paterson 

• Maurice Cahalan 

• Richard Dodds 

• Professor Dame Wendy Hall 

• Professor Trevor Kletz 

• Sir Norman Payne 

Donors: 

• Professor John Caldwell 

• Nicholas Donofrio 

• Professor Michael Hamlin 

• Noel Lakin 

• Professor John Perkins 

• Professor Haroon Ahmed 

• Hugh Allen 

• Dr John Alvey 

• Brigadier John Appleton 

• Sir John Armitt 

• Professor Christopher Calladine 

• Professor John Campbell 

• William Carlyle 

• Peter Carr 

• Peter Chamberlain 

• Alexander Dorrian 

• Professor Dame Ann Dowling 

• Dr Anthony Downing 

• Dr Eric Duckworth 

• Henry Duxbury 

• Professor Percy Hammond 

• Derek Hanson 

• Sir Patrick Haren 

• Sir William Harris 

• Sir David Harrison 

• Sir Michael Latham 

• Professor Brian Launder 

• Dr David Leakey 

• Frank Ledger 

• John Leggate 

• Sarah Philbrick 

• David Pickerell 

• Alan Powderham 

• Christopher Price 

• Air Marshal Sir Charles Pringle 

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• Professor Alan Pugh 

• Dr Michael Purshouse 

• Michael Reeve 

• Professor Tony Ridley 

• Ian Ritchie 

• Professor Geoffrey Roberts 

• Gwilym Roberts 

• Dr John E Roberts 

• Sir Ralph Robins 

• Sir Ian Robinson 

• John Robinson 

• Stephen Robinson 

• Professor Peter Robson 

• Anthony Roche 

• Professor Peter Rowe 

• Professor Sir John Rowlinson 

• Royal Commission for the Exhibition 

of 1851 

• Philip Ruffles 

• Peter Saraga 

• Dr Armen Sarkissian 

• Sir Robert Scholey 

• Rear Admiral Frederick Scourse 

• James Scuffham 

• Professor John Shannon 

• Dr Michael Shears 

• Sir Neville Simms 

• Professor Alan Simpson 

• Gerald Smedley 

• Colin Smith 

• Derek Smith 

• James Smith 

• Professor Sir Christopher Snowden 

• Professor John Sparkes 

• Michael Spencer 

• Sir Donald Spiers 

• Professor Sarah Springman 

• Dr Scott Steedman 

• Stelios Stefanou 

• Helen Stone 

• Dr Brian Street 

• Professor Hugh Sutherland 

• Robert Sutherland 

• Sir Martin Sweeting 

• Sir Richard Sykes 

• Sir John Taylor 

• Air Marshal Sir Colin Terry 

• Keith Thomas 

• Dr Samuel Thorburn 

• Professor Meredith Thring 

• Keith Thrower 

• Lord Tombs of Brailes 

• Dr David Train 

• Dr Peter Trier 

• Anthony Trinick 

• Frank Turner 

• Peter Usher 

• Professor Peter Vaughan 

• Andrew Vicari 

• Faith Wainwright 

• Professor Sir William Wakeham 

• Andrew Wallace 

• Professor Sir David Wallace 

• Dr Francis Walley 

• Sir Robert Walmsley 

• William Walters 

• Professor Sir Frederick Warner 

• Donald Welbourn 

• Dr Alan Wells 

• Professor Peter Wells 

• John Weston 

• Albert Wheeler 

• George Whitby 

• Dr Christoph Wiesner 

• Professor Richard Williams 

• Geoffrey Wood 

• John Wood 

• Gordon Wright 

• Christopher Wyatt 

• Professor Ian Young 

• Professor Robert Young 

• Professor Stephen Young 

• Sir Jack Zunz 

• ADT Fire & Security Ltd 

• Barclays plc 

• Finmeccanica UK Ltd 

• Goldman Sachs International 

• Linklaters LLP 

• London Wall Design Ltd 

• Nuaire Limited 

• Pell Frischmann Consulting 

Engineers Ltd 

• PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

• Robert Bosch Ltd 

• Ruskin Air Management Ltd 

• Toshiba Research Europe Limited 

• William Hare Group Ltd 

• Zehnder Group UK Ltd 

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