An Engine for Change - A Chronicle of the Engineering Council

About the AuthorsColin R ChapmanColin Chapman spent 35 years in the Electricity Supply Industry. He worked in fossilfiredand nuclear power plants initially as a Chemist and then in Engineering in theUK and overseas. He ultimately became responsible for training policy for NuclearElectric plc.He founded the South West Branch of the Institution of Nuclear Engineers and forseveral years was Chairman of the Institute of Energy’s Membership Committee. Hejoined the Engineering Council staff in 1997 on a part-time basis where he continuesto manage a team of some 70 volunteer engineers.He spends the remainder of his time advising the United Nations, lecturing for theChemical Industries Association, and acting as a tutor for the Open University. He is aFellow of the Society of Genealogists and has written 14 books on British SocialHistory; on which he also lectures world-wide.He is a Chartered Chemist and a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Royal Society ofChemistry, the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, the Energy Institute andthe Institution of Nuclear Engineers.He is a member of the Courts of the University of Bristol and of University CollegeNorthampton, and is an Honorary Fellow of the latter.Professor J.C. (Jack) LevyJack Levy received his engineering education at Imperial College and in the USA. Hespent several years in the aircraft design industry before joining the City University,London where he became Professor and Head of Mechanical and ManufacturingEngineering. From 1978 to 82 he was Pro Vice-chancellor. Also, from 1963 to 1983he was a consultant to Shell International Marine on ship structures.In 1983 he joined the recently formed Engineering Council as Director - EngineeringProfession, carrying executive responsibility for the development of nationalEducation and Training standards for professional engineers. Also for internationalcontacts of the profession. He returned in 1997 to lead the preparation of a newedition of SARTOR.He now runs Levytator Ltd formed to exploit advances in escalator technology.He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of MechanicalEngineers, the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Irish Academy of Engineering.In 1984 he was awarded the OBE and in 1999 a Gold medal from the WorldFederation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO). He holds Honorary Doctoratesfrom four UK Universities.