Event Report
Imperial College has changed dramatically since
many of its alumni studied here, and the Alumni
Reunion 2006 provided the perfect opportunity for
nearly 300 alumni and guests to revisit the campus
and reminisce.
Those who attended the reunion enjoyed an
engaging lecture programme, tours of local museums
and visits to their former departments. Following a
welcome and College update from the Rector, Sir
Richard Sykes, scientist and presenter Lord Robert Winston provided the morning’s lecture,
entitled Can we trust the scientists?, to a lecture theatre filled with attendees of all generations.
The series of afternoon lectures, which were built around the reunion’s theme of communicating
science, proved just as popular. Alumnus Carlo Massarella explained how his EMMY award
winning documentary DNA: The Human Race was made, while Professor Hans Michels described
his experiences on the other side of a camera when he is called upon to provide expert advice to
the media, such as after the London terrorist attacks in July 2005.
Drs Matt Genge and Phil Bland examined how the end of the world
is portrayed by the media and the role of scientists in preventing
hysteria, and Stephen Webster explained how Darwinism was put
into dramatic format for his musical theatre show Darwin’s Dream.
Children of all ages were fascinated by the bubble show at the
Science Museum and explored music, costume and light during
the Darwin’s Dream interactive session.
Dinner in the Senior Common Room concluded the day’s events
and provided the perfect opportunity for alumni to catch up and
reminisce about their own student days. Dr Tidu Maini, Pro-Rector
for Development and Corporate Affairs, hosted the dinner, where
guests were welcomed with a drinks reception and entertained by
a student-led string quartet.
We’ve received some great feedback from alumni that attended the reunion, which will help us
plan future reunions:
“Thank you for organising such a successful day – it was well over 12 hours of fun.”
“The event was very well organised and I think you struck the right balance
organising some very interesting talks and tours but also providing the right
environment for reunion of old friends, well done!”
“Many thanks for organising this fun reunion!”
“The lectures were splendid. The meal, service and company were excellent.”
1940s
Thomas Gomersall
BSc Physics 1946
A very undistinguished career academically, but otherwise very fulfilling. Involved with family soft
drinks business - from physics to fizz! Forty odd years in scouting. Twenty-three years leading
mountain walks for Holiday Fellowship - throughout the UK and in the Alps. Student of the
Yorkshire dialect. Presently collecting Wainwrights (Lakeland summits) with only eight remaining
out of 214. Two replacement knees nearly ten years old, but most other parts still functioning.
Contributing to overpopulation - four sons, four charming daughters-in-law, and one equally
charming granddaughter-in-law, nine grandchildren, and a great grandchild due in October.
Stanley Kingsnorth
BSc Chemistry 1946, PhD 1948
Now retired from Unilever. Had fiftieth wedding anniversary this year. Three children and six
grandchildren. We live in the country with a few horses. Governor of two schools and an adult
college.
Herbert Riddlestone
BSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1946
Following graduation and 2 years post-graduate research, joined the Electrical Research
Association (now ERA Technology Ltd) in 1949. Remained with ERA until retirement in 1989,
ending as Manager of a technical division and as an Associate Director of the company with
responsibility for policies on Health and Safety and Quality Assurance. Specialised on R&D safety
of electrical and electronic equipment in potentially explosive atmospheres such as in the oil and
chemical industries and in coal mines. Became Chairman of the relevant British (BSI) and
European (CENELEC) and International (IEC) committees on the subject. Awarded OBE in 1987 for
contributions to industrial safety. After retirement, was elected a Trustee and subsequently
Chairman of the Leatherhead Institute, found in 1892 with a purpose built buildings for local
social, leisure, and educational activities, and still remains as a registered charity with these
objectives. Also became a member of the Ashtead Common Volunteers, a group set up to assist
the staff of the City of London Corporation, owners and managers of the Ashtead Common as a
designated English Nature Reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Married with
two children and five grandchildren.
Jack Singleton
BSc Chemistry 1946, PhD 1949
After graduation in 1949 I spent three years as an Assistant at the University
of Aberdeen, followed by three years at the U of Washington, Seattle. In 1954
I joined Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, PA, working on lighting sources, from
incandescent to high pressure sodium lamps, and then on the techniques of
vacuum, especially in the UHV regime. Since retiring in 1986 I have taught
short courses for the American Vacuum Society each year, which does keep
me involved in a productive way!
Raymond Tincknell
BSc Chemistry 1946, PhD 1949
Now retired but working with the Chilton Society on planning and other environmental issues.
1950s
James Anderson
BSc Physics 1953, PhD 1956
After working in manufacturing and IT in the UK, Belgium, and France, I am now happily retired in
West Sussex enjoying the pleasures of old age.
John Fox
BSc Chemical Engineering 1956
Now retired from Pall Corporation New York where I was Senior Vice President and from Pall
Europe Ltd as a Director. I live with my wife in Emsworth, a sailing port on Chichester Harbour. I
enjoy sailing, walking, exotic travels, opera and theatre.
Adrian Gibbs and Pat Gibbs (née Wilton)
BSc Botany 1956
Pat and Adrian Gibbs were unfortunately unable to attend the 2006
Reunion. The photograph was taken on 27 August 2005 (their 50th
wedding anniversary) just before launching in their hot air balloon.
Pat is a Volunteer Guide at the Australian National Botanic Gardens,
and Adrian works at home on virus gene sequences. They
occasionally meet Mike Tanton, contact Liz (née Hayton) Green and
Janet (née Walsby) Rennie at Christmas, and would welcome a call from anyone else in their year.
Keith Johnson
Chemistry 1956, PhD 1959
Fifty-three years ago I came to Imperial College from Worthing H.S. in 1953 and
obtained an ARCS in 1956 and a PhD in 1959, the latter under (now Sir) Graham
Hills. After a postdoctoral stay in Illinois with the late Herb Laitinen, I tried
stirring up the staid walls of Sir John Cass College before crossing the Atlantic
again to the continental climate of Saskatchewan (maybe -40C in winter and
+40C in summer). I have been a Professor of Chemistry in Regina since 1972
and had the pleasure of teaching at all levels and working with ~ 40 postgraduates and
postdoctoral fellows, many from China in the last 15 years. The research topic has not changed
much but the techniques and actual compounds studied under the umbrellas of molten salts or
ionic liquids have expanded considerably. In fact I was lecturing to EUCHEM2006 in Tunisia on
‘Liquid Electrolytes’ on the day after the reunion. What else occupies me besides science? Well,
there is the music of Saint-Saens (I wish I had learnt to play the organ), there is even EPL and
Champions League soccer to watch, there are readily accessible grandchildren for my wife and
me to visit in the Okanagan region of British Columbia and a daughter by the Gulf Coast of Florida
to host warm Christmas breaks. What has happened to the chemists of the old RCS building? I
would much appreciate hearing from my former fellow students - I know some have had great and
interesting lives. Keith Johnson - Keith.Johnson@uregina.ca.
Philip Marsden
BSc Mechanical Engineering 1956
My working life was spent with ICI in Cheshire. I retired from this in 1992 to fish, shoot and
caravan. Currently I chair Cheshire Community Council and Vale Royal Arts Council and am
involved with our local church activities.
Nicholas Oliver
St Mary’s Hospital Medical School 1956
Nick and Helen Oliver live in Toowoomba, 120 kilometres west of Brisbane, a city of 100,000 plus
vast outback catchments. They will retire soon from physician practice. Between them they have
seven children and ten grandchildren. They enjoy gardening, fishing, golf, and hosting travelling
friends and relatives.
Bill Pain
BSc Civil Engineering 1956
D.J. (Bill) Pain worked for John Mowlem and then Soil Mechanics Ltd before joining Messrs
SANDBERG in 1960. He was subsequently involved in the quality control and testing of materials
used in construction of roads and bridges. He was a Partner in SANDBERG from 1983 to 1992.
Married Brenda Walker (RCS) in 1958. Daughter, Angela, followed in parent’s footsteps and won
the bronze medal in the marathon in the Auckland, New Zealand Commonwealth Games in 1990.
Bill still plays tennis, bowls, and bridge.
1960s
David Al-Dabass
BSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1966
Forty years is a long time!! Following graduation in summer 1966 I worked for AEI (Associated
Electrical Industries) for a year and Redifon Flight Simulations (with a period in Denver installing
simulators for United Airlines DC10). In 1972 I returned to academia to do a PhD, followed by
post-doc fellowships at UMIST till 1982. A lectureship in computer science at Wolverhampton
University led in 1983 to a principal lectureship at Nottingham Trent University where I am
currently Professor in the School of Computing and Informatics. I have two children and two
grandchildren. Here is my website: http://ducati.doc.ntu.ac.uk/uksim/dad/webpage.htm. Would
very much like to hear from Dilip (India,- 'exit stage left'!), Prapan (Hong Kong?), Rhodisian friend
of Indian origin (forgive me for forgetting your name), Mazin (Iraq), Dakhil (Iraq), Krikor (Armenia).
Nissim Alfassa
DIC Mechanical Engineering 1966
After graduation, I worked for English Numbering Machines, with Mr M. Butt, my sponsor. A year
later, I worked as a Chief Production Engineer for computer technology. Two years on, I was
Production Manager of Dessoutter Brothers for two and a half years. Then I established an
industrial consultancy company, which after three years became a manufacturing company and
today I am the Managing Director and owner of NMI Safety Systems Ltd, which is engaged in
design and manufacturing of equipment of wheelchairs and their passenger's transportation.
Peter Bailey
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1966
After graduating in 1966, I spent three years with English Electric and
then the next 10 years in the mining industry, starting with Copper in
Zambia, then Lead/Zinc in Tasmania; and finally Iron Ore in the northwest of Western Australia. In 1979 I joined Alcoa of Australia and held
various positions in their WA alumina refineries for the next 14 years.
In 1993, my wife Jane (whom I met at an IC Students' Union Saturday night hop!) and I were
transferred to the USA and we have lived in Texas, Pennsylvania and for the past eight years in
Charlotte, North Carolina. I left Alcoa in 2000 to work in my own business and was the CEO of it -
Sherwin Alumina Company in Corpus Christi Texas - until its recent sale. With a winery in Margaret
River, Western Australia (Woody Nook); a restaurant in Oxfordshire (Woody Nook at Woodcote);
and a wine importation and distribution business here in the USA to help Jane with now,
retirement looks to be some way off!
David Carlile
Physics 1966, MSc Mechanical Engineering 1967
Three years GKN; three years Government of Canada; 20 years RTZ(now Rio Tinto); 13 years
management consulting: seven years Gemini/Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, six years independent.
One wife, one daughter (so far).
Patricia Cavanagh
Chemistry 1966, DIC Biochemistry 1969
After having two sons I qualified as an accountant and now work for a large accountancy firm near
London Bridge. I don't remember much chemistry.
Christopher Cooper
Physics 1966
I've worked in science publishing since 1970, as a writer and editor, both on
staff and now, as a freelance. Live in Bedford with my wife, Sue, and I have a
son, David, and daughter, Blythe. Contact me (and many other alumni)
through Yahoo Groups - icphysics66.
Claude Cunningham
1966 BSc (Eng) ARSM Department of Mining Engineering
1969 to 1972: JCI Limited - Western Areas Gold Mine, Westonaria, South
Africa. Basic training and experience in underground mining on 150000 tpm
operation with narrow and wide reef stoping at depths down to 1500m.
Relieved Group Rock Mechanics Engineer from time to time, while moving
from Trainee Graduate Engineer to Shift Boss. Moved to massive mining
environment to expand experience base.
1972 to 1974: Messina Copper Limited, in Zimbabwe. Mine Overseer at the following: Beardmore
Mine, Bikita 3 300 tpm underground (Scheelite); Alaska and Shackleton Mines, Sinoia, opencast
and underground, ~ 40000 tpm (Copper); Gwaai River Mine, Gwaai River, underground, ~30000
tpm.
1974 to present: African Explosives Limited, Johannesburg, South Africa. Beginning as Explosives
Service Engineer, was appointed Chief Explosives Engineer in 1979, Technical Service Manager in
1983, Manager Blast Consult in 1985, Consulting Mining Engineer in 1990, to present.
Many papers published at professional institutions, locally and internationally, on almost the
complete range of explosives applications. Fundamental role has been that of innovation:
conceiving useful solutions to problems, implementing the solution and handing it on to the
businesses to run with.
• Key spokesman for, and shaper of detonation and blast modelling technologies for
commercial blasting, both in AEL and in national and global contexts, as currently evidenced
by role in HSBM.
• Founded Blast Consult group from Technical Service department, built this as a globally
respected source of rockbreaking expertise, launched many respected engineers into industry
and into key positions in AEL.
• Originator of the Kuz-Ram model for predicting fragmentation from blasting: this has been the
international standard for at least 10 years.
• Foundation member of Fragblast organization and Chairman of Fragblast 6 international
conference, held in South Africa in August 1999.
• Co-founder of SABREX blast prediction model and involved with much of content.
• Deep involvement with development, introduction and application of electronic delay
detonators.
• Co developer of range of underground blasting software.
• Major guidance and oversight with introduction of vibration control for Arthur Taylor Opencast
Coal Mine as this approached set of 16 grain silos: introduction of electronic detonators for
frequency and amplitude control, setting up of vibration monitoring, analysis and prediction
system.
• Provided counselling, advocacy and expert witness for a number of claims related to blasting
accidents, claims related to poor blasts, vibration and flyrock incidents and applications for
permits to blast.
• Conceived, proved and sold the concept of Threshold Blasting, as an improvement on
rockbreaking with propellants.
• Keynote speaker and/or session chair at various international conferences including
Fragblast 5, 6 and 8, BAI conferences, Explo 2002, Massmin 92.
• Received President's Award for Outstanding Service to the Explosives Industry from
International Society of Explosives Engineers, at Orlando meeting in 2005.
Anthony Jenkins
Mathematics 1966, DIC Computing 1967
After leaving the glories of the Huxley Building with ARCS (Maths) in
1966, I joined the inaugural Computer Science DIC program. After a
couple of years on the Computer Science department staff attempting
to apply pioneering Computer-Aided Design technologies to the design
of ships' hulls, I joined Sperry Univac in London developing operating
systems. I moved to their development facility in Minnesota in 1976, and survived the merger
with Burroughs that formed Unisys. I now live in Virginia, USA, working for AT&T. I am (still!)
married to Pam, with a son, daughter and a granddaughter who all live in Massachusetts.
Rex Lowin
Physics 1966, DIC 1969
Chairman of Lionmede Group. Married to Susan (née Gibbs) of Physics 1965-68.
Anthony Mascall
Physics 1962, DIC 1969
Now retired and living with my wife, Anne, in Stuttgart, Germany. Have been working as a
consultant in the IT and Telecoms industries in Germany for over 25 years.
Ranjit Naik
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1966
My business career began as an electrical engineer followed by a year as an industrial engineer
with Associated Electrical Industries (later taken over by GEC). I then worked for IBM and
subsequently for Texas Instruments as a management science analyst. I then spent several years
with John Brown (of QEII fame), first as an IT project leader and then as a financial analyst. Later I
worked for Chemical Bank (now part of JP Morgan-Chase) where I was MIS manager for European
Operations. For the past 15 years I have been a management consultant running my own business
consulting and training practice, Surrey Business Consultancy. My specialities include corporate
finance, financial analysis, credit analysis, financial modelling and business mathematics.
Michael Parker
1966 BSc (Eng) ACGI Department of Chemical Engineering
Long time employee of Monsanto and subsequently its spin-off Solutia.
Moved from the UK in 1977 and worked in Gent and Brussels for some
years. After five years in Asia based in Singapore, followed by two years in
Switzerland I have now returned to Brussels. My three sons and four
grandchildren all live nearby and put me to shame with their multilingual
talents. My second marriage to Hélène, a lovely French lady, has improved
my French to the level of (ef) fluent.
Peter Reed
Mathematics 1966, MSc DIC Mechanical Engineering 1967
After a couple of wives, a couple of kids and a career in IT, I'm now more or
less retired, splitting my time between the UK and Portugal.
Gordon Reynolds and Angela Reynolds
Wye College 1966
Gordon took early retirement from lecturing at the Easton College of the Countryside in Norfolk
after 30 years and now works part time as training organiser for Notcutts Garden Centre in
Norwich. For the last six years he has been a Rural Officer for the Diocese of Norwich as well as a
Reader supporting Angela in her post as Priest-in-charge of a four parish benefice just outside
Norwich. The benefice adjoins the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association Showground and
includes Easton College where they come into contact with a few younger ex-Wye folk!
Barry Stapley
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1966, PhD DIC 1971
Following a full and varied career in communications which allowed me to travel a great deal, I
have settled in Devon, but still work part time in London.
Jeremy Stockbridge
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1966, MSc DIC Mechanical Engineering 1970
After graduation, I worked for the Post Office as an operational engineer. In 1969 I went back to
Imperial College for an MSc in Operational Research. From 1970 through to the early 90s, I
progressed through BT General Management to the position of UK Director of Operations. I then
spent six years travelling the world heading BT's plan to build its post-privatisation presence in
the Middle East and Asia. By 1993, my ambition to retire early was both possible and financially
viable. I left BT and worked as a consultant for Government, Trade Unions and latterly for small
manufacturing and service companies. On the domestic side, I met Christine playing tiddlywinks
at Maria Assumpta. We settled in Surbiton and have never moved! We have two sons (38 and 35)
who work and live locally. Chris is a photographic artist, a discipline she reached through
catering, market research and various academic courses, notably including a pioneering
‘Mathematics for Women’ qualification. Our interests are mainly sporting - Chris played Surrey
League Badminton, is a middle distance runner planning to do the London Marathon in 2007. I
play cricket twice a week and make movies as a hobby. However over the last 20 years, skiing has
been our great love. We have had a home in the French Alps since the late 80s and now spend
the entire winter in France with as much of the summer as cricket and other priorities dictate. We
both speak Franglais quite fluently.
Anthony Threlfall
DIC Civil Engineering 1966
To obtain my DIC in 1966, I had to abandon my wife and three children, all under the age of five
years. Happily, we are still married, and now with three delightful grandchildren. Most of my
career has been in education and training, and I have recently completed the eleventh edition of
Reynolds Reinforced Concrete Designer's Handbook to be published in 2007.
Oliver Walter
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1966
Since EE at Imperial: Graduate apprentice at English Electric; MSc and PhD
in control systems at UMIST; employment at ETH (rough equivalent of IC) in
Zurich, Switzerland; employment at Marconi (Stanmore, north of London),
now MBDA UK (Stevenage). MSc in technical translation at Imperial 200102. Now part-time at MBDA as engineer-translator, and freelance technical
translator.
1970s
Stephen Bamber
Mathematics 1976
Now doing contract work in Unix System Administration.
Dipankar Basak
Civil Engineering 1976
After graduation I spent a number of years with Robert Watson (Steelwork)
Ltd in Bolton. I then moved back south and spent several years with Civil
and Structural Consulting Engineers and also in the Petrochemical
Industry. I am now settled as an Associate with Atkins Ltd based in Epsom.
I am still happily married (27 years) with twin sons (a Mathematics
graduate and an Architecture graduate) and a daughter who is at school.
Satyabir Bhattacharyya
DIC Management Science 1976, MSc 1977
After 26 years of professional management career (9 years in multinational companies and 17
years in Management Consulting as a senior partner with Andersen Consulting, Arthur Andersen,
IBM Business Consulting Services and KPMG), I joined in January 2004 as Executive Director Corporate Strategy and Business Excellence in a US $1.5 billion flat steel products manufacturing
company in Bombay, India. I specialize in Business Strategy, Supply Chain Management,
Leadership, Organization Change and Technology Enablement of large manufacturing companies.
I have been a visiting faculty at leading Business Schools including Andersen's Worldwide
Training Centre in Chicago, IL. I am a member of the American Management Association (AMA),
the Institute of Directors UK, and the Institution of Engineers India. I can be contacted at
satyabir@yahoo.com. Will be pleased to help anyone seeking professional advice relating to
his/her career.
Arno Blass
PhD DIC Mechanical Engineering 1976
After obtaining my degree, I returned to the Federal University of Santa
Catalina (UFSC), in South Brazil, and had an active career which included 12
years as Dean of Graduate Studies (Mechanical Engineering), 8 years as
member of the Editorial Board of the University's Press and as a consultant
for several Brazilian Governmental Agencies, in the fields of Education,
Science and Technology. I wrote a book on Polymer Processing and the
biography of one of UFSC's former rectors. I also translated Brian Silver's The
Ascent of Science into Portuguese. I am now retired and writing selected patches of my
memories.
Susan Border
Mining Geology 1976
I am now living in sunny Sydney and running a busy consultancy, Geos Mining, specialising in
industrial minerals. You can find us at www.mineralgeos.com. Currently working on kaolin, silica
for production of silicon metal, slate, feldspar. My two teenage sons and husband Geoff keep me
busy. Geoff is working in commercial horticulture so we cover the primary industries between us.
Nicky Britten
MSc DIC Management Science 1976
Nicky Britten is Professor of Applied Health Care Research at the newly
established Peninsula Medical School. She is based in Exeter and would be
delighted to hear from any of her fellow MSc students.
Prins Casinader
Petroleum Engineering 1976, PhD DIC Mineral Resources Engineering 1979
After graduating in 1976, I stayed on for a PhD and a further two years as a research assistant.
Then worked for SSI (UK) Ltd as a software engineer in compositional simulation. In 1990, I left to
join the Capuchin Franciscans, a Roman Catholic Religious Order of Friars. After a long period of
training, I was ordained a Priest in 1999. Now based in Preston (Lancs) as a member of the
Catholic Chaplainry Team.
Richard Dapre
Civil Engineering 1976, MSc DIC Civil Engineering 1977
I'm an Associate at Steer Davies Gleave, an independent consultancy providing advice to a wide
range of clients across the transport sector. Much of our work is in public transport, and I
specialise in rail, rapid transit and buses, particularly infrastructure and operational planning. I
work in central London but live in Basingstoke, so have plenty of experience of rail travels, having
spent about eight months of my life on trains over the last couple of decades. I've been married
to Debbie for 21 years and have two daughters, aged 10 and 14. Hobbies: snowboarding, surfing,
paragliding, white-water rafting ... are not for me. Photography, travel and music are more like it.
Karl Donert
MSc DIC Civil Engineering 1976
National Teacher Fellow President of EUROGEO Coordinator of the HERODOT Network for
Geography in Higher Education.
James Ellis
MSc Geology 1976
Nine years mining geology in Western Canada; four/five years MSc and PhD at Imperial; nineteen
years in oil contracting - writing software; six years part time IT in Kingston, Surrey; adds up to 39
years!!
Jonathan Ikeako
MSc Geology 1976
I worked at a private consultant on applied Geophysics for almost 30 years. Also, I hold a degree
in Urban and Regional planning. Presently, the registrar of Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers
and Geoscientists (COMEG), a government regulatory body that controls the training and
practices of mining, metallurgical and petroleum engineering, and geoscientists. Hobbies include
bird watching and fundraising.
Rajive Kaul
Materials 1971
Thirty years after my Imperial and training, I am currently the Executive
Chairman of NICCO, a company in India, with interests in Engineering
services, power and energy cables, and theme/amusement parks. I enjoy
yoga and playing the occasional game of golf.
Nicky Kyle
Computing 1976
Having worked for 30 years in business consultancy (with an emphasis on IT and/or Logistics), I
have just taken early retirement. Unfortunately this has come after a series of stress-related
breakdowns, but I'm OK as long as I'm not working! I have one daughter, Annie, born in 1984,
which I brought up on my own ... she's been a ‘goth’ since she was an early teen and is deep into
the whole London goth scene. Interest-wise I'm an active member of Mensa and enjoy attending
weekends all over the UK and beyond. I have taken the opportunity of early retirement to move
Isosceles, Trilateral and I to Shetland (yes, a batty old lone woman with cats!). My new home is
right on the beach looking over a sea loch to Scalloway Castle, and westwards to the islands of
Trondra and Burra. For the first time in my life I'll have guest rooms and would welcome anyone
who knows me from College ... it's a fantastic place to visit. Just contact me on nicky@xinak.com
and I'll tell you why!
Christopher Lawrence
Computing 1976
Working for IBM on the ntl:Telewest account as Project Manager/Bid
Programme Manager/Customer Account Manager. I joined IBM in 1998 and
have since moved from a technical leadership role into a more customer
facing position. I am also Chairman of the Kingston and Croydon Branch of
the British Computer Society and a member of the BCS careers working group
(a sub-group of the Education and Training Expert Panel). The three kids have left home to at
least some extent: my son, Ian, has completed two years at Imperial reading Mechanical
Engineering and has just started a one year industrial placement with BAE Systems at Newcastle.
Robert Liddell
Mechanical Engineering 1976
Now working as Product Director for BancTec an IT company that provides IT systems to Financial
Services in the UK and Europe. A great job with lots of new technology to play with, unfortunately
it doesn’t have anything to do with Mech Eng! I have wife Anoosh and 2 children Mark and Emma.
Mark has just completed a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Southampton and after 6 months
without a job is now working for BAe Systems in Warton. Emma is studying Interior Design at
Portsmouth University. Most members of the family are enthusiastic sailors (dinghies) and we
also have a part share in a Light Aircraft which we have flown throughout Europe (started after
University Air Squadron days ULAS). Anoosh my wife is a practitioner in Alternative Health
Therapies which she enjoys a great deal. Great for patching me up when I damage myself!
John McCullagh
Mechanical Engineering 1976
I graduated in 1976 from Imperial with a BSc (Eng) in Mechanical
Engineering. After a short stint working in the UK, I joined Schlumberger,
an international Oilfield Service Company, and was immediately sent to
the Middle East for a four year spell, where after completing training
school in Kuwait, I worked initially on land in Saudi Arabia and then offshore in the Gulf of Suez
in Egypt, as a Field Engineer. After this I was assigned to South East Asia and over a ten year
period worked in a series of countries including India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore
and Australia, culminating in a four year stretch in Kuala Lumpur as Technical Manager. Then it
was back to the Middle East again, initially as Manager of a logistics and refurbishing base in
Jebel Ali (situated between Dubai and Abu Dhabi) and afterwards as Manager for Oman and
Pakistan, based in Muscat. The last ten years have mostly been spent in Texas in the USA, with
two years in Austin and the remainder in Sugarland, which is just outside of Houston. Here I have
worked mainly in the Segment HQ organizations in a variety of business development positions,
though I also spent one year in Engineering and one year commuting to South America
(Venezuela and Peru) in an Operations role. This is a very brief summation of thirty years spent
internationally doing a variety of things in very different environments and working with different
cultures. I have thoroughly enjoyed all of this and am grateful to my alma mater for the education
I received that enabled me to take advantage of the opportunities offered. Along the way (in
1984), I married a wonderful lady from the Philippines, who has remained very supportive
through all the moves. Irene and I met during a scuba diving trip in Anilao, Batangas which is a
few hours south of Manila. This union has produced three children, John (Jr) 21, born in Adelaide,
Australia, Rachel 19 born in Malaysia and Chris aged 15 born in Sydney, Australia. The two eldest
are at College in the USA, while the youngest still lives with us here in Houston, Texas. Alas, none
of them have expressed any interest in Engineering!
Francis Morris
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1971
Vecta Consulting Limited is my Cambridge, UK vehicle through which I advise companies and
organisations on issues related to business and technology strategy and investment. I spend a
lot of time with UK Trade & Investment helping (persuading) overseas firms to set up or expand
ICT operations in UK; so all former Imperial College colleagues who are now based abroad are
invited to chat about their ambitions to set up in the UK ;-)
Sanjiva Senanayake
MSc Communications Engineering 1976
After completing an MSc in Communications Engineering under the
supervision of the late Professor Colin Cherry I returned to my home country,
Sri Lanka. I gradually shifted away from engineering and finally joined
Citibank to run its Treasury when it opened in Colombo in December 1979. I
returned to Sri Lanka after stints with Citibank in Brunei (1985-88) and
Sydney (1988-92) and worked for a couple of local banks until I joined the
International Finance Corporation (a World Bank Group institution) as Country Head-Sri
Lanka/Maldives in June 1996. I moved with IFC to Ghana in April 2006 and currently work in West
African countries. I married in 1983 and have two sons born 1984 and 1988. The elder one is a
Computer Science graduate from Cambridge University and currently works in software firm there
whilst the other intends to study Electronic Engineering. I have wide-ranging interests: science
and technology, philosophy, current affairs, the arts in general (special favourites - poetry, jazz,
cinema).
Jeffrey Stokes
Wye College 1976
Jeffrey Stokes (aka Luigi) I’m long retired. I live alone in the Lake District. My
wife, Betty, died in 2004. Our daughter, Katrina, reckons that I live a dissolute
life, travelling, boozing, and womanising. Who me? Contemporaries at Wye
may remember Katrina as a little four-year-old redhead. Now 34, she was
married recently in Spain. She and Dylan have a delightful baby daughter. I try
to live down the image of a 'grandfather', though I have grown a moustache. I
do travel rather a lot. I'm sorry not to be able to come to the reunion because I
would like to meet some of you again. I will be in the South Pacific. Pity me!
Trevor Walker
Petroleum Engineering 1976
Joined Shell straight from Imperial College in August 1976 and worked in Petroleum Engineering
and Commercial Management roles in Holland, Oman, Brunei, Australia and England. Took early
retirement as at 31 March 2005 and am presently working as an Oil and Gas industry consultant.
1980s
Martin Ager
MSc Engineering Hydrology 1986
I never formally received my degree in the Albert Hall as the day
after I completed my thesis I started preparation to go as a
volunteer to Burkina Faso for three years. There I build small dams
for irrigation and livestock watering. Since then my career has
been split between the UK and overseas aid work. In Britain I
worked as a water resources planner with Thames Water and on flood defence schemes for the
Environment Agency. A lot of the work centred on planning engineering works that were sensitive
to the needs of local residents and environmental constraints. I also helped man the control
room during floods, most dramatically in autumn 2000 when heavy rain overwhelmed defences
in many places.
Overseas I have worked with Save the Children and Oxfam in Zimbabwe, Azerbaijan, Burundi,
and South Sudan. As time went on I moved from long-term development work on rural water
supplies and sanitation towards emergency relief with refugees and displaced populations.
South Sudan was the most active war zone, heavily mined and with periodic bombing raids. I
was installing a water supply system in Yei hospital where the previous system had been
destroyed when the Sudan People's Liberation Army took the town from the Sudanese
Government.
I am now back in Zimbabwe as Water Resources Officer for the United Nations Food and
Agricultural Organisation. I am in the office for Southern and Eastern Africa which means that I
advise on issues relating to water policy and irrigation in 21 countries stretching from South
Africa up to Eritrea. I have organised several three-month intensive courses on smallholder
irrigation for Government officers, usually graduates with a few years of relevant experience. We
have run courses in Zimbabwe and Malawi and the most recent one, using specialist trainers
from the University of Zimbabwe and industry drew trainees from eight countries across the
region. Although there are serious economic problems, Zimbabwe is still a good place to live
despite the power cuts and regular shortages of basic commodities. My wife, Reenie, and I hope
to remain here at least until our son Nicholas finishes school in 2 years time.
A few years ago I was able to act as a mentor to some Mechanical Engineering students at
Imperial College doing projects with the Developing Technologies organisation. Their projects
were to research appropriate pumps and water treatment for water supply schemes in Sierra
Leone. Imperial College has featured in my life for as long as I can remember as my father, Derek
Ager, taught in the Royal School of Mines from 1951 to 1969. Some of the alumni attending the
reunion may remember him. After leaving the College, he became Professor of Geology in
Swansea where he remained until his retirement. He died in 1992 but was always hopeful that his
writing and the love of geology that he tried to inspire in his students would give him some sort
of immortality.
Kenneth Bhalla
Aeronautics 1985, MSc Aeronautics 1986
Upon receiving his Bachelors and Master degree in Aeronautics/Mathematics, Kenneth attended
Cornell University and attained a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. He worked for
Schlumberger and Turnscope Veted. He is now on the board of directors of an engineering
consulting firm in Houston, Texas. He is happily married with two children.
Sally Bridgeland
Mathematics 1986
I'm a qualified actuary currently working for Hewitt Bacon and Woodrow, responsible for directing
a number of research and development projects, designing new services for companies. My
main interests are currently communicating pensions and investment risk to trustees of pension
schemes and scheme members; and encouraging longer-term horizons in investment decisions.
David Firth
Mathematics 1986
Now working at Warwick University (before that, Oxford), and living in Warwickshire.
Simon Jennings
Biology 1986, MSc Environmental Technology 1993
After working in London for a few years (market research and financial services) I moved to Africa
and worked on various wildlife projects in Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. This occupied
most of the period 1990-2003. I returned to the UK in 2003 and married Veronica in 2004. We live
near Bolton and I now have a proper job with a water company.
Robin Jones
Mechanical Engineering 1986,
After BEng, travelled for a year before starting the RCA/Imperial College Masters in Industrial
Design Engineering; worked in Germany and a few places before lecturing in Design at Central
Saint Martins, Buckinghamshire College and currently at London South Bank University working
in Department of Architecture and Design. Three children and a grade 2* renovation keep me
busy when not at work ... but do drop me a line if you fancy lunch near Waterloo sometime!
robin.jones@lsbu.ac.uk.
Stuart Lee
Mechanical Engineering 1986
After I left Imperial I decided that a career in design, not engineering, would best suit my talents
so I enrolled at the Royal College of Art and completed a Master's Degree in Industrial Design
Engineering (this was actually a joint course with Imperial), graduating in 1991. I felt as though I
had now found my true calling and I moved to America to start a career as an Industrial designer.
I worked for a couple of consultancies in New York before founding my own firm, Prime Studio, in
1998. We're a pretty small office but we get to work on a lot of diverse projects and with some
large multi-national companies including Coca-Cola, IKEA and Unilever. If anyone would like to
contact me they can reach me at stuart@primestudio.com or through our website
www.primestudio.com.
Ifueko Omoigui
MSc Management Science 1986
Executive Chairman, Federal Board of Inland Revenue, Nigeria
Babatunde Orangun
Civil Engineering 1986, MSc 1990
Hello, I am married to Laide with two wonderful kids - Feyi & Fayo. I currently work with Chevron
Nigeria Limited as a Facilities Engineer in the Offshore Projects Team.
Neil Pratt
PhD 1986
Now working for CCLRC (Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils) looking after
facilities where CCLRC looks after the stake holder’s interest on behalf of the UK (i.e. ILL, ESRF,
Diamond).
Roberta Rogers
1986 BEng ACGI Department of Chemical Engineering
Roberta Rogers (née Norris) graduated from Imperial in Chemical Engineering in 1986 and
married Simon Rogers (also Chemical Engineering 1986), they live near Woking. Currently working
for Air Products.
Simon Rogers
Chemical Engineering 1986
Simon and Roberta Rogers (née Norris) are married and living near Woking. Roberta works for Air
Products and Simon for KBC Process Technology.
Gabrielle Shields
Electrical Engineering 1984
I am Learning Manager for Maths and ICT at a comprehensive school near Chesterfield in
Derbyshire. I am married to Mark, an Audiologist, and we have two boys, Matthew, aged 16, and
Thomas, aged 13.
Peter Snowdon
Physics 1986
After graduating from Imperial, Peter achieved a PhD in Physics from Oxford University, and then
joined Shell Global Solutions (UK) in 1989, as Project leader for Fuel and Lubricant development
programmes. Later he worked on Safety Research, developing computational simulations of
explosion hazards, and managing Shell's experimental facility for Safety research at Buxton,
Derbyshire. He then moved to The Hague as, first, a Senior Consultant working on Hazard and
Risk assessments and then a Business Development Manager for the ‘HSE Solutions’ business of
Shell Global Solutions. In 2000, he became the Global Brand Standards Manager, developing the
strategy and policy for managing the brand across the Shell Group. Peter is currently Shell's
Senior Energy Adviser with regard to Energy Demand, and manages Shell's Long-Term Energy
Scenarios.
Constantinos Soutis
MSc Aeronautics 1986
Professor Constantinos Soutis has taught and performed research in the areas
of mechanics of aerospace composite materials and structures at the
University of Cambridge (1986-91), University of Leicester (1991-94),
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States of America
(2000-01 as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and
Astronautics) and Imperial College London (1994-2002), where he held a
personal chair in composite structures in the Department of Aeronautics. Since January 2003, he
is the Head and Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Sheffield. His industrial
research and engineering experience includes work with the Structural Materials Centre of the
British Defence Evaluation & Research Agency (visiting research fellow, 1995-2001), QinetiQ
(Trusted Expert, 2001-2003), Dowty Propellers, the Institute of Mechanics of Materials &
Geostructures (IMMG-Athens) and ABB Research in Switzerland.
He has made significant research contributions in modelling the compressive response of
composite plates with open holes under uniaxial and bi-axial static and fatigue loading; filled
and pin-loaded holes; impact and post-impact compressive strength; environmental effects on
fibre microbuckling; repair of composite laminates and structures; modelling of matrix cracking
and delamination in orthotropic laminates under uniaxial and bi-axial tension; crush energy
absorption; quantitative non-destructive evaluation of composites using low frequency Lamb
waves generated by piezoelectric devices. Some of the fracture models he developed on open
hole compression were implemented in commercial computer design packages (Laminate
Analysis Program, Composite Materials Design Tool, Version 4, 2002 by Anaglyph Ltd) currently
used successfully by BAE Systems (BAE-Airbus, BAE-Military), QinetiQ and others nationally and
internationally.
Professor Soutis is the author or co-author of over 200 publications, including 100 in refereed
journals and made over 100 technical presentations at international conferences, seminars and
symposia (with more than 10 keynote lectures in the last two years). He is an associate editor of
the RAeS Aeronautical Journal and member of the Editorial Board of the Composites Science and
Technology Journal, the Journal of Applied Composite Materials and the Journal of Structural
Integrity and Durability.
Kevin Wheeler
Chemistry 1984, MSc Management Science 1986
Having studied sciences at school and Imperial, I find it a bit bizarre that
more than 20 years later I'm running my own marketing consultancy advising
professional services firms - lawyers, accountants, etc. I think it dawned on
me midway through my chemistry degree that a career as a scientist wasn't
going to be for me, particularly not a research chemist. A year in industry after
graduating confirmed this. I wanted to get into management and the MSc in
Management Science offered, then, by the Engineering Department - now an
MBA course through the Tanaka Business School - seemed like the best way to achieve this. A job
with PA Consulting as a management consultant followed. My first move into professional
services came with a job at Coopers & Lybrand advising the firm's management on business
planning and marketing. Marketing Director positions with a large city law firm and a private
equity house followed, before I set up my own consultancy Wheeler Associates in 1997. Nearly 10
years later, the business is thriving and is run from my home in Somerset, where I live with my
wife Sue and my two children, Louise (11) and Matthew (8).
1990s
Ahsan Ali
MBA 1996
Indus TV Network, Karachi, Pakistan. Cell: (92300)-8294581. Home: (9221)-5360794
Georgina (Gina) Brill
MEng Mechanical Engineering 1996
I graduated from Imperial College with a Masters degree in Mechanical
Engineering in 1996. Since then I have studied for a MA in Industrial Design
at the Royal College of Art and an MSc in Construction Law and Arbitration at
Kings College and have worked in a wide range of roles. I initially did
detailed mechanical design for a small optical company, moved to Building
Services engineering in the Construction industry and now I am a Senior
Legal Advisor for a major international engineering consultancy. I was recently a finalist for the
Young Consultant of the Year Award and won the president’s prize from the Chartered Institute of
Arbitrators for the best paper submitted for the arbitral award writing exam in 2005. I have also
recently achieved fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. I live and work in central
London and spend my spare time travelling and singing and dancing!
Elettra Cassina
Biology 1996
The years spent in Imperial College are a dear memory. I could meet and
appreciate so many different cultures from other students. Few of them are still
my friends and we meet whenever we manage to. During college time I started
dancing: I love dancing Argentinean tango! Few years ago I began to practise
golf: it seems simple… just hitting a ball down the golf course but the ball is so
small and the hole is so far away!!! After the degree I took a Masters in
Environmental and Quality Management and now I am a consultant in management schemes: I
help firms conform to ISO 9001. This is an international standard which gives firms a guide to
reach quality as efficiency and efficacy in their organization. My career ‘scheme’ seemed smooth
and clear but it had to stop and change: a couple of years ago I met Alberto in a golf club and we
went to live together… and 10 months ago we became parents of Edoardo! He is taking a lot of
our time but is a nice break from work!
Helen Foster
MSc Civil Engineering 1996, PhD 1999
Helen graduated with an MSc/DIC in Hydrology for Environmental Management from the
Department of Civil Engineering in 1996. She then decided to stay at Imperial another four years,
undertaking a PhD in hydrology, and was awarded a NERC CASE studentship, jointly supported by
Imperial College, the Institute of Hydrology at Wallingford and the Centre of Ecology and
Hydrology at Bangor. She completed her thesis in 2000, entitled Assessment and Modelling of
Spatio-temporal Variability in Upland Stream Chemistry together with three academic papers.
Helen still occasionally visits Imperial to give lectures to MSc students at the invitation of her
former supervisor, Professor Howard Wheater. In October 2000, Helen began working as a
hydrologist with engineering consultants Ove Arup and Partners in London, where she is still
based. The requirement to produce Flood Risk Assessments under Planning Policy Guidance 25 Development and Flood Risk since 2001 has been a driving force in the industry, raising the
profile of hydrology and flooding over the last few years. Helen has been responsible for
undertaking appropriate assessments in the London office for a wide range of clients. Her work
has also included Environmental Impact Assessments and drainage design (in particular
including Sustainable Drainage Systems) for new developments. Working at Arup has given her
the opportunity to be involved in some of London's largest developments including Stratford City,
Kings Cross Central, Silvertown Quays and the 2012 Olympics. More recently, Arup has been one
of six consultants to be included onto to the Environment Agency's National Environmental
Engineering Consultancy Agreement (NEECA2) Framework. This is an exciting opportunity for
Arup, who are able to bring mutli-disciplinary skills and innovative thinking to the Framework. It
has given Helen the opportunity to be involved in a number of Flood Alleviation projects
including local feasibility schemes and Thames Estuary 2100, which is considering options for
London's flood defence system once the Thames Barrier reaches the end of its design life.
Fiona Grandison
Chemical Engineering 1996
Married to James Perks (also an Imperial College alumnus) with two beautiful little girls, Alice (4)
and Rose (2). Living in Limehouse, but about to move to a family house in Kent. Left engineering
a long time ago, now working for Citigroup as a risk manager for derivatives trading. Would love
to hear from anyone who may remember me. My email address is fiona.grandison@tiscali.co.uk.
Jasvir Grewal
Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School 1996
Now a Specialist registrar in ophthalmology in the London deanery. Living in Essex.
Di Guo
Clinical Research 1996
Chief physician in Internal Medicine Department at Xu Hui Central Hospital,
Shanghai, China. 1963-1969 graduated from Medical Department in Shanghai’s
Number 1 Medical College. 1978-1981 graduated from post graduate College
Shanghai Medical University. 1996-1957 as a visiting doctor in NHLI Imperial
College London.
Paul Humphrey
Chemistry 1996
Currently working as a management consultant with Capgemini. Married last
year, no kids yet and still living in London.
Lennard Kolff Van Oosterwijk
Mining Geology 1996
After having worked for Rio Tinto in NSW, Australia for the past five years I have been offered a
transfer to Bristol, UK to work on the evaluation of the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, West
Africa. I look forward to catching up with RSM and Imperial College mates along with a few
refreshments in the Union Bar with new recruits in the not too distant future!
Ceri Leigh
1994 MSc Science Communication 1994
I have two children, aged 12 and 6, with my eldest daughter being born the year of my degree!
Then, as now I am married and working at the Natural History Museum as an Exhibition Design
and Installation Manager.
Christophe Lenouvel
Mechanical Engineering 1996
I have been working at BNP Paribas (French Bank) for close to 10 years now. After a first
experience in Zurich (Switzerland) as credit analyst, I have joined the Acquisition Finance team in
1998 (four years in Paris, two years in London and back in Paris since September 2004).
Hobbies: sport (running, rugby, skiing) and architecture - family: married and a lovely baby girl,
aged 17 months!
Peter Lo
Mechanical Engineering 1996
Seven years with an International Engineering consultancy working on gas fired power plants,
followed by half a year in power generation consultancy followed by one year in the Netherlands
project managing a power plant build. Currently working on the Asset Management of power
plants in Europe and completing a part time MBA. Married with two daughters, Maya Ceilidh and
Kailin Grace.
Henry Mika
Wye College 1996
Career at graduation - Ministry of Agriculture based at a province/region as Principal Agric
Extension Officer up to 31 January 1999. From 1 February 1999 - Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Rural
Development Section as an Agricultural Consultant to 31 December 2003. From 1 March 2005, I
am now a Lecturer of Agricultural Practice, Faculty of Natural Resources, Management and
Agriculture at Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe.
Umar Munir
MSc Mechanical Engineering 1996
After leaving Imperial in 1996, returned to Pakistan and joined British
American Tobacco Company (Pakistan). Worked there for seven years, starting
from Project Engineer, Services Engineer, EH&S Manager, Engineering and
Project Services Manager and lastly as Production Manager. In 2004, joined
Pakistan Petroleum limited as Senior Engineer at the country's largest gas
field and gas purification plant. Presently, I am Senior Engineer (planning). I
got married in 1998 and now have three children.
Shanker Nair
MSc Civil Engineering 1996
In 1999, I completed the Certificate in Engineering Management (with Distinction) through
Engineering Management Partnerships (partnerships between engineering institutions and
universities), and registered for a MBA at Bradford University on their action learning route.
Because of pressure of work, I have suspended this after a year - to resume at an appropriate
time in near future.
Kenneth Otah
MSc St Mary’s Hospital Medical School 1996
After my Masters degree at Imperial, I went on to do a residency and fellowship in Cardiovascular
Medicine and interventional cardiology in SUNY (Downstate) and The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Presently I am an attending consultant invasive cardiologist in Texas. Married to a minimal
invasive surgeon with two boys, a six year old and a 10 month old baby boy.
Russell Pottrill
MEng Aeronautics 1996
After Imperial, I had an excellent seven years at Atkins, working in the Structural Integrity
Department, consulting on a wide range of projects from power stations to trains. Leaving Atkins
in November 2003, I have spent two years taking a Grand tour; crossing South East Asia, visiting
Australia and New Zealand, and spending a year travelling in South America. Now I am back in
the UK, waiting to see what the future holds.
Harindra Rajapakshe
Electrical Engineering and Computing 1996
Live - London, UK; Work - London, UK; Profession - Analyst, Finance.
Michael Ringel
PhD 1996
Currently working in biopharma at Boston Consulting Group.
Maria Saenz
MSc Wye College 1996
After having completed my MSc at the Wye College, I have fully dedicated
myself to my anthropological activities, which include teaching and doing
research. In this way I have been awarded a scholarship for obtaining a
PhD degree at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, at the Department of
Archaeology. I am about to defend my thesis in October 2006, and
hopefully my book will be published by then under the title: Symbolic and Material Boundaries:
An Archaeological Genealogy of the Urus of Lake Poopó, Bolivia. I have become more and more
interested in multidisciplinary approach in the research field and I welcome the possibility of
being in contact with my alumni colleagues at the University of London. My E-mail addresses are
as follows: Virginia.Saenz@arkeologi.uu.se, vsaenz@entelnet.bo or vickysv52@hotmail.com.
Maria Simon
Biochemistry 1996
PhD at National Institute for Medical Research. Postdoctoral research at UCL followed by senior
scientist position at Glazosmithkline. I recently joined Cancer Research UK. Still unmarried and
with no children. I appear to suffer from a Peter Pan complex! Still, there's always next year...
Lars Steinke
Physics 1996
Working as IT consultant for Unilog Avinci - a LogicaCMG company after
finishing my part-time MBA end of 2005.
Gillian Thompson
MSc Environmental Technology 1996
Currently the Ecologist at the Northumberland National Park Authority after working for Ecological
Consultant and Wildlife Trust since leaving ICCET.
Michael Tsatsos
Biology 1996
I am currently working in Norwich as an Ophthalmology resident, since after finishing my degree
at Imperial (still Wye College at that time) I went to medical and after a compulsory national
service which was not as bad as I once thought, I came back to England to work as a doctor.
Tom Weidig
MSc Physics 1996
I have recently published a book Exposed to the J-curve: Understanding and
Managing Private Equity Fund Investments with EuroMoney Plc. After my
Master of Science in Theoretical Physics from Imperial College London, I did a
PhD at the University of Durham. I was then a postdoctoral researcher at the
University of Manchester, and a visiting researcher at Trinity College, University
of Cambridge. Leaving physics behind, I worked as a risk analyst in derivatives
for the US investment bank Bear Stearns in London. I now work as an independent consultant for
private equity investors like the European Investment Fund. I am currently back in Luxembourg,
but wouldn’t mind leaving again if the opportunity comes along!
2000s
Robert Pinchen
Biological Sciences 2001
I entered the world of law enforcement five years ago now through a food testing laboratory. After
getting my teeth into the law side I decided to abandon the laboratory and currently am a Trading
Standards Officer at the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
Vimal Nagori
MSc Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology 2005
Hello Friends, I am in London and working as a Graduate Engineer with MW Kellogg Ltd. Thanks.
Photos
Photos are available to view on the reunion website at www.imperial.ac.uk/alumni/reunions.
We are extending the invitation to the Alumni Reunion 2007 to all alumni, regardless of the year
you graduated, so you can join in the College’s Centenary celebrations. The Reunion will be
taking place on the weekend of 14-16 September 2007 and we would be delighted if you would
join us! More details will be available on the alumni website soon. If you have any queries in the
meantime please contact reunions@imperial.ac.uk.