The Master and Pauline were delighted to represent our Company at the Buckingham Palace Garden Party earlier this week. The Livery movement generally was very well represented. During the afternoon they had the privilege of being presented to the Duchess of Edinburgh and the Duchess of Gloucester.
Liveryman Peter Walpole, his wife Mary, and Honorary Freeman Annie Robertson were among guests who attended the Craft Celebration event at The Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers, Monday 12 May.
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The Master’s Weekend took place in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire in very nice late Spring weather. As well as some splendid dining, and some dancing on Saturday night, there were visits to the Great Western Railway STEAM museum, the REME museum at MOD Lynham and the fine Roman town of Cirencester where the Civic Society provided guides for a Town walk.
For those wondering – the weekend is open to all. Look out for next years weekend around the same time of year in Birmingham.
The Master was delighted to represent our Company at Evensong in St Paul’s on the 80th anniversary of VE Day as a guest of the City of London Corporation. He was accompanied by his mother who had served in the Land Army and had, the previous day, been interviewed about her experiences by the BBC. The service was extremely moving and included a Sermon by Music that was exceptionally poignant.
Professor Jim Lynch OBE has been awarded the Oxburgh Award by the InstMC– given to any person whose contribution to measurement, instrumentation and control in the field of environmental science and engineering is of outstanding merit.
Each year, the WCSIM works with the excellent charity Primary Engineer, which delivers a structured course that introduces and supports primary school teachers in how to teach engineering.
Michael Faraday features on the left hand side of the SIM coat of arms. Little-know notebooks of his have recently been unearthed from the archives of the Royal Institution. Read more here.
It is with the greatest sadness that we learned of the death of Past Master Ken Sanders BSc, DSc, CCMI following his valiant battle with Motor Neurone Disease.
The Company congratulates Lewis who successfully defended his PhD viva on Monday, 24th of February 2025, at the Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland. Lewis is one of our post-graduate scholarship awardees. He expressed his gratitude to all, for the massive support and motivation he received to the successful completion of this tough journey. His research focuses on exploring the application of novel hexagonal optical devices for improving sustainability, performance, and packing density of building integrated concentrating photovoltaic systems. By concentrating light through the novel hexagonal concentrators onto smaller highly-efficient PV cells, he achieved significant reduction of PV material volume, while improving output power, energy-efficiency, cost-effectiveness, reducing carbon footprint, and environmental impact. These compact hexagonal photovoltaic modules can be integrated seamlessly within double-glazed windows, facades, and rooftops of the building envelope compared to traditional photovoltaic panels. He is open to future opportunities.
