Jenkin Lectures
The Department's annual event for its alumni is the Jenkin lecture, which is held in September and has been enjoyed by numerous alumni over the years. Here is a flavour of a few …
Previous events
2013: Weather and climate prediction: science and application across timescales (Dr Andy Brown)
2012: Flight-testing the A380 - from first flight to certification (Frank Chapman)
2011: Wind energy and its part in electricity generation in the future (Andrew Garrad)
2010: Liquid crystal displays - some surprising contributions from the UK (Professor Peter Raynes)
2009: Airborne Surveillance Rarad (Simon Watts)
2008: Control and the Coriolis Mass-flow meter (Professor David Clarke)
2007: Law and Engineering: resolution of technology disputes (Sir Vivian Ramsey)
2006: Railways: The Technical Challenges of their Renaissance (Rod Smith)
2005: Some Engineering Concepts applied to Ancient Greek Trireme Warships (John Coates)
2004: Bubbles (Dr David Kenning)
2003: Oil Production: from Nitroglycerine to Fibre-optics (Paul Martins)
2002: Engineering, Management and Aircraft (Martyn Hurst)
2001: The Engineering Don (Professor Carlos Ruiz)
2000: The Interface between Civil Engineering and Business (Roger Sainsbury)
1999: Educating Engineers - are we getting any better at it? (Mr David Witt)
1998: Orthopaedic Engineering (Professor John O'Connor)
1997: Forensic Engineering - Feedback for Design (Peter Lindsell)
1996: Echo-Location by Bats and Radar: Evolution and Intention for Survival (Professor Ted Paige)
1995: Immersed Tube Tunnels (David Culverwell)
1994: Aerodynamics at Oxford (Professor Terry Jones)
1993: An Engineering View of the Development of Management Studies (Clark Brundin)
1992: Robotics and Image Processing (Professor Mike Brady)
1991: The Channel Tunnel: Design and Construction (Hugh Norie)
1990: Down to Earth at Oxford (Professor Peter Wroth)
1989: Offshore Engineering (Brian Cook)
1988: A Century of Oxford Engineering (Dr Alastair Howatson)