Our next event
(Event Code: E12)
Chairman of Friends: Rod Rhys Jones and President & Rector of Imperial College: Sir Keith O'Nions |
This event is open to members, their guests and donors to the College.
Book nowFizz, music and conversation with our speakers, faculty and other members... and of course a preview of our 2013-14 programme.
Friends' Annual Summer Party provides a unique opportunity to meet the Rector, speakers past and future, members of Faculty, students, other Members of Friends and their guests over a glass of fizz and canapes.
Venue: Rector's Residence, 170 Queen's Gate
Campus Map reference 24 on the Imperial College Map
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Events held in 2010-2011
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Professor Christofer Toumazou, Chief Scientist and Director, Institute of Biomedical Engineering. Professor Ross Ethier, Chair of Biomechanics, Imperial College. |
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View how new technology in biomedical engineering is being adapted to improve quality of life for those in need. |
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Professor Nadia Rosenthal, Chair in Cardiovascular Science ; Scientific Director, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College. |
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If some animals can regenerate, will we be able to do so in the future? |
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Professor Joanna Haigh, Chair of Atmospheric Physics; Head of Department of Physics, Imperial College, Member of the Royal Society Working Group on Geoengineering. |
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How do changes in the Sun affect the Earth’s climate? Observations of sunspots date back to at least the 2nd century BC, and so have speculations that sunspot numbers are related to weather, but scientific evidence is more elusive. |
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Master of Ceremonies Dr Nic Harrigan and his troupe of post-graduate quantum physicists |
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Tricks and treats of the quantum world |
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Emeritus Professor Igor Aleksander, Senior Research Investigator, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College. |
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Information - too much; too little. What is it for and what does the brain do with it? |
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Dr Frank Berkshire, Department of Mathematics, Imperial College |
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Why is gambling so attractive? How do gamblers lose when they win? |
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Dr Charlotte Williams, Senior Lecturer, Nanostructured Materials and Devices Group, Imperial College. |
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Sustainable Chemistry as illustrated by the production of Polymers from Renewable Resources.
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Dr Frantisek Stepanek, Reader in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College; Associate Professor at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague. |
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Designing new medical devices to mimic swarms of birds and insects for more effective drug delivery. |
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Dr Antony Valentini, Research Associate, Theoretical Physics Group, Imperial College. |
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Challenging popular belief: quantum uncertainty is not fundamental and time is universal not relative. |
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Visit to Diamond Light facility |
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Visit to Diamond Light facility, Harwell Science Park, Didcot. |
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Sir Keith O'Nions; Rod Rhys Jones |
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Friends of Imperial College hold their annual Summer Party |
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