Previous SOUE Events
Previous SOUE events are summarised below. The links provide details of the individual events.
- 15 May 2008: The 2008 Departmental Open Day and Lubbock Lecture
On Being an Engineer (Lord Browne of Madingley) and two talks describing applications of biomedical and information engineering in personalised healthcare - 15 September 2007: The 2007 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Lunch
Law and Engineering: resolution of technology disputes (Sir Vivian Ramsey) and a lecture by Professor Martin Oldfield about gas turbine research - 10 May 2007: The 2007 Departmental Open Day and Lubbock Lecture
The Entrepreneurial Bug (Sir Martin Wood) and two talks describing applications of novel electrical and mechanical design - 22 / 23 September 2006: The 2006 Dinner, AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Lunch
Railways: The Technical Challenges of their Renaissance (Rod Smith) and two mini-lectures - 11 May 2006: The 2006 Departmental Open Day and Lubbock Lecture
The Semiconductor Industry: Making Business and Technology Innovation work (Warren East) and two talks describing research on optical and electronic devices - 30 September / 1 October 2005: The 2005 Dinner, AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Lunch
Some Engineering Concepts applied to Ancient Greek Trireme Warships (John Coates) and two mini-lectures - 13 May 2005: The 2005 Departmental Open Day and Lubbock Lecture
Less Incrementalism and More Breakthroughs: Thoughts on avoiding the collision between sustainability and our response to climate change (Dr Robin Batterham) and two talks describing research on sustainability - 23 October 2004: The 2004 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Lunch
Bubbles (Dr David Kenning) and two talks from recent graduates - 21 May 2004: The 2004 Departmental Open Day and Lubbock Lecture
Engineering in the Information Age (Sir David Brown) and two talks describing research on Information Engineering - 18 October 2003: The 2003 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Lunch
Oil Production: from Nitroglycerine to Fibre-optics (Paul Martins) - 23 May 2003: The 2003 Departmental Open Day and Lubbock Lecture
Building a world-class company from Oxford Engineering Science: the PowderJect Story (Paul Drayson) and two talks describing research on Biomedical Engineering - 4 October 2002: The 2002 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Dinner
Engineering, Management and Aircraft (Martyn Hurst) and two afternoon lectures - 24 May 2002: The 2002 Departmental Open Day and Lubbock Lecture
In Pursuit of Creative Interaction: Synergistic Design from the Sydney Opera House to the London Millennium Bridge (Anthony J Fitzpatrick FREng) and two talks describing research on structures - 14 September 2001: The 2001 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Dinner
The Engineering Don (Professor Carlos Ruiz) and two afternoon lectures - 1 June 2001: The 2001 Departmental Open Day and Lubbock Lecture
"New" Engineering - a portal for the future (John Robinson FREng) and two seminars on Chemical Engineering and Electro-optics - 22 September 2000: The 2000 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Dinner
The Interface between Civil Engineering and Business (Roger Sainsbury) and two afternoon lectures - 26 May 2000: The 2000 Departmental Open Day and Lubbock Lecture
E-science and the Information Utility (Dr John Taylor) and three seminars on Information Engineering topics - 24 September 1999: The 1999 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Dinner
Educating Engineers - are we getting any better at it? (Mr David Witt) and two afternoon lectures - 7 May 1999: The 1999 Departmental Open Day and Lubbock Lecture
Advanced Power Systems (Philip Ruffles) and four seminars on Rolls-Royce topics - 25 September 1998: The 1998 Tenth Anniversary Meeting, Jenkin Lecture and Dinner
Orthopaedic Engineering (Professor John O'Connor) and two afternoon lectures - 22 May 1998: The 1998 Departmental Open Day and Lubbock Lecture
Future Management of the Water Environment (Professor James Dooge) and four seminars - 26 September 1997: The 1997 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Dinner
Forensic Engineering - Feedback for Design (Peter Lindsell) and two afternoon lectures - 30 May 1997: The 1997 Departmental Open Day and Lubbock Lecture
Digital Broadcasting Overtakes Rocket Science (Dr John Forrest) and four seminars - 27 September 1996: The 1996 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Dinner
Echo-Location by Bats and Radar: Evolution and Intention for Survival (Professor Ted Paige) and two afternoon lectures - 31 May 1996: The 1996 Departmental Open Day and Lubbock Lecture
A History of the Automobile Engine 1970-2014 (Dr Derek Crabb) with two seminars and two career talks - 22 September 1995: The 1995 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Dinner
Immersed Tube Tunnels (David Culverwell) - 25 May 1995: The 1995 Departmental Open Day and Lubbock Lecture
Electricity - the Common Currency (Dr James Smith) with three seminars and two career talks - 23 September 1994: The 1994 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Dinner
Aerodynamics at Oxford (Professor Terry Jones) and two afternoon seminars - 24 September 1993: The 1993 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Dinner
An Engineering View of the Development of Management Studies (Clark Brundin) and two afternoon seminars - 25 September 1992: The 1992 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Dinner
Robotics and Image Processing (Professor Mike Brady) and two afternoon seminars - 27 September 1991: The 1991 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Dinner
The Channel Tunnel: Design and Construction (Hugh Norie) and two afternoon seminars - 21 September 1990: The 1990 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Dinner
Down to Earth at Oxford (Professor Peter Wroth) and three afternoon seminars - September 1989: The 1989 AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Dinner
Offshore Engineering (Brian Cook) and tours of the Department - 9 September 1988: The First AGM, Jenkin Lecture and Dinner
A Century of Oxford Engineering (Dr Alastair Howatson) and tours of the Department