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| Name | Profession | Qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| The Rt Hon Lord Chilver FRS FREng | Professor of Civil Engineering, Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University (1970-1989), former Chairman of English China Clays and RJB Mining. |
BSc Mechanical Engineering 1947, PhD Civil Engineering 1951, DSc Civil Engineering 1962, Honorary DSc in Engineering 1983 |
| Professor Paul Dirac (1902-1984) | Scientist and Nobel prize winner: described as 'one of the greatest scientists in the 20th century', he specialised in quantum mechanics. His famous wave equation introduced special relativity into Schrodinger's equation. | BSc Engineering 1921 |
| Colin Green CBE FREng |
Former President - Defence Aerospace, Rolls Royce Plc. Colin is also a past President of the Society of British Aerospace Companies and a director of the UK Council for Electronic Business. |
BSc Mechanical Engineering 1971, Honorary DEng 1997 |
| Roger Holmes | Managing Director of Change Capital Partners, Formerly Chief Executive of Marks and Spencer | BSc Mechanical Engineering 1981 |
| Dr Nigel Horne FREng | IT Partner, and special adviser KPMG (1989-1998), non-executive director Aspex Semiconductor. | BSc Engineering 1962, Honorary DEng 1993 |
| Anton La Guardia | Defence and Security Correspondent for The Economist, and formerly Diplomatic Editor at The Telegraph, Anton is the author of Holy Land, Unholy War: Israelis and Palestinians. | BSc Aeronautical Engineering 1983 |