Meet the President – East of England
Schedule
Mon Jan 26 2026 at 04:30 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Skempton Building | London, EN
About this Event
Opportunity to tour Structural Research Labs at Imperial College followed by an address from the new 2026 President of the Institution of Structural Engineers. This will be a great chance to see ground breaking research being undertaken by PhD students at Imperial College and hear about the President's plans for the Institution’.
Agenda
16:30 Lab tour
17.30 Tea and coffee
18:00 Introduction by Professor Leroy Gardner from Imperial College
18:05 Welcome by the Immediate Past Chair, Jack Howard and handover to new Chair, Tehseen Furqan
18:10 Chair announce: Fellowship certificates
18:15 Address by the Chair
18:25 Chair announce: The Student Prize Competition
18:35 Address by Deputy Chief Executive, Darren Byrne (15 minutes)
18:50 Address by the President (55 minutes) – Inaugural speech
19:45 Q&A chaired by the Chair, Tehseen Furqan
20:00 Concludes
20:00 – 21:30 Buffet
Speaker
Name: Brian Uy
Brian was born in Sydney in 1970, schooled in the Netherlands and Australia and graduated with a BE (Hons 1) and PhD from the University of New South Wales in 1992 and 1995 respectively.
He is currently Scientia Professor of Structural Engineering in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Brian has held positions at Wargon Chapman and Partners (now Arcadis), Wholohan Grill and Partners (now Worley) and Arup in Sydney where he was involved in design of building and offshore structures.
He has held a Chair in Structural Engineering since 2004 and has worked at the Universities of Sydney, Western Sydney and Wollongong where he has also held roles as Dean, Head of School and Director.
He currently Chairs the Australian/New Zealand Standards on Steel and Composite Structures for Buildings and Bridges, BD-032 and BD-090-06 and he is a Vice President of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE).
Location
Room 301 Skempton Building
Imperial College London
Where is it happening?
Skempton Building, Imperial College Road, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00
