Announcing the winner of the Award in the category “Distinguished STEM Alumni” for 2022
The STEM Alumni Awards attracted a significant number of very strong nominations in both categories: “Distinguished STEM Alumni” and “Achieving Excellence in STEM” awards. Both categories have been assessed by a judging panel and we are happy to announce the winners.
The awardees will be presented with their awards at a dedicated “Alumni Award Ceremony” on the 7th November (postponed from 16th September). Further details on the Ceremony will be communicated to alumni, staff and all students in the School at a later stage.
The winner of the “Distinguished STEM Alumni ” for 2022 is: Sir Julian Young KBE CB FREng CEng FIET (Graduated from City University in 1985, with a Degree in Air Transport Engineering. He is President of IET (The Institution of Engineering and Technology)
Sir Julian Young
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Sir Julian Young is the President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and recently retired from the Royal Air Force (RAF) after 40 years of service as an Engineer Officer. In his last post, he was Director-General Air within the Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) organization in the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
In this role, he led some 2,265 military and civilian specialists and was responsible for putting to work some £3.7 billion annually on equipping and supporting all of the MOD’s fixed-wing aircraft. He was concurrently a member of the Air Force Board and the RAF’s Chief Engineer, and he had a MOD-wide role as the Defence Engineering Champion.
Throughout his long career, Julian held a variety of in-command, manpower policy, operational, engineering, training, logistics and staff appointments, including Project Team Leader for the Harrier GR7/T10 fleet and on the Support Helicopter Force (Falkland Islands, Cold War Germany and Gulf War I). Julian is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He is also a Trustee of the RAF Charitable Trust and Chair of ‘The STEM Code’ Advisory Board. He was awarded a KBE in 2020, a CB in 2013 and an OBE in 2000.
The awards
- Distinguished STEM Alumni Award for alumni who have achieved significant success within the respective STEM discipline.
- Excellence in STEM Achievement Alumni Award for alumni who have made significant progress in their careers within ten years of graduating from the School.
