64. The Horners Ralph Anderson Lecture

Earlier this week I was invited to attend the Horners 19th Ralph Anderson Lecture, along with several other livery company Masters.

As many of you know, the Horners Company now focuses on the plastics industry and it seemed appropriate that the lecture (funded by a generous donation from a past member, Rodney Anderson) was given by Professor Marc-Olivier Coppens from University College London (see photograph).

Professor Coppens specializes in using forms, structures  and materials from the natural world for the benefit of science. His fascinating lecture was entitled “Nature-Inspired Chemical Engineering: A NICE approach to innovation and sustainability”. The lecture was given at the prestigious Royal Society of Medicine in Wimpole Street (see photograph) with accompanying fine refreshments!

Many thanks to the Master Horner for inviting me.