Alumni
The Origins of the Cambridge University Energy Network
The Foundation
When Ronan Kavanagh started research in power generation systems
he recognised that students, ambitious to become leaders in the energy industry and
to tackle the diverse technical, economic and political challenges facing this industry,
required something more than the University provided. As well as offering their own expertise,
students must be able to communicate this effectively, participate in dialogue and debate
and most importantly understand the truly multi-disciplinary nature of the challenges.
This led to the foundation of the Cambridge University Energy Network.
The Vision
The vision is to provide students from all disciplines the opportunity to develop
into the leaders of tomorrow in the field of sustainable energy. We established a discussion
group series which covered topics ranging from the Hydrogen economy to financing clean
coal technologies in China. Student leads would offer their expertise, and the discussion
group offered them a unique opportunity to develop their communication skills and to participate
in debate and dialogue, whilst the other student participants broadened their knowledge base.
The Cambridge Annual Energy Conference is a much broader net which draws in students and
academics from major universities in the UK and delegates from industry. The symposium
takes on a specific theme facing the energy industry and provides all participants a unique
opportunity to network, present their research and hopefully sow the seed for collaborative
ventures and research.
The Future is Bright
Having recently handed over the leadership of CUEN to the current committee I am certain that CUEN will be a keystone in maintaining the status of Cambridge as a University that can lead, take on the technical, political and economic challenges of this fast moving industry, and above all, a University that develops students into the leaders of the energy industry for the 21st Century.
Committee 2008-2009
- President: Jason Cleeton
- Vice President: Lino Scelsi
- Student Advisor: Robin Chrystie
- Student Advisor: Shin Yong Chuang
- Senior Treasurer: Prof. John Young
- Junior Treasurer: Saquib Sultan
- Secretary: Hang Zhou
- Publicity: Tamaryn Brown
- Publicity: Ting-Yueh Liu
- Publicity: Rounan You
- Content: Nathan Evans
- Content: Nick Smith
- Content: Neta Luria
- Logistics: Marc Stettler
- Logistics: Arjan Abeynaike
- Webmaster: Amit Mulji
Committee 2007-2008
- President: Robin Chrystie
- Vice President: Shin Yong Chuang
- Senior Treasurer: Prof. John Young
- Junior Treasurer: Lino Scelsi
- Secretary: Hilda Tsang
- Publicity: Belinda Clarke
- Publicity: Jason Cleeton
- Content: Robert Uzuna
- Logistics: Johnny Wan
- Logistics: Ernie Au-Yeung
- Marketing: Jon Heras
Committee 2006-2007
- President: Ronan Kavanagh
- Senior Treasurer: Prof. John Young
- Junior Treasurer: Andrew Garmory
- Funding: Moncef Tanfour
- Events: John Prendergast
- Discussion Groups/Publications: Edward Richardson
- Website: Maurice Fallon