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Master and Fellows 2008M A S T E RProfessor Roger W Ainsworth,MA, DPhil, FRAeSF E L L O W SJohn R Ockendon, MA, DPhil, FRSFellow by Special Election inMathematicsProfessor of MathematicsIan W Craig, MA (PhD Liv)Fellow by Special Election in HumanSciencesSudhir Anand, MA, DPhilTutor in EconomicsHarold Hindley FellowProfessor of Quantitative EconomicAnalysisRichard J Parish, MA, DPhil (BANewc)Tutor in FrenchPhilip Spencer FellowProfessor of FrenchFram E Dinshaw, MA, DPhilOfficial FellowFinance BursarPeter D Battle, MA, DPhilTutor in Inorganic ChemistryUnilever FellowProfessor of ChemistryVice-MasterRevd Colin P Thompson, MA, DPhilTutor in SpanishA Gervase Rosser, MA (MA, PhDLond)Tutor in History of ArtLibrarianJohn S Foord, MA (PhD Camb)Tutor in Physical ChemistryProfessor of ChemistryRobert A Leese, MA (PhD Durh)Fellow by Special Election inMathematicsDirector of the Smith InstituteLouise L Fawcett, MA, DPhil (BALond)Tutor in PoliticsWilfrid Knapp FellowSenior TutorSusan C Cooper, MA (BA CollbyMaine, PhD California)Professor of Experimental PhysicsHelen J Mardon, MA, DPhil (BSc Sus)Tutor in Medical StudiesWolfson FellowProfessor of Reproductive ScienceKobe Officer(Leave M08-T09)Peter R Franklin, MA (BA, PhD York)Tutor in MusicProfessor of MusicJohn Charles Smith, MATutor in French LinguisticsPenny A Handford, MA (BSc, PhDS’ton)Tutor in BiochemistryWolfson FellowProfessor of BiochemistryTimothy Cook, MA, DPhilFellow by Special ElectionRichard I Todd, MA, DPhil (MA Camb)Tutor in Material SciencesGoldsmiths’ FellowReader in MaterialsMarc Lackenby, MA (PhD Camb)Tutor in Pure MathematicsLeathersellers’ FellowProfessor of MathematicsEPSRC Advanced Research Fellow(Leave M08-T09)Marc E Mulholland, MA (BA, MA,PhD Belf)Tutor in HistoryDeanGavin Lowe, MA, MSc, DPhilTutor in Computer ScienceProfessor of Computer ScienceRichard M Berry, MA, DPhilTutor in PhysicsAshok I Handa, MA (MB, BS Lond),FRCSFellow by Special Election inMedicineTutor for GraduatesReader in SurgeryJames L Bennett, MA (BA Reading)Fellow by Special ElectionHome BursarDavid J Womersley, MA (PhD Camb)Warton Professor of EnglishLiteraturePresident of the Senior CommonRoomRichard J Carwardine, MA, DPhil,FBARhodes Professor of AmericanHistoryCressida E Chappell, MA (BA, MAHull)Fellow by Special ElectionAcademic RegistrarSecretary to the Governing BodyDavid R H Gillespie, MA, DPhilTutor in Engineering ScienceRolls-Royce Fellow(Leave H09-T09)Peter P Edwards, MA (BSc, PhDSalf), FRSProfessor of Inorganic ChemistryPatrick S Grant, MA, DPhil (BEngNott)Cookson Professor of MaterialsJustine N Pila, MA (BA, LLB, PhDMelb)Tutor in LawCollege CounselBart B van Es (BA, MPhil, PhD Camb)Tutor in EnglishMichael Sheppard, MA, DPhilFellow by Special ElectionEric Descheemaeker, DPhil (Lic,Maîtrise, DEA Paris-I Panthéon-Sorbonne, LLM Lond)Fellow by Special Election in LawJorge Quintanilla (Lic Salamanca,PhD Brist)Atlas Research Fellow in CondensedMatter TheoryTommaso Pizzari (BSc Aberd, PhDShef)Tutor in ZoologyByron W Byrne, MA, DPhil (BCom,BEng Western Australia)Tutor in Engineering ScienceTutor for AdmissionsW (Bill) I F David, MA, DPhilFellow by Special Election in PhysicsHelen J Scott, BCL, MA, MPhil, DPhil(BA, LLB Cape Town)Tutor in LawAndrew M Barry (BA Camb, DPhilSus)Tutor in GeographyReader in Geography(Leave M08)Thomas W Pickles, BA, MSt, DPhilFellow by Special Election in HistoryPhilip M Ligrani, MA (BS Texas, MS,PhD Stanford)Donald Schultz Professor ofTurbomachineryRichard M Bailey (BSc Leics, MSc,PhD Lond)Tutor in GeographyGaia Scerif (BSc St And, PhD Lond)Tutor in Psychology(Leave part M08-T09)Karl Sternberg, MAFellow by Special ElectionChristoph Reisinger (Dipl Linz,Dr phil Heidelberg)Tutor in MathematicsGiandomenico Iannetti (MD, PhDLa Sapienza Rome)Fellow by Special Election inMedicineTimothy J Bayne (BA Otago, PhDArizona)Tutor in PhilosophyRobert E Mabro, CBE, MA (BEngAlexandria, MSc Lond)Fellow by Special Election

CONTENTSContentsMaster’s Report 2College Life The life of a junior Dean 6Postcards to the Master 8Catz welcomes Kevin Spacey 10Conferences at Catz 13OXIP 16Catz|fivezero, 1962-2012 17Joshua Silver 19A Hodgepodge 20Finals Results & Prizes 2008 20Graduate Degrees & Diplomas 23Sports Review 25Student Perspectives Claire Berthet 26Daniel Gallagher 27Aadya Shukla 28Logan Gerrity 29Nick Brodie 30Lucy Rowland 31Wallace Watson 32Alumni News Tom Phillips 34Bob Peirce 36Michelle Teasel 37David Mabberley 38David Baum 39Jack Douay 41News in brief 43Development Office contact details 44College time capsule clues & College events 2009 45Catz Fellows Andrew Bunker 46Colin Thompson 48Justine Pila 50Professor John Ockendon 52Dr Tommaso Pizzari 54Dan Howe 55Professor Michael Sullivan 56Gazette Lloyd Stocken 58William Woodruff 60Benazir Bhutto 62Denis Cosgrove 62Robin McCleery 65Eric Silver 66Clive Barnes 67Obituaries 68Admissions 2008 70ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/1

MESSAGESMaster’s ReportAS WE BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT OUR FIFTIETHANNIVERSARY IN 2012, I feel our Founders would bemore than pleased with the results of their initiativesthis year. How many colleges could claim in their reviewa Pulitzer Prize and two Olympic medals in the samebreath? We were delighted when Dan Howe, RhodesProfessor of American History here for fifteen yearsuntil his retirement, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize forWhat Hath God Wrought: The Transformation ofAmerica, 1815-1848, which offers a panoramicnarrative of the dramatic changes that took place inAmerica at this time. I will return to sport in a moment.Another of our historians, Professor RichardCarwardine, is to be presented with the BicentennialEdition of The Order of Lincoln as a result of hisseminal work on the sixteenth president of the UnitedStates. Dr Angela Brueggemann is the 2008 Europeanrecipient of the Robert Austrian Research Award invaccinology for her work on streptococcus pneumoniaeand Dr Richard Berry has been awarded a DaiwaAdrian Prize (in recognition of significant Anglo-Japanese scientific collaboration in biological physics).Dr Richard Bailey achieved the distinction of havinghis work dating the Hofmeyr skull recognised by Timemagazine as one of the top ten scientific discoveriesof 2007. We were also immensely pleased when SirNicholas Stern, Honorary Fellow and former Tutor inEconomics, became Lord Stern of Brentford. His report,The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review,is regarded internationally as a landmark work.This year has seen a number of departures fromCollege. Professor Jose Harris retired after nearly thirtyyears of service as a Fellow in History, although we areunsure what the term retirement will mean in Jose’scase and are confident that her prodigious scholarlyactivities will be unperturbed by the label. Mr DaveBeynon retired from the Lodge, where he had givensterling service to all, and we also said goodbye to ourlibrarian, Mrs Sally Collins, who has overseen the recataloguingof all 50,000 volumes on to the singleOxford system. Professor Duncan Wu, who claims theunique distinction of having been an undergraduate,postgraduate, Junior Research Fellow and TutorialFellow of the College, moved to Georgetown Universityin Washington, and Dr Michael Spence to the Universityof Sydney as Vice-Chancellor. Professor Angela McLeanmoves to All Souls College and we are sorry alsoto lose Drs Tadié, Kwint, Powles and Wheeler.Fortunately, there are arrivals to report too, andDr Shepherd-Barr as a Tutorial Fellow in English,together with Drs Whittaker, Thomson and Spenerhave reinforced the Fellowship.How manycolleges couldclaim in theirreview aPulitzer Prizeand twoOlympicmedals ...2 /A MESSAGE FROM THE MASTER

MESSAGESThe public profile of College through our programmesof lectures and events remains high. During the courseof the year, the Alan Tayler Lecture was given byProfessor Ian Stewart, from the University of Warwick,on symmetries in biological and physical networks,while the Nairne Lecture – Iraq and its Consequences –was delivered by Sir Jeremy Greenstock, Director of theDitchley Foundation and former British Ambassador tothe United Nations.Our Cameron Mackintosh Professor, Patrick Stewart,came twice to College and involved groups ofstudents in his play-making with the Royal ShakespeareCompany. Emeritus Fellow Thelma Holt and HonoraryFellow Michael Billington (1958, English) added furtherlustre to our reputation in this area, in conversation onthe role of critics in enhancing the creativity of thetheatre. Kevin Spacey was named as Patrick Stewart’ssuccessor, and we were delighted to welcome him toCatz to make his inaugural lecture as CameronMackintosh Professor on 13 October 2008.Our alumni have more than played their part inenhancing the profile of College. At the Olympics,Andy Triggs-Hodge (2004, MSc, Water Science Policy)took a gold medal in the coxless fours and Colin Smith(2003, Geography) a silver in the Eights. Colin hasreturned to Catz as a graduate student, and is 2008-2009 President of Oxford University Boat Club.David Mabberley (1967, Botany) became the FirstKeeper of the Herbarium, Library and Archives at theRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, while David Mitchell(1968, Law) became Designated Civil Judge for London.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/3

MESSAGESIn the 2008 New Year’s Honours list, Professor John Savill(1975, Physiological Sciences), Head of the College ofMedicine and Veterinary Medicine and a Vice-Principal ofthe University of Edinburgh, was knighted for services toClinical Science. Jeremy Greenwood (1961, Zoology), untilrecently Director of the British Trust for Ornithology,received a CBE for services to Conservation.I am sorry to have to report the deaths that haveoccurred amongst our membership. From the Fellowship,Lloyd Stocken, Austin Bide and Benazir Bhutto; amongstour distinguished alumni, William Woodruff, Eric Silver,Robin McCleery, Denis Cosgrove and Clive Barnes. Weremember them with great affection.There are many significant new initiatives within thecollegiate University in which our Fellows play pivotalroles, and I give a perspective here of two of them –the tip of the iceberg. The Oxford Law Faculty’s newPostgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property (IP) Lawand Practice has been orchestrated by Dr Justine Pila, andshe becomes the Diploma’s Founding Director. A centralpart of the University’s bid, won against competitionfrom eight other UK universities, was that the Diplomabe based at Catz from 2009. The College has also beenchosen as the new home for the Oxford International IPMoot, again overseen by Dr Pila in her capacity as InterimDirector of the Oxford IP Research Centre.On the mathematical side of the equation, I am delightedto report that Professor John Ockendon has become thefounding director of the Oxford Centre for CollaborativeApplied Mathematics (OCCAM) which is financed by a $25There aremanysignificantnew initiativeswithin thecollegiateUniversityin which ourFellows playpivotal roles ...million grant from the King Abdullah University of Scienceand Technology in Saudi Arabia. John, together withDr Hilary Ockendon and the late Professor Alan Tayler,has been a pioneer in bringing the tools of appliedmathematics to the service of industry, and it is greatlypleasing that the quality of his work has been so publiclyrecognised and rewarded. Initiatives such as these arepivotal in supporting the academic mission of College.Colleagues also work extremely hard to generatedirect financial support through the activities of ourDevelopment Office, our Conference and AccommodationOffice and through initiatives such as OXIP (OxfordInvestment Partnership). Our conference work, byproviding an agreeable, professional ambience in whichto meet, adds greatly to the public profile of the work ofthe College and, of course, brings a valuable income withit – this year £2.1 million, greater than that of any othercollege. Like all things in a college, team effort is vital,but the role of two key players, Caroline Carpenter andTim Kelsey, must be particularly applauded. Carolinebrings in the business better than anyone else in Oxford,and Tim the Chef makes sure they keep coming back.Our vision for the future is that we should continuein the provision of a high-quality, well-resourcededucation. All students who demonstrate need should begiven the financial support they require to be successfulin their studies. At the same time, the University shouldbe financially self-sustaining. It is vital we retain ourcompetitive position in attracting the right staff and inmaking sure we appeal to students with the rightpotential, and that we have appropriately good facilitiesto back this up. The tutorial system plays a major part in4 /A MESSAGE FROM THE MASTER

MESSAGESplacing Oxford in the position of one of a mere handfulof great international universities. Our entry requirementsare exacting, our courses are demanding, our researchprogrammes are uncompromising. The opportunities aregreat in Oxford, with its special qualities, its internationalmix of students, and the close involvement of academicsin the work of those they teach.We, in tandem with most other colleges and togetherwith the University, have launched a fund-raisingcampaign called, in our case, the Catz|fivezero campaign.In four years time we will reach our first half-century,and it is appropriate that we take stock of the majorchallenges lying ahead of us. Our teaching is designed toproduce intellectual self-reliance, to teach people how tolearn, how to take charge of their thinking and how todirect it in an appropriate and analytical manner. Thecrucial qualities which we aim to foster in our studentsare also the most difficult to attain – understanding,independence of judgment, and the ability to distinguishthe true from the seemingly true. These are the qualitieswhich a stable and successful society needs in eachsuccessive generation, and these are qualities that we inSt Catherine’s are committed to preserving and enhancingin a collegiate environment.As Master, I am reminded daily of, and am immenselygrateful for, the many differing talents of our staff,students, Fellows, alumni and friends of the College,all of which meld together to such positive effect.For this I thank them and you greatly. We will have muchto celebrate in 2012. Let us all look forward with relishto influencing the minds of the young in the next fiftyyears, to helping them take charge of their thoughts,and for us and them to seek the truth, wherever itlies, and whatsoever it might be.Our teachingis designedto produceintellectualself-reliance,to teachpeople howto learn, howto take chargeof theirthinking ...ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/5

COLLEGE LIFEThe life of a JuniorEnrique Sacau (2003, DPhil, Music)‘My wrath is as fearsome as my countenance is splendid’Emma Thompson in Angels in AmericaTHE ABOVE QUOTATION, taken from an American miniseriesbut reminiscent of the Old Testament, is not simplya pedantic way to say ‘don’t hate us because we’rebeautiful’, but is an elegant encapsulation of what beinga Junior Dean means and represents. Whether we break upparties or put people to bed, we do not bear grudges. Butwhat do we really do? In describing our duties, it wouldbe too easy to indulge in extravagant descriptions of our‘terrible’ position in College: half graduates, half membersof the establishment; half young, half old; half prisoners,half guards and as many etceteras as the baroque writermay want to add. Indeed, after eight terms juniordeaning,I could gather an eye-popping list of misdemeanours andother embarrassing situations which involve respectablemembers-to-beof society. The jocularity of this accountcould then be ornamented sombrely with countlessreferences to the welfare of many and to the sadlyunforgettable pieces of information we have heard in thecourse of duty. Fear not, for I do not intend to inflict suchpain upon my readers. Instead, I will offer you an overviewof ‘the life and works of the Junior Deans’, starting fromwhen I first heard about that intrinsically Oxford entity.Along with ‘scout’, ‘battels’ and ‘subfusc’, I had tofamiliarise myself with the concept of the Junior Dean (JD)at Oxford. Rather an odd title, I thought, for a rather oddjob. Do people really need JDs to tell them when to party?Do students really go to these people to talk about theirproblems? I was soon to find out. The opportunity waspresented to me by Dev Gangjee, my predecessor, whoencouraged me to apply for the job. What followed wereeight terms of utter shock and bliss. Breaking up parties(showing our ‘fearsome wrath’) was, arguably, not the bestpart, but helping to plan them in a safer way has beenexcellent. I have also thoroughly enjoyed being involvedin devising better protocols to deal with disciplinary issues(such as abolishing fines) and sorting out problems beforethey spiral out of control. Then there is the welfare side ofEnrique Sacau6 /THE LIFE OF A JUNIOR DEAN

COLLEGE LIFEDeanthings. Students do come to us (as do tutors, worriedabout their students) and are mostly satisfied, sometimeseven grateful, as the cards we get from them show. Weare contacted by students of all types, and by this I meanmany who do not have the profile that most associate withpeople in need of peer support. We are here to listen tothem. We are always around and always willing to forgetthat party in which that same person was being a bitunreasonable (thus showing our ‘splendid countenance’).All this must be done in the best team spirit and under thesupervision of the Dean: firstly, in my case, Henry Bennet-Clark and now Marc Mulholland. In eight terms, I haveworked with the extraordinarily energetic Sallie Burrough(who could both climb mountains and shut down partiesusing only her left hand) and the tranquil Dan Stokeley(who discreetly carried out our ‘fearsome’ duty while nevereven altering his ‘countenance’). Justin Moore, Ali Walkerand Kaitlin Walsh, with whom I worked for two terms, areas different (and complementary) amongst themselves asone can imagine and that is, I believe, what has made thegroup so effective. Justin’s coolness and resilience, Ali’sdetermination and attention to detail and Kaitlin’s abilityto handle information, together with her knowledge of JCRand MCR politics, have made them a great group. A medicwho runs marathons, an engineer who plays rugby anda Hispanist with an unbelievable knowledge of pinkgadgets, respectively, they also like and do normal things.The ingredient I represent (a case of multiple personalities,given that I wear a graduate hat, a JD hat and a CollegeLecturer hat) has been a combination of experience and awillingness to learn new things. Sharing that experiencewith them over the last two terms has been one of themost enjoyable things I have ever done. We have disagreedand argued, but in the end always speak with one voice(as this article, written by myself, but edited by the threeof them, shows).In all, I cannot think of any better way to have spent mygraduate years at St Catherine’s. The Junior Deans haveprivileged access to the three Common Rooms and theCollege offices, see their joys and miseries, their tensionsand happy moments and can learn an awful lot in theprocess – especially about themselves.From left to right,Justin Moore, AlistairWalker, Kaitlin Walshand Enrique SacauIn all, I cannotthink of anybetter wayto have spentmy graduateyears ...ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/7

COLLEGE LIFEPostcards to the MasterAs in previous years, over forty students whoorganised expeditions to different parts of theworld – many undertaking charitable work oncethey had reached their destination – weresupported by a range of College Travel Awards.Postcards arrived on the Master’s desk from,amongst other countries, France, Ethiopia,Poland, Senegal, Oman, Ghana, India, Russiaand Morocco. Here is a small selection fromthe many cards he received…8 /POSTCARDS TO THE MASTER

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COLLEGE LIFECatz welcomes Kevinas the eighteenth Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary TheatreIN HIS INAUGURAL LECTURE the actorand director spoke of the fundamentalimportance of art and culture to society,while also offering those present a morepersonal insight into what motivated –and continues to motivate – him topursue a career that has seen him gaininternational recognition for his work.This is an edited version of that lecture.I’d like to share with you a little about myown background, because the story of howI got to this place in my life will help explainwhy I believe so passionately in the valueof what arts and culture – in particular thetheatre – can contribute to people’s lives. I believe thatarts and culture are not a luxury. They are a necessity.Movies, plays, music, dance and painting inspire, uplift,enrich and challenge us, stimulating our conversations,entering our debates and remaining in our hearts.Theatre creates a sense of family and communitythat can have a remarkable effect on a young person,whether they have an ambition to go into the... arts andculture arenot a luxury.They are anecessity.performing arts or not. Using the tools andartists of theatre we can teach young peopleto communicate, to express themselves, tofind their confidence, build their self-esteem.Because theatre requires participation, there’sno option to sit on the fence, watch from thesidelines, refuse to engage. It requires anemotional investment that helps us to openup and to express ourselves.I know how life-changing it can be for a youngperson to stand on a stage in a workshop,because when I was thirteen I attended aseminar conducted by the great actor JackLemmon. I cannot begin to tell you what itmeant to me when, after I performed a scene,he walked up to me, put his hand on my shoulder andsaid, in front of everyone, ‘That was a touch of terrific,kid. You got talent and you ought to think aboutbecoming an actor.’ Twelve years later, followingtraining at the Julliard School of Drama, I was castas Jack’s son in the Broadway production of EugeneO’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night. We workedtogether for over a year and I not only got the chanceto become Jack’s friend but also had the pleasure of10/CATZ WELCOMES KEVIN SPACEY

COLLEGE LIFESpaceywatching his example. When I’m asked why I’ve turned the focus of my career awayfrom films and towards the theatre (with educational projects and the developmentof emerging talent as the centrepiece of our efforts at the Old Vic), the answercomes tumbling out; I do it because a long time ago people took a chance on me,and I’m now repaying the debt.I want to talk to you about a man to whom I owe a large debt of gratitude. JosephPapp was one of the most remarkable figures the American theatre has ever seen.He helped to create some of the most successful productions ever to hit Broadwayincluding Dreamgirls, A Chorus Line and Hair, and was the first to discover thetalents of Meryl Streep, Raul Julia and countless young writers and directors. My veryfirst professional job as an actor was in Joe’s production of Henry IV, Part I in CentralPark – I played a tavern patron, a guard, a priest, a messenger and a rock. And I wasa good rock. At that point in my career I would have played a Shakespearian frogif they’d asked. Following my debut, I couldn’t get arrested as an actor. Frustratedand determined, I went back to the Public Theatre and asked if I could see Joe.He remembered me, and after I begged him for a job, any job, hired me to work inthe theatre’s stock room. During this period I was cast in an off-off-off-off Broadwayproduction of a play in a dance space on 13th Street. A paper called The VillageVoice reviewed the production, and someone showed it to Joe.The review happened to be a good one. The following night, Joe came to see the playand then called me into his office the next day and fired me. When I asked why hewas firing me, he said he thought I’d become too comfortable working at the Publicand that the night before he’d gone to the theatre and had discovered an actor onstage. Four months later, Joe and his wife were in the opening-night audience ofmy first Broadway play. I have always been eternally grateful for that little push.Some twenty-seven years later, I played my first major Shakespearian role in RichardII at the Old Vic, under the direction of the remarkable Trevor Nunn. In between I’vetackled other classic work and I always try to remember that what we today callclassics was at one time new work. Like Joe Papp, we must consistently spend ourresources and our time developing, encouraging and giving opportunities to emergingST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/11

COLLEGE LIFEtalent and to discovering theworks of today that will becometomorrow’s classics.A long time ago my motherpassed on a very sage piece ofadvice to me. She said that themost important way to have asuccessful life is to be rich inall the ways that have value.I believe in the notion of givingback, challenging yourself todo something that takes youout of your comfort zone andgives opportunity to others. To me,this is the way to lead a life that is both professionallyand personally rewarding. I have as much to learn fromall of you in this experience of coming to Oxford asyou might hope you can learn from me. I want to stayengaged. I want to listen. I want to hear from you whatyou want. I’m open, I’m interested and I want you toparticipate and challenge yourself and yes – even me.Chekhov said, ‘Man only gets better when you showhim what he is like.’ What is our job in theatre? For theactor, it is to become someone else; for the writer toput forth ideas; for the director, to interpret thoseideas. What’s the first step in that process? To seethings from someone else’s point of view. Theatrepractitioners have to be good at seeing things fromother people’s perspective. This seems to meenormously important in an age of fundamentalism,where everywhere we look people are refusing toKevin Spacey with theMasterI believe inthe notion ofgiving back ...consider a position which is nottheir own. Theatre forces you toempathise. I think this can havea hugely civilising influence. Ifyou are habitually required tounderstand other people in orderto portray them better, it becomesvery difficult to be prejudicedagainst them.I believe the arts must andshould be supported. If moretheatres close in our provincialcities, if more cultural centresface a threatened economic future, and ifmore of the smaller venues lose their funding, thenthe more our cultural landscape will be threatened.If we lose more of the places where emerging talentcan develop, then where will a young person go tolearn their craft? How does someone get to work ona national stage if there’s no place to start out whenyou’re young and eager to challenge and developyour talent?Those of us here must do our bit and be at our verybest as we seek our own paths, challenge our worldsand achieve our own ambitions. I think it important totry to stay open to new ideas and be willing to listento those around us because, as I’ve learned, new ideascan come from anywhere. Sometimes they’re the onesthat get chucked over the wall. Our job is to make surethe walls we create are not so high that the new ideascan no longer reach us.12/CATZ WELCOMES KEVIN SPACEY

COLLEGE LIFEJames Bennett, the Home Bursar, onConferences at CatzSupplying the needs of conferences brings with it manychallenges for our catering and domestic staff. Facingthose challenges successfully – as, year after year theydo – means that, when term starts again, we have ateam which thinks not from the standard perspectiveof student mass-catering, but one that has had thecreative stimulus of working in the demandingconference market. One example of what, practically,this creativity means, is the fact that St Catherine’s isnow home to the annual Oxford Symposium on Foodand Cookery. Writing about the 2008 symposium, PaulLevy, co-chair of the Symposium and author of thePenguin Book of Food and Drink declared that:This year's Oxford Symposium was the mostsuccessful in its twenty-seven years. The boardhas long felt that there was a gap between havingan annual meeting at which high standards appliedto food discussed as a subject, but where the foodconsumed was not up to the same elevatedstandard. This year, owing to the talent, flexibilityand totally helpful and committed attitude of ChefTim Kelsey and his staff, the food served to our160-plus symposiasts was of the same quality –as superior, nourishing and elegant – as the papersdelivered by our speakers.From a general businessperspective, experience of runningmeeting spaces, providingovernight accommodation, andcatering on a commercial basismeans that our domestic operationand its management is betterinformed about costs and efficiency. It also aspires toyear-round standards which are more often associatedwith hotels than with halls of residence.Conferences, however, do not just underpin the termtimelife at St Catherine’s because of the income theyprovide and the standards they set; their role is muchmore integral to the mission of the College – theadvancement of teaching and research in the artsand sciences. Catz acts as a home and a base for animmense variety of conference activity: from researchin an impressive number of disciplines (whereacademics from across the globe come to StCatherine’s to discuss new advances in their field ofstudy) to long-established activities such as the CharlesCoulson Summer School in Theoretical Chemistry, anevent which dates back to the 1950s. We also hostmeetings of professionals in areas such as law,medicine and other caring professions, andHome Bursar, JamesBennettCatz acts asa home anda base foran immensevariety ofconferenceactivity...ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/13

COLLEGE LIFEaccountancy, who come together toshare developments in their practice,and we are particularly pleased to beinvolved with activities which link theCollege with those who might becontemplating applying to study atOxford. These can be specificallydesigned events mounted by theSutton Trust, whose work is to supportprojects that provide educationalopportunities for young people fromnon-privileged backgrounds, or aUniversity Department. The College also hosts largelanguage and cultural summer schools, which open thedoors of Oxford to school pupils from across the world.These different types of interaction see St Catherine’sacting as a valued meeting place at the frontier ofacademe and its practical application in the widerworld. Year after year, as a result of its acting asthinking and working space for so many academicsand professionals from across the globe, the Collegeis justly perceived as being an active participant in theworld of knowledge transfer.It is interesting to trace the progress of our conferencebusiness over time. In November 1961, even beforethe new College was in full operation, the FinanceCommittee (then still meeting off-site at 42 BanburyRoad) discussed the tricky issue of how St Catherine’swas to be funded. Against a background of discussionof how best to provide students with hearty andwholesome meals, the minutes record worries aboutThe Conference &Accommodation OfficeTeam: Bella Forbes,Caroline Carpenter andKath Wondrak... the Collegeis justlyperceived asbeing an activeparticipant inthe world ofknowledgetransfer.an anticipated deficit in thecatering account. The then Bursarstated that ‘ultimately, conferencesshould provide an additionalsource of income for the College.’Lacking the endowment of theolder colleges, the founders ofSt Catherine’s were, from theCollege’s inception, highly awareof the necessity of usingconference opportunities providedby the vacations to generateincome.In 1971, the income from conferences had reached£19,323. A decade later Robert Pring-Mill, Secretary forAlumni, reported in The Year that amajor source of income is our conference business,and here the prospects remain buoyant. It is true thatconferences are presenting greater challenges everyyear: delegates are more demanding, the hotel industryis almost undercutting universities to attract trade,and hundreds of private schools have entered thebusiness… Nonetheless we have done far better thanour immediate competitors, and we continue to bethe envy of the other Oxford colleges. Our incomefrom conferences has risen more sharply than eitherinflation or costs, and the College conferencebusiness grossed around £200,000 last year.In 1997, the then Master, Lord Plant, reported that‘we already have a highly successful conference14/CONFERENCES AT CATZ

COLLEGE LIFEbusiness – which turns over above £1 million perannum – the largest of any Oxford College.’ He alsoput down a marker to effect that it was difficult to seehow the business could grow any further withoutexpansion of the physical resources of the College.Since 2002 that expansion has taken place, and,thanks to the success of the Catz Campaign, theCollege now has seven additional staircases (whichmeans that virtually all of our undergraduate studentscan live in College for the duration of their studies)and a new Lodge. This year St Catherine’s conferencerevenue has topped the £2 million mark, returning usto the top of the league table of earnings by Oxfordcolleges. Such a remarkable growth in the College’sconference business could not have been achievedwith the hard work and commitment of CarolineCarpenter, Conference and AccommodationManager since 1989.If you are considering holding a conference or are in aposition to recommend the College as a conferencevenue, please contact a member of the Conferenceand Accommodation Office, or visit our dedicatedconference website at www.catzconferences.co.uk1 Just some of the peoplewho make conferences atCatz so successful5Behind the scenes inthe College kitchensThe College’s conference business is clearly animportant part of its financial profile. Conferenceactivity allows us to offset a proportion of runningcosts against the income generated and, in so doing,to reduce charges to students. There are also otherspin-offs which are not so immediately obvious.We still work in that competitive market that RobertPring-Mill drew attention to in the early 1980s.Today’s delegate is as demanding as he or she wasthen and probably more so. Meeting those needs,as repeat business and testimonials clearly showthat we do, brings tangible benefits for our students,staff and Fellows.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/15

COLLEGE LIFEOXIP – An interim report at the two-year stageOxford Investment Partners (OXIP) was aCatz initiative launched in May 2006 as aninvestment office for colleges seeking toemulate the best practice of North Americaneducational endowments such as Yale’s byimproving the returns on endowment and, atthe same time, reducing volatility. In the UK,only the Wellcome Trust has managed to matchthe returns of the best US funds, and it is thelargest UK charity endowment, with resources tomatch. Our more limited resources necessitatedsome innovative thinking about how to addressthe difficult challenges of search,implementation and continuous monitoringwhich face the manager of a genuinelydiversified portfolio. The result is a uniquecollaborative venture between five colleges (StCatherine’s, Christ Church, Balliol, New Collegeand St John’s), professional management andthe investment consultant Watson Wyatt. OXIP’sinvestment objective is to deliver at least 5% inexcess of inflation over rolling five year periods,with around half the volatility of equities.Can we do it? OXIP is now over two yearsold, so the record is still short, but we couldhardly have imagined a more rigorous test ofour underlying approach. In the twelvemonths to June 2007 asset prices continuedto accelerate rapidly. The equity market wasup 17.8%. We were sceptical, and positionedour fund accordingly. Our return wasnonetheless a reasonable 11.9%. The pay-offfor that caution came the following year. Inthe twelve months to June 2008 equitiesreturned -13% and the OXIP fund returned+0.8%. Protecting capital in a downturn is akey component of superior long-run returns.Over the two year period OXIP produced+12.8% against +4.0% for the equity index.That puts us in the top quintile of USendowments. It is now important that whenmarkets turn (as they will) OXIP is able tocapture sufficient of the upside to meet ourinflation plus 5% objective over rolling fiveyear periods. So far our key principles ofdiversification and seeking the most talentedmanagers have served us well despiteextremely testing conditions.OXIP was created primarily to manageendowment for the colleges, but a furtherobjective is to offer our product to other likemindedlong-term investors such as charities,wealthy individuals and pension funds. Despitethe relatively brief investment record, thebusiness has made steady progress. OXIP nowmanages over £200 million, up from £90 milliontwo years ago. £60 million comes from noncollegecharities and private investors.Watson Wyatt will be introducing OXIP toselected pension fund clients from the autumnof 2008. We are confident that the foundationswe have laid will bring an increasing number ofnew clients over the next year.Some alumni have asked us to explainthe distinction between OXIP and OxfordUniversity Endowment Management (OUEM).The latter is a professional fund managementoffice, set up by the University in September2007. Its structure and goals are flatteringlysimilar to ours, but, unlike OXIP, it will onlymanage money on behalf of the Universityand, if they so wish, individual Oxfordcolleges. We at OXIP consider thedevelopment of alternative sources ofprofessional investment expertise withinthe Collegiate University to be a positivedevelopment and look forward to a healthylevel of both cooperation and competitionwith OUEM. If you would like to know moreabout OXIP, you can find details of our fundsand performance at www.oxip.co.uk.16/AN INTERIM REPORT AT TWO-YEAR STAGE

COLLEGE LIFECatz fivezero, 1962-2012The Master introduces plans to mark the fiftiethanniversary of the foundation of the CollegeIn 2012, we will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of ourfoundation as a college. This milestone in the history ofSt Catherine’s provides us with a wonderful opportunity tomark the considerable achievements of Oxford’s youngest– and largest – undergraduate and graduate college, andwe hope that all members of our extended Collegecommunity will be able to join us at one of the manyevents we are planning to mark this important anniversary.Earlier this year I posed the question, ‘Who, now, couldimagine Oxford without Catz?’ The College is a uniqueinstitution – the living embodiment of a vision that hasgrown and developed over time to meet the needs ofnew generations of students. Many changes have takenplace since the matriculation of the first thirty membersof the newly established St Catherine’s College in 1962,but what has remained constant is our commitment tostimulating excellence in teaching and research. We areproud of the role that we have played in catalysing thepotential of generations of students from a wide varietyof backgrounds, and we follow their post-Catzachievements with no small amount of pleasure.St Catherine’s today is thriving: in our community,thinking flourishes and the talents and ambitions of allour members are fostered and encouraged at every turn.The Master speakingof the importance ofsafeguarding the tutorialsystemCatzfivezerosecuring the futureWe are proudof the role thatwe have playedin catalysingthe potentialof generationsof students ...However, as we reflect upon all that we have achievedso far, we are also looking to the opportunities andchallenges that will face us over the next fifty years – andto how best we might prepare ourselves to meet them.In Trinity Term 2008 we launched the Catz|fivezerocampaign, which is an integral part of our preparationsfor the coming anniversary. It seeks to raise in excessof £10 million to fund major investment in fourkey areas: student support, teaching and research,buildings and facilities, and the general endowment.Since its launch at the London Party in the RAF Club,the campaign has been steadily building momentum,and we have already secured over £1.75 million towardsour target. Every donation to the Catz|fivezero campaignreally does make a difference and, on behalf of theCollege, I am deeply grateful for the level of responsethat we have received thus far. Despite the current globaleconomic downturn, alumni and friends continue to offerthe College vital financial support which enables us tobuild upon our past achievements and, crucially, planfor the future. We were delighted with the marvellousresponse we had to the telephone campaign that tookplace in Michaelmas Term – which generated over£250,000 in gifts and pledges – and are alsoexceptionally grateful to have received generousST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/17

COLLEGE LIFEThe callers for theautumn 2008 telephonecampaign... we hopethat as manyof our alumniand friends aspossible willbe able tojoin with us incelebrating thisconsiderablelandmark inCollege history.donations inresponse tocampaignmailings.The targetsthat we have setourselves for the Catz|fivezero campaign are ambitiousbut achievable, and fulfilling these goals will give theCollege confidence to continue to expand and developas an internationally recognised centre for excellencethat attracts to it the best students and researchers.Catz|fivezero eventsWe will be organising a series of Catz|fivezero eventsin the run-up to 2012, as well as during the anniversaryyear itself, and we hope that as many of our alumniand friends as possible will be able to join with us incelebrating this considerable landmark in College history.In honour of the fiftieth anniversary, we will be puttingtogether a comprehensive programme of events that willinclude concerts, a series of wide-ranging lectures (fromFellows and distinguished alumni), anniversary dinners,and regional receptions in the UK and overseas.Catz fivezero50th anniversary campaignsecuring the futureIndeed, the fiftieth anniversary provides us with awonderful opportunity to bring the wider Collegecommunity together both here in Oxford and furtherafield. We are keen to build upon the success ofthe alumni events we held in America and the FarEast in autumn 2008 and are planning both toreturn to these destinations and – where possible –to arrange events in new locations. In Britain,while Oxford will provide a central base forCatz|fivezero events such as anniversary dinners,we would also like to hold smaller gatherings acrossthe country.This is an exciting time for St Catherine’s. I lookforward to keeping you updated with the progress ofour campaign, and also to welcoming you to one ofthe many events that we are currently organising.If you would like more information about supportingthe Catz|fivezero Campaign, or about forthcomingCollege events (details of which, once finalised, willbe published on the College’s website) please contacta member of the Development Office.18/CATZFIVEZERO

COLLEGE LIFEJoshua Silver (1964, Physics)on the establishment of the Neville Robinson Physics PrizesNeville RobinsonIn November 2008, the College received agenerous donation from Professor JoshuaSilver for the establishment of two annualPhysics prizes for the best performance inFinal Honours School at the third- andfourth-year stage. The Neville RobinsonPhysics Prizes are named in honour ofCatz Founding Fellow Neville Robinson, anoutstanding physicist and gifted tutor, whoseinvention of the Robinson Marginal Oscillator In the interview I explained how I builtheralded the start of real success in the field electronics at home and then he askedof nuclear magnetic resonance (which is the me what A levels I would get, to which Ifundamental basis of all MRI systems used in answered ‘Three As and a B’. Neville said,hospitals today).‘You get three As and a B and I’ll give you aplace’. I did so and thus started my career inComing up to University age atone of the old Londongrammar schools, HackneyDowns School, I decided Iwould like to go either toOxford or Cambridge. However,there was a snag. When Ilooked into preparing forEntrance, I discovered thatthere was no one at the school(teachers or boys) who coulddo the entrance or scholarshipexam questions! So I wrote to aNeville turnedout to be amostwonderfultutor ...Physics. Neville turned out tobe a most wonderful tutor andbecame a very close friend asI moved up the ranks in theClarendon Laboratory. He wasnever too busy to spend timesharing his astoundingknowledge and wisdom withme, and he advised me onmany things over the years.He was so modest that I onlydiscovered his role in doingthe groundwork for a NobelCambridge College and an Oxford College Prize quite by accident when I saw one of his(St Catherine’s) and asked if I could come papers in an exhibit in Washington, DC. Withimmediately after A Levels, so as not to waste this background, I felt it only right to give athe year.prize in his honour, and in the hope that theinspiration he gave me might be passed onCambridge told me they didn’t do that, but to future generations of physicists atNeville Robinson, being an independent St Catherine’s.thinker, suggested I come for an interview.Joshua SilverST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/19

COLLEGE LIFEA HodgepodgeShould you like to know, you, what theperfect mind is made of?It is now –A mind of grey silk, and light in darkness, andwords that mean yellow, and wheat, andlungs, and fingertips.Q: Why do I move?A: So that the world can blur into coloursA: And only I will be outlinedI will not see steadily, but I will see wholeWhen we are factual, and old, - we will sit -will slow -But will picture that state – when yes, weknowWhat it is to seeWhat can’t be said:Our chaosOnce distilledWill have created RadianceKatherine Rundell (2005, English Languageand Literature)Winner of the Alan Bullock Art EventPoetry ContestFebruary 2008Finals Results 2008Biological SciencesJan AliII (i)Charles Buisseret II (i)Adam Cooper II (i)Harriet Dickinson II (i)Julien Godfrey II (i)Adam Gregory IPeter Hedges II (i)Chemistry (BA)David BurfootChemistry (MChem)Benjamin Ayers IAaron DavisIAlex GeeII (i)Elizabeth Heaviside IYueyang HouIShuo Jiang II (ii)Peter Van Daesdonk IDavid Whittington II (i)Computer Science(MCompSci)Darius BradburyLuke CarteyEconomics &ManagementAmelia CameronSarbjit SandhuPIIII (i)II (i)Engineering Science(MEng)Nicholas Antoniou II (i)Mitchell Chen II (i)Edward Hinchliffe IIIBen JonesIJames Lomax II (i)Louisa ManIYaseer Sheriff II (i)English Language &LiteratureChanya Button II (i)Stephanie Hardwick II (i)Ceri JamesII (i)Hannah Knight II (i)Daniel Morgan II (i)Katherine Rundell IJo TyabjiII (i)Rose Wilkinson II (i)David Workman II (i)ExperimentalPsychologyMatthew CharlesSophie KasiriFine Art (BFA)Jonathan AyeJulie ScraseII (i)II (i)II (ii)II (i)GeographyJoelle Abrahams II (i)Roland Bell II (i)Tse Yin LimIDella McGrath II (i)Jamie Menzies II (i)David Mitchell II (i)Fergus O'Sullivan II (i)Thomas Roberts II (i)Thomas Ward II (i)Andrew Warren-Payne II (i)Charles Winchester II (i)Alexander Zdravkovic II (i)History of ArtMaria FlorutRebecca LewinEsmay Luck-HilleHuman SciencesLucinda BartlettClea EarnshawII (i)II (i)II (i)II (i)II (i)Thomas GattenSarah ManningAmy Tatton-BrownLawAbhishek AdvaniKerry FitzgeraldJamie JohnsonRyan MageeNicholas PowellMatthew RobinsonNicola SquireMaterials Science(MEng)Stanislav BurlakovHenry HaslamTsz Cheong NgMichael RogersIII (i)II (i)II (i)II (i)II (i)II (i)II (i)II (i)II (i)II (ii)III (ii)II (i)Mathematics (BA)Haoming Li II (i)Da LiuPJohn PearsonIMathematics &Computer Science(MMathCompSci)Xiang PanII (i)MedicineSanjoy Bhattacharyya II (i)Edmund Chan II (i)Admas Haile II (i)Rajan Jandoo II (i)Juliet Raine II (i)Andrew Robertson IModern HistorySofia AhmadNicola AtkinsSimon Christian-EdwardsII (i)II (i)II (i)James De MellowFrances FurnivallKatie HicksLeila MulloyHarriet PierceMalcolm SpencerMatthew WoolgarII (i)II (i)II (i)II (i)II (i)II (i)II (i)Modern History &Modern LanguagesAnthony Calland II (i)Modern History &PoliticsGeorgia GouldII (i)Modern LanguagesAmy Banham-Hall II (i)Olivia Burton II (i)Judith Frazer II (i)Shelley Page II (i)Laura Saunter II (i)Thomas Sinclair II (i)Daniel Williams IMolecular & CellularBiochemistry (MBioch)Ann-Marie Baker ISarah Beddow II (i)Philippe Bradley II (i)Michael Willcox II (i)MusicCara BleimanChristopher MiltonNatasha StarlingTimothy SummersOriental StudiesTriska Abdul-HamidMichael JeffersonRamsay JourdanII (i)II (i)II (i)III (ii)II (i)II (i)Philosophy & ModernLanguagesSamuel Wilkinson II (i)20/FINAL RESULTS

COLLEGE LIFEPhilosophy, Politics &EconomicsMichael Butterworth II (i)Oliver CarrII (i)Sukhjeet Kalsi II (i)Solvej Krause II (i)Amar RadiaIPhysics (BA)Stephen ChiuEmma MackenzieShu XuPhysics (MPhys)Peter BabkevichPeter RobertsTara SalterIIII (ii)IIII (i)Physiological SciencesAlexander Lazare II (i)Bianca Rautenbach II (i)Psychology, Philosophy& PhysiologyJohn StoteII (i)SCHOLARSHIPS ANDEXHIBITIONSScholarsMatteo Angelini (ModernLanguages), College ScholarCharlotte Bayley (EnglishLanguage & Literature),College ScholarLaura Beckerson (HumanSciences), Kaye ScholarSarah Bowe (Molecular &Cellular Biochemistry), RoseScholarVeronica Chan (Medicine),Sembal ScholarThomas Costello (EnglishLanguage & Literature),Baker ScholarKiril Dimitrov (Mathematics& Computer Science), ATVScholarSamuel Donaldson(Philosophy, Politics &Economics), PhilipFothergill ScholarOlufemi Fadugba (MaterialsScience), ATV ScholarPaul Fisher (Law), DavidBlank ScholarJames Fowler (European &Middle Eastern Languages),College ScholarThomas Gibson-Robinson(Computer Science),Goldsworthy ScholarHanna Gillespie-Gallery(Experimental Psychology),College ScholarNicholas Hargrave(History), Garret ScholarKathryn Hernandez (Law),David Blank ScholarDavid Innes (Philosophy,Politics & Economics),College ScholarNatalie Katsarou(Philosophy & ModernLanguages), ClothworkersScholarTimothy Motz (European &Middle Eastern Languages),Clothworkers ScholarHaani Paienjton Jr(Engineering Science),Geoffrey Griffith ScholarMing Qiu (Economics &Management), CollegeScholarEdward Ramsay (History &Politics), College ScholarDuncan Strachan (Music),College ScholarNicholas Szmigin(Philosophy, Politics &Economics), CollegeScholarNada Tarbush (Philosophy,Politics & Economics),Brook ScholarRichard Thompson(Computer Science),Goldsworthy ScholarHui Liang Wang (MaterialsScience), ATV ScholarTimothy Weir(Mathematics), CollegeScholarMarcus Wilson (Molecular& Cellular Biochemistry),Rose ScholarSirikarnWisetsuwannaphum(Chemistry), FM BrewerScholarExhibitionersNicola Atkins (ModernHistory), CollegeExhibitionerAnn-Marie Baker(Molecular & CellularBiochemistry), CollegeExhibitionerHarriet Dickinson(Biological Sciences),College ExhibitionerBenjamin Farrelly (ModernLanguages & Linguistics),College ExhibitionerRosemary Hinton(Medicine), CollegeExhibitionerWei Ying Jen (Medicine),College ExhibitionerMaria McPhee (Medicine),College ExhibitionerRobert Piggott (Molecular& Cellular Biochemistry),College ExhibitionerWilliam Potter (Physics),College ExhibitionerTimothy Summers (Music),College ExhibitionerLucas Whitworth (ModernLanguages), CollegeExhibitionerPRIZES AND AWARDSUniversity PrizesUndergraduatesArmourers andBrasiers/Rolls RoycePrizeJoe Bennett (MaterialsScience)Armourers andBrasiers/Rolls RoycePrizeHenry Haslam (MaterialsScience)AstraZeneca StudentBursaryWojciech Kaluza (Chemistry)Commendation forPractical WorkAlun Perkins (Physics)Corus Prize for BestPerformance in Part IPracticalsLewys Jones (MaterialsScience)Bob Hiorns PrizeThomas Gatten (HumanSciences)Elizabeth AnscombeThesis Prize inPhilosophy ProximeAccessitSamuel Wilkinson(Philosophy & ModernLanguages)Geoffrey RhodesCommemorativeBursaryGeoffrey Tibbs (Fine Art)James Mew Prizefor OutstandingPerformance inRabbinical HebrewMarta Krzeminska (OrientalStudies)Lonza Biologics Prizefor the Best Final YearPerformance inChemical EngineeringBen Jones (EngineeringScience)National Science,Engineering &Technology AnnualAward NominationHenry Haslam (MaterialsScience)Scott PrizeStephen Chiu (Physics)Sharp Prize for theBest ElectronicEngineering ExhibitBen Jones (EngineeringScience)Third YearUndergraduate Prizein Practical OrganicChemistryHanna Winiarska (Chemistry)Turbutt Prize inPractical OrganicChemistrySze-Kie Ho (Chemistry)GraduatesAllen Overy Prize inCorporate InsolvencyLawLaura Newton (Law)Allen Overy Prize inGlobal ComparativeLawLaura Newton (Law)Best Oxford DPhilThesis in BiomedicalEngineering PrizeProxime AccessitHans Gray (EngineeringScience)Clifford Chance MJurisPrize Proxime AccessitFrancesco Iodice (Law)John Pearce MemorialPrize in SurgeryProxime AccessitHolly Sitsapesan (ClinicalMedicine)ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/21

COLLEGE LIFEMargaret HarrisMemorial PrizeProxime AccessitJennie Bee(Clinical Medicine)Radcliffe InfirmaryEssay Prize inPathologyHolly Sitsapesan (ClinicalMedicine)College PrizesThe Bailey Prize forDebating was not awarded.The Burton Prize for thebest academic performanceduring the year in an areacovering Psychology,Sociology, Geography andHuman Sciences wasawarded to Thomas Gatten(Human Sciences).The Cochrane Evidence-Based Medicine Prize forthe best essay on an aspectof evidence-based practiceor the critical appraisal of atopic by a graduate studentin clinical medicine wasawarded to David Chambers(Clinical Medicine)The Frank Allen BullockPrize for the best piece ofcreative or critical writingwas awarded to Tse Yin Lim(Geography). ProximeAccessit MaximilianBryant (English Language &Literature).The Gardner Prize foroutstanding contribution tothe life of the College wasawarded to JanekSeevaratnam (ModernLanguages).The Harold Bailey Prizefor Asian Studies wasawarded to MartaKrzeminska (OrientalStudies).The Hart Prize for thebest essay on an historicalsubject by a first or secondyear undergraduate wasnot awarded.The Katritzky Prize forthe best performance inChemistry Part I wasawarded to Aleks Reinhardt(Chemistry).The Katritzky Prize forthe best performance inthe Final Honour School inHistory of Art was awardedto Esmay Lucke-Hille(History of Art).Leask MusicScholarships wereawarded to Naomi Bath(Music), Eva Tausig(History of Art) and JaneRooney (Law).The Michael AtiyahPrize in Mathematicsfor the best mathematicsessay or project writtenby a St Catherine’sundergraduate in hisor her second yearreading for a degree inMathematics or jointschool with Mathematicswas not awarded.The Nick Young Awardwas awarded to KatherineRundell (English Language &Literature).The Rose Prize for thebest academic performanceduring the year inBiological Sciences wasawarded to Adam Gregory(Biological Sciences).The Rupert KatritzkyPrize is awarded for thebest performance in theFinal Honour School inModern History wasawarded to Katie Hicks(Modern History).The Smith Award forServices to Dramawithin the College wasawarded to ThomasCostello(English Language &Literature).The Smith Award forServices to Music withinthe College was awardedto Timothy Summers(Music).The Stuart Craig Awardgiven to an outstandingstudent who has gaineddistinction in a university ornational sport, or culturalor musical activities wasawarded to Thomas Foster(Music).The Thomas JeffersonPrize given to the NorthAmerican student who hascontributed most to theCollege academically,socially or culturally ‘in thespirit of Thomas Jefferson’was awarded to ElizabethKays (Chemistry).College Travel AwardsWallace Watson AwardDúnlaith Bird (ModernLanguages)Emilie Harris AwardEleanor Mortimer (ModernLanguages)Philip Fothergill AwardTse Yin Lim (Geography)Bullock Travel AwardCarly Leighton (Geography)Tomo Sandeman (Geography)Bullock Career AwardJonathan Fee (Medicine)Raymond HodgkinAwardHao Zhang (Materials)Pat Knapp TravelAwardSudhakar Selvaraj (ClinicalMedicine)Antony Edwards TravelAward Matteo Angelini(Modern Languages)Archibald Sinclair (ModernLanguages)College Travel AwardsTimothy Beyer (ModernLanguages)Max Bryant (EnglishLanguage & Literature)Ann Don Bosco(Philosophy, Politics &Economics)April Dunham (MaterialsScience)Olufemi Fadugba (MaterialsScience)Nadiya Figueroa (Area &Development Studies)Felix Flicker (Physics)Sophie Foxen (Medicine)Meghan Hardman(Experimental Psychology)Jessica Harm (Zoology)Matthew Hawken (Music)Thomas Haynes (History &Politics)Mary Heath (ModernLanguages)David Innes (Philosophy,Politics & Economics)Rajan Jandoo (Medicine)Peter Jones (BiologicalSciences)Lewys Jones (MaterialsScience)Alice Kelly (EngineeringScience)Marta Krzeminska (OrientalStudies)Mikhail Kuzmin(Physiological Sciences)Philipp Lausberg (History &Politics)Amrit Lota (ClinicalMedicine)Tomasz Mazur (Computing)Maria McPhee (Medicine)Abdullahi Mohammed(Oriental Studies)Timothy Motz (European &Middle Eastern Languages)Isobel Neville (Medicine)Theresa Page (ModernLanguages)Haani Paienjton Jr(Engineering Science)Juliet Raine (Medicine)Jack Robinson (Geography)Jasmine Robinson (Fine Art)Lucy Rowland (Geography)Michael Senior (BiologicalSciences)Malcolm Spencer (ModernHistory)Duncan Strachan (Music)Nada Tarbush (Philosophy,Politics & Economics)Hugh Taylor (MaterialsScience)Leon Wei (Mathematics)Dominic Williams (Physics)Hanna Winiarska(Chemistry)Wenjing Yan (MaterialsScience)22/FINAL RESULTS

COLLEGE LIFEGraduate Degrees & DiplomasDuring 2007-2008 leave to supplicate for the DPhil was granted to the following:Elin Abraham (Chemistry)B-Peptide StructuresMichael Barkoulas (Plant Sciences)A Role for Auxin in Leaf Development in Crucifer PlantsMartin Bishop (Life Science Interface)Optical Mapping Signal SynthesisDaniel Blakey (Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics)*The Role of Neural Activity in the development ofThalamocortical ConnectionsRazvan Constantinescu (Sociology)Social Mobility and Educational Attainment Among RomanianRromaRemco de Kok (Physics)Oxygen CompoundsThomas Finbow (Linguistics, Philology & Phonetics)*Writing Latin and Reading Romance? On Logographic Readingin Medieval IberiaDev Gangjee (Law)*(Re)Locating Geographical IndicationsHans Gray (Engineering Science)Finite Element Analysis of the Human TibiaAna Ibarz-Pavon (Zoology)Molecular Characterization and Evolutionary Analysis of aCarried Meningococcal Population SampleHiroki Ichinose (Anthropology & Museum Ethnography)*Re-structuring the Middle Manager: A Study of theIntroduction and Implementation of Coaching in the JapaneseCorporationMay Mok (Clinical Medicine)Structure-Function Studies of Fibronectin Domains in theHuman EndometriumPing Chung Ng (Engineering Science)Link-Directionalities in Carrier Sense Wireless NetworksAndrejs Novikovs (Mathematics)Some Problems in Gasdynamics and Shallow Water FlowMiguel Pena Duarte (Engineering Science)Foam as a Soil Conditioner in Tunnelling: Physical andMechanical Properties of Conditioned SandsXiaoxiao Qian (Pharmacology)Midbrain Projections to the Prefrontal Cortex and NucleusAccumbens: The Anatomical Basis of their Regulation bySerotoninAlexander Rowley (Life Science Interface)*Signal Processing Methods for Cerebral AutoregulationVeronique Sauve (Biochemistry)Biochemical and Structure Characterisation of ProteinsInvolved in the Sox Sulfur Oxidation SystemKlaus Schmitz Abe (Mathematics)Pricing Exotic Options Using Improved Strong Convergence* indicates previous graduate of the CollegeThe following were successful in otherexaminations:Stephen Attree, MSt Medieval & Modern Languages*†Mariam Azeez, MSc (C) Financial EconomicsKhalida Azhigulova, MJurisTiffany Bayliss, MSt Film AestheticsGuy Bedford, MSc (C) Mathematical Modelling & ScientificComputing*Jennie Bee, BMBCh (Graduate Entry) †Malcolm Birdling, MPhil Law*Hannah Boyd, MSt HistoryNicola Brandt, MSt History of Art & Visual CultureNicholas Brodie, MSc (C) Drylands Science & Management*Ruth Busby, MSt History of Art & Visual CultureDavid Chambers, BMBCh (Graduate Entry) †Razan Charara, MSc (C) Mathematical & ComputationalFinanceEftihia Chatzistefanidi, MSt Film AestheticsIon Codreanu, MSc (C) Diagnostic Imaging †Danielle Connolly, MSc (C) African StudiesCristina Crichton, MSt Theology †Aqeela Datoo, MSc (C) Educational StudiesMark Davies, MBA †Rebeca de Buen Kalman, MSc (C) Water Science, Policy& ManagementNicholas Douglas, MSc (C) Global Health Science †Pippa Gilchrist, MSc (C) Latin American StudiesAdam Goodfellow, MSt European Archaeology †William Gregory, MSc (C) Global Governance andDiplomacyJennifer Hayden, MSc (C) Nature, Society & EnvironmentalPolicy †Martin Herink, MSt Film AestheticsJan Herzog, MSc (C) Diagnostic ImagingSally Ho, BCLFrancesco Iodice, MJuris†Lucian Isar, MSc (C) Mathematical Finance (part-time)Karthik Kaushik, MBAJoanna Kingston, BMBCh*Aleks Kissinger, MSc (C) Mathematics & the Foundationsof Computer Science †Mioko Kurosawa, MLitt Social & Cultural Anthropology*Keith Lam, BCLConnie Lee, BCLErnest Lim, BCLLi Lin, MSc (C) Financial Economics †Sensen Lin, MSc (C) Mathematical & ComputationalFinanceMaureen Liu, BCLAmrit Lota, BMBCh*Nicole Malone, BCLMarius Mann, MJurisChris McCloskey, MSt Medieval History*Anthony Mullin, MSc (C) Criminology & Criminal Justice*Peter Myall, MSt Musicology †Matthias Neugebauer, MSc (C) Mathematical Finance(part-time) †Laura Newton, BCL †Daniel Nicolae, MSt Jewish StudiesAoife O'Driscoll, MSt EnglishMinori Ohyama, MBASimon Owens, BCLST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/23

COLLEGE LIFEDanae Papaioannou, MSc (C) Biology (IntegratedBioscience)Thorn Pitidol, MPhil Development StudiesJan Ruger, MBAMarwa Sharafeldin, MSt Legal ResearchTetsuya Shinohara, MBAAnisha Sodha, BMBCh*Imran Sultan, BCLSally Thomas, BMBCh*Elizabeth Turley, BMBCh*Dane Van den Akker, MSc (C) Science & Medicine AthleticPerformanceLaura Vittetoe, MSt English †Emily Webster, MSc (C) Social AnthropologySebastian Wolf, MJurisHao Zhang, MSc (R)Yan Zhu, MSc (C) Sociology* indicates previous graduate of the College† indicates candidates adjudged worthy of distinction by the ExaminersGraduate ScholarsRoham Alvandi (Politics & International Relations), LightSenior ScholarAmitava Banerjee (Clinical Medicine), College Scholar(Sciences)Malcolm Birdling (Law), Overseas ScholarFarid Boussaid (Oriental Studies), College Scholar (Arts)Méabh Brennan (Chemistry), Leathersellers' CompanyScholarBenjamin Britton (Materials), Leathersellers' CompanyScholarIslam Dayeh (Oriental Studies), Random House ScholarJulie Farguson (History), James Harris - Alan BullockScholarStephen Galsworthy (Mathematics), Light Senior ScholarDaniel Hudson (Materials), Poole ScholarDarren Jeffers (Geography & the Environment), C C ReevesScholarImran Mahmud (Clinical Medicine), Glaxo ScholarLisa McNally (English Language & Literature), CollegeScholar (Arts)Christopher Metcalf (Oriental Studies), Light SeniorScholarJustin Moore (Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics), OverseasScholarPeter Myall (Music), Light Senior ScholarMiles Pattenden (History), College Scholar (Arts)Henry Shum (Mathematics), Alan Tayler ScholarAnn Steele (Experimental Psychology), Leathersellers'Company ScholarSofia Van Holle (Modern Languages), Magellan ScholarAmrit Virk (Social Policy & Social Work), Great EasternScholarAlasdair Walker (Engineering Science), Light SeniorScholarGerard Walls (Clinical Medicine), Light Senior ScholarJohanna Wiese (Social & Cultural Anthropology), LightSenior Scholar24/GRADUATE DEGREES & DIPLOMAS / GRADUATE SCHOLARS

COLLEGE LIFESports ReviewIn rowing, for another consecutive year, Catz hadtwo men in the Blue Boat. Jan Herzog (bow) and NickBrodie (cox) helped the Dark Blues secure a resoundingvictory at the 2008 Boat Race, which was won by morethan six lengths. In Isis, Anthony Mullin (3) and MartinWalsh (stroke) beat Goldie. Dane Van den Akker was areserve cox for the Blue Boat and Colin Groshong coxedthe men’s lightweight crew. At College level, CatzMen’s First VIII finished Torpids higher than ever before,climbing from sixth to fifth place. Torpids also saw theWomen’s First VIII bump Queen’s and Oriel to becomeHead Crew 2008.In rugby the Catz team, captained by Sam Donaldson,came second in the top division in both seasons; theCollege’s best record to date. Sean Mackenzie and FemiFadugba were members of the U21s/Whippets squadsand Richard Godfrey played on the winning side in theU21 Varsity Match at Twickenham. James De Mellow,Matthew Perrins and Sam Donaldson also played in thecolleges’ XV Varsity Game, where Sam was named ‘manof the match’. In rugby league, Danny O’Driscoll (manof the match), Tim Carpenter and James Collins playedin Oxford’s winning squad at this year’s Varsity Match.Catz men’s team won tennis Cuppers for the fourthseason in a row under the captainship of Ryan Taylor.Tim Weir was second seed in the Blues squad, and bothRyan Taylor and Zubin Siganporia played in the Blues’second squad.Members of the Women’s1st VIII with their handpaintedbladesAlex Ball, Vice-Captainof Oxford’s cricket clubThe men’s football team, with Jack Robinson ascaptain, reached the semi-final of Cuppers, and alsowon the first division, thus securing promotion to thetop division. Ryan Taylor played in the colleges’ VarsityMatch, scoring both goals. The MCR team won theleague (division three) and also reached the quarterfinalof Cuppers.Catz cricket team won the Cuppers final. Alex Ballplayed for the Blues squad, and was Vice-Captainof the club, (he will be Captain in 2008-2009).Henry Haslam and Mark Weston played for the‘Tics’; the Blues’ second team more formally knownas ‘The Authentics’.Aaron Davis captained the Catz volleyball teamto the semi-final of Cuppers, and the women’sbadminton team, who won the top league lastyear, are currently in second place. In darts,Matthew Perrins led the College’s team to thequarter-final of Cuppers.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/25

STUDENT PERSPECTIVESClaire Berthet(2006, History of Art)It seems hard to imagine that it was just two yearsago I first crossed the bridge into St Catherine's, twosuitcases in hand, ready to begin my new life as anOxford student. In that moment, I did not know whatto expect. I do not believe anyone else did either.I was aware that life would be radically different – thelilt of the voices, the cars on the wrong side of theroad, the architecture had all told me that. Rather, itwas the lurking sense of possibility, the promise ofadventure and unforeseen experience, that was sodifficult to pin down. My choice of subject was certainlya part of this, for History of Art is Oxford's newestand smallest degree, one of the University's bestkept secrets. In a town so laden with history, taking upsomething new, having the opportunity to tread wherenone had gone before, certainly encouraged in me asense of adventure. And to do so within St Catherine's,a college which, through its architecture, infuses Oxfordtradition with a fresh experimentation and innovation,seemed strikingly appropriate.As an Art History student, I was encouraged to explorethe rich resources of the University. Within my firstweek I was ushered into the Ashmolean's print room,where drawings by Durer, Manet, and Turner wereplaced in my hands. From that point forward I haveconstantly been confronted with objects from acrossthe globe and throughoutthe span of history. Immersedin different departments,I learned to remain creativeand flexible, though alwaysrigorous, in my thinking; anarchaeologist one moment, acontemporary art critic the next. Yet Oxford was onlythe starting point. Soon my classroom extended toencompass the museums and galleries of London,then the avenues of Paris, the mosques of Istanbul,the Acropolis of Athens. In my first year I had theopportunity to conduct independent research in thecollections of the V&A and Theatre Museum, studyingthe stage designs of the Ballets Russes. Supervisedby Jon Whiteley, a curator of Western Art in theAshmolean, we would meet for tutorials in his office;the bookshelves overflowing, I would weave my waybetween the lopsided towers of books and papers,often reaching above my waist, to a spare chair.Recounting the results of that fortnight's research,it seemed hard to imagine that the man sittingopposite me, now in his sixties, was once a child actorand Academy Award winner. Yet this instance, howeverodd and unexpected, seems to typify life at Oxford,for you never know who will be hiding a story ofincredible achievement.... drawingsby Durer,Manet, andTurner wereplaced in myhands.26/CLAIRE BERTHET

STUDENT PERSPECTIVESDaniel Gallagher(2002, MPhil, Musicology and Performance; 2004, DPhil, Musicology)Probably the most unexpected moment of my graduateresearch was finding myself at the Royal Opera Housebeing filmed discussing the lives and music of Robertand Clara Schumann with Sting and Trudi Styler. It was,however, hardly surprising to find that these nineteenthcenturymusicians had captured the imagination of thisfamous present-day artistic couple who were featuringin Twin Spirits, a production retelling the Schumanns’remarkable story.Having fallen in love at a young age, Robert Schumannand Clara Wieck (as she was then known) were kept apartby her disapproving father. Their abundant correspondencereveals an astonishing devotion to each other despitepainful years of imposed separation. Whilst the story ofthe Schumanns’ relationship can be traced through theseletters, more intriguingly it can also be recaptured in themusical exchange that passed between them. Referencesin their own compositions to each other’s works and thoseof the Polish pianist Frédéric Chopin (whose sensuousmusic – also described as other-worldly and transcendent– they adopted as a site for meeting ‘in spirit’) became ameans of private communication that bridged the gap oftheir physical distance.As a pianist myself, my research was motivated by acuriosity to understand the musical overlap in pieceswritten by a number of pianist-composers of the midnineteenthcentury, such as the kind that links the worksof the Schumanns and Chopin. Oxford has been theideal place to write a doctoral thesis. I have enjoyedthe freedom to pursue my ideas supported by vibrantacademic and musical communities. Catz in particular hasa tradition for attracting students with an eclectic rangeof musical tastes. This, coupled with the magnificentsurroundings of Jacobsen’s buildings, has made for aninvigorating environment in which to live and work.The opportunities available to students at Oxford alsoextend beyond those to be found at the University itself.I undertook a year of graduate study at the University ofChicago, which came about through an initial introductionby Professor Peter Franklin, a Catz Fellow, to the Germanmusicologist – and Schumann enthusiast – BertholdHoeckner. In Chicago, I made use of the University’sChopin Collection as well as exploring my broaderintellectual and social interests. On my return to Europe,I presented a paper at the Sixth International ChopinConference in Warsaw, which was not only a great chancefor scholarly exchange with others working in my field butalso an opportunity to get some serious Chopin tourismunder my belt.Looking back to when I began the DPhil, I would nothave envisaged the paths that I have taken. As I moveon to new things, I do so with a widened view of whatis available to me, and that has been one of the mostvaluable aspects of the whole experience.I have enjoyedthe freedomto pursuemy ideassupportedby vibrantacademicand musicalcommunities.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/27

STUDENT PERSPECTIVESWilliam is amaster storyteller and hisbooks havedone a greatdeal topopularisehistory amongnon-historians.3William Dalrymple &Aadya5Post-talk book signingAadya Shukla(1996, DPhil, Computing) President of the Oxford Indian Society2007-2008, on writer and historian William Dalrymple’s visit to CatzON WEDNESDAY 11 JUNE 2008, despitethe Trinity Term exam rush, over 170students, academics and visitorsattended a talk at Catz by theinternationally renowned travelwriter and historian William Dalrymple.He discussed his latest book, The LastMughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi,1857, which is a dynamic narrative of thefinal flowering and violent end of the lastMughal imperial court of the BahadurShah Zafar II.During the lecture, which was organised by the OxfordIndian Society, William pieced together the story ofZafar – and the Great Mutiny that spelled his doom –from a trove of 20,000 documents known as the MutinyPapers. William’s mesmerising narrative, supported bya colourful slide-show, had the audience glued to theirseats for more than an hour. He discussed how Zafar,a man of discerning taste, a poet and calligrapherwho attracted artists and intellectuals to his court, wasreduced to ruling an empire that had ‘contracted to thewalls of the Red Fort of Delhi’. Zafar had the bad luck torule at the confluence of two historical currents: a surgein British power that left it suddenly in control of all ofIndia, and a wave of evangelism, inwhich English missionaries, with theconnivance of the British East IndiaCompany (EIC), posed a risingthreat to India’s Muslims and Hindus,including the Sepoy soldiers of theEIC. When the conflict came to a headover the use of cow and pig greaseon the Enfield rifles issued to theSepoy soldiers, the result was the1857 mutiny against the Raj.In the question-and-answer session that followed thetalk, which I chaired, William underlined resoundingparallels between what happened then and currentevents, where the United States finds itself the solesuperpower after the collapse of the Soviet Unionand is convinced that its gospel – democracy – isthe answer to present troubles in the Middle East.In concluding remarks, he said that we should notignore the lessons of history, adding that the mixtureof religion and politics always leads to unpleasantconsequences, as seen in countries like Afghanistan,Pakistan and Iraq. William loved the atmosphere at theCollege and interacting with an inquisitive audience atthe post-talk book-signing event.28/AADYA SHUKLA

STUDENT PERSPECTIVESLogan Gerrity(2007, Visiting Student)I remember that first week or so in Oxford as a hazeof many different sensations, British accents, teas andlagers both delicate and complex, and the sheer charmof things; colleges, gardens, moonlit nights, anddreaming spires. As I walked the streets of the city,examining something so unique, beautiful, and steepedin tradition that it could only be compared with itself, Idoubted whether I was truly meant to have traffic withthis place. But as the weeks rolled on and Michaelmasbecame Hilary, and Hilary made way for Trinity, anyinitial doubts as to my place in this University werebriskly cast aside.Academically, I was quickly immersed into the worldof tutorials. Because I was unaccustomed to writing somuch in so little time, my tutors were always on guardensuring that I never got buried, while also assigningjust one more book or article to make sure I waslearning everything and seeing both sides of anargument. And while I may have been dubious of thesystem at the start, a system so different compared tomy home university, the friendships and bonds I formedwith many of my tutors, and the quality of my work,serve as testament to my embracing of the Oxford wayand the opportunity it offered for individual instructionwith academics at the apex of their respective fields.Socially, I found wonderful friends in a group of thirdyearartists and geographers. I will sorely miss therelaxed nights I spent with them in the JCR – cool pintin hand, playing pool, and engrossed in some kind ofexistential argument. However, my social life did notend at St Catz. I was lucky to be a member of theOxford University Golf Club. It was not until TrinityTerm, when golf had ended for the year, that I realisedjust how good I had it: golfing every weekend atpremier golf clubs (with three-course lunches thrownin), spending so much time with such a splendid groupof guys – I believe I have formed friendships that willlast a lifetime. And I will always remember the six-footputt I made during the dinner match on the eighteenthhole at Royal Liverpool which saved the team £500!Looking back, any doubts or concerns I initially feltregarding my home at St Catz and Oxford were illfounded.The past year of my life was one of the best,and I am grateful for the memories and opportunitiesthat St Catz has given me.The past yearof my life wasone of thebest ...ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/29

STUDENT PERSPECTIVESNick Brodie(2004, Geography; 2007, MSc,Drylands Science and Management)15Nick conductingfieldwork in TunisiaIt truly is anall or nothingrace.At around 5.40pm on Saturday 29 March 2008, Iwas sitting in a boat under Chiswick Bridge in London.We had just won the Boat Race. When we had crossedthe line I had simply felt relief, and had put my headin my hands and said ‘Thank God’. I know only toowell how painful it is to lose this race and it was sucha relief to see eight rowers in front of me celebratingvictory this year, rather than slumped over their oarsenduring the pain and agony of defeat.Two days after the race I found myself getting up at3am to catch a flight to Tunisia where for the nextweek I would carry out two fieldwork projects in theSahara Desert as part of the Master’s course I wasstudying. Initially I wanted to stay around Oxford andspend time with the squad, celebrating the victories forwhich we had worked so hard. However, as soon as theplane touched down, I felt that there was nothing moreappropriate I could be doing at that moment. After sixmonths of such intense training, preparation anddieting for one race, travelling abroad to a continentthat I had never visited before was exciting and theprospect of studying the processes controlling dustemission on a dry lake-bed was surprisingly refreshing.When trying to communicate with native Arab farmersabout the sustainability of a desert agriculturaltechnique which has been practised for over aAfter the Boat Racethousand years, the last thing on your mind is rowing,or the Boat Race, or indeed what had happened in mylife just a few days previously.I feel I now have a grounded perspective on this year’srace. It is now that it begins to sink in and one canreally appreciate just what it means to have won. It ishard to describe and I am sure everyone in the squadwill explain it in their own way. For me the initial feelingwas relief, now it is more satisfaction. I feel content.I feel as if I have not been able to relax truly for years;it is now no longer a struggle to smile! Finally I canmove on from Oxford and rowing. I have spent at least abrief moment (but usually a lot longer) of every day forthe last four years thinking about winning this race. Iam certain that losing this year would have stayed withme for life. Perhaps this is a good way for an outsideror spectator to understand just what this means to us.It truly is an all or nothing race. Thank God we won.30/ N I C K B R O D I E

STUDENT PERSPECTIVESLucy Rowland(2007, Geography)My second year at Catz was an exciting one.A combination of starting on my optional subjectsin my course, researching my dissertation, and asuccessful year of rowing made it an incredible time.As with most other subjects, second year saw thestart of the journey towards Finals and, for me andthe rest of the geographers, it also saw the start ofplanning for our dissertations. Since before I startedat Catz, I knew going to Oxford, unlike many otheruniversities, would give me the opportunity to be reallyadventurous with what I studied for my dissertation.Having studied biogeography as one of my optionaltopics this year, I decided to do a biogeographicaldissertation, focusing on what local ecological factorsare influencing the seasonal growth pattern of tropicalforest trees.After being introduced to Yadvinder Mahli, a worldexpert in tropical forest ecology from the OxfordUniversity Centre for the Environment, I started toset plans for my study, which involved data collectionfrom the tropical forests of Peru. At the start of July,I travelled to Peru, where I was to stay for the nexttwo months. After four plane flights, a long busjourney and a boat ride along the Amazon I arrivedin Tambopata national reserve. This national reserveconsists of a substantial area of protected lowlandmountain rainforest, and remains very isolated. I stayedin a small research centre/eco-lodge for a month whilstcollecting data on the surrounding forest.The experience was amazing; waking up to howlermonkeys and spending my days trekking through theforest accompanied by all manner of wildlife, thenheading back for a quick swim in the river beforewatching the sun reflecting off the water as it set overthe jungle. Neither early mornings nor the many thingsthat tried to eat me could put me off wanting to goback again both to continue research and to experiencemore of the incredible scenery.However it was back to reality as I headed back toOxford with spreadsheets full of data that needed tobe formatted and processed before I attempted to writethe first draft of my dissertation. What a pitythey do not give marks for photographs!Sunset over the tropicalforests of PeruST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/31

STUDENT PERSPECTIVESTeddy Watsonwrites about this year’s Wallace Watson Award LecturesTim Motz‘Hospitality’ is a word that all too often conjuresup images of a ‘champagne welcome’. Go to theRivak Valley in Tajikistan and you will discoverthat it means something else.Tim Motz (2006, European and Middle EasternLanguages), who went to Central Asia to gain,amongst other things, an insight into theinfluence of religion on the daily lives of apredominantly Muslim population, discoveredsomething else in this ‘pretty secular’ region.At the 2008 Wallace Watson Award Lectures,he described gaining a ‘wonderful impressionof the local culture and particularly of itsfantastic hospitality’. During a trek in theremote Roshtqala, Shokhdara and RivakValleys in Tajikistan, he…came across the camps of two shepherdfamilies and was treated to the mostmemorable and amazing Pamiri hospitality.After only the most cursory of greetingswe were being helped out of our rucksacksand invited straight into the shepherds’ home…offered tea as well as bread, milk, butter,buttermilk and various other dairy products!Although we were only communicating in afew words of Russian and some local dialectthat we had picked up, the conversation wasvery friendly and the welcome incredibly warm;our cups being constantly refilled. However itwas impossible not to be aware of just howpoor these shepherds really were. A familyof five lived in the small hut built only fromstone, mud and manure. We wondered howthey survived on such a bare diet formedalmost exclusively of bread and dairy… A worldapart from our lives at home, the absolutehospitality was overwhelming: even thoughthese people had almost nothing, they weregoing out of their way to share it with us.How does one repay such kindness? A picture ofthe Aga Khan – the spiritual leader of the IsmailiMuslims who live in the region – was receivedwith a kiss and put on the wall.Tim's fascinating story, delivered with impressiveease, told us of discovering an extraordinarycollection of Russian avant-garde art; visitingthe amazingly restored Ak Serai mausoleum inSamarkand; the endless bureaucracy ofobtaining visas; terrifying descents at 5000metres down scree made up of unstable rocksthe size of cars; the ‘strikingly bare beauty of thescenery’ and so much else. But ‘what stood outwere the people that I met everywhere, whowould offer me a drink or a bed… this hospitalitywas so natural, entrenched in the culture, andabsolutely unconditional.’Ted Simons's Jupiter's Travels inspired WitoldCzartoryski’s fascination with Africa. It was thespirit of adventure that took Simons ‘aroundthe world in the early seventies on a Triumphmotorcycle with not much beyond cooking potsand a blanket’, that Witold (2002, Engineeringand Computer Science) aspired to emulate.In a lecture that kept not only the prep-schoolboys present on the edge of their seats, we weretreated to the amazing exploits that took Witold,on a 1984 £350 Yamaha bike bought from eBay,from Poland to the capital of Togo, Lomé.I left the selection panel for the Wallace WatsonAward completely devastated… wonderingwhether the Watsons thought I was absolutely32/TEDDY WATSON

STUDENT PERSPECTIVESnuts. Three days later I found out I was selectedand there was no turning back. It gave meamazing courage.He needed it.Fifteen vaccinations later, after rebuilding hisbike and with dire warnings of ‘deadly parasites’looming large in his consciousness, Witold beganhis momentous journey. A week in North Africabrought him to the disputed territory of theWestern Sahara – ‘one of the biggest minefieldsin the world’– where Witold and his companionhad to make educated guesses as to where theycould venture. Apart from mines, snakes andscorpions were his companions. Nothing,however, compared with Mauritania, whichWitold described as ‘probably the mostdysfunctional and dangerous country in this partof the world, notorious for the kidnapping andexecution of the Dakar Rally raceofficials the previous year.’Witold told us his simple rules for survival inthe Sahara…water is time, petrol is distance. If you run outof either, you know you are in big trouble soon.If you are on a major piste, with a little bit ofluck somebody will pick you up in time… a thirdrule is: in case of any vehicle failure, never walkout on it. The chances you get anywhere areclose to none.And thus they crossed the Sahara and arrivedat Nouakchott ‘exhausted and petrified’ havingbeen the first to come across the remains oftwo Frenchmen, who had been abandoned bytheir guide fourteen years ago in the middleof the desert.Riding through dunes isn’t an easy task; ittakes a lot of experience to understand thegeometry of the dunes aligning with thewind and the dynamics of the bike on deepsand... Having to sustaina speed of at least sixty kilometres an hourto prevent the bike from sinking into the sanddoesn’t help either.From Nouakchott, Witold headed off towardsMali and Lomé on his own. He recounted forus the tribal life of the Fulani; his visit to theGreat Mosque at Djenne; the religious beliefs heencountered (including Voodoo); before closingwith a vivid account of how he contracted malariaand gave birth to a mango fly that grew underhis skin!Dúnlaith Bird will deliver the next WallaceWatson Lecture on 13 May 2009. Please see theCollege’s website, www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk, formore details.Witold CzartoryskiPanorama near Ak Baital, TajikistanST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/33

ALUMNI NEWSTom Phillips (1957, English)Photograph © Fiona PaleyThe mosaic of CardinalNewman at WestminsterCathedralThe past year has seenthe unveiling of twosignificant new worksby the artist Tom Phillips.At Westminster Cathedralhis mosaic of CardinalNewman was blessed ina post-mass ceremonyon 10 September 2008.The mosaic depicts theCardinal, whom Phillipsthinks of as ‘a man ofinwardness and prayer’, with closed eyes. Newman’slikeness itself is based upon a bust of him that belongsto Trinity College, Oxford. Speaking of his commission,Tom said:This was a particularly difficult piece for me as I thinkof Newman as a very Victorian man, and I wanted toecho a Victorian style rather than the Byzantine stylewhich pervades the cathedral. I think of the cathedralas a Victorian building as well. I took a slight risk in itas it is not a typical Byzantine piece, but I think that ithas worked.Photograph © Picture PartnershipSouls chapel. Tom is working on a mosaic of St David,which will be situated outside the chapel dedicated toSt Andrew, and has also produced designs – which havebeen approved – for St George’s chapel.Westminster Abbey is already home to other piecesof work by Tom Phillips; two panels recalling the firstperformance, in the cathedral, of Elgar’s The Dreamof Gerontius (based on a poem of the same name byNewman) flank the entrance to the cathedral’s HolyLater in the year, Tom’s memorial for all those membersof the British Armed Forces and Auxiliary Forces whohave lost their lives in conflict since the end of theSecond World War was unveiled by The Princess Royal ata service of dedication in Westminster Cathedral on 29October 2008. The memorial, which takes the form of an34/TOM PHILLIPS

ALUMNI NEWSintegral metal plaque inscribed with the words,‘Remember the men and women of the Armed andAuxiliary Forces who have lost their lives in times andplaces of conflict since the Second World War’, is in theabbey’s south cloister. In his address to those present atthe service, the Dean of Westminster, the Very ReverendDr John Hall, spoke of how ‘it is right and fitting toremember, in itself a good’ because a ‘society that nolonger remembers is a society out of touch with itself,living only for the present, with no map or compass,lacking any sense of direction’.In a statement about the work that was released at thetime of its unveiling, Tom explained howThis memorial takes the form of a text (adapted fromthat provided by the Armed Services Memorial committee)worked in welded steel so that the letters of which it ismade support and strengthen each other in free space.With this structured interdependence and the presence ofsteel, the generic material of ordnance, a military metaphoris tacitly present. This is symbolically reinforced by theoverall covering given to the metal which is made up fromearth gathered world-wide (with the assistance of travellingfriends) from various sites of conflict. These date from 1066(Battle itself) via Agincourt, the Somme and onwards to thepresent day. Fifteen such earth samples were mixed andground together to make a pigment bound in colourlessacrylic resin. Thus, in an echo of Rupert Brooke’s famouspoem, ‘some corner(s) of a foreign field’ are brought to anappropriate place to indicate the long ancestry of nationalcourage. The not unexpected resemblance in colour andgranular texture to rust could be thought quietly to voicethe artist’s hope of an ultimate peace.... ‘Rememberthe men andwomen ofthe Armedand AuxiliaryForces whohave lost theirlives in timesand places ofconflict sincethe SecondWorld War’ ...Servicemen reflectbefore the new memorialPhotograph © Picture PartnershipST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/35

ALUMNI NEWSBob Peirce (1973, Modern History)The Consulate General includes representatives of severaldifferent agencies, promoting trade and investment,scientific exchanges, British university education, tourismto the UK, movie-making in the UK, and British foreignpolicyobjectives, as well as issuing visas, looking afterBritish citizens in difficulties or doing public relations.Bob and his wife Sharon with Judi Dench, LA MayorAntonio Villaraigosa and Nigel Lythgoe (producer ofPop Idol and American Idol)Three years ago, and nearly thirty years aftergraduating from Catz, I arrived in Los Angeles as BritishConsul General. I had always wanted to live here and Isavour every moment of this job.A Consul General is basically an Ambassador for aregion in a large country. We have several ConsulsGeneral in the United States. My area encompassesSouthern California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and Hawaii,three of the ten largest cities in the US (Los Angeles,Phoenix and San Diego) and an economy about thesame size as that of France. Not surprisingly we havemajor British interests here. Britain is the largestforeign investor in this region, with BP the largestcompany. There are hundreds of thousands of Britishnationals living and working here.Photograph © Rex GelertIt is very much like a full-service Embassy.My own work here is busy, varied and fascinating.The Los Angeles area is diverse in every sense of thatword. Demographically and culturally it is more diversethan any other part of the United States. Economicallyit may be best known internationally for the filmbusiness, but the biggest business of all here is theport (40% of all US container traffic) and other majorindustries include biopharma and medical instruments,financial services, defence and aerospace, energyand renewable energy technology, communicationstechnologies, music, television and videogames.All of these are tremendously important to the UK.You have to be social in this job and Sharon – my wife –and I are. We entertain around 5000 people a year. Mostof these guests come to garden receptions at the eightyyearold house that has been the official Residence ofthe British Consul General since 1958. April 2008 markedthe fiftieth anniversary and this was the trigger for aprogramme of events – BritWeek 2008 – all over town inlate April and early May. (See www.britweek.org fordetails of BritWeek 2009. The site also gives the flavourof the amazing range of British activities in Los Angeles).In October 2008, Bobkindly hosted an eveningreception for Catz alumni(plus alumni from othercolleges living in the LAarea). Pictured above areBob and the Master inthe grounds of theOfficial ResidenceMy own workhere is busy,varied andfascinating.36/BOB PEIRCE

ALUMNI NEWSMichelle Teasel (1988, Modern Languages)Not long after graduating from Catz, I accepted a job offerat a Lloyd’s syndicate offering specialist insurance products.My first and current line of business is high-net-worthinsurance: insuring the homes, art, jewellery and otherpossessions of the affluent around the globe, includingroyalty and the sometimes (in)famous. Although afascinating and fun line of business, I have been involvedin even more exotic insurance.In 1998, on my return from five years in Paris (thanksto my Modern Languages), I joined a team of a satelliteengineer and a rocket scientist to underwrite spaceinsurance. Space insurance! My first reaction was ‘what?’and ‘how?’ plus ‘who are the customers and exactlywhich risks are being transferred?’.Space insurance is the insurance of the physical assetsof satellites and their launch vehicles, the businessinterruptionrisks of the users of satellite bandwidthand the third-party liability of launch-service providersin case a launch or mission failure causes injury ordamage. Customers range from world-wide spaceagencies, governments and satellite manufacturers toindependent launch-vehicle providers, satellite operatorsand any company using satellites in their business.An insured sum of US $300 million on a single launchis not uncommon which clearly makes it a volatile lineof insurance, but one which is essential to the spaceindustry. Financers of space missions and projectsalmost always require insurance as a condition oftheir funding.The pinnacle of any space underwriter’s career is visitingone of the handful of commercial launch sites around theworld to witness first-hand a launch which one is insuring.I attended a night-time Ariane 5 launch in French Guyana,a visual and very aural spectacle. Shortly afterwards, Iexperienced the panic and adrenalin rush of the whole ofmission control when the telemetry was temporarily lostafter separation of the satellite from the launch vehicle.Another highlight was the maiden launch of the groundbreakingAtlas 5 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral. A tripto California took me aboard the innovative Odyssey Launchpad, formerly a fire damaged oil rig and now a mobile sealaunch-platform which enables equatorial launches.My most memorable trip wasto the Kazakhstan launchsite of Baikonur, which isallegedly not exactly whereit appears on most maps asit is still used for Russianmilitary launches. We stoodon Yuri Gagarin’s launch pad,saw more rockets in piecesthan I could imagine, andvisited the space museumwhich houses various re-entry capsules from past Soyuzlaunches and the Buran, the Soviet’s response to the NASASpace shuttle programme. We also met representativesfrom the Russian Space Agency in Moscow who hosted usin true Russian style: a boat trip on the Moskva river, withcaviar blinis and numberless vodka toasts…Space insuranceis the insuranceof the physicalassets ofsatellites andtheir launchvehicles ...Michelle (centre) at theKazakhstan launch siteof BaikonurST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/37

ALUMNI NEWSDavid Mabberley (1967, Botany)As First Keeper of the Herbarium, Library and Archives,David Mabberley is in charge of all the collectionsat the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, that are not alive.The herbarium is an internationally important repositoryfor collections of dried and otherwise preservedspecimens that document the identity of plantsand fungi. It contains a staggering 7 million specimens(approximately 350,000 of which are type specimens–the original examples on which new speciesdescriptions have been based), including those fromthe personal herbaria of collectors such as CharlesDarwin and David Livingstone.Since taking up the post of Keeper in March 2008,David has implemented a new strategic plan for hisdepartment where, supported by three AssistantKeepers and the Herbarium Support Team, hesupervises a staff of 150. He is heavily involved withthe general and strategic management of Kew Gardens,and is playing a lead role in disseminating Kew’smission – ‘to inspire and deliver science-based plantconservation worldwide, enhancing the quality of life’ –to a wider audience. The Gardens work in partnershipwith organisations and individuals from across theglobe in a vast range of conservation projects.A decline in state funding – less than half of Kew’sincome comes from the government – means that, tofulfil its mission and maintain its global eminence, Kewmust raise millions of pounds each year. Having gainedconsiderable fundraising experience while Director ofthe University of Washington Botanic Gardens, Davidnow devotes a significant portion of his time to helpingsecure the long-term financial future of the Gardens.In 2009, Kew will celebrate the 250th anniversary of itsfoundation with the launch of a major new fundraisinginitiative and a series of events including high-profilelectures at learned institutions – David himself willdeliver a lecture at the Victoria and Albert Museum.In addition to overseeing the daily operationand continued expansion of the herbarium itself,David is responsible for the finest plant-sciencelibrary in the world, which, continually augmentedby new acquisitions, contains the latest publicationsalongside priceless antique volumes. The stewardshipof Kew’s extensive and internationally importantarchives and its botanical art collection also fallswithin David’s care. The Gardens are home to over200,000 works of art and two galleries, one ofwhich, the Shirley Sherwood Gallery, is the world’sfirst gallery to be designed specifically for thedisplay of botanical art.Despite the rigours of his current post, David, with thehelp of an assistant, continues to undertake his ownresearch, and one of his current projects involves thestudy of a terrible disease that is blighting citrus fruitsacross the world. He is also continuing to expand andupdate his seminal work The Plant Book: A PortableDictionary of the Vascular plants, a botanical text thatis widely acknowledged to be an essential referencework for researchers, growers and writers alike.The thirdedition ofDavidMabberley’sseminal workThe PlantBook:A PortableDictionaryof the VascularPlants waspublished inMay 200838/DAVID MABBERLEY

ALUMNI NEWSDavid Baum (1982, Botany)writes about his family’s long-standing connection with the CollegeMy family’s connection to St Catherine’s College beganwith my Uncle, Professor J David Baum, who was aFellow in Medicine from 1977 until 1985. He had joinedthe Department of Paediatrics and was looking for acollege affiliation when Lord Bullock invited him to joinCatz. He loved the College so much that, when familyvisited, he made a point of walking them through thegrounds. I remember coming on such a visit with myparents and sisters when I was about sixteen and, ifmy memory serves me well, our visit to the Collegeimmediately preceded my first exposure to punting.While the latter hardly recommended Oxford to me – wemoved about 100 yards in one frustrating and wet hour– the tour of Catz made, in contrast, a good impression.I was then doing A-levels and had fallen in lovewith Botany. When I looked at applying to universityto pursue this subject further, I was happy thatOxford, unlike Cambridge, offered a Botany degree.Furthermore, St Catherine’s had one of the few Botanytutors at Oxford, Barrie Juniper. I applied and gainedadmittance, having survived an interview which involvedbeing asked to comment upon such unlikely objects as adolphin skull and a petri dish of cottage cheese. Whilemy life at College primarily revolved around tutorials,socialising with Catz biologists, diving, and expeditions,the family presence in Oxford enriched my experience,and I enjoyed many Friday nights with David, Angela,and their four boys. My Uncle also roped me into theOxford University Cholent Society, a Jewish dining clubthat was active at the time. One of my most painfulrecollections was trying single-handedly to cook akosher Cholent Society dinner for forty in theCollege kitchen!Around the time that I left Oxford (having eventuallybecome a tolerably good punter), David and hisfamily moved to Bristol University, where he hadbeen offered a Chair. The Catz-Baum story did not,however, end with our departure. Three years later,my sister Alison, and David’s eldest son Buzz, cameto Catz to read Biology and Biochemistry respectively.Two years after that, Buzz’s younger brother Jakecame up to read Biology. Add to that a cousin on mymother’s side, Libby Magrill, who read Maths, and Ithink you can see why St Catherine’s feels like afamily story. How has this story unfolded for us sincewe left College?David BaumST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/39

ALUMNI NEWSAlison BaumThe first strand to fill you in on is my much-loveduncle. He was an inspiration, with much passionfor his subject and such joie de vivre. He did greatthings in Bristol and became the first presidentof the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.Tragically, while leading a fund-raising bike ridehe died of a heart-attack, on 5 September 1999.He is, and will always be, missed. The David BaumInternational Foundation, dedicated to internationalchild health, (www.rcpch.ac.uk/About-the-College/RCPCH-International/David-Baum-International-Foundation), provides a fitting tribute to thisgreat man.Guggenheim Fellowship, I approached St Catherine’s andwas honoured with a Christensen Fellowship for Hilary2008, and a Visiting Fellowship for Trinity 2008. I amstill basking in those few lovely and productive monthsI spent in Oxford. It was delightful to see that BarrieJuniper and other mentors are still active members ofthe College, and I enjoyed several scholarly discussionsover lunch in the Senior Common Room.Equally importantly, it was a pleasure to walkdown memory lane – and to teach my childrento punt. Perhaps there will be another Baum atCatz in the future…The news of the other ex-Catz Baums is all good,with our professional and personal successes based in nosmall part upon the support we received from our widerfamily and the excellent education we received at StCatherine’s. Three of us, myself, Buzz, and Jake continueon the academic track – in fact all of us run molecularbiological research groups. I study plant development andevolution at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Buzzstudies normal and cancerous animal cells at UniversityCollege, London, and Jake is at the Walter and Eliza HallInstitute of Medical Research in Melbourne, studying howthe malaria parasite attacks blood cells. Alison, who wasfor a time a Horizon producer at the BBC, now heads thecharity Best Beginnings (www.bestbeginnings.info),which applies a scientific and media-savvy outlook toaddress inequalities in child health.Jake BaumJ David BaumThe final chapter – so far – is my recent return to College.When I was looking for a host institution for my40/DAVID BAUM

ALUMNI NEWSJack Douay (1946, Agriculture and Forestry Science)I was sixteen years old when – in response to itsinvasion of Poland – France and the United Kingdomdeclared war on Germany. Born in London, of anEnglish mother and French father, I had dual nationality.We lived in the Avenue Montaigne in Paris, in a flatnext to the stables and exercising yard of our familyhorse-dealing business which, created by my greatgrandfatherin the middle of the nineteenth century,could stable up to 100 horses. The start of the warbrought our business in Paris to an end, as all ourhorses were requisitioned by the Army. As my parentswere close to sixty, they decided to remain in oursummer house in Carteret, just south of Cherbourg,where everyday life was easier than in the capital. I,therefore, returned to my studies in a very temporaryschool put together in Normandy to cope with theexceptional influx of the children of parents whohad decided not to return to winter in Paris.By early June 1940, the German Blitzkrieg had sweptthrough northern France. The British ExpeditionaryForce had managed to save a large number of menat Dunkirk, and everyone hoped that the French armywould be able to halt the invasion somewhere aroundthe Loire. On 16 June 1940, I turned seventeen. In viewof the proximity of the Germans my father wiselydecided to drive me and my bicycle 100 kilometressouth to Avranches, close to the Mont St Michel Bay, inorder to give me more freedom of movement to act inaccordance with day-to-day developments. By 17 Junethings had moved very quickly. The French Army hadcollapsed, and Maréchal Petain asked the Germans foran armistice. It was too late to hope for a halt in theGerman advance, and German forces quickly occupiedmost of France. For me, it was now either a matter ofstaying under German occupation or trying to escapeto some place where resistance was still possible.On 18 June, I cycled westwards on small roads for about100 kilometres, keeping clear of the German armouredtroops that were heading for Brest to get hold of theFrench fleet, and eventually reached the northerncoast of Brittany at Val André, where I had some friends.As the Germans had not yet had time to occupy all theports, I was able, in the early hours of the morningon 20 June, to board a small fishing boat returning toBoulogne. After twelve hours crossing a very rough sea Iarrived in St Helier, in Jersey. Those of the islanders whowished to leave were being evacuated to England in avariety of boats and I soon found myself in the bottomof a small empty tramp – normally full of cement –which arrived in Weymouth the next morning.Relatives in Eastbourne welcomed me kindly and,while trying desperately to find some way of tellingmy parents where I was (despite the fact that allcommunications between the UK and France werenow cut), I found renewed hope in the Churchillianatmosphere of the UK. I found a variety of jobs to earnmy keep, and learnt to adapt my mother’s VictorianI foundrenewedhope in theChurchillianatmosphereof the UK.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/41

ALUMNI NEWSJack and his wifeJeannineIn 1998, Jack, who was apilot with the RAF duringthe Second World War,was awarded the MBEfor his work with theRoyal British Legion inthe Bordeaux areaEnglish to some more contemporaryversions; from that of Devonshiresoldiers to that of Glasgow factoryworkers. A job in the drawing officeof the Rolls Royce aero-enginefactory in Glasgow also taught methe intricacies of imperial scalesthat were so different from thefamiliar, simpler, metric system!I volunteered for aircrew duties inthe Royal Air Force (RAF) when Iwas eighteen, and spent five yearsflying Spitfires and, just before VEDay, Meteor twin jets. As FlightCommander, with the rank ofFlight-Lieutenant, I became duefor demobilisation in November 1946. I had managedto go and visit my family in 1944 soon after they hadbeen liberated in July. Although they were safe, theyhad lived through a terrible ordeal, and I knew that itwas up to me to find my way in post-war Europe.The RAF quickly saw to it that everyone was informedof the possibilities available to them on their returnto civilian life. For many of us, who had joined afterschool, it was difficult to imagine life outside theForces. I learnt of ex-servicemen’s grants, discoveredI could obtain one, and decided to become a forester.At Easter 1946, I naïvely toured the Oxford colleges.I met with little success until a college porter suggestedthat I approachSt Catherine’sSociety.The head ofSt Catherine’s,the ReverendBrook, wasextremely kind,understandingand welcoming.Going back to school after seven years of adventure wasnot all that easy; nor was applying University rules andregulations designed for students straight out of schoolto a population of ex-servicemen. Nevertheless, we allmanaged to get on together.After three years, I left Oxford with a BA in Forestry.I joined the Colonial Forestry Service and servedas Assistant Conservator of Forests in Sierra Leone.In 1954, at the outset of a graduate year workingmainly on developments for the use of Gmelina arborea(an Indian tropical fast-growing tree widely used inreforestation programmes in Africa), I was awarded theSchlich Memorial Prize at the Imperial Forestry Institute.The approaching independence of Sierra Leone, andthe undoubted impact that independence would haveon Forest Conservation, lead me to resign in 1956.I returned to France, and worked in a variety of sectorsof the timber industry, all connected with the use anddevelopment of the pine forest in the South-West ofFrance, until my retirement in 1983.42/JACK DOUAY

ALUMNI NEWSNews in briefSophie Childs (1992, Modern History)Writing under the name Thea Faye, Sophiehas had her first book, Wizardry for theUninitiated published. She also has essaysincluded in a limited edition anthology ongrimoire magick and another anthologyon cultural misappropriation due forpublication in addition to a planned followupto her wizardry book in the pipeline.Sophie emigrated ‘Down Under’ a coupleof years ago with her husband and two –now three – children.Adrian Waite (1978, Geography)Adrian is now a full member of the CharteredInstitute of Public Finance and Accountancy,an associate Member of the CharteredInstitute of Housing and an Honorary Fellowand Vice-President of the Institute of PublicSector Management. After seventeen yearsworking in local government in a successionof accountancy and management positions,he founded AWICS Limited in 1999(www.awics.co.uk). AWICS Limited is amanagement consultancy specialising insupporting those who provide public servicesincluding local and central governmentand housing associations. This includesmanagement consultancy, training andpublishing. In 1984, Adrian married Elaine,and they now have three children andlive in Murton, a village near Appleby, inWestmorland, Cumbria. In his spare time,Adrian organises events with the historicalre-enactment society The Red Wyverns(www.red-wyverns.org.uk).James Brudney (1971, PPE)James Brudney was named one of theten recipients of the 2008 Alumni Award forDistinguished Teaching at Ohio State Universityin Columbus, Ohio. The award honours facultymembers for superior teaching, with recipientsbeing nominated by present and formerstudents and colleagues and chosen by acommittee of alumni, students and facultymembers. Those chosen are inducted intothe University’s Academy of Teaching, whichprovides leadership for the improvement ofteaching at Ohio State University. Speaking ofProfessor Brudney’s award, the Dean, NancyRogers, remarked that, ‘anyone who hasvisited Professor Brudney’s class knows howrichly he deserves this award.’ James Brudneycurrently serves on the Public Review Boardof the United Automobile Workers of Americaand as an associate editor for TheEncyclopedia of Congress.Nick Roberts (Christensen Fellow,Michaelmas 2005)Nick, who is a Professor in MathematicalBiology at Massey University, Auckland,has been elected a Fellow of the RoyalSociety, New Zealand.Peter Price (1983, Geography)Peter has moved from Bradfield College tobe Head of Geography at Charterhouse.Sally Lincoln (1976, English)Sally has published a book of portraitsof American soldiers wounded in Iraq andAfghanistan: Sucking it Up: American Soldiersin 2008 (Edgecliffe Press: 2008). To findout more about Sally’s work, please go towww.sallylincoln.comDavid Hill (1991, Modern Languages)Journalist and author David Hill offers quirkyperspectives on modern life in his poetrycollection Consumed (KenArnoldBooks: 2008).The book prompted James Bowman, formerAmerican editor of the Times LiterarySupplement to describe Hill as ‘well on hisway to becoming a major poet – perhaps thefirst for the era of globalisation’. Todd Swift,Oxfam’s Poet in Residence, called theST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/43

ALUMNI NEWScollection ‘hugely entertaining, sometimesthought-provoking, and often controversial’.For more information about David’s work,please go to www.davidhill.bizKeith Jacobsen (1967, Modern Languages)Since taking early retirement from the CivilService in 1999, where he specialised ininternational health relations, Keith hasfocused on building a new career in music.In 2002 he was awarded a diploma in pianoperformance by the Guildhall School ofMusic and Drama. In 2007, he gained adistinction in the postgraduate Diploma inMusic Teaching in Professional Practiceawarded by the University of Reading.Martin Brook (1989, Engineering Science)Martin works for British Energy as a RotatingPlant Engineer, where his job is mainlyconcerned with gas circulators. He has alsodeveloped a role in nuclear safety casessince, in addition to being essential forpower generation, circulators have a keysafety role in cooling nuclear fuel followingpotential faults. Martin and his wife Abbyhave a lively son, Samuel, whose favouriteword is ‘Why?’, and a younger daughter,Ruth. Having qualified as a solicitor, Abby iscurrently taking a break from Law, and bothshe and Martin play an active role in the lifeof their local church, with youth work one oftheir main commitments.John Renwick (1958, Modern Languages)In November 2008, John returned to Oxfordwhen The Voltaire Foundation presentedhim with a Festschrift – ‘Voltaire and the1760s: Essays for John Renwick’ – to mark hiscontribution to Enlightenment Studies, andespecially to Voltaire studies. The Foundationhas since elected him OCV (OuevresComplètes de Voltaire) Research Fellow.Martin and his wife Abbyhave a lively son, Samuel,whose favourite word is‘Why?’DevelopmentOfficeContact details:Ellie BraceDevelopment OfficerTelephone: 01865 281585Fax: 01865 271705Email: eleanor.brace@stcatz.ox.ac.ukFranca PottsAlumni Relations and Events OfficerTelephone: 01865 281596Fax: 01865 271705Email: franca.potts@stcatz.ox.ac.ukBethan WilliamsPublications OfficerTelephone: 01865 271760Email: bethan.williams@stcatz.ox.ac.ukMegan ParryMaster’s Executive AssistantTelephone: 01865 271762Email: megan.parry@stcatz.ox.ac.ukPlease visit www.stcatz.ox.ac.ukto update your contact details.44/NEWS IN BRIEF

ALUMNI NEWSThe College time capsuleCollege events 2009The College Enigmatist offers the next clue (in a seriesof fifty) to the contents of the time capsule buriedunder St Catherine’s College: Six of one and half adozen of the otherPrevious clues:1. Two thirds of my number is one and a half timeswhat I am.2. Pooh in 1927, true of us today?3. Do they belong to longevity?4. The first 6000 flowers5. A good hiding…London Party 2009the Oxford and Cambridge Club, Pall MallIf you live outside the London area, but would still liketo attend this event, please contact the DevelopmentOffice directly.Saturday 7 MarchSaturday 14 MarchSunday 29 MarchFriday 17 AprilThursday 7 MayWednesday 13 MaySaturday 23 MayWednesday 27 May to Saturday 30 MaySaturday 13 JuneSaturday 20 JuneSaturday 27 JuneSaturday 4 JulySaturday 18 JulyMonday 21 SeptemberDegree dayLunch for first-year students andtheir parentsOxford and Cambridge Boat RaceInter-collegiate golf tournamentFoundation Scholars DinnerWallace Watson Award lectureDegree dayEights weekDegree dayGarden party for second-yearstudents and their parentsGaudy for matriculands from the 1970sAlumni garden party in NorthumberlandDegree dayLondon Party, Oxford and CambridgeClub, Pall Mall25 September to 27 September Alumni weekendSaturday 24 OctoberSaturday 7 NovemberSaturday 28 NovemberDegree dayDegree dayDegree dayFor more details about College events, please visit our website, www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk,or contact our Alumni Relations and Events Officer, Franca Potts (01865 281596).ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/45

CATZ FELLOWSAndrew BunkerTutor in Physics, Reader in AstrophysicsOur ownhorizon ina possiblyinfiniteuniverseis 14 billionlight yearsaway ...Andrew Bunker has recently joined St Catherine’sCollege as a Fellow in Physics, and is also a Reader inthe Astrophysics Department. He has been a researchastronomer for fifteen years, and moves to Oxford fromAustralia, where he was Head of Astronomy at theAnglo-Australian Observatory.What, in layman’s terms, do you research?My research involves using some of the most powerfultelescopes in the world – in Australia, Hawaii and Chile– to find distant galaxies and study their evolution.Studying objects far away means that we are seeingthe light when it left them, billions of years ago.Essentially we are using telescopes as time machines,to see what galaxies were like when the Universe wasyoung. Our own horizon in a possibly infinite universeis 14 billion light years away, and we know that galaxiesexist as early on as 95% of the way back in time to theBig Bang. My research also involves using data collectedby the Hubble Space Telescope to take pictures ofthese distant galaxies, seen during the first billionyears of history.Is your involvement with the Hubble SpaceTelescope long-standing?I have been involved with Hubble since the mid-1990s,when I was a post-doctoral researcher at the Universityof California, Berkeley, and worked with the instrumentteam for NICMOS, a camera that sees in the infra-red(longer wavelengths than visible light). I am nowinvolved with Hubble’s successor – the James WebbSpace Telescope. As with Hubble, the project is a jointUS and European one; the European side is constructingan important instrument, known as a spectrograph.By reading the different types of light that are emittedfrom distant galaxies the spectrograph will enable usto look for the fingerprints of the different elementsthat constitute them. We will also be able to use thespectrograph to measure the speed of stars which –because the more massive the galaxy, the faster thestars travel – will allow us to weigh galaxies.What drew you to astronomy?I have always been fascinated by the night sky. As achild I read popular science books and was intrigued by46/ANDREW BUNKER

CATZ FELLOWSthe idea that we can learn simply by observing,by the fact that we can know so much about placesin the universe that we have never visited. I had atelescope when I was a teenager, and spent many coldnights outside admiring craters on the Moon, the ringsof Saturn and the moons of Jupiter. My fascination withwhat we do know has since grown into a deep interestin what, through new research, we might yet discoverabout the universe.What can astronomy tell us?Astronomy is a subject that pushes against theboundaries of what we know about the fundamentalbuilding blocks of the universe. It asks big questions,is culturally enriching, and helps people understandtheir planet’s relationship with the rest of the universe.Your subject is not a commercial one. Have there,however, been any practical spin-offs fromastronomical research?Perhaps the most obvious spin-off is in the areaof digital imagery. The push to make very sensitivecameras for astronomical use led to the developmentof the digital cameras that we all now use. There havebeen a number of spin-offs from space programmestoo: the lap-top computers that so many of us rely ontoday have evolved from the microcomputers developedfor the space programme. Surprisingly, even the coatingon non-stick pans is a by-product of technologydeveloped for the Apollo moon landings.Astronomyis a subjectthat pushesagainst theboundariesof what weknow about thefundamentalbuilding blocksof the universe.Background image:Hubble Ultra Deep Field–Photo taken with theHubble Space Telescopeusing the AdvancedCamera SurveysWhat is it like to be an astronomer today?Like many other professional astronomers I spenda large amount of time teaching, in addition toconducting my own research, working with graduatestudents and postdoctoral Research Fellows andobserving with telescopes overseas. One of thethings that I love about astronomy is that it issuch an international subject. I especially enjoythe opportunities that I have to discuss myresearch with colleagues from around the worldat international conferences.Are you worried about the future of astronomy?There is much talk in the media at the moment about ageneral decline in the popularity of science, and physicsin particular, in British schools. I think that the problemis not that children are not interested – boys and girlsof seven and eight are still fascinated by dinosaursand the solar system – but that their enthusiasm isnot translated into a love of physics and maths, thetwo subjects that underpin our knowledge of howthe universe works. Physics is perceived as a difficultsubject, and work needs to be done to overcomethis perception. I enjoy giving public talks and havebeen involved in several outreach projects, includingopen nights at telescopes in Australia, and hope tobe involved in similar projects in Oxford. I remainoptimistic about the future of physics and, especially,astronomy, and believe that the current situation willresolve itself.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/47

CATZ FELLOWSWhat have been the highlights of your careerso far?In 2004, I was the leader of a group that analysed themost sensitive image of the universe to date. Using theHubble Ultra Deep Field (a small patch of sky imagedrepeatedly by the Hubble Space Telescope for 400orbits) we discovered fifty galaxies within a billion yearsof the Big Bang – the faintest and among the mostdistant discovered so far. These discoveries, which werethe culmination of many years of work, receivedinternational recognition and generated a significantamount of academic discussion.What next?Working with NASA, I am involved in the building ofHubble’s successor – the James Webb Space Telescope –which will push our knowledge of galaxies even furtherback in time, potentially seeing the first generations ofstars form in the universe. It is an incredibly excitingtime, and I consider myself to be extraordinarily lucky to bedoing what I have always wanted to do. The telescope isdue to be ready in 2014 and I hope to be one of the firstto use it to discover new things about our universe.Hazy sunset at the summit of MaunaKea, Hawaii... there wasplenty of livelyinterchangebetweenEngland andSpain, throughdiplomats,spies,merchants andtravellers ...Photograph © WM Keck ObservatoryColin ThompsonTutor in Spanish, on theSpanish Golden AgeFor most of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries –known popularly as the Golden Age – Spain was thedominant European power and, with its Americanpossessions, ruled the largest empire the world had everknown. Despite frequent wars, economic crises and theheavy hand of the Inquisition, its culture was vibrant and itproduced writers, artists and musicians of great originalityand distinction. Yet with one or two exceptions (notablyCervantes and Velázquez) their works are little known in theEnglish-speaking world and scarcely figure in modernhistories of European Renaissance and Baroque culture,which tend to focus on Italy, France and England. That wasnot so at the time: there was plenty of lively interchangebetween England and Spain, through diplomats, spies,merchants and travellers, which partly explains theextraordinary wealth of original editions of Golden-Ageworks in the Bodleian Library, a magnificent scholarlyresource for those who work in this area. The change isprobably due to the political and economic decline of Spainfrom the middle of the seventeenth century and, in morerecent times, to the long shadow cast by the SpanishCivil War.As I look back over my research and plan its future,I can see how it has been influenced by my wish tobring the Spanish Golden Age back into the Europeanmainstream of the time. My last book, on the sixteenthcenturySpanish poet and mystic St John of the Cross, was48/COLIN THOMPSON

CATZ FELLOWSpublished in the USA and Britain and in a Spanishtranslation in 2002. Rather to my surprise the Englishedition has recently gone into paperback. I would like tothink that film rights will follow shortly, so that I can fundthe extravagant lifestyle in retirement which I have nothitherto enjoyed. But I am not counting on it. St John andhis older contemporary St Teresa of Ávila are regarded asthe most important writers of the Western mysticaltradition. You may be surprised to learn that there is such athing, or be tempted to dismiss mysticism as some form ofhigher nonsense. But it is impossible to deny the intenselyrical beauty of St John’s poetry, the painful yet creativeanalysis of the self in his treatises, or the presence of hisvoice in many writers across boundaries of language andtime – T S Eliot and Seamus Heaney, to name just two.By the time I had finished the book my attention hadalready turned elsewhere, towards the artistic traditionsof Golden-Age Spain, in part out of a sense of frustrationthat I was not really understanding the paintings I feltduty-bound to admire. Research often starts like that.But there was also a more positive cause. I had beendeeply impressed by the Spanish still-life exhibition atthe National Gallery in 1995, and especially by theextraordinary paintings by the Carthusian Juan SánchezCotán, of cabbages, melons, gourds and other fruit andvegetables strung in a parabola against a dark background.The elevation of humble objects into these mysterious andwonderful things reminded me of passages in the worksof Luis de Góngora, perhaps the most difficult of allthe Golden-Age poets. I began to read, and, as always,what appeared at first to be a nicely defined topic openedso many doors that my initial plans proved hopelesslyunrealistic. That also happens with research. I did, however,put together a Master’s course on literature and painting inBut it isimpossibleto deny theintense lyricalbeauty ofSt John’spoetry ...the Golden Age, which has attracted a number of graduatestudents, one of whom has recently gained his doctorateand two more of whom are close to submission. I havefound this very rewarding. Two periods of sabbatical leavehave enabled me to do more sustained reading and tobegin writing. The book I am planning, significant parts ofwhich are already in draft, will cover a number of areas inwhich the interplay between the visual and the verbalenriches our understanding of the period: poems whichdescribe real or imagined works of art; paintings whichrequire knowledge of written sources to decode them;painters who wrote treatises on their art; paintings in whichbooks or manuscripts play a significant part; the sharedanalytical and critical language of literature and painting;attitudes to difference (by which I principally mean thereception of non-Spanish artists, notably Hieronymus Boschand El Greco). Do not ask me – yet – how it will all fittogether. The laborious process of writing the first draftsis the only way, in my experience, in which the broaderthemes and the overall focus can emerge from the detail.The demands of teaching, examining and administrationmean that research time gets severely squeezed, even inthe Long Vacation. So do not ask me, either, when I expectto finish. I firmly believe that a book is likely to be betterfor being cooked long and slow.When not engaged in teaching and research, Colincontinues to serve as a minister of the United ReformedChurch in what he describes as a ‘non-stipendiary andvery spare-time capacity’ in Wheatley, just outside Oxford.Having completed a four-year stint as Senior Tutor in 2007,he has since been elected by Congregation to serve on theUniversity’s Council for four years, with a clear commitmentto maintain and enhance the participatory democracy whichcharacterises Oxford’s governance.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/49

COLLEGE CATZ FELLOWS LIFEJustine PilaTutor in Law and University Lecturerin Intellectual Property LawCopyright and patents reward expressiveand inventive endeavour. My research inboth areas reflects my wider interests inthe creative and technological arts, andwhat might loosely be described as law’sintellectual history: the way in which legalideas are constructed. These interestswere furthered at university by studyingmathematics and arts alongside Law, andare reflected in my recent legal research.For example, in copyright I have beenwriting on the statutory categories ofliterary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.My thesis has been that the law’s treatmentof these categories reflects a formalisticconception of the work that, even acceptingthe premise of formalism, is theoreticallyproblematic in its dependence on differentconceptions of form, reflecting differentconceptions of the copyright work. I havealso argued however that the premise isfalse, citing among other things the law’sfailure properly to distinguish music fromnoise, sculpture from three-dimensionalobjects, and literary works from collections ofwords. Considering the nature of copyright asa right to prevent certain uses of a work forseventy years from the death of its author,the absence of a coherent exposition ofworks is a matter of legal and social concern.To give an example of the issues, in the1970s, rock star Adam Ant’s managerclaimed Adam Ant’s maquillage to be acopyright painting. The Court rejected theclaim, reasoning that a painting is paintapplied to a surface, paint on a face ispaint without a surface, and paint withouta surface is an idea and not a work. As aresult, the defendant was free to copy theexpression fixed in Adam Ant’s make-up.Cases like this are difficult for law, for whilethe end result has intuitive force – it is difficultto think of make-up as painting, and of peoplehaving rights in respect of their image – it isbased on the entirely unconvincing reasoningthat a painting is any expression in paint, anda body an inadequate surface for paint.In effect, my suggestion has been thatany exegesis of the copyright work mustexplain why the Court may have been rightin deciding that the maquillage of AdamAnt was not a painting in law, but mightequally have been wrong had he been anindigenous Australian corroboree dancer.The reason is not that the body of thelatter qualifies as a surface where AdamAnt’s did not, but that paintings areconstituted only partly by their form,and partly by the history of their specificcreation; the intent of their authors andview of society with respect to their natureas paintings per se. Motivating this viewis an understanding of authorship as ashared and evolving tradition; a sociallyand institutionally situated practice thatinforms the way in which works are viewedwithout detracting from their expressivesignificance as such.History is central to my understanding ofworks. In a different way, it is also centralto my research in patents.50/JUSTINE PILA

CATZ FELLOWSThat research currently involves two mainprojects: a monograph on theories ofinvention and technology, and a history ofthe European Patent Convention. The latter isparticularly exciting, for the Convention is thebasis of European patent law, and has neverbeen the subject of historical analysis.Written by a small group of people with astrong commitment to legal unification afterWorld War II, it took more than twenty yearsto write, and represents an important chapterin modern patent history as well as in modernEuropean law. In addition, that chapter is ofmore than purely academic interest, due inpart to the legal convention of resorting tohistory in order to resolve ambiguities inlegislative texts.Consider for example the use made of theConvention’s history in interpreting the law ofbiotechnology patenting.One of the most contentious provisions ofthe Convention is its exclusion from legalpatentability of plant and animal varieties,and certain methods of creating animalsand plants. According to the superior courtin this area, this exclusion is limited in scope,denying patent protection to single varietiesof animal or plant only. Thus, a single plantor animal, or method of creating differentvarieties, is potentially patentable. This is acontentious reading of the provision thatdepends on a view of the Convention’s literaltext described by a lower court as ‘defyingthe normal rules of logic’. In defending itsreading against that description, the superiorcourt relied on the history of the Conventionrecorded in certain unpublished travaux. In itsview, that history revealed the exclusion’spurpose as being to support the non-patentsystem of plant variety protection by ensuringthat inventions eligible for such protectionwould fall outside the scope of patentability.Something I enjoy aboutIntellectual Property lawis the possibility it offersfor interdisciplinarity.The reliance by a superior court on ananalysis of relatively inaccessible historicalmaterials to support a reading of acontentious legislative provision earlierdescribed by a different court as defyingthe normal rules of logic is striking. This isparticularly so when one studies the travaux,which do not obviously support the Board’sanalysis. Indeed, in work just completed Ihave argued for a different understandingof the exclusion’s history, grounded not in acommitment to harmonised protection, butrather, and on the contrary, a recognition byearly European framers that the question ofpatenting higher forms of life raised issues ofpublic interest importance inappropriate forresolution by harmonisation.Something I enjoy about intellectualproperty law is the possibility it offersfor interdisciplinarity. This makes Collegean attractive base for me, and I haveoccasionally used lunch as an opportunityto ask my non-legal colleagues about variousaspects of my current research. Indeed, inSeptember 2009, Catz Geography FellowDr Andrew Barry and I will be speaking atthe same interdisciplinary workshop inCambridge on theories of invention.In March 2009 Catz will host the sixthInternational Intellectual Property Mootrun by the University’s Oxford IntellectualProperty Research Centre, and in Septemberit will become the permanent home of theUniversity’s new Postgraduate Diploma inIntellectual Property Law and Practice.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/51

CATZ FELLOWSProfessor JohnFellow by Special Election in Mathematics and ProfessorFrom left to right, Professor ChoonFong Shih, President designate of KAUST,Professor John Ockendon, H E MinisterAli Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Minister ofPetroleum and Mineral Resourcesand Chairman of the KAUST Board ofTrustees, and Mr Nadhmi Al-Nasr, interimPresident of KAUST at the GRP TechnicalSymposium awards ceremony in JeddahSaudi Arabia on 27 May 2008.OCCAM will address aneed highlighted in aforthcoming report fromthe OECD’s Global ScienceForum report Mathematicsin Industry, for the statusof ‘problem-solving’mathematics to beraised significantly.John Ockendon is the inaugural Directorof the Oxford Centre for CollaborativeApplied Mathematics, which has beenawarded a $25 million grant from theKing Abdullah University of Science andTechnology’s Global Research Partnership.By rights, John, a Fellow of the Royal Societyand 2006 recipient of a Gold Medal from theInstitute of Mathematics and its Applications,should be enjoying his retirement. Instead, asthe Principal Investigator and inaugural Directorof the Oxford Centre for Collaborative AppliedMathematics (OCCAM), he is actively involved inthe establishment of a research centre that willboost the status of applied and computationalmathematics around the world. John’s abidingresearch interests and commitments haveconcerned the application of pioneeringmathematical ideas to real-world problems.Hence it is no surprise that OCCAM will bea centre where some of the world’s leadingmathematical minds use ‘innovativemathematics, novel numerical algorithms andpowerful computers to foster and advanceinterdisciplinary research’. The grant, which isthe largest of its kind ever to have beenawarded for such a project, will be used toattract the very best international academicsto come and work at OCCAM and to take part inits global programme of workshops and studygroups. These projects will eventually feed intoresearch that will be conducted at the KingAbdullah University of Science and Technology(KAUST) in Saudi Arabia.KAUST itself will be a university for the twentyfirstcentury; research orientated, highly interdisciplinary,reliant on cutting-edge technologyand interactive with all aspects of Saudi industryand society. Although the foundation stonewas only laid near Jeddah last year, KAUST willenrol its first students in 2009. The university,which will eventually be home to around 4,000students and 1,000 faculty members, is partof the Saudi government’s vision to turn thecountry into a knowledge-based economy. By itsnature, the birth of such a university relies oninternational help and a network of centres hasbeen established across the world to provide theexpertise needed to develop the KAUST researchand teaching programmes. OCCAM’s research52/PROFESSOR JOHN OCKENDON

CATZ FELLOWSOckendonof Mathematicsexpertise in mathematical modelling andscientific computation will be available toKAUST as its own level of knowledge andresearch activity grows. In particular, OCCAMwill collaborate with KAUST on an increasingnumber of projects ranging from energy to theenvironment and from multi-scale modellingto computer visualisation. OCCAM has recentlyappointed an Algerian technology translator,who will travel extensively between Oxfordand KAUST, helping to ensure that OCCAM- andKAUST-based researchers have the best possiblelines of communication.In order to secure such an extraordinary grantfrom KAUST, OCCAM had to come with a verystrong case for support. Only last October,KAUST invited applications for funding fromsome sixty universities round the world. Onesuch letter landed on the desk of the researchfacilitator for the Oxford Centre for Industrialand Applied Mathematics (OCIAM), who passedit on to John. He and his colleagues developed aresearch vision for OCCAM based on four pillars:OCIAM, the Centre for Mathematical Biologyand, in the computing laboratory, the NumericalAnalysis Group and the Computational BiologyGroup. In a hectic five-month period, the draftproposal, the pre-proposal and the full proposalwere written. OCCAM went on to receive itsrecord-breaking grant on 1 April 2008. It is theonly centre outside the United States to receiveone of four $25 million awards from KAUST.OCCAM opened its doors on 1 October 2008.The new centre, which marks a major expansionfor Oxford’s Mathematics Department, occupiesthe top floor of the Gibson Building, on thesite of the old Radcliffe Infirmary. When fullyoperational, approximately sixty people willbe employed there, including (in addition toa director and deputy director), four peopleholding tenured faculty posts, four seniorresearch Fellows and – at any one time –approximately eight DPhil students, fifteen postdoctoralresearchers and a number of studentsreading for Master’s degrees. One of the newposts, that of a Chair in Mathematical Modelling,will be based at St Catherine’s from Michaelmas2009, further enhancing the College’s reputationfor research excellence in the field of applied andcomputational mathematics. Catz will be the onlycollege in Oxford to be home to two professors ofApplied Mathematics in addition to a readershipin the subject.After studying for his DPhil at St John’sCollege, John Ockendon was made a Fellowof St Catherine’s College in 1965, and aUniversity Lecturer in Applicable Mathematicsat Oxford in 1976. Since 1989, he has beenthe Research Director of the Oxford Centrefor Industrial and Applied Mathematics.He was made an Advisory Professor at FudanUniversity in Shanghai in 2001. ProfessorOckendon also chairs the Scientific ResearchCommittee of the Smith Institute for AppliedMathematics and System Engineering, anorganisation that exists to foster and coordinatemathematics-in-industry in theUK and, more recently, in Europe.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/53

CATZ FELLOWSDr Tommaso PizzariTutor in Zoology, awarded Philip Leverhulme PrizeThe College extends its warmest congratulations to Tommaso Pizzari,who has been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize. The prize, worth £70,000,commemorates the contribution made to the work of the Leverhulme Trustby Philip, Viscount Leverhulme (the grandson of the Trust's founder).Approximately twenty-five prizes are awarded each year to outstandingscholars – usually under the age of thirty-five – whose substantial contributionsto their particular field of study have been recognised at national andinternational level and who are expected to continue to excel in the future.Tom has been awarded his prize for research undertaken on sexual selection.Sexual selection is a pervasive biological processthat leads to the evolution of extravagant traitssuch as the chorus of birds, crickets or frogs, thetrain of the peacock, the antler of the stag, andflashy sports cars, or anything else that givesan edge in the competition for reproductivepartners. Understanding the mechanismspromoting such extravagant sexual strategiesnot only provides a unique insight intoDarwinian evolution, but is also critical tomanaging better reproduction in populationsthreatened by extinction, to improving thewelfare of domestic species, and to controllingpopulations that could otherwise become a pest.It is also important that we understand sexualselection if we want to address fertility problemsand the spread of sexually-transmitted diseasesin human societies.My work studies different aspects of sexualselection and the way male and femalestrategies co-evolve with each other. I amparticularly interested in the evolutionaryramifications of female sexual promiscuity whichpromotes competition between the ejaculates ofdifferent males and enables females to controlpaternity by biasing sperm utilisation. Using acombination of experimental work, physiologicaland molecular tools, and the promiscuous fowlGallus gallus as a model species, we have beenable to show that both males and females usesophisticated – and often counteracting –strategies of sperm utilisationto maximise their reproductive success.The Philip Leverhulme Prize will launch myresearch towards the next level, and will enableme to branch out in exciting new directions.These include the use of genomic and proteomictools to study molecular evolution of sexuallyselected genes, the application of networktheory to capture the dynamics of sexualnetworks within populations, and the mergingof kin selection and sexual-selection theory toidentify the conditions leading to evolutionaryconflict or cooperation between the sexes.The Philip Leverhulme Prizewill launch my researchtowards the next level, andwill enable me to branch outin exciting new directions.54/DR TOMMASO PIZZARI

CATZ FELLOWSDan HoweEmeritus Professor of American History, winner ofthe 2008 Pulitzer Prize in HistoryTaking 900pages to coverthirty-threeyears of thehistory of onecountry doesseem rathergenerous ...One morning last April I went off to give a lecture andcame home to find my answerphone full of messages.They turned out to be from friends congratulating me onhaving won the Pulitzer Prize in History. After listeningto them, I thought, ‘Can I believe this? I haven’t heardanything from the Pulitzer people themselves.’ So I askedmy editor at Oxford University Press, New York. She replied,‘Oh, yes, it’s true. They don’t notify the winners directly;they hold a press conference and post the outcome ontheir web site.’ And so it proved. In June, my wife and Iattended an award ceremony at Columbia University in NewYork. And in July the Master hosted a delightful reception inCollege to celebrate the prize with other Fellows.The Pulitzer Prizes are awarded annually: several forjournalism and six of them for books (fiction, non-fiction,poetry, drama, biography, and history). Mine came forWhat Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America,1815-1848, a volume in The Oxford History of the UnitedStates series.A fat book, What Hath God Wrought is aimed (like theothers in its series) at both an academic audience and thegeneral literate public. Taking 900 pages to cover thirtythreeyears of the history of one country does seem rathergenerous, but I plead in extenuation that I cover manydifferent kinds of history: social, political, economic andintellectual. The history of literature, law, drama, and musicall appear. The title comes from the message sent bySamuel F B Morse to demonstrate his new electric telegraphin 1844, though it also illustrates the importance of biblicalreligion and, in a larger sense, the providential sense oftheir country’s destiny held by many Americans at thetime. Innovations in transport (the first locomotive in theUnited States was imported from England in 1828) andcommunications (the telegraph was invented independentlyin Britain by Charles Wheatstone) integrated a vast nationthat expanded to California during these years. Reformmovements, like technology and commerce, crossed theAtlantic: antislavery was particularly momentous, butonly one aspect of a ‘benevolent empire’ of internationalreligious philanthropy. A war at the beginning of the story(with Britain) and at the end (with Mexico) allow me totreat military history.My next project (God willing) will be a history of the warbetween the United States and Mexico that will treat bothsides of that all-too-neglected story.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/55

Photograph © Ben StansallProfessor Michael SullivanEmeritus FellowAs a young man, Michael Sullivan visitedthe great exhibition of Chinese art at theRoyal Academy, and what he saw there –particularly the paintings and ceramics ofthe Song Dynasty – made a deep and lastingimpression upon him. After graduating witha degree in Architecture from Cambridge,Michael worked with a documentary film unitbefore, in February 1940, going to China asa volunteer with the International Red Cross.It was in the country’s wartime capital,Chongqing, that he met his future wife,Khoan, who would later give up her ownpromising career in science to devote herselfto Michael’s work, acting as his translator,secretary and constant companion, travellingeverywhere with him and making friends forhim with the Chinese artists to whom hewould otherwise always have been aforeigner. The couple were married in 1943in Chengdu, where they met a number ofChinese artists, several of whom gave thecouple paintings and drawings that wouldform the nucleus of their future collection.In the spring of 1946, Michael and Khoancame to London. Even though his real interestlay in the study of Chinese art, Michael – on ascholarship from the Chinese Government –went to the School of Oriental and AfricanStudies (SOAS) to study Chinese language.During his time there he was approachedby Faber and Faber to suggest revisionsand corrections for Arnold Silcock’s popularhistory of Chinese art. His suggestions foremendations were so extensive that Faberasked him to write a new book: AnIntroduction to Chinese Art.In 1949, he was invited to mount anexhibition of Chinese art at Dartington Hallin Devon and, while there, was approached byan American visitor who asked if he had everconsidered postgraduate study in the UnitedStates. Having dismissed the idea as animpossible dream, Michael was astonishedto be contacted by the visitor – the Directorof Humanities at the Rockefeller Foundation –asking why he had not been in contact. In thesummer of 1950, Khoan and Michael wentto Harvard, where they would stay for thenext four years: his Harvard Fellowship wasfollowed by another scholarship and, afterhe had received his doctorate in 1952, by aBollingen Fellowship. In 1962, his thesis waspublished as The Birth of Landscape Paintingin China.In 1951, Michael discovered an advertisementfrom what is now the University of Singaporefor a Lecturer in Art History. Despite theconcerns of friends worried that such a movecould lead only to obscurity, Michael appliedfor the post. Once in Singapore, he developeda two-year course in Art History and, sincethere was no art to study, created theUniversity Art Museum (with Khoan as DeputyDirector), where he built up a substantialcollection of Chinese, Southeast Asianand Malayan painting and Indian sculpture.While in Singapore his seminal work, ChineseArt in the Twentieth Century, was published toimmediate and lasting academic critical acclaim.56/PROFESSOR MICHAEL SULLIVAN

CATZ FELLOWSMichael and Khoan returned to London in1960, when he took up a post as Lecturer inAsian Art at SOAS. It was in this year too thata generous bequest from Geoffrey Hedley –whom they had known in China, when he hadbeen working there with the British Council –augmented their nascent art collectiongreatly. While in London, Michael becamefriends with a number of leading collectorsof Chinese art. He was also a member of theCouncil of the Oriental Ceramic Society andinvolved with an exhibition of ChinesePainting organised by the Arts Council.After Michael accepted a professorship inChinese Art at Stanford University in 1966,the Sullivans returned to America. Michaelinitially regretted the move, but the qualityof the students and the generous supportthat was given to them, and to Michael, bythe Christensen family (who later endowedhis post as the Christensen Chair) persuadedhim otherwise. Resuming their travels inthe East in 1968, Khoan and Michael spenttime in Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and thePhilippines. They returned to China in 1973and again in 1975, but with their artistfriends either in prison or out in the countrybeing re-educated, their tours were confinedto ancient monuments and archaeologicalsites, and the visits were difficult.... what he saw there –particularly the paintingsand ceramics of the SongDynasty – made a deepand lasting impressionupon him.... Michael became friendswith a number of leadingcollectors of Chinese art.Michael’s long connection with Oxford beganin 1973 when he was appointed Slade VisitingProfessor of Fine Art, the first specialist inAsian art to hold the post. His ties with theUniversity were strengthened further in1979 when, while staying at the RockefellerFoundation’s Villa Serbelloni in Italy, hemet Alan Bullock. A few months after theirmeeting, Bullock invited him to be a Fellowat St Catherine’s College. For four yearsMichael held joint appointments at Oxford andStanford, before making Oxford a permanenthome in 1984. In 1996, he published Art andArtists of Twentieth-Century China whichfocuses on the rebirth of Chinese art thathas occurred against the backdrop of oftenconflicting influences of traditional andWestern values.Since returning to Oxford, Michael, who isnow in his nineties, has continued to write,lecture and attend conferences. He has cometo feel that the interaction of Eastern andWestern culture and art is perhaps themost important event in recent worldhistory. In 2008, two exhibitions of his uniquecollection of twentieth-century Chinese artwere displayed at Asia House, London, andSt Catherine’s is now exceptionally fortunateto have several of these paintings onlong-term-loan.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/57

GAZETTEEmeritus Fellow Henry Bennet-Clark remembers Founding FellowLloyd Stocken,the College’s first Tutor in BiochemistryLloyd arrived in Oxford in 1937, and wassoon put to work finding an antidote tothe chemical poison Lewisite. In the climateof the late 1930s, the threat of chemicalwarfare was very real: both chlorine gasand mustard gas had been used in the latterpart of the First World War with devastatingeffect and there had been suggestions thatLewisite had later been used by Japan againstChina. By 1941, Lloyd, working with RobertThompson under the direction of SirRudolf Peters, had developed an antidote,Dimercaprol, or British anti-Lewisite (BAL),which was totally effective, even wheninjected up to half an hour after exposureto the poison. BAL works by attaching itselfto heavy metals such as lead, mercury and,crucially in this case, arsenic, allowingthem to be excreted safely from the body.There was considerable strategic advantagein having an effective antidote to such aknown chemical hazard, and the discoverywas instantly declared top secret, with theconsequence that although awarded his DPhilin 1943, Lloyd was not allowed to publish histhesis until 1947. The first paper by Peters,Stocken and Thompson announcing theirdiscovery was published in Nature in 1945;it continues to be widely cited. Lloyd followedthis early success with research on the modeof action of BAL, which was published in thelate 1940s.The 1950s saw a shift in the focus of Lloyd’sresearch on the effects of radiation on cellularmetabolic processes, and it was at this timethat he began a long collaboration withMargery Ord. This was a time when therewas considerable interest in cellularbiochemistry – but before the ‘double helix’had made its impact, and the study of Biologyat a molecular level had become widespread.Over the decade that followed, Lloyd andMargery published a series of papers on thebiochemical effects of radiation on cellularprocesses, particularly on histones, whichare now known to be important structuralelements in the organisation of genes.In 1998, Lloyd and Margery editedFoundations of Modern Biochemistry: A Multi-Volume Treatise and in 2006, when Lloyd wasThe 1950s saw a shift inthe focus of Lloyd’sresearch ...58/LLOYD STOCKEN

GAZETTEninety-four, he and Margery published ahistory of the Biochemistry Department. In alltheir work, Lloyd and Margery were very much‘hands-on’ experimenters: Lloyd was scornfulof 'theoretical biology' and also of 'health andsafety', scoffing at what he saw as a lack ofsolid evidence in the former, and regardingthe latter as stultifying and time-wasting –he had, it must be remembered, worked withsome very nasty chemicals and survived toninety-six! Lloyd was also suspicious of thetrend towards large research groups, sayingonce, while looking at a departmental annualreport, ‘tell me, if a paper has six authors, doyou count it as one paper, six papers or onesixthof a paper?’Lloyd was born on 30 January 1912. Heattended Nottingham High School andthen took a degree in Chemistry as anexternal student at Nottingham University.He obtained his BSc in 1934, and thenworked in the Boots Laboratories inNottingham. In 1937, he was appointed asa Nuffield Assistant in the Department ofBiochemistry at Oxford. During the SecondWorld War he served on the Ministry of SupplyChemical Defence Committee. In 1944, he waselected a Fellow of the Royal Institute ofChemistry and was also awarded the NewtonChambers Prize for Chemistry. He wasappointed a Senior Research Officer at theUniversity’s Biochemistry Department in 1946.His garden in Apsley Roadwas wonderful; his sweetpeas were legendary ...When, in 1959, Alan Bullock was searchingfor a Tutorial Fellow in Biochemistry, Sir HansKrebs, the then Whitley Professor, wrote thatLloyd was ‘the obvious choice’ and so, untilhis retirement in 1979, he acted in this roleas well as serving on the College InvestmentCommittee and acting as Pro-Master inthe interregnum between Alan Bullock’sretirement and the election and arrival ofthe College’s second Master, Sir PatrickNairne. There was some concern, when hewas appointed to an ad hominem Readershipin 1966, that his College stipend added tohis University Reader’s salary would puthim above the permissible University jointmaximum and might carry too heavy ateaching load! St Catherine’s was able toassure the University that Lloyd would not bepaid over the limit and would not be requiredto teach for more than six hours per week;thus he was able to continue as the Tutorin Biochemistry.In retirement, Lloyd continued to take akeen interest in the ups and downs of thestock market, poring over the Financial Times,while seated in his chair in the Senior CommonRoom. Into his early nineties he wouldcycle to College, clad in a brown overcoatand a deerstalker hat. His bicycle wasunmistakable: he attached a second pairof forks, back-to-front, to the front axleas a sturdy support for his bicycle basket.His garden in Apsley Road was wonderful;his sweet peas were legendary and he haspassed on his love of gardening to hisdaughter Jen and son Robert. It must havebeen in 1991, when I saw him holding a glassof champagne at the start of the Feast, that Isaid, ‘You know, Lloyd, you have been freeloadingon College for longer than you workedfor it.’ Lloyd did a quick tot-up on the fingersof his left, then on his right hand, went roundagain over both hands, started again and said,‘by God, you’re right!’. Latterly, he becameless steady on his feet but was brought intoCollege for lunch twice a week by Margery Ordafter which, as was his due, he occupied hischair; he was seated thus, blue eyes a-twinkle,when I took this photograph in June 2005.Lloyd Stocken was born on 30 January 1912.He died in Oxford on 26 September 2008.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/59

GAZETTEWilliam Woodruff’s widow, Helga, introduceshis recollections of an extraordinary life:I realise now, looking back, that the SecondWorld War was a fulcrum point in my husband’slife. Whenever things became difficult he wouldsay, ‘nothing is as bad as war’. Writing Vessel ofSadness liberated him from the nightmares hehad had for twenty-five years. He had kept hisbattle jacket to remind him of the worst deedsof man, as well as the high levels to which thehuman spirit can soar. He asked that it shouldbe cremated with him… it was.William had an ability to focus on essentials.In the 1960s, when it was fashionable forhistorians to talk about the western ideaof ‘Progress’, and the ‘Development of theUnder-Developed World’, he talked aboutthe limits of western power. When westernscholars were still denigrating Japan, Indiaand China, he foresaw the resurgence of Asiaand talked about the turning of the tide ofAmerican power. He was always searching forthe core of truth. He had no tolerance forintellectual dishonesty. Whereas I would getlost in the details, he could sweep throughhistory and put it all in focus. His no-nonsensebackground, with its daily challenge of survival,had endowed him with a huge supply ofcommon sense, not to forget his wonderfulsense of humour. What fun he had writingParadise Galore. His spirit is still with us.William Woodruff(1938, PPE)I was born in the hills of northern England,destined to become a weaver. I was taught theskills of weaving, standing on an empty orangecrate at my father's side. But in the 1930s, like acreeping paralysis, the looms fell still; the sourceof our bread dried up.Becoming poorer by the day, I ran away toLondon in 1933, when I was sixteen. I finishedup as an unskilled labourer in an East End ironfoundry. At the end of each day I was blackwith soot and could hardly stand, but at leastI was not begging on the streets, as manynortherners were.Two years later I discovered ‘larning’. With penciland pad I went to night school – often in dirtyoveralls. My northern background had taughtme that a boy could go anywhere if he had thewill. In 1936, my mad dream began to cometrue when I went to Oxford University on ascholarship. I was too conceited to realise thatI was ten years behind. The University knew.They told me that letting me in without anentrance examination was the only concessionthey were prepared to make. I'd have to meetthe same standards as other students or fallout. The foundry's drop hammer began to echoin my head.At Oxford, everything I touched turned to gold.I not only passed my examinations, Idistinguished myself. I even won a wife there.‘Take a first-class degree’, A B Roger, my tutorand Dean at Balliol, advised, ‘go to the Bar in60/ WILLIAM WOODRUFF

GAZETTELondon to study Law, and I predict you will riseto the top of the Labour movement.’ I was tooyoung to realise that life defies such predictions.Adolf Hitler stood all of us on our heads.In 1945, I emerged from the Second World Wara different man. No one can walk the valley ofdeath for years and remain the same. My prewarambition to go into politics had died on thebattlefield and I turned a deaf ear to those whowanted to promote my candidacy in the 1945general election.Yet I returned from the war with enormousenergy. While doing a full-time university jobat Nottingham, I took a BSc, an MA and a DPhil,one on top of the other. I went to Harvard asa Fulbright scholar, taught at the University ofIllinois, and became a Houblon-Norman Fellowof the Bank of England. Rising in the academicworld was plain sailing.Alas, the quirks of life decided otherwise.In 1956, my wife suddenly came down withcancer. I found a job at Melbourne University,where the climate is temperate. On arrival there,my wife collapsed; she died in 1959. Althoughthe war had prepared me for the uncertainty oflife and the power of chance, with her deathmy world fell apart; for months I was adrift.Germany to take up her first academic positionat the University of Canberra. It was love at firstsight, and Helga and I were married that year.In 1965, we joined the Institute for AdvancedStudy at Princeton. There, I published Impact ofWestern Man, a study of the extrusive aspect ofEuropean civilisation. The Institute was as far as Ihad ever expected to go.Once more, events intervened. Our only daughterbegan to have recurrent pneumonia. A changeof environment was strongly advised. At thatmoment we were invited to visit the Universityof Florida. I quickly realised that Florida's climatemight be the solution to our family's healthproblems, and we moved there in late 1966.In Florida, I began a period of research andwriting that has been described by others asprolific. To keep my teaching skills alive, I taughtworld history to a sell-out, elective class of 150.My teaching became the basis of my ConciseHistory of the Modern World, which continuesto go from one edition to the next. My familyflourished too. Together with our five children,we discovered the delights of state parks andFlorida springs and went, time and again, toSanibel Island. At home or abroad we remained atightly-knit group. We still are.book Vessel of Sadness, Iadded two more volumesof autobiography, TheRoad to Nab End andBeyond Nab End. Thesebecame best sellers.My work was honoured bythe University of CentralLancashire. You can now goWilliam Woodruff on activeservice during WWIIto my birthplace and join a tour of the Road toNab End. It's ironic that the part of my life fromwhich I fought so hard to escape should havebecome the basis of my present fame.I'm often asked how it feels to have thisacclaim. It's humbling to wake up onemorning and see your face spread across theLondon Times. I'm well aware of the illogicaland transitory nature of fame. Yet I cannottell you what a reward it is for an authorto be told by his readers that he has giventhem so much joy. What astonishes me isthe extent to which my story resonates inmy readers' lives.William Woodruff was born on 12 September1916 in Blackburn, Lancashire. He diedpeacefully, surrounded by his family, on 23September 2008 in Gainesville, Florida.In 1960, my two sons and I were rescued bya young woman who had just flown in fromI retired at eighty and, if anything, the pace sincethen has been faster than before. To my wartimeFor more information about William Woodruff’swork, please visit www.williamwoodruff.comST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/61

GAZETTEBenazir Bhutto(1976, Foreign Service Programme)Denis Cosgrove(1966, Geography)It was with deep sadness that the Collegeannounced the death of Benazir Bhutto, theformer Prime Minister of Pakistan, who waskilled in a suicide bombing in Rawalpindion 27 December 2007. In 1973, aftercompleting a BA in Comparative Governmentat Harvard, Benazir Bhutto came to Oxford,to Lady Margaret Hall, to read PPE. Herassociation with St Catherine’s College beganin 1976 when she matriculated as a graduatestudent on the Foreign Service Course – ayear-long programme for foreign diplomats,run from Queen Elizabeth House. Her yearat Catz was an extraordinarily busy one asduring this time Benazir was also Presidentof the Oxford Union.After leaving Oxford, Benazir returned toPakistan where she spent several years injail and under house arrest following theexecution of her father, who had beenPrime Minister of Pakistan during her timeat Oxford. In 1984, she returned to Englandfor medical treatment and, while in London,established an office of the Pakistan People’sParty and prepared to fight an election. Shereturned to Pakistan in 1986 and, in 1988,after the death of the President and militaryruler of Pakistan, General Zia (the man who,after a military coup in 1977, had imprisonedher father), she became the democraticallyelected Prime Minister of Pakistan.As an alumnus, Benazir Bhutto maintainedan active link with Catz in the years thatfollowed her graduation and, in 1989, duringthe middle of her first term of office as PrimeMinister, she was elected to an HonoraryFellowship of the College.Her year at Catz was anextraordinarily busy one ...Professor Denis Cosgrove: Cultural andhistorical geographerDenis Cosgrove was widely viewed as the preeminentcultural and historical geographer ofhis generation. He was a polymath reminiscentof the Renaissance humanists he admired,and his innovative and sparkling studiesimmeasurably deepened understanding ofhow changing Western perceptions haveviewed, interpreted and transformed theworld around them. His gifted teaching anddedicated supervision, no less than his dozenbooks and scores of essays, inspired colleaguesand students throughout the humanities andthe natural and social sciences, well beyond hischosen discipline. Indeed, interdisciplinarity wasfor him an article of faith.Cosgrove's central mission was to illuminatethe dynamic interplay between the world'sdiverse material landscapes and equally diversemodes of imagining and exploring them.That overarching programme began with his1976 doctoral dissertation on the Palladiantownscape in Vicenza and the Veneto. As hisexternal examiner, I had the privilege of62/BENAZIR BHUTTO

GAZETTEupgrading this remarkable synthesis ofarchitectural enterprise, land managementand regional history from a BLitt to a PhD.He refined and amplified it in The PalladianLandscape: geographical change and itscultural representations in sixteenth-centuryItaly (1993).Cosgrove had already broadened his reach toembrace the multi-millennial saga of landscapeas a Western cultural concept. Social Formationand Symbolic Landscape (1984) traced howEuropeans envisaged, discovered and depictedtheir expanding world, in the context ofreligious salvation, political power, economicendeavour, and aesthetic pleasure. His Apollo'sEye: a cartographic genealogy of the Earth inthe Western imagination (2001) chronicledglobal images in maps, charts, paintings,prints, photos and cartoons. EmbracingWestern history from classical Greece andRome, through astronauts' space missionsand satellite images, Cosgrove's magnum opusbraids together the conflicting impulses – tosee the world as a unified whole and to seeit in its fragmented differences, to treasureit intact and to conquer and remake it – thatinform our imaginative gaze."Earthbound humans are unable to embracemore than a tiny part of the planetarysurface", he noted. "But in their imaginationthey can grasp the whole of the earth, andcommunicate and share images of it." Seeingand picturing are as much acts of imaginationas of optical perception; vision must includethe visionary. Space allows only cursorymention of a fraction of Cosgrove's subsequentinfluential work which included: TheIconography of Landscape (1988); Water,Engineering and Landscape (1990); Mappings(1999) – and his University of HeidelbergHettner Lectures, Geographical Imaginationand the Authority of Images (2006). At leastthree books remain to be published, includingGeography and Vision: seeing, imagining andrepresenting the world, 12 scintillating essayson utopian visions, geographical discovery, theshaping of America, conceptions of the Pacific,landscape, masculinity, wilderness, and theastonishing lure of the equator. Geographyand Vision is the quintessence of Cosgrove'slife-long dialogues between "eyewitnessknowledge and interpretation" and the "ideas,hopes and fears of imagined geographies".... Cosgrove traced hisgeographical passion toa toy globe showingLiverpool as the centreof the world ...Born in Liverpool, Cosgrove traced hisgeographical passion to a toy globe showingLiverpool as the centre of the world, whilethe ships in Liverpool's great docks held thepromise of exotic realms to be experienced.Following his undergraduate degree atSt Catherine's, Oxford, in 1969 and an MA atToronto in 1971, Cosgrove returned to Oxfordfor postgraduate study, and worked as lecturerand senior lecturer at Oxford Polytechnic.In 1980 he became senior lecturer and thenreader at Loughborough University, beforemoving to Royal Holloway, University ofLondon, as Professor of Human Geographyfrom 1994 to 1999 and becoming Dean of theGraduate School in 1998-99. The followingyear, he gained the inaugural Alexander vonHumboldt Chair in Geography at the Universityof California, Los Angeles, being designatedhead of department just before hisfinal illness.Deeply engaged with architectural and arthistory, landscape design, and the visual media,Cosgrove conceived and curated the AshmoleanMuseum exhibition on John Ruskin in 2000. Heheld visiting appointments at the universities ofToronto, Oregon, and Texas. Myriad academicservice posts and research training programmescomplemented his devotion to teaching andguiding scores of postgraduate students fromall over the world. He advised and participatedST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/63

GAZETTEin many British and international scholarlyenterprises, and was a founding editor ofthe geographical journal Ecumene.Cosgrove received the Royal GeographicalSociety's Back Award for contributions tohuman geography in 1988, gave theprestigious Heidelberg Hettner Lecturesin 2005, was awarded an honorary doctorateby the University of Tallinn in February 2008,and would have been Getty DistinguishedScholar at the Getty Research Institute nextacademic year.Like Renaissancehumanists, he saw thefulfilled life as a balancebetween the vita activa andthe vita contemplativa ...was inseparable from goodness and truth.In common with Stoics and Jesuits, hetold an interviewer, he valued education as"something that feeds the soul and the mindand the body together, posing questions like'Who are we in relation to the world? Howshould we live our lives in a way that isfulfilling and morally proper?' "In that quest, he was eminently successful. Hiswarmth, humour, kindness, delight in children,theirs in him, and intellectual challenge,charmed and dazzled all who knew him.Prizing geography's traditional mélangeof nature and culture, Cosgrove had littleaffinity with either the abstract positivismof spatial science or the radical activism ofpost-colonial social critique. Happy in 16thcenturyItaly, he recalled that at homeand at his Jesuit school, Rome had alwaysbeen more important than London.Like Renaissance humanists, he saw thefulfilled life as a balance between the vitaactiva and the vita contemplativa; for himselfhe chose contemplation, self-reflection,thoughtful critical converse. His vocationwas less about changing the world thanchanging oneself. Whereas policy-drivensocial science was blind to the liberating andconsoling power of beauty, dismissing it asveneer and distraction, Cosgrove's aestheticconcern reflected his conviction that beautyDenis Cosgrove, geographer: bornLiverpool 3 May 1948; Lecturer inGeography, Oxford Polytechnic 1972-75,Senior Lecturer 1975-79, PrincipalLecturer 1979-80; Lecturer in Geography,Loughborough University 1980-83, SeniorLecturer 1983-88, Reader 1988-94;Professor of Human Geography, RoyalHolloway, University of London 1994-99,Dean of the Graduate School 1998-99;Alexander von Humboldt Professor ofGeography, University of California, LosAngeles 2000-08; twice married (one son,two daughters); died Los Angeles 21March 2008.David LowenthalReprinted by kind permission of TheIndependent, Obituaries, 8 April 200864/ DENIS COSGROVE

GAZETTERobin McCleery(1976, Physiological Sciences)After completing his first degree inPhysiological Sciences at St Catherine’s,Robin McCleery embarked upon a graduatediploma in the History of Philosophy andScience. He then moved into zoologicalresearch, and submitted a doctoral thesison animal behaviour before being appointedas a research assistant at the EdwardGrey Institute of Field Ornithology. He laterbecame a Research Fellow at the Instituteand also Fellow and Tutor at WadhamCollege. A leading zoologist andornithologist, his premature death hasbeen mourned across the world byacademics working in his field, withmemorial services held in Sri Lanka andthe Pacific Islands, as well as closer tohome in the United Kingdom.Much of Robin’s research concentrated onlong-term surveys of the birds of WythamWood, to the west of Oxford, and he focusedparticularly on populations of the great tit,parus major. He developed, refined andmaintained the database for this species(and others) and, thanks to his efforts,the great tit database, which has beenmaintained for over sixty years, is amongthe most complete and useful of anycomparable animal population record in theworld. His work involved not only enteringand analysing the data, but collecting it too;ringing the chicks, measuring and countingthem and recording their growth, matings,progeny and life-span. Characteristically forRobin, the database was always kept up todate scrupulously.A generous and selfeffacingman, his door wasalways open to students ...As a member of the Zoology Department,Robin was always in demand for adviceon data-handling and, latterly, he ranthe undergraduate statistics and datahandlingcourses as well as overseeingthe departmental IT network. A generousand self-effacing man, his door was alwaysopen to students in his department and, morerecently, during his time as Dean, at Wadham.Robin McCleery was a founder member ofthe Oxfordshire Governors’ Association, andcampaigned vigorously for high standards instate education. Together with his wifeJill, he also spent twenty years helping toorganise and run a South Oxford adventureplayground for those children with little tooccupy, interest and excite them during thelong summer holidays. Passionate aboutmusic, he played the saxophone in the ceilidhband Jack’s Maggot for thirty-five years, andwas also a member of the Oxford HarmonicSociety choir.Fittingly, for a man who believed sopassionately in the importance of theprovision of excellence in state education,his memorial is part of Wadham’s outreachprogramme, which aims to encourage thosestudying at local comprehensive schools toapply to Oxford. Robin McCleery, who died on16 January 2008, is survived by his wife, Jill,and his two daughters, Anne and Sally.ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/65

GAZETTEEric Silver(1953, PPE)... he was one of the foremost journalistic interpretersof the Israeli scene ...Eric Silver lived in the wonderfully namedStreet of the Prophets in Jerusalem, and theconsensus of his friends was that he lookedthe part. Tall and commanding, and with analways evident confidence in both speechand writing, he was one of the foremostjournalistic interpreters of the Israeli scene forBritish and other English speaking readers forover thirty years, and at the same time a veryEnglish presence within the Israeli press corps.If he was not literally prophetic, he wasnevertheless an extremely accurate and reliableguide to the complexities of Israeli politics.Eric’s interests in both Israel and in politicswere foreshadowed during his PPE studiesat St Catherine’s after a Leeds upbringing.He was a member and officer of the IsraelSociety, and had earlier belonged to theHabonim Zionist youth movement. He likedarguing in coffee shops, a trait still apparentyears later in Israel. A college friend recallshis rather Yorkshire attitude to Wittgenstein,whom he regarded as more amusing thanenlightening. After working on provincialpapers and on The Guardian as a sub-editor,labour reporter, and diarist, Eric became theJerusalem correspondent of The Guardian andThe Observer in 1972. He went on to Indiafor the two papers in 1983, enjoying his timein the sub-continent, but he hadleft his heart in Israel. Rather than returnto Britain when his time in Delhi came to anend, he chose to exchange the security of afull-time job for the exigencies of a freelanceexistence in Israel. It was a testimony to hisabilities that, in a highly competitive field, henever lacked employment.Colleagues who were more critical of Israelsometimes faulted him for bias. But, while hisloyalty to Israel was plain, so was his concernabout the movement away fromthe relative certainties of an earlier erato the more right wing and fragmentedcondition of Israeli politics today, and hisanxieties about the shrinking prospects ofpeace with the Palestinians.Eric and Bridget’s vaulted and thick-walledhome in the Street of the Prophets was ahaven for Israeli friends and for visitors fromoutside Israel alike. They set a fine table,and Eric was as generous with his knowledgeand his contacts book as was his wife withher superlative chocolate cake. The thickwalls came in useful when a suicide bomberblew himself up on the street outside, anincident which underlined a principle Ericoften advanced in argument, which wasthat life in the Middle East was too difficultand dangerous to be seen in black andwhite terms.Eric Silver was born on 8 July 1935 and diedon 15 July 2008. He leaves his wife Bridget,three daughters, and numerous grandchildren.Martin Woollacott66/ERIC SILVER

GAZETTEClive Barnes(1948, English)For sixty years, Clive Barnes was perhaps themost admired critic of dance and drama inEurope and America. Born in London in 1927,he studied Medicine for a year at King'sCollege, but after conscription into the RoyalAir Force changed course and read Englishunder Chesney Horwood at Catz. Alreadyinterested in drama, dance and music, hebegan writing about ballet in 1949 for Isisand in 1950 shared in reviving the wartimejournal of the Oxford University Ballet Club,Arabesque and also in contributing to thenewly founded magazine Dance and Dancers,where he continued in various editorialcapacities until its last issue in 1998.On graduating, Barnes worked nine years inthe London County Council's town planningadministration while writing freelance aboutthe arts. He became the first dance critic ofThe Times (a function previously filled by thechief music critic), wrote for the Daily Expresson television, film, drama, music and dance,and contributed to five British and fiveAmerican magazines. In 1953, he publishedhis first book, Ballet in Britain Since the War,a highly original paperback which discussedevery British ballet company of the period andtheir French and American opposite numbers.From 1963 he wrote for the arts pages ofthe New York Times, which in 1965 invitedhim to become its chief dance critic, and in1967 appointed him also chief drama critic.For eleven years he broadcast a daily radiocommentary. At Rupert Murdoch's personalinvitation he moved to the New York Post,again as dance and drama critic. He alsocontributed regularly to Dance Magazine,Ballet2000 and The Stage. Barnes lecturedwidely across the USA, and appearedfrequently on television. In the 1960sand 1970s he was an adjunct professorteaching critical writing at New York University.Short and stocky in build, Barnes was witty andamusing, likeable and friendly. He attendedmore performances of dance, drama and musicthan might seem feasible, and had strongviews on everything he saw, expressed in livelystyle. He was made a Knight of the Dannebrog(Denmark) in 1972 and a Commander of theBritish Empire in 1975. He received honorarydoctorates from Adelphi University in 1976and Albright College in 1982.His nine books include Frederick Ashtonand his Ballets (1961) and Nureyev (1982).He was married three times, including toPatricia Winckley in 1958 (with whom he hada son and daughter), and finally, in 2004, tothe former Royal Ballet soloist Valerie Taylorwho cared for him to the end. He continuedwriting until finally admitted to hospital at theage of eighty-one. To mark his funeral NewYork's Broadway theatres dimmed their lights– a remarkable tribute to a critic.John Percival (1948, English)ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/67

GAZETTEObituaries 2008JOHN BENNETT (1942, Theology)John Bennett came to St Catherine’s in 1942,before leaving after twelve months to spendthree years in the army. In 1946 he returnedto Oxford, to St Catherine’s and also MansfieldCollege, and studied History and Theology.He graduated with an MA and an MLitt. In 1950,he was ordained in the Congregational Churchand went on to have parishes in Colchester, thenSydney, Adelaide and Canberra. He diedin Canberra on 1 November 2007.JOHN CANTELON (1949, Theology)John Edward Cantelon was born in Warroad,Minnesota, on 20 June 1924 to Arthur andGeorgia (Turnbull) Cantelon. Raised and educatedin Canada, he graduated from NeepawaCollegiate Institute in 1941 with the GovernorGeneral’s Medal for highest academicachievement. During the Second World War hejoined the United States Army, seeing service inNew Guinea and the Philippines.Returning home, he completed his BA at ReedCollege, Portland, Oregon and was elected PhiBeta Kappa. He went on to receive his doctoratefrom St Catherine’s College in 1951. In 1972, inrecognition of his efforts at interfaith relations,he received the honorary degree of Doctor ofHumane Letters from Hebrew Union College’sJewish Institute of Religion.From 1953-1957, Dr Cantelon served onthe staff of the Christian Association of theUniversity of Pennsylvania as an ordainedPresbyterian minister. He also served as areserve Army Chaplain from 1951-1957. In1957, he was appointed University Chaplainand Associate Professor at the University ofSouthern California (USC), becoming Professorand Director of the School of Religion therein 1967.In 1970, Dr Cantelon accepted the position ofVice-Provost of USC. This post was followed,a year later, by that of Dean of Letters, Arts,and Sciences. In 1972, he was elected as Vice-President of Undergraduate Studies and Deanof the College, a position which he held untilappointed USC’s first Bicentennial Professorin 1976.John Cantelon later became Provost andVice-President of Academic Affairs at CentralMichigan University before retiring to Oregonin 1986. He came out of retirement to acceptthe position of Vice-President of AcademicAffairs at Walden University in Minneapolis,and also held executive offices in Naples,Florida, where he continued to work beforefinally retiring as Chancellor Emeritus in 1999.He returned home to Portland, Oregon tospend his last years with his family.Throughout his career he published numerousworks on the subject of Christianity, religion,and conflict resolution, most notably ‘Violence:An Educational and Religious Perspective’ and‘Terrorism and the Moral Majority’ which appearedin Terrorism, Political Violence and World Order.He also published two books in the 1960s; AProtestant Approach to the Campus Ministry andHigher Education and the Campus Revolution.JOHN HUMPHREYS (1933, English)John Arnold Humphreys was born in Wallaseyon 6 February 1914 and attended WallaseyGrammar School and London University beforecoming up to St Catherine’s to read English.After graduating with a BA in 1936, he spenttwo years lecturing in English Language,Politics and History at the University of Freiburg.In 1938, he was elected to a Fellowship at Yaleby the Commonwealth Fellowship Committee.His doctoral thesis was on the political andhistorical writings of Sir Walter Raleigh withinthe wider context of Elizabethan literature.In 1941, John returned to England and joined theHonourable Artillery Company as a gunner. He wascommissioned in 1942, and served overseas withthe 4th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment in theGambia, later rising to the rank of Major in theIntelligence Corps of the British Army of the Rhine.From 1946 until his retirement in 1974, John workedfor the Ministry of Education. Highly cultivated, withan interest in music, nature, old maps and books,John was also an immensely kind and practical manwho cared passionately about the welfare of others.He was married twice, first to Edwina, with whomhe had two sons – John and Patrick – and, followingher death in 1990, to Winefred. John Humphreysdied in High Wycombe on 5 May 1995.St Catherine’s has always been extremelyfortunate to receive substantial support from itsalumni and friends; support which has played avital role in helping the College establish andmaintain its reputation as a centre of academicexcellence in teaching and research. We wouldlike to record here our gratitude to JohnHumphreys for his generous legacy.68/SHORT OBITUARIES

GAZETTEMARCEL PAUL NOËL (1939, Mathematics)Marcel Noël was born on 19 March 1920,and went to St Catherine’s College to readMathematics. With the outbreak of war hisstudy was interrupted by National Service.He was called up and went to work in theradar department of the Royal Air Force.On demobilisation, he returned to Oxfordand read Physics for a year. On obtaininghis MA degree he went into teaching andwas appointed to the staff of WolverhamptonGrammar School in their mathematicaldepartment. In 1961, he married Barbara,who was also in teaching. Marcel spent hisentire teaching career at the Grammar School,retiring after thirty-three years in 1971.Once retired, he took up responsibilities in localchurch life. For many years, until his death, hewas on the Governing Body of a primary schoolin Wolverhampton. He also served on theGeneral Synod of the Church of England forfifteen years.Marcel Noël remained active till the end of hislife, though for the last few days he seemedcontent to rest. He died on 3 October 2008,and is survived by his wife.JOHN SAMMONS (1948, Theology)Trevor Sammons was born in Walsall on 16February 1922. He was educated at St Mary’sGrammar School, Birmingham University andRipon Hall, Oxford. He spent the whole of hisministry in the Birmingham Diocese, first as acurate at Quinton, followed by twelve years asvicar of St Luke’s, Birmingham. In 1970, hemoved to the most northerly parishes in thediocese, Newton Regis, Leckington andShuttington, where he was rector forseventeen years.He retired in 1986, and two years later marriedJeanne, whom he met while in Newton Regis.A very happy retirement of twenty-two yearsfollowed, during which time they travelledextensively both at home and abroad.On 3 August 2008, Trevor passed away after abrief illness. He was a very popular, kind andgentle person, and is sadly missed by all whoknew him. A service of celebration of his lifewas held at Polesworth Abbey.MARK STEFANIAK (1973, Chemistry)Mark Stefaniak was born in Farnworth, Bolton,on 27 March 1955. He attended HeywoodGrammar School, Bolton, before gaining a placeat St Catherine’s, where he read Chemistry.On leaving Oxford in 1977, he started work withPfizer Limited in Sandwich, Kent. During hiscareer there as a research chemist, his namewas included on a number of papers. In 1981he married Elizabeth (née Chapman), withwhom he had two daughters, Emma and Anne.Mark Stefaniak died at the Pilgrims Hospice,Margate, on 25 December 2007.St Catherine’s welcomes obituaries of alumniand friends of the College, reserving the right toedit them where necessary.NOTIFICATIONSJames Arnold (1960, Geography)Frederick Bayliss (1945, Engineering Science)Austin Bide Honorary FellowGeorges Bonnin (1951, Medieval and ModernLanguages)Mark Boseley (1963, English)Michael Broadway (1959, Modern History)Thomas Cochrane (1947, Medicine)Rufus Creed (1937, Zoology)James Douglas (1937, Geology)David Dungworth (1952, Modern Languages)Walter Feiner (1954, Geography)Norman Gee (1933, Theology)Charles Gibson (1970, Zoology)Stanley Glass (1958, Political Science)Joan HancoxDavid Houlton (1950, Mathematics)Susan Hurley (1977, BPhil, philosophy)John (Rod) Hurt (1952, English)Derwent Lambert (1948, Zoology)Thomas Mitchell (1947, Theology)David Morris (1946, Geography)Leslie (Plum) Plummer (1935, Modern History)Lynton ShackletonPrior (1957, Oriental Studies)Leslie Quong (1968, Metallurgy)Howard Root (1949, Theology)William Settle (1954, Modern History)Robin Sleigh (1949, Theology)Eldred Slynn (1938, Modern Languages)John Strawson (1973, Geography)John-Mark Titterington (1947, Theology)Douglas Waud (1960, Medicine)Richard John Wearn (1962, Engineering Science)Ernest Winter (1949, Theology)Duncan Williams (1974, Mathematics)Stuart Yelland (1933, French)ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/69

GAZETTEAdmissions 2008UNDERGRADUATESBiological SciencesGeorgina Atkinson – Wimbledon High School, LondonJeffrey Douglass – Perse School, CambridgeRebecca Hibbert – John Mason School, AbingdonPeter Ibbetson – Simon Balle School, HertfordJoseph O'Brien – St Thomas More High School for Boys, EssexSamuel Phillips – Aylesbury Grammar School, BuckinghamshireOscar Robinson – Warwick SchoolChemistryGeorge Collins – Rickmansworth School, HertfordshirePeter Dale – Havant College, HampshireLucie Dearlove – Notre Dame Sixth Form College, LeedsJoshua Hill – Sutton Grammar School for Boys, SurreySarah Hodgson – Sutton Coldfield Grammar School, NorthYorkshirePhillip McCullough – Manchester Grammar SchoolTimothy Rosser – Marling School, StroudThomas Schofield – Royal Grammar School, LancasterDavid Shepherd – King's School, PeterboroughNia Wycherley – Coleg GwentComputer ScienceDaniel Cooper – King Edward VI College, TotnesWilliam Hackett – Taunton's College, SouthamptonMichael Pearson – Harrogate Grammar School, North YorkshireSamuel Power – Birkenhead School, WirralEconomics & ManagementAbigail Millward – Sevenoaks School, KentEngineering ScienceMohsan Alvi – Tiffin School, Kingston upon ThamesMikhael Boukraa – Latymer Upper School, LondonCharles Hardwick – Marlborough College, WiltshireOmar Khan – Copland Community School, MiddlesexOliver Smith – Shrewsbury SchoolWilliam Smith-Keegin – Eirias High School, Colwyn BayDaniel Sperrin – King George V College, SouthportEngineering, Economics & ManagementPhuc Nguyen – Friedrich Schiller Gymnasium, GermanyEnglish & Modern LanguagesEleanor Trotman – School of St Helen & St Katharine, AbingdonEnglish Language & LiteratureRebecca Argall – Barton Peveril College, HampshireMatthew Evans – King's College School, WimbledonRebecca Gardner – Ashcombe School, DorkingRoland Lasius – John F Kennedy School, GermanyJenny Medland – New College, SwindonAnna Milne – Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston upon ThamesMark O'Brien – Leeds Grammar SchoolDavid Ralf – Whitgift School, SurreyTheodore Whitworth – Radley College, AbingdonExperimental PsychologyAmanda Boyce – Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston upon ThamesAlice Higgins – Hills Road Sixth Form College, CambridgeEmma Holmes – Meridian School, HertfordshireFine ArtSvetlana Grishina – Fine Arts College, LondonFlorence Mather – Downe House School, BerkshireGeographyCarl Assmundson – Hampton School, MiddlesexJade Ferrari – North London Collegiate School, MiddlesexJames Grant – Tonbridge School, KentNatalie Ingham – Epsom College, SurreyWilliam Stockdale – Abingdon School, OxfordshireNina Suter – St Paul's Girls' School, LondonMiranda Walters – Ipswich High School, SuffolkThomas Wrigley – Northgate High School, IpswichKenneth Yarham – Bexley Grammar School, KentHistoryAlan Davies – Neath & Port Talbot CollegeEleanor Hafner – Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, LondonCharlotte King – Tudor Hall School, BanburyRadoslav Lolov – Bloxham School, OxfordshireTessa Lord – Marlborough College, WiltshireBen Lyons – City of London SchoolSarah McCready – Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School, HertfordshireSimon Miller – Range High School, LiverpoolAlice Pooley – St Margaret's School, ExeterJames Sullivan-Tailyour – Tavistock College, DevonHistory & Modern LanguagesMatthew Harper – Birkenhead School, WirralJames Mackay – Bilborough College, NottinghamHistory & PoliticsNathan Jones – Solihull Sixth Form College, West MidlandsLetisha Lunin – Latymer School, LondonHistory of ArtCaledonia Armstrong – Fettes College, EdinburghHolly Harris – Grey Coat Hospital School, LondonEmma Mansell – Ribston Hall High School, GloucesterHuman SciencesFrancis Athill – Westminster School, LondonAnna Byrne-Smith – St Wilfrid's Catholic School, CrawleyEmma Clifton – Canford School, WimborneAlexander Hamilton – Abingdon School, OxfordshireHalla Magnusdottir – Reykjavík College, IcelandCaroline McLean – Brentwood College School, CanadaLawAmy Crocker-White – Berkhamsted Collegiate School,HertfordshireAlaa Eltom – Coombe Girls School, SurreyHeather Lam – Benenden School, KentIsla Smith – Tanglin Trust School, SingaporeRebecca Taylor – Worksop College, NottinghamshireLaw with Law Studies in EuropeJohn Risness – Poole Grammar School, DorsetJekaterina Tchekourda – Canisius Kollege, GermanyMaterials ScienceChristian Bridge – King's School, MacclesfieldChristina Hookham – John Leggott College, ScunthorpePhei Qi Sim – Hwa Chong Junior College, SingaporeMaterials, Economics & ManagementBrett Nielsen – Marlborough College, WiltshireHarry Parson – Radley College, Abingdon70/ADMISSIONS 2008

GAZETTEMathematicsJames Baker – Sir John Deane's College, NorthwichKaren Belcher – Nonsuch High School for Girls, CheamWilliam Cannell-Smith – Notre Dame High School, NorwichHuw Evans – Brockenhurst College, HampshireAlexander Owens – Coventry Bablake School, West MidlandsPanu Yeoh – Shrewsbury SchoolRonald Yuen – Tonbridge School, KentMathematics & Computer ScienceMelanie Mason – Godalming College, SurreyMathematics & StatisticsNaeem Abdulhussein – Manchester Grammar SchoolMedicineAyokunmi Ajanaku – Wellingborough School, NorthamptonshireIlsa Haeusle – St Olave's Grammar School, OrpingtonChristine Hesketh – Hinchingbrooke School, CambridgeshireAminul Islam – City of London SchoolJames Newman – Magdalen College School, OxfordChui San Tsang – Victoria College, BelfastModern LanguagesEdward Dick – Harrow School, MiddlesexGeorge Feld – Manchester Grammar SchoolIrene Forte – Charterhouse, GodalmingThomas Garton – Eltham College, LondonPhilippa Mullins – Perse School for Girls, CambridgeFiona Pitt – Royal Latin School, BuckinghamJack Plummer – Eton College, WindsorModern Languages & LinguisticsRhys Danino – St Michael's School, LlanelliJack Goldstein – Leeds Grammar SchoolSanjay Mahtani – Trinity School, CroydonMolecular & Cellular BiochemistryDaphne Amevenu – London Oratory SchoolEmily Barker – Truro College, CornwallAlexandra East – St Albans High School, HertfordshireMaitreyi Shivkumar – Wirral Grammar School for Girls,BebingtonMusicJames Maloney – St Peter's Catholic School, SolihullLouise Maltby – Shenley Brook End School, Milton KeynesMark Simpson – King David High School, LiverpoolJonathon Swinard – Kingsbridge School, DevonOriental StudiesSarah Galali – St Charles Catholic 6th Form College, LondonAlistair Renton – Harrow School, MiddlesexPhilosophy & Modern LanguagesGeorgina Davis – Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye,FrancePhilosophy, Politics & EconomicsNicolaas Borgstein – St Paul's School, LondonRishum Butt – King Edward VI Girls' High School, BirminghamJames Fong – Rugby School, WarwickshireKatherine Lark – King's School, CanterburyStephanie Newton – Haberdashers’ Aske’s Girls’ School, ElstreeSanthosh Thomas – St Paul's School, LondonFelix van Litsenburg – European School Brussels III, BelgiumPhysicsValentin Aslanyan – Tiffin School, Kingston upon ThamesDavid Cheng – Tonbridge School, KentKa Wing Choi – Cheltenham Ladies' College, GloucestershireAmy Johnson – Davenant Foundation School, EssexAlister Mathie – Thomas Alleyne’s High School, StaffordshireDuncan Reek – Bedford SchoolJoanna Saxby – Prince Henry's High School, EveshamMark Wear – Tomlinscote School, SurreyPhysiological SciencesHayley Dean – Itchen College, HampshirePsychology, Philosophy & PhysiologyJessica Giesen – Collyer's Sixth Form College, West SussexGRADUATESPhilippe Aeberhard (BSc, MSc Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale deLausanne, Switzerland), DPhil ChemistryDavid Allen (HNC Oxford Brookes University), DPhil ClinicalMedicineRicardo Alves (Lic University of Lisbon, Portugal), DPhil ZoologyPeetra Anderson-Figueroa (BSc University of the West Indies,Jamaica), MSc (C) Financial EconomicsIfeyinwa Aniebo (BSc Queen Mary College, London; MScUniversity of Nottingham), DPhil Clinical MedicineThomas Ant (BSc University of Reading; MSc University ofSalford), DPhil ZoologyAmitava Banerjee (BA, BM BCh Christ Church, Oxford; MPHHarvard University, USA), DPhil Clinical MedicineVincent Benezech (Maîtrise Ecole Normale Supérieure, France),MSc (C) Applied StatisticsSanjoy Bhattacharyya (BA St Catherine's), BMBCh*Sarah Blakey (BA The Queen's College, Oxford), BMBCh(Graduate Entry)Karolina Bujok (MA Warsaw School of Economics, Poland; MScKing's College London), DPhil MathematicsJake Campbell (BA University of Durham), MSt HistoryBo Cao (BSc University of Bath), MSc (C) Mathematical &Computational FinanceEdmund Chan (BA St Catherine's), BMBCh*Joseph Chedrawe (BA, LLB Dalhousie University, Canada), BCLMarine Clement (Lic Université Paris-V Descartes, France;Maîtrise Université Paris-VII Diderot, France), PGCE ModernLanguagesIon Codreanu (MD State University of Medicine & Pharmacy,Moldova; PhD University of Medicine & Pharmacy, Romania),DPhil Physiology, Anatomy & GeneticsMarco Corradi (LLB University of Bologna, Italy; PhD Universityof Siena, Italy), MJurisFrancisco Costela (BEng Universidad de Granada, Spain), MSc(C) Biomedical EngineeringIslam Dayeh (BA University of Jordan; MA University of Leiden),MSt Jewish StudiesKarwan Eskerie (BA, LLB University of Auckland, New Zealand),BCLJulie Farguson (BA, MSt Hertford College, Oxford), DPhil HistoryMichael Ferguson (BA University of Michigan, USA), MBAPetros Fragkiskos (Ptychion National & Kapodistran Universityof Athens, Greece), MJurisMario Fuentes (BA Instituto Tecnologico y de EstudiosSuperiores de Monterrey, Mexico), MSc (C) Financial EconomicsHugo Garcia Rueda (BSC Institute Paul Lambin, Belgium), MSc(R) PathologyKenneth Garrett (BA Trinity College Dublin, Ireland), MSc (C)Applied StatisticsTaylor Gray (BSc Bishop's University, Canada; MSc LinacreCollege, Oxford), DPhil Geography & the EnvironmentAdmas Haile (BA St Catherine's), BMBCh*Elizabeth Heaviside (MChem St Catherine's), DPhil Chemistry*Lien-Cheng Hsiao (BM China Medical University, China; MScImperial College, London), DPhil Physiology, Anatomy & GeneticsWinifred Idigo (BA St Catherine's), BMBCh*ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/71

GAZETTESuzanne Ii (BA California State University, USA; MA StanfordUniversity, USA), MSc (C) Visual AnthropologyUdoamaka Izuka (BPharm University of Benin, Nigeria), MSc (C)PharmacologyMandar Jadhav (BEng University of Pune, India), MBARajan Jandoo (BA St Catherine's), BMBCh*Young-Jae Jang (BA Seoul National University, South Korea),Certificate in Diplomatic StudiesDarren Jeffers (BA Harris Manchester College, Oxford), DPhilGeography & the EnvironmentKärg Kama (BA, MSc University of Tartu, Estonia; MSc LinacreCollege, Oxford), DPhil Geography & the EnvironmentFrank Kennedy (BCL University College Dublin, Ireland), BCLAbhay Kotecha (BSc Oxford Brookes University), DPhil ClinicalMedicineWai Mun Lai (BA Nanyang Technological University, Singapore),MBAChung-Kay Law (BSc, MChem University of Bristol), DPhilChemistryDenisse Lazo González (BA, PG Dipl Universidad de Chile,Chile), MSt Women's StudiesJudith Le (BA New York University, USA), MSc (C) ComparativeSocial PolicyChangsun Lee (BSc Pusan National University, South Korea; MScKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, SouthKorea), DPhil Engineering ScienceJo Lennan (BA, LLB University of Technology, Sydney, Australia),BCLYu-Hsin Liao (BSc University of Warwick), MSc (C) ManagementResearchSerena Lunardi (BSc, MSc University of Turin, Italy), DPhilClinical MedicineImran Mahmud (BA Keble College, Oxford), BMBChErica Marcus (BA Boston College, USA), MPhil Migration StudiesLisa McNally (BA, MSt Hertford College, Oxford), DPhil EnglishLanguage & LiteratureZevic Mishor (BSc University of New South Wales, Australia),MSc (C) NeuroscienceShilan Mistry (BSc McGill University, Canada), DPhilMathematicsNicholas Moss (BSc University of York), MSc (C) Nature, Society& Environmental PolicyRebecca Munro (BA University of Aberystwyth), MSt History ofArt & Visual CultureJulie Nataf (Université Paris-II Panthéon-Assas, France), Diplomain Legal StudiesLaura Nellums (BA Wellesley College, USA; VS St Catherine's),MPhil Medical AnthropologyKatharine Orf (BA Emmanuel College, Cambridge), BMBCh(Graduate Entry)Mallory Owen (BA University of Pennsylvania, USA), MSc (C)Global Governance and DiplomacyAndrey Panov (LLB Lomonosov Moscow State University,Russia), MJurisAlvaro Paul Diaz (Lic Universidad de los Andes, Chile), MJurisRohan Paul (BTech, MTech Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi,India), DPhil Engineering ScienceMariana Pote (BSc University College, London), MSc (C)Material Anthropology & Museum EthnographyBahbibi Rahmatullah (MSc Multimedia University, Malaysia;BEng Vanderbilt University, USA), DPhil Engineering ScienceJuliet Raine (BA St Catherine's), BMBCh*Walaa Ramadan (BSc, MSc University of Leeds), DPhil ClinicalMedicineAndrew Robertson (BA St Catherine's), BMBCh*Brandon Roos (BA Gettysburg College, USA), MSt HistoryAmos Ruiz Richard (BSc Queen Mary College, London), MSc (C)Mathematical Modelling & Scientific ComputingAna Saraiva (BSc King's College London), MSc (C) PsychologicalResearchRuth Schuldiner (BA Dartmouth College, USA; MA University ofExeter), DPhil English Language & LiteratureSarah Schumann (BSc University of Rhode Island, USA), MSc(C) Nature, Society & Environmental PolicyClaudia Schurch (BA Instituto Tecnologico y de EstudiosSuperiores de Monterrey, Mexico), MSt History of Art & VisualCultureJanelle Shandler (BA Worcester College, Oxford), MSc (C)Financial EconomicsKonstantina Skourti-Stathaki (BSc, MSc University of Crete,Greece), DPhil Clinical MedicineColin Smith (BA St Catherine's), MBA*Alexandra Spiliotopoulou (BA Unversity of Piraeus, Greece),MPhil Politics (European Politics & Society)Bansuri Swaraj (BA University of Warwick), MSt Film AestheticsYuki Tani (Laurea, PhD University of Milan Bicocca, Italy), MSc(C) Biology (Integrative Bioscience)Tiffany Taylor (BSc University of Edinburgh), DPhil ZoologySofia Van Holle (BA The Queen's College, Oxford), MStMedieval & Modern LanguagesAmrit Virk (BA, MA University of Delhi, India; MPhil University ofCambridge), DPhil Social Policy & Social WorkAbigail Waldron (BA, MSci Churchill College, Cambridge), DPhilPhysicsFelix Weidner (Diplom Baden-Württemberg University ofCooperative Education, Germany), MBASandeep Yeole (BEng University of Mumbai, India), MBAToufik Zakaria (MEng Ecole Normale Supérieur, France), MSc(C) Biomedical EngineeringHuayong Zhao (BEng University of Macau, China), DPhilEngineering ScienceVISITING GRADUATE STUDENTSMartin Flohr (Bucerius Law School, Germany; MJuris St Hugh'sCollege, Oxford), Max Planck Visiting Fellow* indicates graduate of the CollegeADMITTED TO THE FELLOWSHIPDr Andrew J Bunker to a Tutorial Fellowship in PhysicsMs Barbara A C Lauriat to a Career Development Fellowship inIntellectual Property LawDr Adrian L Smith to a Tutorial Fellowship in Zoology72/ADMISSIONS 2008

Master and Fellows 2008Kirsten E Shepherd-Barr, MA,DPhil (BA Yale)Tutor in EnglishAngela B Brueggemann, DPhil(BSc St Olaf, MSc Iowa)Fellow by Special Election inBiological SciencesWellcome Career Development Fellow(Leave H09-T09)Robert J Whittaker (BA, PhD Camb)Junior Research Fellow inMathematicsJames E Thomson, MChem, DPhilJunior Research Fellow in ChemistryMaja H Spener, BA (MPhil, PhD Lond)Junior Research Fellow in Philosophy(Leave part M08-T09)Nicholas W J Attfield, MSt, DPhil(BMus Lond)Fellow by Special Election in MusicNichols Junior Research FellowBritish Academy PostdoctoralResearch FellowAndrew J Bunker, BA, DPhilTutor in PhysicsReader in AstrophysicsBarbara A C Lauriat (BA, JD Boston)Fellow by Special Election in LawCareer Development Fellow inIntellectual Property LawAdrian L Smith (BSc Keele, MScWales, PhD Nott)Tutor in ZoologyH O N O R A R Y F E L L O W SLeonard G Wolfson, The Rt HonLord Wolfson of MaryleboneLaurie E Baragwanath, BPhil, MA(BA Melb)Professor Sir John W Cornforth,Kt, CBE, DPhil (MSc Sydney), FRSHilda Y Bullock, The Lady Bullock,MAProfessor Sir Brian E F Fender,Kt, CMG, MA (BSc, PhD Lond)Ruth Wolfson, Lady WolfsonProfessor Sir James L Gowans,Kt, CBE, MA, DPhil, FRCP, FRSThe Rt Hon Sir Patrick Nairne,GCB, MC, MASir Cameron A Mackintosh, KtSir Michael F Atiyah, OM, Kt, MA(PhD Camb), FRS, FRSEJohn Birt, The Rt Hon Lord Birt ofLiverpool, MATom Phillips, CBE, MA, RA, REProfessor Sir Geoffrey Allen, Kt(BSc, PhD Leeds), FRS, FREng, FRSC,FInstP, FIMMMProfessor Sir (Eric) Brian Smith,Kt, MA, DSc (BSc, PhD Liv), FRSC,CChemTan Sri Dato’ Seri A PArumugam, AP, CEng, FIEE, FRAeS,FIMarEST, FinstD, PSM, SSAP, SIMP,DSAP, DIMPPeter Mandelson, MASir John E Walker, Kt, MA, DPhil,FRSProfessor Noam Chomsky (PhDPenn)Nicholas H Stern,The Rt Hon Lord Stern of Brentford,DPhil (BA Camb), FBARaymond Plant, The Rt Hon LordPlant of Highfield, MA (BA Lond, PhDHull)Professor David J Daniell, MA(BA, MA Tübingen, PhD Lond)Professor Nicanor Parra (Lic Chile)Masaki Orita (LLB Tokyo)The Hon Sir (Francis) HumphreyPotts, Kt, BCL, MAProfessor Joseph E Stiglitz (PhDMIT), FBASir Peter M Williams, Kt, CBE, MA(PhD Camb), FREng, FRSSir (Maurice) Victor Blank, Kt, MA(Anthony) David Yates, MAProfessor Ahmed Zewail (BS, MSAlexandria, PhD Penn)Michael Billington, BAProfessor Alan Katritzky, DPhil,FRSProfessor C N Ramachandra Rao,(MSc Banaras, PhD Purdue, DScMysore), FRSE M E R I T U S F E L L O W SWilfrid F Knapp, MAErnest L French, FHCIMAProfessor John B Goodenough,MA (PhD Chicago)John Ch Simopoulos, BPhil, MA,Dean of DegreesProfessor Jack R Pole, MA (MACamb, PhD Princeton), FBA, FRHistSProfessor D Michael Sullivan,MA, DLitt (BA Lond, MA, LittD Camb,PhD Harvard)Professor George A Holmes, MA(MA, PhD Camb), FBA Professor JohnO Bayley, CBE, MA, FBAProfessor Donald H Perkins, CBE,MA (PhD Lond), FRSJohn W Martin, MA, DPhil (MA,PhD, ScD Camb)J Derek Davies, BCL, MA (LLB Wales)Professor Peter G M Dickson,MA, DPhil, DLitt, FBABruce R Tolley,MA, DPhil (MA Victoria, Wellington)Barrie E Juniper, MA, DPhil,Secretary for AlumniHenry C Bennet-Clark, MA (BALond, PhD Camb)Professor Daniel W Howe, MA(PhD California)Stephen J Sondheim (BA Williams)Sir Ian McKellen, Kt (BA Camb)Sir Alan Ayckbourn, Kt, CBEMichael V Codron, CBE, MASir Peter L Shaffer, Kt, CBE (BACamb), FRSLRichard S Attenborough, The RtHon Lord Attenborough of Richmondupon Thames, CBESir Richard C H Eyre, Kt, CBE (BACamb)Thelma M B Holt, CBEDame Diana Rigg, DBENicholas R Hytner (MA Camb)Stephen D Daldry (BA Sheff)Professor Malcolm L H Green, MA(PhD Lond), FRSSir Timothy M B Rice, KtProfessor Terence V Jones, MA,DPhilProfessor Gilliane C Sills, MA(PhD Lond)Patrick Marber, BAPhyllida Lloyd, (BA Birm)G Ceri K Peach, MA, DPhilG Bruce Henning, MA (BA Toronto,PhD Penn)Professor Jose F Harris, MA (PhDCamb), FBAD O M U S F E L L O W SSir Patrick J S SergeantMelvyn Bragg, The Rt Hon LordBragg of Wigton, MABruce G Smith, CBE, MA, DPhil,FREng, FIETKeith Clark, BCL, MAAnthony W Henfrey, MA DPhilMichael P Ullmann, MARoushan Arumugam, MAUsha Q Arumugam, MANadia Q Arumugam, MASimon F A Clark, MAV I S I T I N G F E L L O W SProfessor John C Bishop,Auckland, M08Dr Christopher D Ling, Sydney,M08* Professor Paul M Chaikin(Hinshelwood Lecturer),New York, T09* Professor Glen M MacDonald,UCLA, T09* Professor MasayoshiShibatani, Rice, T09* Christensen FellowR E S E A R C H A S S O C I A T E SRoger Gundle, BM, BCh, DPhil (MACamb), FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Orth)Patrick E McSharry, DPhil (BA, MScDub)Patrick S Bullard, MA, MSt, DPhil(MPhil Dubl)

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