Issue 4


Volunteer of the Year Nick Amott


A passion for training tomorrow’s chemical engineers has led to one of our alumni playing a pivotal role in developing the University’s facilities so we can continue to produce highly trained, well-educated and professional graduates.


Nick Amott, who graduated in Chemical Engineering in 1978, has worked at engineering and construction company Fluor for more than 35 years and is a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at the University. A strong advocate for the Chemical and Process Engineering Department, he has played a big part in forging our longstanding relationship with the company.


As an ambassador for Surrey, Nick has facilitated annual Professional Training Year placements, gifts totalling almost £70,000 over the last eight years, and the recent $300,000 gift from the Fluor Foundation will have a transformational effect on our undergraduate labs, creating a flexible working space with new equipment and experiments that closely resemble industry facilities.


Nick is a firm believer in the benefits of linking education and industry: “The University is able to get a real understanding of the type of graduates needed in the industry and the skills required and we get access to a pipeline


of talented students and the opportunity to engage with a wider network of people.


“Many alumni have or still work for us as we know that we are getting engineers who not only have a strong academic record but also the ability to work in teams – this is really important to us.”


I am very committed to and passionate about Surrey and believe that together we are helping to develop the next generation of engineers.


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