On the just his second day in office the new Principal, Prof. Simon Gaskell had the pleasure of presenting a gift to Colin Langdown to recognise his long service at QMUL. Colin has worked as a technician primarily in the composites fabrication and testing area for the last 28 years, formerly in the Department of Materials and most recently in SEMS. Over this time Colin has supported hundreds of students to undertake their PhD and masters degrees.