The Brunel International Lecture was instituted in 1999 in memory of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1806-1859, in recognition of his contribution to civil engineering.
Jo da Silva is the 9th Brunel Lecturer.
Previous lecturers:
Professor Tony Ridley - 1999 - "How do we Advance Civil Engineering Technology into the Third Millennium?"
Professor F M Burdekin - 2000 - 2001 - "Developments in New Materials and Methods of Construction for the New Millennium"
Roger Venables - 2001 - 2002 - "Delivering Sustainable Development"
David Singleton - 2003 - "Poverty Alleviation – the role of the Engineer"
John Banyard - 2004 - 2005 - "Water for the World – Why is it so Difficult?"
Professor Paul Jowitt - 2006 - 2007 - "Engineering Civilisation from the Shadows"
Peter Head - 2008 - 2009 - "Entering the Ecological Age: the Engineer's Role"
Keith Clarke - 2010 - 2012 - "Beyond rhetoric: Delivering a low carbon society"
The inaugural lecture of each series is held at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London (usually in the summer) and then at international venues.