We regret to report the death of longtime supporter of the Trust, Dr Nutan Subedi. Nutan served on the Board of the Trust for many years, including as Chairman from 2012–2015. He brought a new perspective to the work of the Trust and gave us valuable insights and knowledge through his expertise as a structural engineer. As with everything else he did, he excelled as chairman of the Trust with his calm demeanour and his ability to involve others.
He was appointed to a lectureship in the Department of Civil Engineering at Dundee University in 1980 and retired as Reader, a promotion gained from excellent research work into the structural behaviour of shear walls in tall reinforced concrete structures as well as earthquake analysis. He published a wealth of papers in his field of research. He was also a respected lecturer and always willing to help his students.
Nutan had a wide range of interests and brought to the attention of Dundee citizens the research he carried out on the work of the great City Architect and Engineer James Thomson and his plans for the City.
We send our sincere condolences to Andrea and their daughters Julia and Caroline.