Active Members
...the active members are the life's blood of the society. Whether they be keen freshers, ex committee or random loiterers, they form the entity that is icsf. Be very afraid...
Many members gather every lunchtime in the library to watch videos, read books, eat lunch and chat. Some just appear every now and then to borrow books, or go to events.
Here you will find the bio's of those members who, although active, have avoided taking up a committee position this year.
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Norfolk is icsf's new dalek mascot, taking over when our old mascot (Fred) suffered a fatal injury. It has a twin sibling called Chance.
A strange alien who has already wrecked (much needed) havoc at Notts uni sci-fi soc and has found a new roost at Imperial!
Spike is sexy. This is somewhat countermanded by the fact Spike is a civil servant.
Ephemeral but nevertheless existing member of ICSF. Quite and elusive character, which few other members have seen, and with a strange surname.
Not involved with any conspiricies, you have been warned ...
3rd year physicist, aspiring mad scientist, member of MJ-12, owner of Obi-Wan's soulshard. Dave is at least one of these things.
When not organsing PicoCon, or fleeing from Zombie hordes, Ben can often be found in the Library, fighting for bean-bag supremacy. His first video showing claimed the minds of three ICSF members, but he has since branched out, and now openly admits that Barbarella should only be watched under controlled circumstances.
An IC maths alumnus and usually a regular in the library, Malc is currently exiled in California to do some sunbathing *cough* *ahem* his PhD. Fear not though - this legendary being will return to the library in August '07, bringing back many tales of excitement, adventure and all-round awsomeness with him, and hopefully not an American accent.
Librarian-in-Waiting, wargamer and alleged troll.
Secretary
4th year physicist.
Hello World.
Type: fresher. Subtype: keen. Most often to be found on the red beanbag, or trying to move there.
Resurrected the society from the ashes Phoenix style several years ago and organised Picocons Pi through 7 during his 8 years at IC. Has now been welcomed back to the fold, even if he is a staff member.
Currently - a guy who hangs about in the library. Moving into second year I will become Picocon Beanbag which, given my love of beanbags, is appropriate. Also occasionally goes by the name of 'that guy'.
The dim, over opinionated, biology student
John is now in his fourth year and spending way too much time in the library for his degree to not suffer. He is also a Union monkey.
A second year mathematician, I avoid all responiblity, after being dragged in by Vicky sometime. You'll generally find me either half asleep, talking absolute nonsense or occasionally multitasking and managing both. Also the worst lightweight in the society and have a habit of insisting on watching Rocky Horror Show (its funny how easy it is to break the likes of Sergey).
Soon to be, Chair of Vice. Be afraid.
captured by the apathy field
Pass not beneath, O caravan, or pass not singing. Have you not heard that silence where the birds are dead, yet something pipeth like a bird?
The man trying to destroy this site.
Big sci-fi geek
Tim is an aeronautics student who currently serves as ICSFs Treasurer. It's taken 3 years but he finally feels relaxed enough around ICSF members to be somewhat sociable. He is still horribly oblivious though.
the pseudo-fresher
Vicky Howse
Christopher Hutchison picocon chair
Bullied into being Editor
Ian is an ex-librarian, ex-IC student who may occasionally be spotted in the library with nothing better to do.
2nd yr Mech Enger and Wyrmtongue editor.
paranoia, event, mainstream, lemon
Once a fresher, subtype: scared, sub-subtype: disconcertingly keen. Now rather more integrated...
Simon's an ex-physicist who is the font of all knowledge on all quality british sf of the Dr Who, Blake's 7 style. Once the supreme dictator of the Unionverse (well, deputy dictator) and the source of many evil schemes, simon now contents himself with laughing evilly and ranting about how useless all other union sabbs are/were/will-be.
Maciej Matuszewski - first year physics undergraduate and science fiction fan.
Geeky, honourable, and occasionally photogenic. Also lovely.
I'm an enthusiastic fantasy reader and generally organising personality, and I'm Head Librarian for the year 2010/11
PhD student from Scotland. Currently studying the risk assessment of pesticides in biological systems.
The somewhat crazy guy, who hence fades into shadow of the thoroughly insane.
Is not a damn fresher.
I am Liz the Mad Scientist. (Aka Second year physicist.) I can quote almost all of Terry Pratchett, need Wheel of Time to please just finish, love Sg1 (autoparodying sci-fi!), and really want another series of Firefly. And the Master is coming back to Doctor Who. He has to! I am working on constructing L-Space...
Michelle's run away from the physics dept and moved into computing for a PhD. She's generally the quiet one sitting in the library tacky-backing something. She might respond to the call of dormouse and beneath that quiet exterior lies a true techie and (apparently) a pretty mean Magic Player.
Scared, hamsome, Confused, Monkeyfied, eloped, stupid, cosmic, mixed, plain, toasty, sleepy, fat, mucky: you choose the three best
Computing postdoc, who has somehow managed to mostly avoid Imperial before said posting. Is now rectifying that omission...
Damned charismatic, and there's nothing you can do about it.
A workaholic, bossy, stubborn Mistress of Engineering (Aero). She currently lives in Bristol and is looking forward to program a satellite with a laser. She will also answer to the name of Hermione.
The wargammer who foolishly followed the advice of Tim, and was ensnared by the apathy field. Unable to escape for any reasonable time, he fruitlessly doodles in the corner.
An ex-biochemist who has been corrupted to physics, and a geordie to boot what an unusual find :-)
Publicity Officer 2008/09
dakshina
Someone :D
Despicable child of the enlightenment.
Theoretical physicist, musician, and LARPer. Likes his space opera and massive fantasy series.
Oliver Sinden, Maths 2.
3rd year physicist, anime enthusiast, lives in Battersea. Somewhat shy and retiring, and a furry but he doesn't wear that on his sleeve. May or may not be a partially undead budget hitman on the side, who alsp works security for a secetive mega-corporation that hides itself in suburbia, and guards itself with cyborg cats.
Freya!
I am he. Fantasy fan. Avid RPG gamer. This is me.
Alex has yet to be crushed by the horror that is Aeronautics. Somehow he has instead managed to keep passing his degree despite being a member of ICSF, roleplaying twice a week, and keeping up both a social life and a personal life. He considers this quite an achievement. Alex owns more cheese knives than the average twenty-one year-old.
Some people would call me crazy, others know better. There is little point in this distinction as I killed both groups.
The only member of ICSF from the Wye campus. Currently Web Editor for Wye, but not for much longer.....
Look, I deleted all the old crap I had written here! Go me!
I am the icsf mook My aim is to become a named character before the fighting starts...
Hi. I'm a 1st yr(07-08) Physics student. Big fan of hte sci-fi novels - Arthur C. Clarke, Iain M. Banks, Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven. Also like films and other stuff (Will Smith sci-fi films are awesome). Obviously ive read LOTR and The Silmarillion.
Tall aeronautics ex-chair, who avoided the Aero-ICSF curse - kinda. Chronically disorganised, bemused and ranting, but amiable enough... until he breaks. He can generally be recognised by the fact that he looms over the rest of the mere mortals around him, occasionally speaks in funny languages and coos about jazz.
Current ICSF Editor, despite being stuck in the depths of Lincolnshire.
Our resident dragon doesn't seem to like writing bios...