ðˈɛn, ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ ˈɔfɚd ɐ skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp, hiː stˈeɪd fɔːɹ tˈuː mˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz æɾ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ tə kˈæɹi ˈaʊt ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ˌɔn dˈæmz ˌʌndɚ ðə suːpɚvˈɪʒən ʌv pɹəfˈɛsɚz ˈælfɹɪd pˈɪpɚd ænd sˌɜː ɹˈɪtʃɚd vˈiː. sˈaʊθwɛl.
Then, after being offered a scholarship, he stayed for two more years at Imperial College to carry out research on dams under the supervision of Professors Alfred Pippard and Sir Richard V. Southwell.