Sir Frank Whittle Medal
| Sir Frank Whittle Medal | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding impact and sustained achievements in engineering |
| Sponsored by | Royal Academy of Engineering |
| Date | 2001 |
| Location | London |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Presented by | Prince Philip |
| Website | https://www.raeng.org.uk/grants-prizes/prizes/prizes-and-medals/individual-medals/whittle-medal |
The Sir Frank Whittle Medal is awarded annually by the Royal Academy of Engineering to an engineer,[1] normally resident in the United Kingdom, for outstanding and sustained achievement which has contributed to the well-being of the nation. The field of activity in which the medal is awarded changes annually.
Named after Sir Frank Whittle, the award was instituted in 2001.
Previous winners:
| Year | Name | Topics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Professor Tim Berners-Lee | for creating the World Wide Web. | |
| 2002 | Professor John Ffowcs Williams | for contributions to the foundations and applications of Aeroacoustics, which have enabled dramatic reductions in the noise of aircraft and submarines. | |
| 2003 | Professor Roland Clift | for his leading role in developing the holistic life cycle assessment of products - cradle to grave analysis - and the recognition of environmental and social issues. | |
| 2004 | Professor Ian Young | for pioneering work on Magnetic Resonance Imaging. | |
| 2005 | Professor Emeritus Peter John Lawrenson | for engineering innovations in energy. | |
| 2006 | Michael Ramsay | for pioneering the TiVo technology.[2] | |
| 2007 | Mike Glover | for planning, design and construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Project (High Speed 1). | |
| 2008 | Peter Head | for helping to deliver an environmentally sustainable built environment in a rapidly urbanising world. | |
| 2009 | Professor Michael Brady | for his contributions to medical analysis. | |
| 2010 | Professor Richard Feachem | for his engineering-based approach to managing aid and controlling virulent diseases. | |
| 2012 | Dan Chambers | for his product design, innovation and manufacture of specialised sports equipment such as racing wheelchairs. | |
| 2013 | Professor Lin Li | for laser cleaning techniques.[3] | |
| 2014 | Professor Peter Wells | for his achievements in medical engineering over six decades. | |
| 2015 | Professor Peter Clarricoats | for influential achievements spanning more than half a century in the field of microwave engineering. | |
| 2016 | Professor Roger Sargent | for advancing the field of process systems engineering. | |
| 2017 | Professor Andrew Schofield | for his transformational research in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. | |
| 2018 | John Vernon Bartlett | for his contributions to engineering, particularly his tunnelling work | |
| 2019 | Robert Benaim | for his lifetime achievements, leading a step-change in prestressed concrete structures and improving the way in which consultants and contractors work together[4] | |
| 2020 | Dame Julia Higgins | for her sustained excellence in polymer engineering[5] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The Sir Frank Whittle Medal web page". The Royal Academy of Engineering web page. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
- ^ "Michael Ramsay". Forbes.com. 2006. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
- ^ |- "Leading laser researcher to receive top engineering award". University of Manchester. University of Manchester. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ^ "Pre-stressed concrete pioneer Robert Benaim wins the Whittle Medal for transforming for bridge and tunnel building". Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Sir Frank Whittle Medal 2020". Retrieved 14 September 2020.
Categories:
- Engineering awards
- Awards established in 2001
- British science and technology awards
- Royal Academy of Engineering