The Sir George Macfarlane Award

The Award is in memory of Sir George Macfarlane (1916 - 2007), one of the founding fellows of the Academy, and recognises the potential of younger UK engineers, who have demonstrated excellence in the early stage of their career (less than eight years since graduation from a first degree in engineering). This excellence is marked by a quality of leadership and/or technical and scientific attainment that is clearly seen to be outstanding by their employers and organisation.

The call for nominations for the 2013 award has now closed. The winner(s) will be announced in 2013.

Recipients

2012

Dr Alessandra Carriero with the Sir George Macfarlane certificateDr Alessandra Carriero
Research Associate, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London

Awarded in recognition of her groundbreaking biomedical research into bone fractures and abnormal bone growth.

[News Release]

2011

Dr Simon Cotton recieves the Sir George Macfarlane certificate from Academy President Lord Browne of MadingleyDr Simon Cotton
RAEng/EPSRC Research Fellow, Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology, Queen’s University Belfast

Recognising him for his work on pioneering networks which will carry mobile phone signals between human bodies. “He is an inspirational advocate of engineering and is able to translate cutting edge research into easily-accessible messages to help capture the imagination of the next generation of engineers.”

[News Release]

2010

Will Machin recieves the Sir George Macfarlane certificate from Academy President Lord Browne of MadingleyWill Machin
Team Manager, Plant & Process Engineering
National Nuclear Laboratory

Recognising him for his extraordinary determination to achieve success for himself and his employer, the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL).

[News Release]

2009

The Sir George Macfarlane Award winner Dr Silvia SchievanoDr Silvia Schievano
RAEng/EPSRC Research Fellow, UCL Institute of Child Health & Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

Recognising her for engineering innovations in the development of pulmonary valves. Her innovations have led to significantly improved patient safety and more efficient and less frequent use of animal testing in the development of new devices.

[News Release]

2008

The Sir George Macfarlane Award winner Rosie ClarkRosie Clark, MEng CEng MIMechE
Project Engineer at Skelly and Couch LLP

Recognising her for her impressive rise in the early stage of an engineering career, reaching the status of Partner at a well known consulting firm.

 

 

Updated April 2013

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