Prizes and Awards

The Combustion Engines and Fuels Group has a total budget allocation of £350 for distribution to recognise the achievement of an engineer in the Group’s field of expertise by offering the The Dugald Clerk Prize (serial 321) and The Herbert Akroyd Stuart Award (serial 323) 

The Dugald Clerk Prize (serial 321)

Awarded annually to the author(s) of an original paper dealing with a subject with which the late Sir Dugald Clerk was associated (i.e. marine/automobile internal combustion engines) or for contribution or achievement in that field.

The Herbert Akroyd Stuart Award (serial 323)

Awarded for the best paper on the subject of ‘The Origin and Development of Heavy Oil Engines’ published by the Institution during the previous year and deemed to be of sufficient merit.

Institution Prizes

The Group also makes nominations to the Trustee Board Awards Committee for the IMechE's Major Prizes and Awards by 31 March each year:

James Clayton Prize

Thomas Hawksley Gold Medal

IMechE Equality and Diversity Award

IMechE Award for Risk Reduction in Mechanical Engineering

George Stephenson Gold Medal

James Watt International Gold Medal (Awarded biennially - next award 2012)

For further information on the Prizes and Awards please email awards@imeche.org

The committee are pleased to announce the 2010 winners of the above prizes are:

The Dugald Clerk Prize (serial 321)

Turbine Performance Studies for Automotive Turbochargers Part One: Steady Analysis
Lead author - R.F. Martinez Botas, Imperial College London

The Herbert Akroyd Stuart Award (serial 323)

Rotordynamic Characterization and Comparison of Turbocharger Bearing Systems
Lead Author - Allan Kelly, Borg Warner Turbo Systems Engineering GmbH