Previous winners of the Whittle Reactionaries Prize say:
“WINNING THE WHITTLE PRIZE WAS A HUGE ENCOURAGEMENT TO ME, SEEING "REAL" ENGINEERS SHOWING AN INTEREST IN MY WORK WAS A REAL BOOST AT ONE OF THE MANY DIFFICULT POINTS IN MY PHD.”
PETER WILKINS
DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
“WINNING THE PRIZE IN 2004 WAS A REAL HONOUR. IT FELT GREAT TO RECEIVE RECOGNITION FROM THE PROFESSIONAL AEROSPACE COMMUNITY FOR MY RESEARCH. IT’S ALSO RAISED MY OWN PERSONAL PROFILE, AND I’VE SINCE BUMPED INTO SEVERAL SENIOR FIGURES IN THE AEROSPACE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE RECOGNISED AND CONGRATULATED ME AS A FORMER PRIZE WINNER. THIS AWARD NOW FEATURES PROMINENTLY ON MY CV, AND IT ALWAYS SPARKS GREAT DISCUSSION IN INTERVIEWS.”
SAM MASON
STRATEGIC RESEARCHER
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
“WINNING THE AWARD ENHANCED MY CV AND CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS MY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN CRANFIELD. UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF MY PhD, I BECAME A LECTURER AND I WAS ALSO APPOINTED DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE ROLLS-ROYCE UTC AT CRANFIELD.”
VASSILIOS PACHIDIS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ROLLS-ROYCE PERFORMANCE UTC
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY