Power Industries Division awards Gerald Muller and Branislav Meres for the 2023 Edwin Walker Prize

The Power Industries Division have awarded Gerald Muller and Branislav Meres the 2023 Edwin Walker Prize for their paper on "Assessment of the Newcomen engine’s development potential as heat engine for low temperature waste heat”.

The prize is awarded for the best paper on a power industries mechanical engineering subject published by the Institution in the previous year or for a contribution or for achievement in that field.

Access the 2023 Edwin Walker Prize winning paper on "Assessment of the Newcomen engine’s development potential as heat engine for low temperature waste heat”

Dr Gerald Muller is an Associate Professor for Hydraulic Engineering at Southampton University. His research is focussed on theoretical hydraulics, and on the development of renewable technology solutions for power conversion. This includes low-head hydropower, solar thermal power, and low-temperature heat engines and has already led to the development of several new power conversion technologies.

Dr Branislav Mereš, from Bratislava, Slovakia, is a designer and mechanical engineer specialising in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and district heating projects. As a Board Member of the Althandel civic association, he also researches the history of the "fire engine," the first steam engine installed in continental Europe in 1722 in Nová Baňa, Slovakia. His work involves designing and constructing models of Newcomen engines.

Arthur Charles Main Award - Entry deadline 17 April 2025

The Power Industries Division welcomes entries for the 2024 Arthur Charles Main Award, for the best paper on a power industries mechanical engineering subject published by the Institution in the previous year or for a contribution or for achievement in that field. Submit your entry now or for enquiries email Membernetworks@imeche.org