Sir Frank 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 Sir Michael Brady | for his contributions to medical analysis. |
| 2010 | Professor Sir 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 outstanding achievements in medical engineering. |
| 2015 | Professor Peter Clarricoats | for his influential achievements in microwave engineering. |
| 2016 | Professor Roger Sargent | for championing the application of mathematics and computing to solve engineering problems in the process industries. |
| 2017 | Professor Andrew Schofield | for pioneering the use of centrifuge modelling for geotechnical and civil engineering. |
| 2018 | John Bartlett | for his outstanding contributions to tunnel design and construction. |
| 2019 | Robert Benaim | for leading a step-change in prestressed concrete structures and improving the way in which consultants and contractors work together. |
| 2020 | Professor Dame Julia Higgins | for her sustained excellence in polymer engineering. |
| 2021 | Clive Hickman | for his outstanding career in the automobile industry. |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Sir Frank Whittle Medal web page". The Royal Academy of Engineering. 2006. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ "Michael Ramsay". Forbes. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
- ^ "Leading laser researcher to receive top engineering award". University of Manchester. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-16.