Student and Technician awards from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
Materials Literature Review Prize
The Materials Literature Review Prize of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining aims to encourage the preparation of definitive, critical reviews of the literature by students as an essential part of study for a higher degree in the materials field, and subsequently make the best of these available to a wider readership. The prize is administered by the editorial board of Materials Science and Technology (MST).
Open to any postgraduate student studying in the UK, the prize carries an award of £350, in line with other Institute prizes for papers. The winning review will, following refereeing, be published in MST or another institute journal. Other commended entries, although not achieving the prize, may be selected for publication, attracting an honorarium of £100.
The 2008 competition has now closed. The judges have selected the finalists and the masterclass is scheduled for January 2008, after which a winner will be selected.The competition will be run again in 2009 and those wishing to receive details when they become available should contact Joanne Crocker.
2007 winner: Yi Zhang, University of Cambridge
See News item for more information about the 2007 winners.
Click here for details of the 2007 competition and masterclass.
Institute Competitive Prizes
The Institute has a number of awards specifically for graduates of materials courses. Nominations for these awards are made by university materials departments.
The Royal Charter, A T Green and R H Craven awards are given to students graduating from UK accredited materials courses for their superior performance together with other qualities and achievements which suggest a promising professional career.
The Royal Charter
Founded by the Metals Society to mark the grant of the Royal Charter to the Institution of Metallurgists in 1975. Awarded to the best materials student regardless of discipline.
2007 winner: Faye Bygrave, University of Leeds
The A T Green Award
Founded by the Institute of Ceramics to recognise Dr A T Green, a prime mover in the establishment of the Institute of Ceramics on 6 May 1955 and its first President. Awarded to the best graduate with excellence in ceramics materials.
2007 winner: Margaret Wegrzyn, The University of Manchester
R H Craven Award
Founded by the London Section of the Plastics and Rubber Institute to commemorate R H Craven, the Assistant Secretary of the PRI, in honour of his contribution to the plastics and rubber industries. Awarded to the best graduate with excellence in polymer materials.
2007 winner: Matthew Thomas, Oxford University
The James S Walker Award
The award is presented for a student project or published paper on the subject of polymers.
Click here for a list of the previous winners of these awards.For more information regarding the above awards and prizes, please contact Peter Davies.
Technician Awards
The Institute makes two awards each year to students who are currently training or have recently completed training to become materials or minerals technologists. These awards are reserved for those who are not studying at degree level but who have left secondary education. Further details may be obtained from peter.davies@iom3.org. 2007 Award Winners:
Technician of the Year (Higher): Nigel Haywood, Staffordshire University/Ibstock Brick, Leicester
Technician of the Year (National): Kate Round, Bradford College/BMW UK
Previous winners