Young Persons' Lecture Competition
Sponsored by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, with support from The Worshipful Company of Armourers & Brasiers, the Young Persons' Lecture Competition invites students and professionals up to the age of 28 to deliver a short lecture on a materials-related subject. Candidates compete in a series of heats organised by local affiliated societies of the Institute, from which seven regional candidates are selected to compete in the national final. The YPLC is organised by the Institute's Local Affairs Board.
Young Persons’ Lecture Competition 2011
The 2011 Young Persons’ Lecture Competition (YPLC) final will be held on 13 April at the Armourers’ Hall, London. Competitors must be 28 or under on 1 June 2011. They must give a lecture of 15 minutes on a topic related to clay or wood technology, materials, minerals or packaging. Judging criteria can be found below.
For further information, contact Sarah Boad, tel: 01926 430185, or select 'Local societies' from the online enquiry form.
YPLC rules & judging
The following seven judging criteria are the same for the local, regional and national competitions:
- Structure of the lecture, clarity of explanation and argument, neither assuming too much or too little knowledge on the part of the audience.
- Standard of presentation, clarity of diction, personal enthusiasm for the subject, ability to deliver lecture spontaneously.
- Clarity and relevance of any visual aids used.
- Calmness and competence in handling judges' questions.
- Technical content of the presentation.
- Ability to deliver a concise, meaningful summary at the end of main points.
- Clarity and relevance of the entrant's abstract.
Young Persons’ Lecture Competition Final 2010
The 2010 final of the Young Persons’ Lecture
Competition, held on 28 April, saw six younger members compete to win the £750 prize money and medal.
Held at The Armourers’ Hall in London, home to The Worshipful Company
of Armourers & Brasiers who support the event, each participant is
a regional finalist of heats which took place all over the UK.
The annual event is organised by the Local Affairs Board, and it received additional support from the Midland Institute of
Mining Engineers.
Participants each gave a 15-minute presentation, followed by questions from the judges. The finalists were:
- South West finalist, Michael James, ‘Radiant Tube Failure Mechanics and Design'.
- Scottish finalist, Brian Mees, ‘Offshore Oil Well Integrity – Channelling of Cement'.
- Katie Moore, South East region, ‘NanoSIMS Analysis of Arsenic and Selenium in Cereal Grains'.
- Kate Thornton, North West region, ‘Developing Synthetic Scaffolds for the Culture of Embryonic Stem Cells'.
- Anqi Wang, from the Midlands, ‘Bacterial Biomineralisation of Hydroxyapatite on Titanium'.
- Andrew Wilson, representing the North East region, 'An Introduction to the Pre-cambering Process for Ultra Long Rail Manufacturing'.
The winner, Katie Moore, will go on to compete in the 2010 Young Persons' World Lecture Competition.