The Institute’s 2011 Materials Literature Review Prize, sponsored by the UK Centre for Materials Education, was won by Martin Evans (pictured) of the National Centre for Advanced Tribology at Southampton University for his review, White Structure Flaking in Wind Turbine Gearbox Bearings – Effects of Butterflies and White Etching Cracks. His review will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Institute journal Materials Science and Technology (MST).

Two further entries were commended and will also be published in MST – Review of Techniques for Manufacturing and Modelling Metal Foam Core Sandwich Panels, by Charles Betts (Imperial College London) and Reliability of Pb-free Solders for Harsh Environment Electronic Assemblies, by Sophie Godard Desmarest (University of Oxford).

The Prize is open to any postgraduate studying for a materials science and engineering related qualification at a UK institution. The deadline for the 2012 competition is 21 October.

For further information, visit www.iom3.org/student-awards.