The School of Engineering has honoured undergraduate students who have excelled in their field of study, as part of the School's annual prize-giving.
The full list of the prizes currently available to engineering students is available at this link.
Prizes are instituted by professional engineering institutions (e.g. The Institution of Civil Engineers, The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of Engineering and Technology), companies (e.g. Chevron and Marathon Oil), societies (e.g. Aberdeen Mechanical Society, Society of Underwater Technology) or in memory of individuals (e.g. the Peter MacConnell Memorial Prize). Nominations for engineering prizes are made at the end of each academic year by the School of Engineering Prizes Committee.
“Congratulations to all of our prize-winners on their success. You have shown the tenacity, dedication, intelligence, creativity and determination to succeed, and we are extremely proud of you.” - Professor Maria Kashtalyan, Convener of the Prizes Committee “The School of Engineering is delighted to recognise and celebrate academic excellence of our students as well as their voluntary service to the university community. I would like to warmly congratulate all the students who have been nominated for prizes on their success. Thank you for your hard work and dedication. We are very proud of your academic achievements.” - Professor Igor Guz, Head of SchoolENGINEERING PRIZE WINNERS 2020-21
Prize | Criteria | Awarded to | Reason for nomination |
Francis Morrison Prize in Engineering | Awarded annually to the most distinguished graduating student in Engineering. | Michael PANAYIOTOU | Top graduating student |
The Peter MacConnell Memorial Prize | Awarded to the EEE undergraduate student who obtains the highest overall marks at Level 3. | Jokubas KUPRYS | Best 3rd year EEE student |
Mark Fisher Memorial Prize | Awarded to the best performing final year student from the following courses: MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering; MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Renewable Energy; MEng Electrical and Software Engineering | Kim BEATTIE | Top graduating EEE student |
The Norman Levy Prize | Awarded to the undergraduate student in Engineering, who in the opinion of the Head of School of Engineering has completed the second year with the great distinction | Anoop BABU | Top Level 2 student |
Inspiring Future Female Engineers Prize | Awarded to best performing female undergraduate engineering student taking into account service to the University related to encouraging the next generation of talented female students to take up STEM subjects. | Misela VEKSLERE and Kirsty PRATT | Misela: Excellent academic performance, including Marathon Prize in Chemical Engineering (2018) Kirsty: Excellent academic performance, including prize winning MEng project (2020); active participation in university life and sport |
The Richard Smith Allan Prize in Mechanical Engineering | Awarded to a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering student for the most meritorious folio of engineering design. | Kamil DUDEK | Best Level 3 Mechanical Engineering student taking into account performance in Design of Mechanical Elements |
The Greenhorne Memorial Prize in Engineering Drawing | Awarded to those, normally first-year, undergraduate student who have displayed excellence in the practice of Engineering Drawing and Graphics within Level 1 Engineering. | Estrid JONSSON | Best Level 1 student taking into account performance in EG1010 |
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Student Prize | Awarded to a student on his/her examination performance, but with due regard to his/her course work and particularly his/her ability in Civil Engineering Design (which includes, but is not exclusive to, structural design even if this subject is not taken into account for the award of a Degree). | Andrew MAIR | Best graduating Civil Engineering student |
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Prize | Awarded to the most outstanding EEE student. | Kim BEATTIE | Top EEE graduating student |
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Project Award | Awarded to a final year undergraduate who will be awarded an IMechE accredited degree, who completes an outstanding research, development or design project in mechanical engineering. | Kirsty PRATT | Best Mechanical Engineering MEng project |
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers Prize (Frederic Barnes Waldron ) | Awarded to the best student in Mechanical Engineering. | Michael PANAYIOTOU | Top graduating Mechanical Engineering student |
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers – Best Project Certificate | Awarded to an undergraduate student who completes an outstanding research, development or design Project in mechanical engineering. | Saleh KEHOUL | Best Mechanical Engineering BEng project |
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers – Best Student Certificate – any year | Awarded to the best student in any year of an accredited course who will be awarded an IMechE accredited degree. | Petar SPANOVIC | Best Mechanical Engineering student |
SUT (Society of Underwater Technology) Prize | Awarded to the student who produces the best Underwater Level 4 Project. | Lucasz KRAUZE | Excellent Honours project (MEng) on Indentation, Buckling and Collapse of Subsea Pipelines |
Aberdeen Mechanical Society R. V. Jones Trophy | Awarded to a final Honours project in Mechanical Engineering judged to show the most innovation and ingenuity. | Aidan BELTON-SCHURE | Excellent Honours project (BEng) on Autonomous Artificial Intelligence for Robotics Applications |
The Institution of Structural Engineers Aberdeen and Offshore Regional Group Dissertation Award | Awarded to the Level 4 student with the best Structural Engineering related honours project | Mary GRIFFITHS | Excellent Honours project (MEng) on Redevelopment of Portal Frame Design |