The Engineer were thoroughly impressed with the high quality of entries across all the categories this year and it was extremely difficult, given the standard, to choose the shortlist.
After much deliberation the shortlist has now been chosen, please see the list below and look out for the Shortlist Supplement in the magazine. The winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on 2nd December at The Royal Society.
Congratulations to the following:
Aerospace
FLAVIIR
BAE Systems, Cranfield University, Imperial College, Manchester University, Swansea University, Southampton University, Leicester University, Liverpool University, Nottingham University, Warwick University, York University
FABRICATION OF STRUCTURES IN SPACE
Magna Parva, Exel Composites
SENSOR COATING SYSTEM – SeCSy
Southside Thermal Sciences, Cranfield University, RWE npower, Land Instruments
Defence & Security
FRONTLINE OXYGEN
Cambridge Design Partnership, Centre for Defence Enterprise
CHECKPOINT.S NOVEL FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM
OmniPerception, Canard Design
CENTURION ADAPTABLE NAVAL DECOY LAUNCHER
Chemring Countermeasures, Roke Manor Research
Energy & Environment
ICARES: INTEGRATED COMPRESSED AIR RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
Nottingham University, Thin Red Line Aerospace
DEVELOPMENT OF WIDELY ACCESSIBLE ORGANIC SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGY
Warwick University, Molecular Solar, Warwick Ventures, Kurt Lesker, Asylum Research, New World Solar
CRYOGENIC ENERGY STORAGE
Highview Power Storage, Scottish and Southern Energy, BOC/Linde, Leeds University
Medical / Healthcare
SMARTNAIL
Smith & Nephew, University College
London, Royal National Orthopaedic
Hospital
EXTERNAL AORTIC
ROOT SUPPORT
Exstent, Imperial College London,
Royal Brompton Hospital
NEUROCHIP
Leicester University, Imperial
College, Newcastle University
Civil Engineering
CUBE PROJECT
Hertfordshire University, Mitsubishi Electric
SLOPE ALARMS
Loughborough University, Geotechnical Observations, British Geological Survey
Automotive
CABLED
Arup, E.ON, Birmingham City
Council, Coventry City Council, Aston
University, Coventry University,
Birmingham University, Jaguar Land Rover,
Tata Motors European Technical Centre,
Mitsubishi Motors UK, Mercedes Benz UK,
Coventry University Enterprises
DELTA E-4 COUPE
Delta Motorsport, Totalsim, Oxford
YASA Motors, Advanced Composites
Group, KS Composites, Penso Consulting,
Simpack UK
INNOVITS ADVANCE
innovITS, MIRA and TRL
Marine
SEARASER
Dartmouth Wave Energy, Exeter University
SNAPPER
Narec, EM Renewables, Meccanotecnica Riesi, Technogama, Subsea Design, Ecotricity Group, Edinburgh University, Ocean Resource
TIDALDESIGN
Cambridge University, Green-Tide Turbines, TWI, Net Composites, NewPro Foundries, Alpha-Electotech
Manufacturing & Process Innovation
PROWAVE VERMICULITE PROCESSING SYSTEM
e2v Technologies, National Centre for Industrial Microwave Processing at Nottingham University, The Vermiculite Association
SUSTAINABLE JOINING TECHNOLOGY FOR ELECTRIC MOTORS
Oxford YASA Motors, Oxford Brookes University
F-35 MACHINING FACILITY
BAE Systems, Christal Management, BAM, D&S Engineering, StarragHeckert, Fastems, TDM, Nederman, Mayfran
Consumer Products
HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE ENABLED TELEVISION
Warwick University, Altera
FASCINATE
Salford University, Technicolour, BBC R&D, Fraunhofer HHI, Alcatel-Lucent, TNO
A LOW-COST EYE TRACKER FOR GAMES
De Montfort University, Sleepy Dog