IET Achievement Medal

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IET Achievement Medals
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Awarded forExceptional contribution to the advancement of engineering and technology
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Presented by Institution of Engineering and Technology (formerly IEE). Founded in London, 1871.
First award1987
Website http://www.iet.org

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) awards achievement medals [1] to recognize engineers who have been significant contribution to various fields in engineering [2] Every year, the award committee seeks [3] [4] [5] [6] and evaluates nominations [7] and makes decision on winners. [8] There is no age limit or nationality requirement. It is an international award.

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Technical Fields

The awards are made to recognize specific fields in engineering:

  1. Information & Telecommunication
  2. Electronics
  3. Control Engineering
  4. Manufacturing
  5. Transport Engineering
  6. Environmental Engineering
  7. Energy

Naming of Awards

The IET Achievement Medals are named after prominent scientists and engineers. They include:

  1. J. J. Thomson - for electronics
  2. John Ambrose Fleming - for communications
  3. R. E. B. Crompton - for energy
  4. Oliver Heaviside - for control
  5. Monty Finniston - for general engineering
  6. Sarah Guppy - for environment
  7. Eric Mensforth - for manufacturing

The awards are sponsored by several companies, such as BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, BP, RS, Pace, e-ON, EDF energy networks, GCHQ, Transport for London, etc. [9]

Award Ceremony

Each year, the award is presented in London, UK. [10] The ceremony is attended by the IET President, distinguished guests, winners and their families and industry sponsors of the event. Also at this ceremony, winners of the IET Faraday Medal and recipient of IET Honorary Fellow will also be announced on this occasion. [11] Some photos taken at the award ceremony can be found here. [12]

Winners

An overview of the latest medalists since 2000 is shown below.

IET ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL


IET J J THOMSON MEDAL


IET AMBROSE FLEMING MEDAL

IET CROMPTON MEDAL

  • 2008 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John GP Scott
  • 2009 Flag of India.svg Harbans Bajaj
  • 2010 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ron Hui
  • 2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham T Reed


IET HEAVISIDE MEDAL

  • 2007 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Postlethwaite
  • 2008 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael J Grimble
  • 2009 Flag of the United States.svg Petros Ioannou
  • 2012 Flag of the United States.svg Ramesh Agarwal [22]
  • 2013 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Hadfield

IET MENSFORTH MEDAL

A full list of winners since 1987 can be found on the IET website. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IET Achievement Medals".
  2. ↑ "Linkedin - Who Should Receive IET Achievement Awards". Linkedin.
  3. ↑ "Call for Entries - IET Achievement Awards". Electronics World.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Call for Entries - IET Achievement Awards". WISE Campaign.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Call for Entries - IET Achievement Awards". Electrical Review News. 27 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Call for Entries - IET Achievement Awards". IT Analysis News.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Information on IET Achievement Medals". The IET.
  8. 1 2 "Winners of the IET Achievement Medals" (PDF). The Institution of Engineering and Technology. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  9. ↑ "The Sponsors of IET Achievement Awards in 2009". The IET.
  10. ↑ "IET Achievement Awards Ceremony". The IET.
  11. ↑ "IET Achievement Awards Ceremony". The IET.
  12. ↑ "Photos of IET Achievement Awards Ceremony". Flicker. 24 November 2010.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "IET Achievement Medals 2025". The Institution of Engineering and Technology. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "IET Achievement Medals 2024". The Institution of Engineering and Technology. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  15. 1 2 3 "World leading engineers win at IET Achievement Awards". The Institution of Engineering and Technology. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  16. 1 2 "World leading engineers win IET Achievement Awards". The Institution of Engineering and Technology. 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 "Winners of the IET Achievement Awards have been announced". The Institution of Engineering and Technology. 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  18. ↑ "Emeritus Professor Kam-Yin Lau, U C Berkeley, USA".
  19. ↑ "Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK".
  20. ↑ "Bath-based internet pioneer awarded prestigious IET medal". 9 October 2012.
  21. ↑ "Ambrose Fleming Medal honours 40 years' research in satellite communications for Surrey professor".
  22. ↑ "Ramesh Agarwal, McKelvey School of Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, USA".
  23. ↑ "Baby group tips scales at £300m".
  24. ↑ "Airbus chief named among 2016 IET Achievement Award winners".
  25. ↑ "MTA President Honoured at IET Achievement Awards, 2019".
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