Melchett Medal

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The Melchett Award is an honour awarded by the Energy Institute for outstanding contributions to the science of fuel and energy. [1]

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It was created by and named for Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett, the 20th century businessman and philanthropist.

Winners

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References

  1. Melchett Medal Archived 2015-01-22 at the Wayback Machine at Energy Institute website : retrieved 21 January 2015
  2. "Past Melchett Award winners" (PDF). Energy Institute.
  3. "Energy Institute to welcome Prof Sir David King for prestigious lecture - News for the Energy Sector". 18 January 2017.