The Sir Frank Whittle Medal is awarded annually by the Royal Academy of Engineering to an engineer, [1] normally resident in the United Kingdom, for outstanding and sustained achievement which has contributed to the well-being of the nation. The field of activity in which the medal is awarded changes annually.
Named after Sir Frank Whittle, the award was instituted in 2001.
Previous winners:
| Year | Name | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Professor Tim Berners-Lee | for creating the World Wide Web. [2] |
| 2002 | Professor John Ffowcs Williams | for contributions to the foundations and applications of Aeroacoustics, which have enabled dramatic reductions in the noise of aircraft and submarines. [3] |
| 2003 | Professor Roland Clift | for his leading role in developing the holistic life cycle assessment of products - cradle to grave analysis - and the recognition of environmental and social issues. [4] |
| 2004 | Professor Ian Young | for pioneering work on magnetic resonance imaging. [5] |
| 2005 | Professor Emeritus Peter John Lawrenson | for engineering innovations in energy. [6] |
| 2006 | Michael Ramsay | for pioneering the TiVo technology. [7] |
| 2007 | Mike Glover | for planning, design and construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Project (High Speed 1). [8] |
| 2008 | Peter Head | for helping to deliver an environmentally sustainable built environment in a rapidly urbanising world. [9] |
| 2009 | Professor Sir Michael Brady | for his contributions to medical analysis. [10] |
| 2010 | Professor Sir Richard Feachem | for his engineering-based approach to managing aid and controlling virulent diseases. [11] |
| 2012 | Dan Chambers | for his product design, innovation and manufacture of specialised sports equipment such as racing wheelchairs. [12] |
| 2013 | Professor Lin Li | for laser cleaning techniques. [13] |
| 2014 | Professor Peter Wells | for outstanding achievements in medical engineering. [14] |
| 2015 | Professor Peter Clarricoats | for his influential achievements in microwave engineering. [15] |
| 2016 | Professor Roger Sargent | for championing the application of mathematics and computing to solve engineering problems in the process industries. [16] |
| 2017 | Professor Andrew N. Schofield | for pioneering the use of centrifuge modelling for geotechnical and civil engineering. [17] |
| 2018 | John Bartlett | for his outstanding contributions to tunnel design and construction. [18] |
| 2019 | Robert Benaim | for leading a step-change in prestressed concrete structures and improving the way in which consultants and contractors work together. [19] |
| 2020 | Professor Dame Julia Higgins | for her sustained excellence in polymer engineering. [20] |
| 2021 | Clive Hickman | for his outstanding career in the automobile industry. [21] |
| 2022 | Professor Jacques Heyman | for making vital contributions to structural engineering. [22] |
| 2023 | Professor Graham Reed | for pioneering the field of silicon photonics. [23] |
| 2024 | Tristram Carfrae | for his inspirational approach to design, his remarkable structures and his leadership in structural engineering. [24] |