Donald Maxwell Student Award
This competitive award is to support students studying for qualifications leading to Chartered status of the Institute of Marine Engineering Science & Technology (IMarEST). To be eligible a student should be both a UK resident and a student member of the IMarEST, able to demonstrate a commitment to Marine Engineering and/or Marine Technology. Also the student would ordinarily be studying in their third year at a UK based university or college, which is invited to submit up to three of their best student project reports. Competition is high for the £1,000 award which is presented each year at the Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) Annual Member Reception held in London.
Universities which can meet the above requirements and wish to nominate student projects for the award can email info(at)maritimeindustries.org for more information and an application form.
Previous winners have been:
2019 Newcastle University
Mr Jordon Dobson for The implementation of smart grid technology on ships for the optimisation of Cold Ironing systems
2018 University of Southampton
Mr Michael Leat for Analysis of measurement uncertainty in high-resolution laser-scanned bathymetric measurements of seafloor topology using an autonomous underwater vehicle
2017 University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Mr Joseph Martin for Air Flow Over Commercial Vessel Super-Structures with Respect To [Emergency] Air-Sea Operations
2016 University of Southampton
Ms Kate Devereux for Investigation into the suitability of composite materials for the construction of marine propellers
2015 University of Southampton
Mr Oliver Cooper for The Resistance of Heeled Sailing Catamarans
2014 University of Strathclyde
Mr Hugh McQueen for An Extended Study of Non-linear Motions Based on the Matlock Model
2013 University of Liverpool John Moores
Mr David Powell for A proposed Probabilistic Model for Operational Oil Discharges from Shipping under high uncertainties
2012 University of Strathclyde
Mr James G Temple for Impact study of a revised sulphur content in marine fuels of 0.5% throughout the SECA in 2015
2011 University of Strathclyde
Mr James Brown for Condition Monitoring and its Application to Wave Energy Technologies
2010 University of Strathclyde
Mr Iain Hindshaw for Technical and commercial feasibility of converting a containership to a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) carrier
2009 University of Southampton
Mr Jonathan Gravina for Vibration Isolation Using a Magnetorheological Elastomer
2008 University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Mr T K Price for Concept Design of a high-speed Landing Craft Utility (LCU)
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