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:
Sir Frank Whittle Medal winners
| Year
|
Name
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Topics
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| 2001
|
Professor Tim Berners-Lee
|
for creating the World Wide Web.
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| 2002
|
Professor John Ffowcs Williams
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for contributions to the foundations and applications of Aeroacoustics, which have enabled dramatic reductions in the noise of aircraft and submarines.
|
| 2003
|
Professor Roland Clift
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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.
|
| 2004
|
Professor Ian Young
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for pioneering work on magnetic resonance imaging.
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| 2005
|
Professor Emeritus Peter John Lawrenson
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for engineering innovations in energy.
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| 2006
|
Michael Ramsay
|
for pioneering the TiVo technology.[2]
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| 2007
|
Mike Glover
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for planning, design and construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Project (High Speed 1).
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| 2008
|
Peter Head
|
for helping to deliver an environmentally sustainable built environment in a rapidly urbanising world.
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| 2009
|
Professor Sir Michael Brady
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for his contributions to medical analysis.
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| 2010
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Professor Sir Richard Feachem
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for his engineering-based approach to managing aid and controlling virulent diseases.
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| 2012
|
Dan Chambers
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for his product design, innovation and manufacture of specialised sports equipment such as racing wheelchairs.
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| 2013
|
Professor Lin Li
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for laser cleaning techniques.[3]
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