The Prince Philip Medal is named after Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who was the Senior Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE). In 1989 Prince Philip agreed to the commissioning of solid gold medals to be "awarded periodically to an engineer of any nationality who has made an exceptional contribution to engineering as a whole through practice, management or education."[2] The first of these medals was awarded in 1991 to Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle.
| Prince Philip Medal | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Awarded for | Exceptional contributions to engineering |
| Sponsored by | Royal Academy of Engineering |
| Date | 1991 |
| Location | London |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Presented by | Prince Philip |
Background
editThe Prince Philip medal is awarded through the Royal Academy of Engineering. Nominations are opened around September each year. Candidates can be from any nationality and hence it is an international award. Although it is an annual award, at times when there is no qualified candidate, the medal is not awarded. Winners include people from industry and university.
Winners
editPrevious recipients of the Prince Philip medal were:
| Year | Name | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arogyaswami Paulraj | For pioneering the invention of Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology, the foundation for all current and future broadband wireless communications.[3] |
| 2022 | Dr Asad Madni | Visionary behind Hubble Space Telescope control system and passenger safety technology. His decades’ long career developing and commercialising intelligent sensors and systems across the aerospace, manufacturing and transportation industries.[4] |
| 2021 | Gladys West | Whose mathematical modelling paved the way for the engineering innovation of GPS (the first woman to be awarded the medal).[5] |
| 2020 | Bob Stuart | Exceptional contribution to audio engineering in the music and film industries.[6] |
| 2018 | Lucien Bronicki | Awarded for his outstanding work in developing new technologies to harness the earth's geothermal power. |
| 2016 | Dr Jonathan Ingram | Awarded "for his work developing the system that heralded the revolution in Building Information Modelling (BIM)." BIM is changing the way buildings and infrastructure are designed, constructed and managed all over the world.[7] |
| 2014 | Professor C C Chan FREng | Professor Chan was awarded for his role in the development of electric vehicles as we know them today.[8] |
| 2012 | Naeem Hussain | Awarded for his groundbreaking work on some of the world's most iconic bridges.[9] |
| 2010 | Professor John Davidson FREng FRS | Professor Davidson has made major contributions to chemical engineering on a global scale, most notably in the area of research in multi-phase flow in fluidisation and bubble flow[10] |
| 2008 | Ron Dennis | Recognising him for his leadership and entrepreneurial skills, for his contributions to the discipline of engineering, for contributions to the public perception of engineering, and for inspiring future young engineers[11] |
| 2007 | medal not awarded | |
| 2006 | Professor Olgierd Zienkiewicz, CBE, FREng, FRS | In recognition of outstanding contributions spanning the wide field of mechanics and engineering"[12] |
| 2005 | Professor James Dooge, FREng | Recognising "him as an outstanding figure in the field of hydrology"[13] |
| 2004 | Professor William Bonfield | In recognition for outstanding achievements in developing, commercialising, and expanding clinical use of "artificial bone" material and for his having helped to "define the field of biomaterials"[14] |
| 2003 | Professor David Rhodes | "In recognition for his outstanding research expertise in communications technology which he developed into a highly successful world-wide company"[15] |
| 2002 | medal not awarded | |
| 2001 | Philip Ruffles, CBE, FREng, FRS, RDI | "In recognition of his exceptional contribution to engineering with Rolls-Royce, the aeroengine industry and the UK"[16] |
| 2000 | Sir Alec Broers, FREng, FRS | "In recognition of his achievements both as a pioneer in the world of miniature electronic circuits on silicon chips and also in building the university's links with industry so that Cambridge is now a major economic force" |
| 1999 | Sir John Browne, FREng | "In recognition of his exceptional contribution to engineering in a distinguished career of over 30 years with British Petroleum (BP), acknowledging both his early technological successes and latterly his outstanding management skills, culminating in the creation of Britain's biggest company through BP's £30.3 billion merger with Amoco" |
| 1998 | medal not awarded | |
| 1997 | Professor John Argyris, FREng, FRS and Dr Ray W. Clough |
"In recognition of their outstanding contribution to engineering design through the formulation and development of the finite element method of analysis" |
| 1996 | Dr Charles Kao, CBE, FRS, FREng | In recognition of "his pioneering work which led to the invention of optical fibre and for his leadership in its engineering and commercial realisation; and for his distinguished contribution to higher education in Hong Kong" |
| 1995 | medal not awarded | |
| 1994 | medal not awarded | |
| 1993 | medal not awarded | |
| 1992 | Sir Denis Rooke, OM, CBE, FRS, FREng | In recognition of "his inspired engineering leadership in the modernisation of the gas industry, the exploration, transportation and use of liquid natural gas and the conversion of the United Kingdom to its use" |
| 1991 | Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, CB, FREng, FRS, Hon FRAeS | "In recognition of his vision, determination and engineering genius in developing the jet engine which had led to the transformation of air travel within his lifetime" |
Others
editAnother different medal also known as the Prince Philip medal is the City and Guilds Institute of London Gold Medal, awarded by the City & Guilds.[1]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "City & Guilds awards". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ RAE: Prince Philip Medal
- ^ "Inventor of the core technology behind 4G, 5G mobile and Wi-Fi networks wins the biennial Prince Philip Medal". Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Visionary behind Hubble Space Telescope control system and passenger safety technology awarded Prince Philip Medal". Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "'Hidden Figure' whose mathematical modelling enabled GPS is first woman to win Prince Philip Medal". Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Prince Philip Medal for engineer behind revolution in Building Information Modelling". Royal Academy of Engineering. RAEng. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Prince Philip Medal for engineer behind revolution in Building Information Modelling". Royal Academy of Engineering. RAEng. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ RAE: Chan news release (June 6, 2012); Pitpass: "Chan Awarded with Prince Philip Medal," June 6, 2014.
- ^ RAE: Hussain news release (June 25, 2012); Pitpass: "Hussain Awarded with Prince Philip Medal," June 25, 2012.
- ^ RAE: Dennis news release (June 10, 2010); Pitpass: "Prof Davidson Awarded the Prince Philip Medal," June 10, 2010.
- ^ RAE: Dennis news release (June 4, 2008); Pitpass: "Denis Awarded with Prince Philip Medal," June 6, 2008.
- ^ RAE: Zienkiewicz news release (May 24, 2005) Archived October 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine; Swansea University: Awards news Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ RAE: Dooge news release (June 2, 2005)
- ^ RAE: Bonfield news release (June 9, 2004); BioInfoBank: Bonfield, latest papers, retrieved June 24, 2008.
- ^ RAE: Rhodes news release (June 5, 2003)
- ^ RAE: Ruffles news release (November 9, 2001) Archived February 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine; Ruffles, Philip. "Gas turbine technology: powering the future," Igenia Online. Issue 9, Aug 2001.