RECOGNISING AND ENCOURAGING EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERING
The Worshipful Company of Engineers has been awarding prizes and scholarships in engineering for many years. Below is a list of past award winners from recent years.
Awards are made in the following categories:
- Awards Open to All See past winners.
- Awards by Partnering Institutions See past winners.
- Awards for the Armed Forces See past winners.
- Arkwright Scholarships. See past scholars.
The Company has also previously given awards which have since been discontinued. See past winners of discontinued awards.
Details of the 2022 and 2023 Award winners can be seen by clicking their names in the lists below or by visiting this Awards blog page and exploring the categories.
OPEN AWARDS
The AWE Defence Industry Early Careers Engineering Prize
2024 – James Read
The Phil Tindall Memorial Medal
The Mercia Award
2021 – Oliver Higgins
2020 – Lekha Koria
2019 – Polly Blaikie
2018 – Dawn Gillies
2017 – Aisling Barry
2016 – Reham Badawy
The Hawley Award for ‘Net Zero’ Engineering Innovation
2024 – Dr Francisco R Garcia Garcia
2021 – Joint Winners – Dr Elena Dieckmann & Mr Pierre-Yves Paslier
2020 – Not Awarded
2019 – Not Awarded
2018 – Robert Edwin Rouse
2017 – Dr Amrit Chandan
2016 – Solveiga Pakštaitė
The Stephenson Award
2021 – Ravi Kochak
2020 – Christopher Lowther
2019 – Dr Naomi Green
2018 – Steve Smith
2017 – Jessica Rogers
2016 – Caroline Alliston
AWARDS BY PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS
The Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award
2022 – Quanta Dialysis Technologies
2021 – DnaNudge
2020 – JCB
2019 – Bombardier
2018 – Owlstone Medical
2017 – Raspberry Pi
2016 – Blatchford
2015 – Artemis Intelligent Power
The Leete Premium Award
2021 – William Naylor
2018 – James Macdonald
2017 – Christopher Valentine
2016 – Jon Parkins
Cadzow Smith Engineering Awards
2024 – No Award
2021 – Emma Wright
2020 – Josephine Windsor-Lewis
2019 – Charles (Bertie) Boakes
2018 – Kelly Hughes
2017 – Kirsty Greener
2016 – Braiden Zhawi
Baroness Platt of Writtle Award
2021 – Thomas Wallis
2020 – Claire Herbison
2019 – Tim Ward
2018 – Matthew Foyle
2017 – Sam Williams
2016 – Sqn Ldr Gemma Lonsdale
Water Engineering Award
2021 – Anastasia Doronina
2020 – James Boxall-Clasby
2019 – Victoria Porley
2018 – Dr Katie Smith
2017 – Julia Terlet
2016 – Jon Chouler
Engineering Launch Scholarships
2023
Stephen Campbell
Nathan Curran
Gauri Morjaria
Sita Morjaria
Ryan O’Hanlon
Radyah Rahman
2022
James Dalton
Oliver Griffiths
Ben Heseltine
Adebiyi Odebode
Shannon Preston-Evans
The RAEng Engineers Trust Young Engineer of the Year
2021
Dr Marzia Bolpagni
Dr Thomas Fudge
Dr Ben Fletcher
Dr Gita Khalili Moghaddam
Dr Emilio Martínez-Pañeda
2020
Amy Wright
Dr Andrea De Luca
Dr Boyang Shen
Dr Richard Colchester
Sorin Popa
2019
Rosie Goldrick
Sophie Harker
Dr Giorgia Longobardi
Dr Áine Ní Bhreasail
Dr Mariia Sorokina
2018
Simon Bowcock
Christopher Donaghy-Spargo
Khouloud El Hakim
Robert Hoye
Chetan Kotur
2017
Dr Ruth Misener
Frank O’Leary
Anna Ploszajski
Chris Shaw
Dr Jenni Sidey
2016
Dr T Ben Britton
John Collins
Orla Murphy
Dr Paul Shearing
Dr Sithamparanathan Sabesan
AWARDS FOR THE ARMED FORCES
Services Engineering Undergraduate Award
2024 – Midshipman Morgan Sparkes RN
2023 – No Award
2021 – Capt Stuart Dunster R SIGNALS
2020 – OCdt Jamie Molyneux RN
2019 – OCdt Callum Sapsford
2018 – Midshipman Henry P Trutch RN
2017 – OCdt Hannah Williams RAF
2016 – OCdt Joseph Solway MEng
Services Engineering Postgraduate Award
2021 – Capt Roy Organ R SIGNALS
2020 – Maj James Buchan Int Corps
2019 – JUO Elizabeth Nuttall RAF
2018 – Sub Lt Daniel Jinks RN
2017 – Capt Damian Warren RE
2016 – Maj Brendan McGourty RE
The Royal Navy Engineer Officer of the Year
2022 – Lt Cdr Michael Harris RN
2021 – Lt Stephen Wilsmore RN
2020 – Lt Paul Hutton RN
2019 – Lt Cdr Lee Packer RN
The Royal Navy Engineer Technician of the Year
2021 – CPO Ailsa Scott RN
2020 – CPO Kirk Roach RN
2019 – Not Awarded
The Army Engineer Officer of the Year
2024 – Capt Olivia Flaherty R Signals
2021 – Maj Mark Britton REME
2020 – Maj Richard McClure RE
2019 – Maj Matt Fry RE
The Army Engineer Soldier of the Year
2022 – WO 1 (ASM) Ashley Crampton REME
2021 – WO 2 (AQSM) Scott Williams
2020 – WO1 (FofS (IS)) Natasha Morris R SIGNALS
2019 – Sgt Bruce Horoszko R SIGNALS
The Royal Air Force Engineer Officer of the Year
2022 – Sqn Ldr Laura Frowen RAF
2021 – Sqn Ldr Dominic Rennie RAF
2020 – Sqn Ldr Colin Green RAF
2019 – Wg Cdr Timothy Rand RAF
The Royal Air Force Engineer Technician of the Year
2024 – Chf Tech Chris Ainsworth RAF
2023 – Acting Flt Sgt Richard Bowman RAF
2021 – Sgt Matthew Wight RAF
2020 – Cpl Graham Wolstencroft RAF
2019 – Not Awarded
The Defence Civilian Engineer of the Year (formerly DES Engineer of the Year)
2021 – Mr Adam McCullough
2020 – Mr Stuart Long OBE
2019 – Not Awarded
2018 – Sqn Ldr David Hirst RAF
2017 – WO Paul Sykes RN
2016 – David Rush
HMS Prince of Wales Vice Admiral Wildish Memorial Prize for Engineering Innovation
2024 – LET (WE) Gabriel Whyte RN
2022 – CPOET (ME) Ben Mills RN
2021 – LET (ME) Jordan Baines RN
2020 – LAET (Av) Gregory Snell RN
2019 – LET Louis Martin RN
HMS Prince of Wales Commander Marine Engineering Award for Operational Engineering
2024 – CPOET (ME) Kevin Benson RN
2023 – CPOET (ME) Barry Monk RN
2022 – POET (ME) Hayley Garnett RN
2021 – POET Christopher Finch RN
2020 – LET Anthony Weighell RN
2019 – CPO Richard Dover RN
HMS Anson Award
2024 – CPO (WES) Ryan Bleakley RN
2023 – CPO (MESM) Richard O’Callagahan RN
2022 – LET (MESM) Cameron Dale RN
2021 – Lt Andrew Rose RN
ARKWRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS
The Worshipful Company of Engineers currently supports 4 Arkwright Scholars undertaking their Sixth Form studies as a potential lead-in to higher engineering studies.
2023-25
Conar
Estelle
2022-24
Christopher
Eleanor
2021-23
Bhavy
Grace
2020-22
Jack
Jessica
2019-21
Molly
Richard
2018-20
Beth
Ruben
2017-19
Lucy
Cormac
2016-18
Saskia
Nicholas
2015-17
Tasnim
Andrew
2014-16
Yousef
PREVIOUS AWARDS
The Worshipful Company of Engineers constantly reviews its awards to ensure they remain relevant and reflect the aims of the Company and, where appropriate, award sponsors. Winners of awards no longer made by the Company are listed below.
Engineering Horizons Bursaries
Awarded in the calendar year before the Awards Dinner. The final awards were made in 2021.
2021
Rachel Akinyemi
Harry Burgess
Shakil Hussein
Alexander Jeffery
Ted Mellow
Jared Newnham
Emily Wilson
2020
Haris Assam
Molly Mae Fraser
Oliver Geddes
Wayne Gouro
Dominic Hellyer
Henna Kalsi
Harry North
Finley Wilde
Martyna Wisniewska
2019
Mr Tom Howell
Mr Daniel Mellett
Mr Eamon Myers
Mr Dylan Patel
Ms Leona Tillotson
2018
Ms Elle Bryan
Mr Jack Chapman
Mr Joe Fletcher
Mr Francis Gowlett
Ms Emily Jack
Mr Benjamin Jordan
Ms Hannah Mokhberi
Mr Oliver Rathkey
Ms Bryony Stanfield
2017
Mr Daniel Breen
Ms Marie Isaacs
Mr Samuel Jarvis
Ms Dilani Selvanathan
2016
Matthew Curtis
Emily Ellwood
James Gibbons
Thomas Linaker
Daniel Swain
Sir Peter Gadsden Britain Australia Award
The final awards were made in 2019.
2019 – Chris Cassar & Aurimas Bukauskas
2018 – Jay Patel & Ian Pope
Royal Navy Operational Engineering Award
The final award was made in 2018.
2018 – Lt Cdr Christopher Bowmer RN
2017 – Lt Cdr Victoria Shirvill RN
2016 – Lt Cdr Victoria Percival RN
Royal Engineers Operational Engineering Award
The final award was made in 2018.
2018 – SSgt Matthew French
2017 – SSgt Aaron Hickman
2016 – Lt Sebastian Cannons
Royal Signals Operational Engineering Award
The final award was made in 2018.
2018 – Capt B Brown
2017 – Maj Graeme Endean
2016 – Capt Timothy Holmes-Mitra
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Operational Engineering Award
The final award was made in 2018.
2018 – Maj Paul Round-Turner
2017 – Capt Hannah Winterbourne
2016 – Lt Ciaron Milne
Royal Air Force Operational Engineering Award
The final award was made in 2018.
2018 – Sqn Ldr Stuart Rhymer RAF
2017 – Flt Lt Dale Hornsby RAF
2016 – Sqn Ldr Suzanne Hobbs RAF