Institute Awards

J&E Hall Gold Medal awarded for practical contribution to the development of RAC technology

View details of the nomination procedure and past winners

This internationally respected award recognises the most noteworthy practical contribution to the science of refrigeration. It can be given to an individual or team with recent outstanding achievements in one or more of the following areas:

• Practical applications of innovative designs
• Projects which have made an original contribution to the field
• Systems which demonstrate substantial potential and evidence that they will be completed successfully
• Outstanding and significant work in a new or unusual area

 The 2012 award was won by Dr Robert Hadfield of the University of Glasgow.

Dr Hadfield recieved the award for his work in the advancement of the practical application of infrared single-photon detector technology in closed-cycle refrigerator systems, eliminating the need for liquid cryogens, and for the work to commercialise this technology for use in the National Physical Laboratory and in commercial companies in medical diagnostics. 

This is a unique development that will support the advancement of physics and medical science in a vast range of applications and is an example of refrigeration technology advancements supporting the development of other practical sciences.

Dr Hadfield will be presenting a paper about the research during the IOR 2013-2014 evening paper sessions.

A special mention of thanks to J&E Hall International who have supported this award consistently for 35 years. Robert received a Gold Medal to keep for one year, an engraved silver replica and a prize of £5,000.

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Student Research (Ted Perry Award)

To encourage and promote research by students related to refrigeration and air conditioning, an award of £500 is made sponsored by SKM Enviros and a prize of a set of ASHRAE Databooks is donated to the winner in honour of the Past President Ted Perry by his family. 

The 2012 award was made to Anna Catarina Marques, a student from London South Bank University whose research concept combined technologies to improve system performance which could have a wide range of application benefits for improved efficiency in a sector which consumes significant energy on a world wide scale. The award was given for the research of "Novel design and performance enhancement of domestic refrigerators with thermal storage".

Catarina will be presenting a paper about her research as part of the 2013 -2014 IOR evening papers programme.

Published Research presented to IOR Members (Kenneth Lightfoot Medal)

The Institute provides a prize of £500 and a Medal to for the best paper presented in our programme of free evening lectures which are published in the Annual IOR Proceedings. The award is sponsored by Lightfoot Defence in honor of the Past President of the Institute, Kenneth Lightfoot. For information on this years medal winner and a list of past winners click here.

Professor Bob Critoph and Steven Metcalf for the paper "The development of a domestic adsorption gas-fired heat pump” presented in the 2011-12 IOR evening paper series.  

Service Engineer Lifetime Achievement recognition

The IOR Service Engineers Section makes a lifetime achievement award to recognise an individual's commitment  to a career in service, maintenance or installation engineering.  For information about the SES and joining follow this link.

The 2012 winning Service Engineer was John Bond of Space Engineering.

 John is described by his employer as “a well-respected Service Engineer, known and admired by many. An Engineer of Engineers who has stayed with his true love of engineering. A shining light of knowledge, experience and wisdom, he has trained, coached and inspired so many of our industry’s service and maintenance people.

Deadline for nominations for the next set of awards will be 1st November 2013

view a list of past winners here or download information about the next nomination and voting procedure. 

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