DESIRE Awards
Please visit this page to peruse the Design Engineering Selected Innovation REcognition (DESIRE) awards. For all other awards, please see below.
Other Awards, Organised by Academic Year
2019-20 Academic Year Prizes
- 2024-25 Academic Year
- 2023-24 Academic Year
- 2022-23 Academic Year
- 2021-22 Academic Year
- 2020-21 Academic Year
- 2019-20 Academic Year
- 2018-19 Academic Year
| Award |
About the Award |
Winners |
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| Head of School Prize | Years 1, 2 & 3: Awarded to the student within each year of the MEng Design Engineering programme that achieved the highest average result across the cohort in the academic year. |
Year 1: Muk Vivatanaprasert Year 2: Owen Lee Scott Year 3: Javier De La Fuente Guillen |
| Head of School Greatest Achievement Prize |
For annual award to the student in the final year of the MEng programme with outstanding performance in the MEng degree overall. |
Aditya Munot Aditya Munot delivered an exceptional study of the impact that fully probabilistic optimal transport analytics can have in contemporary sharing economy (SE) problems. Very little has been done in this direction, particularly in accommodating the native uncertainties in SE system specifications. He carefully built up a toolset to address increasingly challenging problems involving hybrid supplies and competing demands. He generated compelling results which he was able to interpret in real scenarios, notably in car-sharing schemes. His adaptation of the classical Sinkhorn-Knopp (SK) algorithm to accommodate the quality-of-service (QoS) constraints which are central to effective delivery of SE designs is a major achievement, particularly at masters level. With no doubt that these results will meet with success when we submit them for publication in the near future |
| Governors' MEng Prize in Design Engineering | For annual award to the student of greatest merit in the final undergraduate year of the MEng course. |
Antanas Zilinskas Antanas has developed EVEREST (Evidential and EVT-enhanced Rare-Event Sequence Transformer), a novel deep learning architecture that enhances solar flare prediction, focusing on high-impact, rare events up to 72-hour forecasts. His project demonstrates excellence in the area of AI for Climate and Sustainability. it tackles a difficult, interesting and highly impactful problem. His approach is rigorous; the design of his ML system is novel; the final results is stunning and world-leading. The is work of the quality of an excellent research publication. |
| IED (Institute of Engineering Designers) Prize | Awarded to an Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) student member achieving the highest grade for an outstanding performance on the final project of a Chartered Engineer accredited programme. |
Maryam Fetanat Maryam conducted a research project explores the use of Artificial Intelligence The work was on a cutting-edge research problem. Maryam did extremely well with the research and this will result in a paper to be presented at a prestigious conference (also to be published as a journal paper). She got selected for a PhD summer school as an undergraduate student and even won the best poster award based on public vote. A timely problem that has real implications for society, and highly technical from cutting-edge ML and energy markets research. A well-done, rigorous piece of PhD-level quality work. |
| IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) Prize | Awarded to outstanding students who are doing or have completed an IET Accredited University Course. |
Ria Dhopatkar Ria Dhopatkar has recently completed her MEng Design Engineering degree. Throughout the four years of the programme she has been of the top calibre with her overall degree mark one of the very top of the year. |
| The Dean's List: Year 1 | The Undergraduate Dean’s List contains students from our MEng programme that are within the top 10% of their cohort and have achieved the equivalent of a 1st for the year (equal to or above 70% year average). The Undergraduate Dean’s List contains students from our MEng programme that are within the top 10% of their cohort and have achieved the equivalent of a 1st for the year (equal to or above 70% year average). |
Muk Vivatanaprasert |
| The Dean's List: Year 2 |
Owen Lee Scott |
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| The Dean's List: Year 3 |
Javier De la Fuente Guillen |
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| The Dean's List: Year 4 |
Antanas Zilinskas |
| Award |
About the Award |
Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Head of School Prize | Years 1, 2 & 3: Awarded to the student within each year of the MEng Design Engineering programme that achieved the highest average result across the cohort in the academic year. |
Year 1: Owen Lee Scott Year 2: Javier De La Fuente Guillen Year 3: Aditya Munot |
| Head of School Greatest Achievement Prize |
For annual award to the student in the final year of the MEng programme with outstanding performance in the MEng degree overall. |
Amelia Bryant In her Master's Project, Amelia designed and manufactured a novel biofidelic human headform for testing instrumented mouthguards. Instrumented mouthguards are used increasingly in sports to measure head kinematics and guide brain injury assessments. However, so far it has not been possible to evaluate the accuracy of their measurements. This project delivered the first prototype of a new headform that has a mandible and muscles that mimic human mandibular motion and relaxed and clenched status. This is the first headform that provides these capabilities, paving the way for measuring the accuracy of instrumented mouthguards under representative lab test conditions. This project required a complex range of knowledge and skills, including head injury biomechanics, CAD and finite element modelling, additive manufacturing, material characterisation and impact testing. The impressive coordination between these transdisciplinary elements led to the development of this unique headform prototype. |
| Governors' MEng Prize in Design Engineering | For annual award to the student of greatest merit in the final undergraduate year of the MEng course. |
Amy Walter In her Master's Project, Amy has undertaken an exceptionally ambitious initiative focused on enhancing the delivery of humanitarian aid programs. Her extensive research delves deeply into the complexities of humanitarian aid, tracing its historical evolution and assessing its current state within the prevailing political climate. Amy's project reflects a profound commitment to understanding and improving the practical realities faced by humanitarian practitioners. Her dedication and perseverance are evident in the innovative solutions she has developed, which promise to significantly impact the effectiveness of humanitarian aid delivery. Her work not only exemplifies academic excellence but also addresses a critical need in the humanitarian sector. |
| The Dean's List: Year 1 | The Undergraduate Dean’s List contains students from our MEng programme that are within the top 10% of their cohort and have achieved the equivalent of a 1st for the year (equal to or above 70% year average). The Undergraduate Dean’s List contains students from our MEng programme that are within the top 10% of their cohort and have achieved the equivalent of a 1st for the year (equal to or above 70% year average). |
Leah Broer |
| The Dean's List: Year 2 |
Cesar Asensio Delgado |
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| The Dean's List: Year 3 |
Henry Adams |
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| The Dean's List: Year 4 |
Bryant Amelia |
| Award | About the Award | Winners |
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| Head of School Prize | Years 1, 2 & 3: Awarded to the student within each year of the MEng Design Engineering programme that achieved the highest average result across the cohort in the academic year. Overall degree: Awarded to the student in the final year of the MEng programme with outstanding performance in the MEng degree overall |
Year 1: Yujeong Seo |
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Governors' MEng Prize in Design Engineering |
Awarded to the student in the final year of the MEng programme that achieved the highest average result across the cohort in the final year. | James Skinner |
| IED (Institute of Engineering Designers) Prize | Awarded to a shortlisted IED student member that produces an outstanding engineering design output in their final project. http://www.institution-engineering-designers.org.uk/ | Anna Soligo |
| IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) Prize | A new award, commencing in the 2019-20 academic year, that is awarded to a student that produces an outstanding engineering technology output in their final project. http://www.theiet.org/ | Matvey Boguslavskiy |
| The Dean's List | The Undergraduate Dean’s List contains students from our MEng programme that are within the top 10% of their cohort and have achieved the equivalent of a 1st for the year (equal to or above 70% year average). |
Year 1:
Shirley (Yi) Xiong,
Javier De la Fuente Guillen,
Andria Ioannides,
Solly (Solomon) Kurzman,
Seamus Lloyd White,
Yujeong Seo,
Krzysztof Wancerski,
Zhuoxiaoyue Wang,
Maxim Weill,
Imogen Young
Year 2:
Ria Dhopatkar,
Maryam Fetanat,
Avyay Jamadagni,
Site Ma,
Aditya Munot,
Lucas Newman,
Thomas Ward,
Lena Westerburg Burr,
Zi (Ziwang) Yang
Year 3:
Jack Beaumont,
Amelia Bryant,
James Howells,
Harris Mier,
Neil Patel,
Owain Pill,
Michela Puglia,
Rojeanne Stoffer,
Cosmin Vonsovici
Year 4
Itziar de Pedro Sarasola,
Nadav Grunberg,
Harry Schlote,
James Skinner,
Freya Smith,
Matvey Boguslavskiy,
Anna Soligo
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| Award | About the Award | Winners |
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| Student Award for Outstanding Achievement | The award is given annually by Imperial College London to recognise and commend outstanding achievement in any extramural activity that brings credit to the College. |
Alfie McMeeking |
| Head of School Prize | Years 1, 2 & 3: Awarded to the student within each year of the MEng Design Engineering programme that achieved the highest average result across the cohort in the academic year. Year 4: Awarded to the student in the final year of the MEng programme with outstanding performance in the MEng degree overall |
Year 1: Justin (Tin Long) Keung |
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Governors' MEng Prize in Design Engineering |
Awarded to the student in the final year of the MEng programme that achieved the highest average result across the cohort in the final year. | Shafae Ali |
| Old Centrailians' Trust Student Activity Award | Annual awards aimed at encouraging students in the pursuit of extra-curricular activity during their time at Imperial. For more details, please visit https://www.imperial.ac.uk/engineering/alumni/old-centralians-trust/ |
Matvey Boguslavskiy, |
| IED (Institute of Engineering Designers) Prize | Awarded to a shortlisted IED student member that produces an outstanding engineering design output in their final project. http://www.institution-engineering-designers.org.uk/ | Alfie McMeeking |
| IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) Prize | A new award, commencing in the 2019-20 academic year, that is awarded to a student that produces an outstanding engineering technology output in their final project. http://www.theiet.org/ | Farzana Zainal Abidin |
| The Dean's List | The Undergraduate Dean’s List contains students from our MEng programme that are within the top 10% of their cohort and have achieved the equivalent of a 1st for the year (equal to or above 70% year average). | Year 1:
Hamzah (Muhammad) Chariwala, Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: |
| Award | About the Award | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Head of School Prize | Years 1, 2 & 3: Awarded to the student within each year of the MEng Design Engineering programme that achieved the highest average result across the cohort in the academic year. Year 4: Awarded to the student in the final year of the MEng programme that achieved the highest average result across the degree. |
Year 1: Harris Mier |
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Governors' MEng Prize in Design Engineering |
Awarded to the student in the final year of the MEng programme that achieved the highest average result across the cohort in the final year. | Will Kerr |
| Old Centrailians' Trust Student Activity Award | Annual awards aimed at encouraging students in the pursuit of extra-curricular activity during their time at Imperial. For more details, please visit https://www.imperial.ac.uk/engineering/alumni/old-centralians-trust/ |
Matthew Ryan, |
| IED (Institute of Engineering Designers) Prize | Awarded to a shortlisted IED student member that produces an outstanding engineering design output in their final project. http://www.institution-engineering-designers.org.uk/ | Knaze Tomas |
| IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) Prize | A new award, commencing in the 2019-20 academic year, that is awarded to a student that produces an outstanding engineering technology output in their final project. http://www.theiet.org/ | Joshua Anderson |
| The Dean's List | The Undergraduate Dean’s List contains students from our MEng programme that are within the top 10% of their cohort and have achieved the equivalent of a 1st for the year (equal to or above 70% year average). | Year 1:
Laura Bastos, Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: |
| Award | About the Award | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Head of School Prize | Years 1, 2 & 3: Awarded to the student within each year of the MEng Design Engineering programme that achieved the highest average result across the cohort in the academic year. Year 4: Awarded to the student in the final year of the MEng programme that achieved the highest average result across the degree. |
Year 1: James Skinner |
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Governors' MEng Prize in Design Engineering |
Awarded to the student in the final year of the MEng programme that achieved the highest average result across the cohort in the final year. | Ruksana Shaukat-Jali |
| Old Centrailians' Trust Student Activity Award | Annual awards aimed at encouraging students in the pursuit of extra-curricular activity during their time at Imperial. For more details, please visit https://www.imperial.ac.uk/engineering/alumni/old-centralians-trust/ |
Gabriele D'Amone, |
| IED (Institute of Engineering Designers) Prize | Awarded to a shortlisted IED student member that produces an outstanding engineering design output in their final project. http://www.institution-engineering-designers.org.uk/ | Federico Tiersen |
| IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) Prize | A new award, commencing in the 2019-20 academic year, that is awarded to a student that produces an outstanding engineering technology output in their final project. http://www.theiet.org/ | Gabriele D'Amone |
| The Dean's List | The Undergraduate Dean’s List contains students from our MEng programme that are within the top 10% of their cohort and have achieved the equivalent of a 1st for the year (equal to or above 70% year average). | Year 1: Rebecca Allday, |
| Award | About the Award | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Head of School Prize | Years 1, 2 & 3: Awarded to the student within each year of the MEng Design Engineering programme that achieved the highest average result across the cohort in the academic year. Year 4: Awarded to the student in the final year of the MEng programme that achieved the highest average result across the degree. |
Year 1: Shefali Bagaria |
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Governors' MEng Prize in Design Engineering |
Awarded to the student in the final year of the MEng programme that achieved the highest average result across the cohort in the final year. | Lois Liow |
| Old Centrailians' Trust Student Activity Award | Annual awards aimed at encouraging students in the pursuit of extra-curricular activity during their time at Imperial. For more details, please visit https://www.imperial.ac.uk/engineering/alumni/old-centralians-trust/ |
Josephine Latreille, |
| IED (Institute of Engineering Designers) Prize | Awarded to a shortlisted IED student member that produces an outstanding engineering design output in their final project. http://www.institution-engineering-designers.org.uk/ | Paolo Ruegg |
| The Dean's List | The Undergraduate Dean’s List contains students from our MEng programme that are within the top 10% of their cohort and have achieved the equivalent of a 1st for the year (equal to or above 70% year average). | Year 1: Shefali Bagaria, Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: |