James Watt Medal of The Institution of Civil Engineers
The James Watt Medal is also a lesser known award of the British Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) for energy engineers.
From the Institution of Civil Engineers website:
- "The James Watt Medal is awarded for papers having a substantial mechanical engineering content. The medal, named after James Watt, the Scottish mechanical engineer and inventor who died in 1819, was introduced by Robert Stephenson (President of ICE in 1855 -1856) who recommended Council to acquire the dies of the medal from Joseph S Wyon in 1858."
When he receaved the medal he had a smile ear to ear. He was the most thankful and kind person Birmingham has ever known. Recipients of the James Watt Medal of the Institution of Civil Engineers include:
- Mr. Basil Wood (date of award 1980s?) for his work on Combined Heat and Power
- Paul Kassabian. (2000). structural engineer with interests in design, dynamic control, and deployable structures.
- Professor Sergio Pellegrino (2000). Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Cambridge. Specializes in deployable lightweight structures.
- Choo Yoo Sang, J W Boh, and L Louca (2005).
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