{"id":17,"date":"2026-05-28T16:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/brahmal-blog\/?p=17"},"modified":"2026-05-28T16:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:34:09","slug":"essay-competition-winners-the-future-of-flight-in-2055","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/brahmal-blog\/2026\/05\/28\/essay-competition-winners-the-future-of-flight-in-2055\/","title":{"rendered":"Essay Competition winners: The future of flight in 2055"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are delighted to announce the winners of the <strong>Brahmal Vasudevan Institute for Sustainable Aviation Essay Competition<\/strong>, <em>The future of flight: imagining aviation in 2055<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">The competition attracted many high\u2011quality submissions, each exploring how aviation might evolve in response to climate change, new technologies and policy pressures. As a result, selecting the winners was a challenging task! We thank everyone who took part. The competition was judged by Prof Denis Doorly from the Department of Aeronautics and Ruby Wlaschin, Coordinator of the Brahmal Institute. The three winning essays and author biographies are shared below.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>First place: Toby Bryce-Smith<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/brahmal-blog\/files\/2026\/05\/2ef834d4-1c71-491b-9cdf-5ef45c0f8398-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Toby Bryce-Smith with Prof Rafael Palacios\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toby Bryce-Smith with Prof Rafael Palacios<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\"><strong>Toby Bryce-Smith<\/strong> is in the final year of his PhD at Imperial. He is supervised by Kostas Steiros, Oliver Buxton and George Papadakis. His research is conducted in partnership with ZeroAvia.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">His work focuses on the cooling challenges associated with retrofitting hydrogen\u2011electric powertrains onto turboprop aircraft. So far, he has carried out particle image velocimetry experiments to study how propeller wake structures interact with enlarged cooling ducts. In the final stage of the project, he is combining experimental results with computational fluid dynamics. Together, this work aims to improve cooling efficiency while reducing parasitic drag.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">In his winning essay, Toby presented aviation history as a series of cycles of divergence and convergence. He began with the 1909 Reims air races and contrasted this period with the Jet Age, which converged on the tube\u2011and\u2011wing aircraft. However, he argued that the Sustainability Era reopens the design space due to climate policy and regulation. By 2055, he predicted clustered outcomes. These include standardised long\u2011haul aviation, regionally divergent short\u2011haul systems and fragmented urban air mobility shaped by local constraints.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/brahmal-blog\/files\/2026\/05\/1st-Place_Toby-Bryce-Smith.pdf\">Read Toby Bryce-Smith&#8217;s essay here<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Second place: Tanay Gopal<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/brahmal-blog\/files\/2026\/05\/5aad79df-bc1c-4b4c-a291-a446b980fa2e-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Tanay Gopal (centre) with Prof Denis Doorly (left) and Prof Rafael Palacios (right)\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tanay Gopal (centre) with Prof Denis Doorly (left) and Prof Rafael Palacios (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\"><strong>Tanay Gopal<\/strong> is an MSc Advanced Aeronautical Engineering student at Imperial. He works under the supervision of Dr Rhea P. Liem. His MSc research focuses on climate\u2011constrained aviation and network resilience.<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">Specifically, Tanay models how contrail\u2011avoidance policies could affect the structure and capacity of the European air transport network. He uses tools from statistical physics to explore these impacts. At the same time, he maintains a strong interest in sustainable engineering and zero\u2011emission flight.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">Tanay\u2019s essay imagines a future in which aviation decarbonisation is driven by system\u2011level change rather than entirely new aircraft. He identified three key pathways. These include hydrogen corridors at major hubs, mid\u2011life aircraft retrofits for regional fleets and climate\u2011optimised operations. Together, these measures lead to meaningful progress. However, progress is uneven, with advanced regions decarbonising more quickly than others.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/brahmal-blog\/files\/2026\/05\/2nd-Place_Tanay-Gopal.pdf\">Read Tanay Gopal&#8217;s essay here<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Third place: Adrian Fok<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/brahmal-blog\/files\/2026\/05\/adrian-fok-300x223.png\" alt=\"Adrian Fok (centre) with Prof Denis Doorly (left) and Prof Rafael Palacios (right)\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adrian Fok (centre) with Prof Denis Doorly (left) and Prof Rafael Palacios (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">\n<p><strong>Adrian Fok<\/strong> is a final\u2011year Aeronautical Engineering undergraduate at Imperial. He is completing his final\u2011year project on control strategies for anaesthesia processes, supervised by Dr Thulasi Mylvaganam. Outside his studies, he builds drones, captains the ICSM Water Polo First Team and competes in orienteering.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">Adrian\u2019s essay argues that sustainable aviation by 2055 will not result from a single breakthrough. Instead, it will depend on coordinated advances across fuels, aircraft design and operations. He suggested that SAFs, hydrogen and battery\u2011electric propulsion each offer partial solutions. Therefore, hybrid propulsion systems and unconventional aircraft designs are likely to emerge. In addition, he highlighted the importance of materials innovation, manufacturing methods and operational efficiency. He also considered the wider impacts on jobs, costs and infrastructure.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/brahmal-blog\/files\/2026\/05\/3rd-Place_Adrian-Fok.pdf\">Read Adrian Fok&#8217;s essay here<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\"><em>We congratulate all three winners and thank everyone who contributed to the competition. Their essays reflect the depth of thinking and creativity across our community as we work towards a more sustainable future for aviation.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are delighted to announce the winners of the Brahmal Vasudevan Institute for Sustainable Aviation Essay Competition, The future of flight: imagining aviation in 2055. 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