President’s Awards for Excellence in Research

The President’s Awards for Excellence are annual awards to recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in Culture and Community, Education, Research, Societal Engagement or Sustainability.

The President’s Awards for Excellence in Research recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in early career research, research support, as part of a research team, and in research environment and research impact.

Lynne Cox President’s Award for Excellence in Research Support

To recognise the contribution of Research Support staff at Imperial, including the beneficial effects their support has given to Imperial research and the innovative approaches/good practice they bring to a project.

Award winners:

  • Kalypso Charalambous, Department of Bioengineering
  • Hannah Cheeseman, Department of Infectious Disease
  • David Gaboriou, National Heart and Lung Institute
  • Cherry Kingsley, Department of Infectious Disease
  • Jonathan Shepheard, Department of Immunology and Inflammation

President’s Award for Outstanding Early Career Researcher

To celebrate the academic excellence and development of Imperial’s early stage researchers.

Medal winner: Sophie Morse, Department of Bioengineering

Award winners:

  • Jesus Barrio Hermida, Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Jang Ah Kim, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Chen Qin, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

President’s Award for Excellence in Impact

For Excellence in Impact, which encompasses Policy, Enterprise, Engagement or Translation impact, aims to celebrate individuals or Teams whose research endeavours transcend academic boundaries, creating tangible, positive changes in society and the environment while exemplifying Imperial’s values in action.

Medal winner: Vaccine Epidemiology Research Group, School of Public Health

  • Joyce Akello
  • Ben Bellekom
  • Isobel Blake
  • Darlan Da Silva Candido
  • Laura Cooper
  • Nicholas Grassly
  • Elizabeth Gray
  • Lydia Haile
  • David Jorgensen
  • Julia Ledien
  • Jasmaine Lee Wen Li
  • Julia Michalow
  • Dabri Ohanu
  • Krunal Polra
  • Margarita Pons Salort
  • Alexander Shaw
  • Catherine Troman
  • Nathan Ward

Award winner: Mazdak Ghajari, Dyson School of Design Engineering

President’s Award for Outstanding Research Team

To recognise outstanding research that delivers impact, a team’s international standing and their beneficial contribution to Imperial.

Medal winner: Centre for Nuclear Engineering team

  • Michael Bluck
  • Frederic Cegla
  • Jeremy Chittenden
  • Catrin Davies
  • David Dye
  • Matthew Eaton
  • Robin Grimes
  • Paul Hooper
  • Lisa Lampunio
  • Stuart Mangles
  • Adriana Paluszny Rodriguez
  • Jonathan Tate
  • Mark Wenman
  • Felicity Worsnop
  • Lidija Zdravkovic

Award winner: Veritas Lab, Department of Computing

  • Guillaume Ambal
  • Sacha-Elie Ayoun
  • Pedro Carrott
  • Dragana Milovancevic
  • Azalea Raad
  • Raquel Fernandes da Silva
  • Opale Sjostedt
  • Max Stupple
  • Julien Vanegue
  • Paulo de Vilhena

President’s Awards for Excellence in Research Environment

To celebrate individuals or groups whose initiatives and actions significantly contribute to nurturing an inclusive, collaborative research environment and promoting sustainable research practices within the institution.

Medal winner: Ronny Pini, Department of Chemical Engineering

Award winner: Catherine Williamson, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction