Virtual Graduation 2021

Prize winners

Vice-Chancellor's Prize

We congratulate the winners of the Vice-Chancellor’s Prize 2021:

Adam Mullen, Strategic Marketing MSc 2020

Maximilian Maigler, Computational Fluid Dynamics MSc 2020

The Vice-Chancellor’s Prize is the only prize awarded across all postgraduate taught master’s degree students at the University.

Lord Kings Norton Medal

We congratulate the winners of the 2021 Lord Kings Norton Medal:

David John Rajendran, Aerospace PhD

Dr Yongliang Yan, Energy and Power PhD

The Lord Kings Norton Medal is the only prize awarded across all doctorate students at the University.

Aerospace

Advanced Lightweight and Composite Structures MSc


The Course Director's prize for best individual thesis

Ana Casares Crespo

The Course Director's prize for outstanding overall performance

Ana Casares Crespo
Arturo Chao Correas
Magali Clara Sébastien
Pierre Yves Paul Pontacq

Aerospace Computational Engineering MSc


The prize for best overall achievement and The Vice-Chancellor's Prize

Marc Barcelo Adrover

Aerospace Dynamics MSc


The Course Director's prize

Aymeric Gaël Combelonge
Joseph Harry Jessop
Arpit Vijay Vargiya

The Course Director's prize for the best overall performance

Aurel Ulrich

The Course Director's prize for the best thesis

Brian Legros

The John Stollery Memorial Prize

Owen Parnis

Aerospace Vehicle Design MSc


The Allan Newell Memorial Prize for the best work in Aircraft Design

Cristina Villena Muñoz

The C K Trotman Memorial Prize for the best research in Fracture Mechanics

Bo Yuan
Sajjad Nasiri
Gangyong Hao

The Course Director's prize awarded for the best Group Design Project

Carlos Milán
Hazelle Marie Garton

The Course Director's prize awarded for the best performance in Avionic Systems Design

Tao Chen

The Course Director's prize awarded for the best taught marks in Aircraft Design

Thu Ya Win

The Course Director's prize awarded for the best work in Avionic Systems Design

Edwin Isidory
Amit Behere

The Course Director's prize awarded for the best work in the field of Airframe Systems Design

Joseba Baños Arroyo

The Course Director's prize for best contribution to the Group Design Project

Emmanuel Biju Joseph

The Course Director's prize for the best Individual Research Project

Luke Thomas Hallett

The Course Director's prize for the best work in the field of Airframe Systems Design

Hari Venkitaraman

The Joe Young Memorial Prize for the best overall student

Danel Gaztelu Garcia
Santiago Zuriel Aguillon Salazar

The Ken Griffin Memorial Prize for the best work in Stress Analysis

Zhaoqing Li
Christos Moulkiotis

Aircraft Engineering MSc


The Course Director's prize for best overall student

Christopher Andrew Leivers

Applied Artificial Intelligence MSc


The Course Director's prize for outstanding overall performance

Akhila Atmakuru

Astronautics and Space Engineering MSc


The Course Director's prize for best individual thesis

Benedict Adrian Stephens-Simonazzi

The Course Director's prize for excellent overall performance

Alfonso Martinez Mata
Matthew Snowdon
Carlo Cornelis Maria Pelt
Ramiro Gallego Fernández
Iu Tena Acebo

Autonomous Vehicle Dynamics and Control MSc


The Course Director's prize for outstanding overall performance

Kester Malcolm Sloan Broatch
Victor Celdran Martinez
Nikolaos Nanos
David Sabiron
Marc Espinós Longa
Ze Wei Cheng
Valentin Claude Perrick Stephan
David Romero Chamorro
Lima Elizabeth Nance

The prize for the best individual thesis

Kester Malcolm Sloan Broatch

Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering MSc


The prize for the best overall achievement by an ESTIA Student

Alfred André Daniel Reid

The prize for the best overall achievement in the Computer Aided Engineering option

Johanna Julie Gilberte Soussin

The prize for the best overall achievement in the Computer Machine Vision option

Yiquan Gao

The prize for the best overall achievement in the Software Engineering for Technical Computing option

Eve Marguerite Le Guillou

Women in Computational Engineering Sciences Prize

Eve Marguerite Le Guillou

Computational Fluid Dynamics MSc


The Course Director's prize for best individual thesis

Ricard Montalà Sales

The Course Director's prize for the best overall performance

Maximilian Maigler

The Vice-Chancellor's Prize

Maximilian Maigler

Robotics MSc


The Course Director's prize for the best overall performance

Luis Menendez Dominguez
Daniela Alvarado Justiniano
Christos Chrysikos
Cedric Thomas Perney

Thermal Power MSc


The Baxter Memorial Prize

Shuhao Wang

The Course Director's prize

Yixiong Liu
Alessandro Giannotta
Peter Nicholas Edwin Rolph
Alessio Fecchi
Govind Vinayak Premnath Menon
Liming Peng
Samuel James Guy
An Feng

The Ken Ramsden Memorial Prize

Daobin Qiu

The Roy Fedden Memorial Prize for mechanical engineering

Alberto Fernandez Parra

The Siemens Power and Propulsion Prize

Ruxue Xu

The Whittle Prize

Sangkeun Kang

The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers Prize in aerodynamics

Ignacio Moya Redondo

The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers Prize in fluid engineering

Da Mo

Research


The Kings Norton Medal

David John Rajendran

Defence and Security

Battlespace Technology


The Burch Prize

Michael Colin Brown
Matthew Desmond James Maguire

The Annual Military MSc Cup

Thomas James Scott

Cyber Defence and Information Assurance


The Fujitsu Prize

Lee Jonathan Walker

The Thesis Prize

Lee Jonathan Walker

The Programme Director's Prize

Matthew Kevin Woodman

Defence Acquisition Management


The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (UK) MSc Prize

Samantha Hopkins

Defence Leadership


The Annual Military MSc Prize

Louise Bolt

The Palgrave Macmillan Prize

Louise Bolt

The Institute of Leadership and Management Prize for Outstanding Student

Nicholas Jonathan Penn McGinley

The Annual Military MSc Rose Bowl

Jol Robert Alban Woodard

Digital Forensics


The National Technical Assistance Centre Prize

Darren Kerr Pearce

Doctor of Philosophy


The Doctoral Community Prize

Bjorn Gunnar Marius Isaksen

The Cranfield Students' Association Prize

Akhil Kallepalli

Explosives Ordnance Engineering


The Armourers and Brasiers' Gauntlet Trust Prize

Francesco Saverio Amendola

The Director of Education's Prize

Ole Feurer

The Institute of Explosives Engineers Prize

Ole Feurer

Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology


The Cranfield Forensic Institute Distinction Prize

Elisa Baldini
Lara Isabelle Indra
Jennifer Lavris Makovics
Sarah Louise Morgan

Forensic Ballistics


The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences Prize

Laura Anna-Maria Riek

The Cranfield Forensic Institute Distinction Prize

Laura Anna-Maria Riek

Forensic Computing


The National Crime Agency Digital Forensics Prize

John Irvine Johnson Simpson

Forensic Investigation


The Cranfield Forensic Institute Distinction Prize

Michelle Salkeld Iisalo

The Pro-Vice Chancellor's Prize

Michelle Salkeld Iisalo

Geospatial Intelligence


The Simpson Leica Prize

Jamie John Lock

The Cranfield Prize

Michael James Shaw

The Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers Prize

Michael James Shaw

The Hamilton Prize

Jamie Christopher Small

Guided Weapon Systems


The Thales Prize

Luty Rodrigues Ribeiro

The Course Trophy

Terri Thompson

The MBDA Rapier Trophy

Terri Thompson

The MOD Chief Executive's Prize

Terri Thompson

Gun Systems Design


The Royal Ordnance Trophy

Alexander Edward Davies
Jesse Spiller

The Royal Artillery Trophy

Joshua Matthew Rouleau

Information Capability Management


The AFCEA (UK) Academic Trust Prize

Justin Axford

The British Computer Society Prize

Justin Axford

The Course Director's Prize

Justin Axford

The Course Director's Prize

Justin Axford

The Burch Prize

John Shambrook

Military Aerospace and Airworthiness


The Royal Aeronautical Society Prize

Glenn Stuart Dawkins

Military Construction Engineering (Civil)


The Rainy Anderson Award (Civil)

Thomas Edward Cheesbrough

The Chief Instructor's Prize for the Top Student (Civil)

Mark James Stevens

Military Construction Engineering (Electrical and Mechanical)


The Rainy Anderson Award (Electrical and Mechanical)

Gary Haikney

The Chief Instructor's Prize for the Top Student (Electrical and Mechanical)

David Christopher Snook

Military Electronic Systems Engineering


The Selex Prize

Christopher Steven McCullough

The Plessey Plate

Dan Stephen Smith

The Prize for the Best Student

Thomas Shu-Xiang Zhang

Military Vehicle Technology


The Vickers Trophy

Florian Arnulf Joachim Leiber

The Challenger Trophy

John Frederick Peterson

Nuclear Reactor Technology


The Silver Jubilee Trophy

Harrison Holland

The Admiral Fieldhouse Memorial Prize

Clare Elizabeth Mawson

Security Sector Management


The Thesis Prize

Mustafa Mohamed Ibrahim

The Course Director's Prize

Stephen Kusasira

Systems Engineering in Defence Capability


The Prize for the Most Outstanding Thesis

Amelia Elizabeth Louise Jephson
Andrew John Lee

Energy and Power

Advanced Chemical Engineering MSc


The Dr Xu Tang prize for the best overall student 

Siqi Wang

Advanced Mechanical Engineering MSc


Armourers and Brasiers’ Gauntlet Trust Prize

Christopher Francis Ithegbezokhai

The award for the best thesis

Loïc Balazi Atchy Nillama

The best overall student prize

Loïc Balazi Atchy Nillama

The John Greenlees Findlay Memorial Award

Chunxuan Li

Design of Rotating Machines MSc


The Engineering Mechanics Prize

David Francis Jones

Energy Systems and Thermal Processes MSc


The award for the best overall student on an Energy course at Muscat

Nasser Mohammed Al Rizeiqi

The award for the best thesis

Diana Laura Luna Martinez

The best overall student prize

Diana Laura Luna Martinez

Offshore Engineering MSc


The Elf Prize

Xabier Mendizabal Arrillaga

The Professor John Sharp Prize

Xabier Mendizabal Arrillaga

Process Systems Engineering MSc


The best overall student prize

Gerui Cui

The Mike Sanderson Prize

Gerui Cui

Renewable Energy MSc


The award for the best thesis

Ricardo Joaquin Hornedo Aldeco

The best overall student prize

David Segundo Pedraza Alonso

The Giacomo Pellegrini Susini Award

Ricardo Joaquin Hornedo Aldeco

The prize for the best taught mark

David Segundo Pedraza Alonso

Research


The Lord King's Norton Medal

Yongliang Yan

Environment and Agrifood

Applied Bioinformatics MSc


The award for the best student

Fechukwu Fisayo Jemimah Theodore

The MSc team award

Samuel Nathan Heffer

Environmental Engineering MSc


The British Society of Soil Science Award

Harriett Ricketts

The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers Prize

Lotachi Vivian Agbonghae

Environmental Management for Business MSc


The Douglas Bomford Trust Award

Luke James Waterman

Food Systems and Management MSc


The McDonald's Prize

Marta Sanzo Miró

The MSc team award

Claudia López Rodriguez

Future Food Sustainability MSc


The award for the best student

Deniz Asli Aymer

The Douglas Bomford Trust Award

Grace Jepkosgei

The MSc team award

Christelle Terzian

Geographical Information Management MSc


The Esri UK Prize

Pauline Camille Louis

Manufacturing

Advanced Materials MSc


The BAE Systems Prize

Darrell Gauci

The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining Prize for the best group project in the field of materials

Tingting Zheng

Aerospace Manufacturing MSc


Professor and Mrs McKeown Prize for the best thesis on the Precision Engineering MSc

Meghna Balakrishna Suvarna

Aerospace Materials MSc


The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining Prize for the best group project in the field of materials

Julie Beatrice Monique Chevallier
Yang Liu

Engineering and Management of Manufacturing Systems MSc


The BAE Systems Prize for the best performing student in Manufacturing

Guillermo Lorenzo Fernandez Shaw

Global Product Development and Management MSc


The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining Prize for the best group project in the field of materials

Gilbert Abi Radi Abou Jawdeh

The Sukhjit Ghatora Memorial Prize

Ariadna Puig Engel

Management and Information Systems MSc


The British Computer Society Prize for the best performing student

Juan Samuel Tirado Alvarez

Manufacturing Technology and Management MSc


Professor and Mrs McKeown Prize for the best thesis on the Applied Nanotechnology MSc

Thomas Martinez

The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining Prize for the best group project in the field of materials

Ke Jiang

Metal Additive Manufacturing MSc


The Course Director's prize for the best student

Rae Lena-Mae Brand

Welding Engineering MSc


The TPS Welding Technology Award

Aaron Kirkbride

Research 


Cranfield Armourers & Brasiers Prize (Manufacturing)

Sarah Yasir

The Worshipful Company of Founders Award

Cynthia Ediabai Adu

School of Management

Executive Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc


The Course Director's prize for the best overall performance 

Mikko-Ville Valtteri Niemi
Sian Rhiannon Phelps

The EFESO Consulting Prize for best thesis 

Emma Louise Wordsworth-Higham

Finance and Management MSc


The Director's prize for the most outstanding student and The Worshipful Company of International Bankers Prize for the best thesis 

Akshil Shah

Investment Management MSc


The Director's prize for the most outstanding student 

Utsav Gupta

The Worshipful Company of International Bankers Prize for the best thesis on the Investment Management MSc

Tsung-yen Lin

Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc


The Director's prize for the best overall performance

Lu Zhu

The Director's prize for the best thesis 

Xiaomeng Liu

The Director's prize for the most outstanding student 

Franca Georgia Meredith Von Gierke

Management MSc


The Director's prize for best overall student 

Ange Zhang

The Director's prize for best thesis

Cyril Philip Steinmann

The Director's prize for the best overall contribution 

Kalyani Hegde

The Director's prize for the Best Student Ambassador

Nicholas Simon

The Director's prize for The Spirit of the Management MSc

Pierre-Jean Claude Yves Adam
Tushar Soni

Management and Corporate Sustainability MSc


The Director's prize for best thesis

Haley Knox

The Director's prize for the best overall contribution 

Alicia Dear

Management and Entrepreneurship MSc


The Course Director's prize for most outstanding student

Tobias Mosch

The Course Director's prize for the best thesis

Jessica Diana Claire Reisser

The Director's prize 

Shital Sharma

Master of Business Administration


Henry Ford II Scholar Award

Samit Hegde

Prize for the best Independent Work-based Project on the Executive MBA

Steven Bloomer
Simon James Goldsmith
Lloyd Jacob Allen Merrick
Edward Waller

The Cranfield Leadership Prize

Yunxia Wang

The Executive MBA Award for excellence

Christopher Henderson
Sophy Lewin
Gemma Claire Rees

The Mike Sellers Trophy

Jayakrishnan Vikraman Pillai

The Odgers Prize

Jorge Alvaro Cuadra Decheco

The Spirit of Cranfield Prize

Afnan Frefer
Chia-Wen Liu

The Tasman Cup

Yang Zheng

Procurement and Supply Chain Management MSc


The Director's prize for the best overall performance 

Gary Tse Shung Liu

The Director's prize for the best thesis

Xinxin Lin
Dmitrii Buravlev

The Director's prize for the most outstanding student 

Florian Ludwig

Retail and Digital Banking MSc


The Director’s prize for academic excellence

Nabeel Irshad

The Director’s prize for the best banking project 

Fionnuala Bell

Strategic Marketing MSc


The Course Director's prize for outstanding performance

Danilo Riccardo Ferrigno

The Professor Malcolm McDonald Prize for the best thesis

Adam Mullen

The Vice-Chancellor's Prize

Adam Mullen

Research


The Director's prize for the best doctoral thesis

Ibrahim Fatwa Wijaya

Transport Systems

Advanced Motorsport Engineering MSc


The Adrian Reynard Prize for the best thesis

Dean Anthony Driver

The AVEC Award for best overall performance in the Group Design Project

Helena Estorach Matamoros
Jay Sandeep Sanghrajka
Vikram Shah
Jorge González García
William Merrett
Serena Kathleen Helen Potts

The British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) Prize

Nimrod Ludescher

The Sir Jackie Stewart Prize

Helena Estorach Matamoros

Advanced Motorsport Mechatronics MSc


The AVEC Award for best overall performance in the Group Design Project

Filippo Guzzabocca
Yongzhe Wen
Dinesh Sharma

The British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) Prize

Thara Sai Sindhu Guggilla

Air Transport Management MSc


The Course Director's prize for excellent overall performance

Basil Florian Gygax

The Course Director's prize for Leadership and Initiative

Nicola Stefan Flury
Chuo Sheng Leong

The Course Director's prize for the best overall performance on the Executive Air Transport Management MSc

Guillermo Giron Diez

The Course Director's prize for the best thesis

Basil Florian Gygax

The Course Director's prize for the best thesis on the Executive Air Transport Management MSc

Guillermo Giron Diez

Airport Planning and Management MSc


The Course Director’s prize for the best student

David Mosquera Nadal

The Course Director's prize for the best thesis

Jessica Van Zeijderveld

The London Luton Airport Award for the best personal development

Nattapon Khonsue

Airworthiness MSc


The Course Director's prize for the best overall student

Pablo Hernandez Ruiz

The Course Director's prize for the best thesis

Nicola Jane Latty

Automotive Engineering MSc


The Course Director's prize for overall contribution

Matthew John Law

The Hodgetts Memorial Prize for best thesis project

Dawid Tomasz Doruch

The Industrial Interaction Prize

Federico James Geleng

The Rootes Prize for best overall student

Georges Sayes

Automotive Mechatronics MSc


The Course Director's prize for the best overall contribution

Jason Richard John Davies

The prize for the best thesis

Jason Richard John Davies

Safety and Accident Investigation (Air Transport) MSc


The Course Director's prize for the best thesis

Dominic Thorold Bey Perrin

Safety and Accident Investigation (Rail Transport) MSc


The Course Director's prize for the best overall student

Michelle Malone

Safety and Human Factors in Aviation MSc


The Course Director's prize for the best overall performance

Damianos Stogiannaris

The Course Director's prize for the best thesis

Mark Dunlop

The Helen Muir Prize and GAPAN Trophy for the best thesis

Yifeng Xia

Water, including Design

Design Thinking MDes


Chartered Society of Designers Accredited Course Prize

Sijia Dong

The David Neil-Gallacher Prize for the best group design project awarded by British Water

Pablo Andres Piedra Leon

Environmental Water Management MSc


The Atkins Prize

Ambre Rose Claire Bonnamour

Water and Sanitation for Development MSc


Waterlines Water and Sanitation for Development MSc thesis of the year award

Joan Nansubuga

Water and Wastewater Engineering MSc


The David Neil-Gallacher Prize for the best group design project awarded by British Water

Maelle Anne Fisselier
Julie Grunner

The George Solt Prize of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Water Special Interest Group

Pablo Andres Piedra Leon

The Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies Prize

Pablo Andres Piedra Leon

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