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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