Winner of Donald Maxwell Award 2014 Announced

At the Society’s AGM Luncheon this year’s Donald Maxwell undergraduate award was presented to Hugh McQueen, who is a student at the University of Strathclyde.

Hugh received a cheque for £1,000 and his certificate from the President of the Society Mr Archie Bethel CBE.

The award is given for the best final year degree project from a UK resident student undertaking their study on a degree accredited by The Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (IMarEST).

Judging was undertaken by SMI Board member Mr Duncan Cunningham and Dr Phil Thompson both Fellows of the Institute.  The paper which most impressed the judges was Hugh’s on the topic “An Extended Study of Non-linear Motions Based on the Matlock Model”