Given for papers published/or contribution/or achievement in the field of marine/automobile internal combustion engines.
Eligibility
The award is open to members and non-members of the Institution, worldwide.
Award conditions
The award is made annually to the author(s) of an original paper dealing with a subject with which the late Sir Dugald Clerk was associated, i.e. marine/automobile internal combustion engines, or for a contribution or achievement in that field.
Prize
The Powertrain Systems and Fuels Group has a total budget allocation of £350 for distribution to recognise the achievement of an engineer in the Group’s field of expertise by offering
Either one or both can be awarded in any given year to the total budget allocation.
Monetary value to be determined by the Group plus certificate
Application process
All nominations should be sent to:ge@imeche.org. Self-nominations are permitted.
The Group considers nominations and applications from individuals and agrees who should be offered the prize/award, details of which are sent to the Prizes and Awards Committee in May each year, for overall approval. Once approved arrangements are made for the Group to present the prize/award.
Prize winners
Further information
Sir Dugald Clerk, 1854 - 1932
Sir Dugald Clerk was an engineer and inventor. Born in Glasgow, Clerk studied at the Andersonian College, now part of the University of Strathclyde. In 1877, he invented the two-stroke Clerk Cycle engine, which was used for large gas and small petrol engines.
Clerk joined George Marks as a partner in the patent company of Marks & Clerk in 1882, which is now a major international player in patents and intellectual property law. An authority on internal combustion engines, he led engineering research during the First World War. Clerk was appointed director of engineering research for the British Admiralty in 1916 and was knighted in 1917. He died in Surrey, England.