Composite Award
The award is presented annually for published work of particular merit in the field of composites.
Eligible papers must have been published before the award is presented in a relevant UK-based or IOM3 Journal, such as:
- Interdisciplinary Science Reviews
- International Materials Reviews
- Materials Science & Technology
- Plastics, Rubber & Composites: Macromolecular Engineering
- Science & Technology of Welding & Joining
The winner receives a certificate and £450.00
Award judges
Past Winners
2024
Energy efficient out-of-oven manufacturing of natural fibre composites with integrated sensing capabilities and improved water barrier properties
Yushen Wang, Xudan Yao, Thomas D S Thorn, Shanshan Huo, Harshit Porwal, Mark Newton, Yi Liu, Dimitrios Papageorgiou, Emiliano Bilotti & Han Zhang
2023
Contact resistance heating of unidirectional carbon fibre tows in a powder-epoxy towpregging line
Murat Çelik, Thomas Noble, Abdul Haseeb, James Maguire, Colin Robert & Conchúr M Ó Brádaigh
2022
Characterisation of tape-based carbon fibre thermoplastic discontinuous composites for energy absorption
Sachin Francis, Thomas Bru, Leif E Asp, Maciej Wysocki & Christopher Cameron
2021
Not awarded
2020
Methods for process-related resin selection and optimisation in high-pressure resin
Mathew Rutt, Constantina (Tina) Lekakou, Paul A Smith, Alessandro Sordon & Ian Hamerton
2019
Progressive failure analysis of carbon-fibre/epoxy composites laminates to study the effect of stitch densities under in-plane tensile loading
Prabij Joshi, Atsushi Kondo & Naoyuki Watanabe
2018
Understanding physical changes and strength loss of Eglass fibres following exposure to elevated temperatures
P G Jenkins
2017
Design, testing and field deployment of a composite clamp for pipeline repairs
W. S. Sum, K. H. Leong, L. P. Djukic, T. K. T. Nguyen, A. Y. L. Leong & P. J. Falzon
2016
Investigations into lightweight solutions for epoxy composite fire property improvement
P. Parlevliet & M. Geistbeck
2015
Effects of stitch density and stitch thread thickness on mode II delamination properties of Vectran stitched composites
J. Herwan, A. Kondo, S. Morooka & N. Watanabe
2014
On crystallisation and fracture toughness of poly(phenylene sulphide) under tape placement conditions
W J B Grouve, G Vanden Poel, LL Warnet & R Akkerman
2013
Compressive behaviour of nanoclay modified aerospace grade epoxy polymer
A. Jumahat, C. Soutis, F. R. Jones & A. Hodzic
2012
Randomly oriented and aligned celluclose fibres reinforced with cellulose manowhiskers, prepared by electrospinning
Dr Kristina Oksman et al
2011
Unidirectional composite in mechanical fatigue: Modelling debond growth from fibre breaks
A Pupurs & J Varna
2010
Structurally stitched woven performs; experimental characterisation, geometrical modelling and EE analysis
V Koissin, J Kustermans, S V Lomov, I Verpoest, H Nakai, T Kurashiki, K Hamada, Y Momoji & M Zako
2009
Macro- and microdispersion of carbon black in liquid silicone rubbers
H Le, S Ilisch, H Radusch & H Steinberger
2008
Failure model for phenolic and polyester pultrusions under load in fire
R C Easby, C Konstantis, G La Delfa, V Urso Miano, A Elmughrabi and A G Gibson, A P Mouritz & S Feih
2007
Polymer nanocomposites: current understanding and issues
Q Yuan & R D K Misra
2005
Fibre orientation structures and their effect on crack resistance of injection moulded transverse ribbed plate
Dr P J Hine, Dr R A Duckett, Dr P Caton-Rose & Professor P D Coates
2004
Modelling residual mechanical properties of polymer composites after fire
A G Gibson, P N H Wright, and Y-S Wu, A P Mouritz, Z Mathys & C P Gardiner
2003
Modelling effects of reinforcement deformation during manufacture on elastic properties of textiles composites
Dr J J Crookston, Dr A C Long, & Dr I A Jones
2000
R H Martin & B D Davidson
1998
C D Rudd, A C Long, P J Blanchard & P Smith