Ede and Ravenscroft Prize 2012 competition
The Ede and Ravenscroft Prize (£1000) is awarded annually by the Ede and Ravenscroft Prize Committee to the University's best research student. The Committee members are Professor Jane Millar (Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)), Professor Guy McCusker (Computer Science) and Professor Tim Ibell (Architecture and Civil Engineering, and Associate Dean, Graduate Students in the Faculty of Engineering and Design). The Committee shortlisted five students from the 14 who were nominated, and on Thursday 3 May the five finalists, the three Committee members, and a sizeable audience gathered in the 4West Graduate Centre for the final stage of the competition.
Each finalist gave a short presentation, and were then put through their paces with questions from the judges and the audience. While the finalists and the audience enjoyed a glass of wine, the Committee deliberated, eventually emerging to announce that the 2012 Ede and Ravenscroft Prize Winner is Joe Kinrade, from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
This year's shortlisted finalists and the titles of their presentations were:
Rory Arrowsmith (Chemistry): Earlier detection and later stage treatment? It's time to get personal with cancer!
Rachel Charlton (Pharmacy and Pharmacology): The General Pratice Research Database as an alternative to registries for studying drug safety in pregnancy research: anticonvulsants as a case study
Joe Kinrade (Electronic and Electrical Engineering): Sky on fire - the auroral effects on GPS in the Antarctic
Ross Mounce (Biology and Biochemistry): An evolutionary synthesis of fossils and phylogeny
Regine Paul (Social and Policy Sciences): Understanding Cinderella: contributions of a comparative migration policy analysis in Europe
Back row: the Committee of judges - Professor Guy McCusker, Professor Jane Millar, Professor Tim Ibell
Front row: the finalists - Joe Kinrade, Rory Arrowsmith, Rachel Charlton, Ross Mounce, Regine Paul
Professor Millar commented: "This event is always a highlight, because it provides such a good opportunity to hear about and celebrate the excellent work being done by the next generation of researchers here at Bath. This year was no exception and the Committee had an enjoyably difficult job not just in selecting the five finalists, but also in choosing a winner from the five. Both the judges and the audience enjoyed hearing about some exceptional research, and we were all very impressed by the great skill and enthusiasm with which all the finalists presented their work. On behalf of the panel and the audience, I offer them all my wamest congratulations, as well as a particular "well-done" to Joe!"
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