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List of mechanical engineering awards

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This list of mechanical engineering awards is an index to articles about notable awards for mechanical engineering.

Awards

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Country Award Sponsor Notes
United States ASME Burt L. Newkirk Award American Society of Mechanical Engineers Individuals under the age of 40 who have made a notable contribution to the field of tribology in research or development
United Kingdom Bessemer Gold Medal Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Outstanding services to the steel industry
United Kingdom British Engineering Excellence Awards Eureka, New Electronics Engineering design and innovation
United States Dick Volz Award Georgia Tech[1] Outstanding Ph.D. thesis in the field of robotics and automation
United States Drucker Medal American Society of Mechanical Engineers Distinguished contributions to the fields of applied mechanics and mechanical engineering
International Edison Award Edison Awards Honoring excellence in innovation
United States Edwin F. Church Medal American Society of Mechanical Engineers Eminent service in increasing the value, importance and attractiveness of mechanical engineering education
United States Elmer A. Sperry Award American Society of Mechanical Engineers Distinguished engineering contribution which, through application, proved in actual service, has advanced the art of transportation whether by land, sea, air, or space
United Kingdom Engineering Heritage Awards Institution of Mechanical Engineers Artefacts, locations, collections and landmarks of significant engineering importance
United States Eringen Medal Society of Engineering Science[2] Sustained outstanding achievements in Engineering Science
United States Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty American Society of Mechanical Engineers Junior faculty who exemplify the creative use and development of mechanics
United States George Westinghouse Medal American Society of Mechanical Engineers Eminent achievement or distinguished service in the power field of mechanical engineering
United States Holley Medal American Society of Mechanical Engineers Outstanding and unique act(s) of an engineering nature, accomplishing a noteworthy and timely public benefit
United States Hoover Medal American Society of Mechanical Engineers Outstanding extra-career services by engineers to humanity
United States Hyperloop pod competition SpaceX Subscale prototype transport vehicle to demonstrate technical feasibility of various aspects of the Hyperloop concept
United Kingdom James Watt International Gold Medal Institution of Mechanical Engineers Outstanding mechanical engineer
United Kingdom James Watt Medal Institution of Civil Engineers For papers having a substantial mechanical engineering content
United States Koiter Medal American Society of Mechanical Engineers Distinguished work in the field of solid mechanics
United States Max Jakob Memorial Award American Society of Mechanical Engineers Eminent scholarly achievement and distinguished leadership in the field of heat transfer
United States Mayo D. Hersey Award American Society of Mechanical Engineers Bestowed on an individual in recognition of distinguished and continued contributions over a substantial period of time to the advancement of the science and engineering of tribology.
United States Mechanisms and Robotics Award American Society of Mechanical Engineers Lifelong contribution to the field of mechanism design or theory
United States Percy Nicholls Award American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers. Notable scientific or industrial achievement in the field of solid fuels
Japan Robot Award Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Robots that have made, or are highly likely to make, significant contribution to future market development
United States Rufus Oldenburger Medal American Society of Mechanical Engineers Significant contributions and outstanding achievements in the field of automatic control
United States Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Award American Society of Mechanical Engineers Significant contributions in the practice of engineering mechanics
United States Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award American Society of Mechanical Engineers Young investigators in Applied Mechanics[3]
United States Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Award American Society of Mechanical Engineers Significant contributions to the field of nonlinear dynamics
United States Timoshenko Medal American Society of Mechanical Engineers Distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics
United Kingdom Tribology Gold Medal Institution of Mechanical Engineers Outstanding and supreme achievement in the field of tribology.
United Kingdom Whitworth Scholarship Whitworth Society, Institution of Mechanical Engineers Outstanding engineers, who have excellent academic and practical skills and the qualities needed to succeed in industry[4]
United States William Prager Medal Society of Engineering Science[2] outstanding research contributions in either theoretical or experimental Solid Mechanics or both
United States Worcester Reed Warner Medal American Society of Mechanical Engineers For seminal contribution to the permanent literature of mechanical engineering.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "New Award - Dick Volz Best US PhD Thesis in Robotics and Automation", robotics-worldwide, 2 May 2010, retrieved 2020-01-21
  2. ^ a b Honors & Awards, Society of Engineering Science Inc., retrieved 2020-01-21
  3. ^ Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, retrieved 2020-01-21
  4. ^ Whitworth Scholarship Awards: IMechE Awards Programme, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, retrieved 2020-01-21