Shortlists for 2013 AEngD Research Writer of the Year announced

(21 October 2013) - The AEngD judges have produced an initial shortlist of entrants for the AEngD writing competition. Subject to entrants' availability, their papers will be presented at the AEngD annual conference on Tuesday 26 November in London.

Promoting the EngD qualification, the AEngD sought articles addressing any area of engineering research, and its judging panel has shortlisted six entries for the final presentations at a conference to be held at the Building Centre, London, on 26 November.

The shortlisted candidates all demonstrate that they have thought about and understood their audience and can convey information about their engineering challenge, and their research response to that challenge, in a readable way. They are:

EngD alumni / actual impact (articles in this category will describe tangible benefits actually delivered during and/or as a result of the researcher's project):

• Javid Khan (Centre in Optics and Photonics Technologies, Heriot-Watt University) - Holographic volumetric 3D displays
• Marek Kubik (Technologies for Sustainable Built Environments, University of Reading) - The winds of change

EngD research engineers / potential impact (articles in this category will describe benefits that were delivered or could be delivered as a result of the researcher's project):

• Laura Daniels (Technologies for Sustainable Built Environments, University of Reading) - Diesel generators and demand side management
• Christos Ellinas (EngD in Systems, University of Bristol) - An engineer imagines. Again.
• Maria Felice (Centre for Non-Destructive Evaluation, University of Bristol) - Let's get cracking!
• Rob Hughes (Centre for Non-Destructive Evaluation, University of Warwick) - Pushing the limits of materials testing

Each article should show a passion for engineering, summarise the researcher's contribution to knowledge and the potential or actual impact of their research, and should encourage readers to consider, question and debate key issues in engineering and society. In short, it should tell a good story, in an accessible style, and show how the work is interesting.

The candidates will be invited to deliver a short presentation (no longer than eight minutes) at the AEngD conference on 26 November. The winners, each receiving £250, will be announced during the post-conference drinks reception immediately after the conference.

To register to attend the conference, please click here.