The engineers, from the Institute of Manufacturing and the Whittle Laboratory, are among the 19 winners announced for exceptional engineering achievements in tackling COVID-19 in the UK. In addition, two Cambridge alumni, Dr Ravi Solanki and Raymond Siems, were recognised for their work with the HEROES charity. In less than two days, their team turned an idea into a platform with genuine impact: a secure website through which more than 543,000 items of much-needed support have been provided to NHS workers, from sustainable PPE to counselling services and child care.
The awards have been made to teams, organisations, individuals, collaborations and projects across all technical specialities, disciplines and career stages within the UK engineering community who have contributed to addressing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Image: The Open Ventilator System Initiative (OVSI) team
Credit: Jude Palmer/Royal Academy of Engineering
Reproduced courtesy of the University of Cambridge