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2008 Graduate and Student Papers Competition winner announced
The culmination of ICE's 2008 Graduate and Student Papers Competition took place on 19 June 2008 at One Great George Street. Three regional winners presented their papers in front of an audience of ICE student and graduate members.
ICE East of England's Andrew Jackson, a PhD student from Cambridge University, was announced the winner after delivering an inspiring presentation, 'Pile Jacking in Sand and Silt', which explored the challenges associated with traditional pile-jacking and was the result of a collaboration between the geotechnical group at Cambridge University and Giken, a Japanese piling company.
 "I am delighted to win the 2008 ICE Graduates and Students Papers Competition. I very much enjoyed hearing the other entrants in both the East of England regional heat and the final and I congratulate everyone on their interesting work and presentations. I will certainly encourage others to enter in future." said Andrew Jackson.
Andrew will receive his prize, which includes £2000 cash, three days Thomas Telford Training, an Institution Medal, a Thomas Telford Publications voucher worth £150, at the ICE Annual Awards Ceremony which is taking place on 24 October 2008.
 Second place went to ICE Northern Ireland's Kieran Owens, a PhD student from Queen's University Belfast, who presented his research on the alternatives for the beneficial utilising of carbon dioxide in his paper, 'Sustainable Construction: Green Concrete'. Kieran won £250 cash prize, two days Thomas Telford Training and a Thomas Telford book voucher worth £75.
 The third finalist was ICE West Midlands' Nick Moore, a project engineer from Clarke Bond in Birmingham. Nick's paper, 'What Effect will 'Peak Oil' have on the UK's Road Network?' focused on the issues of developing alternatives to replacing some crude oil derived products. Nick also won a Thomas Telford Publications voucher worth £75.
Chair of the Event, ICE Director General, Tom Foulkes said, "All three finalists must be congratulated for the innovative content of their work and for delivering such impressive performances."
According to the Chair of the judging panel, Jim Hannah, "The Graduate and Student Papers Competition recognises the importance of effective communication within our industry. However, effective communication goes beyond written submissions. All three finalists have demonstrated the highest standards of presentation of their ideas, resulting in a lively and thought provoking evening."
Also speaking at the final was Megan Charles, ICE Graduate member of Council, who espoused the value and benefits of the Graduates and Students Network. Please click here for further details on how to become involved with regional activities with the GSNet.
What is the Graduate and Student Papers Competition?
You can enter the Graduate and Student Papers Competition if you are a student or graduate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. It is a key opportunity for all graduate and student members at the start of their careers to improve their written, presentation and debating skills. It is also an opportunity for your ideas and innovations to compete with those of your peers. Entries should preferably, but not necessarily, be based on your own work and can be adapted from university projects, professional development reports, or professional review reports.
Initial heats take place in the ICE regions with the most successful papers being submitted as an entry to the international competition. A further shortlisting process takes place with the three most successful authors presenting their papers at the final.
To enter, submit a 400 words synopsis of your paper, together with entry form ICE3159. Submission dates and the prizes awarded vary from region to region. If you are considering entering next year's competition please contact your Regional Support Team (RST).
Prizes for the 2009 international competition have yet to be confirmed.
For further information on the Graduate and Student Papers Competition please contact the Awards Executive.
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