South West - awards

South West Pitch 200 goes digital

Kathleen Hartono, a geotechnical graduate engineer with Buro Happold in Bath, is the winner of ICE South West Pitch 200.

Pitch 200 usually sees ICE members present a civil engineering-related idea to a live audience in just 200 seconds, but this year the competition moved online due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Kathleen used props around her home to make a video explaining the importance of using well-graded material as ground fill in construction and engineering works.

Her video attracted the most votes from members of the public to win the South West regional heat and she now goes forward to compete in the national final.

Ten civil engineers from across the South West took part in this year’s Pitch 200, with videos covering a wide range of topics including an overview of highways asset management using toilet paper; the basics of coastal flood defences with pasta and lentils; and the principles of modular construction explained through baking and chocolate biscuits.

Watch all the videos

Emerging Engineers award

The Emerging Engineers Award promotes and rewards outstanding communication of civil engineering ideas and research. It offers ICE student, graduate and trainee technician members the opportunity to submit a paper on any civil engineering-related topic in the format of research, a report or essay.

The 2020 South West winner is Cora Fung, a final year student at the University of Bristol.

Read more about her winning paper.

The runners-up are Lucy Stephenson, a graduate at Arup in Bristol and Conner Kearey, a final year student at the University of Plymouth.

Joint winners announced

For the first time, the prize for the ICE South West Graduate of the Year has been jointly award.

The 2020 winners are Rob Henley, Transport Planner, Arup and Rosie Poad, Graduate Engineer, WSP.

The award recognises the emerging talent within ICE South West’s graduate membership and their overall contribution to civil engineering and the work of ICE.

The award recognises the emerging talent within ICE South West’s graduate membership and their overall contribution to civil engineering and the work of ICE.

Watch the awards video to hear from all the individual winners and finalists.

2020 winner revealed

Shannon Martin, Degree Apprentice, Arup has been named the ICE South West Apprentice of the Year 2020.

The award acknowledges the commitment and achievements of talented apprentices in the built environment and highlights the rising stars of the South West industry.

Watch the awards video to hear from all the individual winners and finalists.

Could you be our STEM Ambassador of the Year?

Entries are now open for the ICE South West STEM Ambassador of the Year 2021.

This award honours an individual who has shown outstanding commitment to civil engineering by giving their time to inspire the next generation of civil engineers on behalf of ICE.

Entries are open for individuals who:

1. Are a current ICE member living or working in the South West region
2. Are registered as a STEM Learning Ambassador
3. Have carried out at least one activity in the last year as an ICE STEM Ambassador, including digital events.

Nominations can be made by the individual themselves or by another ICE member on behalf of someone they would like to see recognised.

The deadline for entries is 17.00 on Monday 1 March 2020.

Download an application form

For further information, please email: [email protected].