Kenneth Lightfoot Medal

The Kenneth Lightfoot Medal is presented for the best talk or webinar given to members in the previous 12 months. The winner is selected by votes cast by IOR members. Please follow the link below to submit your vote - you must also include your membership number. The deadline for casting your vote is 15th October 2018. The results will be announced at the IOR Annual Dinner on 21st February 2019.

Papers eligible for the 2017-2018 Award

Read the full papers following the links below:

Impact of refrigerant charge on capacity and efficiency of low GWP refrigerant systems - Chris Druce MInstR
Is CO2 the future for domestic hot water heat pumps in the UK? - David Butler FInstR and others
Challenges & learning from the remote monitoring & analysis of refrigeration systems - John Clark MinstR
Large scale heat pumps for high efficiency district heating projects - Kenneth Hoffman

Voting has now closed

The award is supported by Lightfoot Defence and the prize includes an engraved medal and a cheque for £500 provided by Lightfoot Defence.

Previous winners

2016/17 "Refrigerant choices for small scale industrial refrigeration" by Rob Lamb Download the paper here
2015/16 " Ammonia leakage, dispersion and risk assessment" by Andy Pearson and Maurice Young
2014/15 "Comparison of evaporative and air cooled condensers in industrial applications" by John Clark and Angus Gillies
2013/14 “A novel low energy defrost process for the frozen food chain” by Tom Davies, Robin Campbell and Varun Thangamani
2012/13 “HFO R1234ze for variable speed centrifugal chillers” Dr Andy Pearson
2011/12 ""The development of a domestic adsorption gas-fired heat pump” by Professor Bob Critoph and Steven Metcalf
2010/11 "Cooling the Typhoon" Derek Cranvey
2009/10 "Building Services for Low Carbon Supermarkets" by Andy Campbell
2008/9 "A cooling case study – Heathrow Terminal 5 Ammonia Chillers” by George Adams and Derek Moore
2007/8 "Trigeneration - a solution to efficient use of energy in the food industry" the winners were Savvas Tassou, Doug Marriott, Issa Chaer, Nyoman Sugiartha and Nyoman Suamir
2006/7 Dr Fuqio Wang, Graeme Maidment 3, A. Ford, N. Barker, J. F. Missenden
2005/6 Dr Guy Hundy and Dr E Winandy
2004/5 Dr Fuquio Wang, Prof Graeme Maidment , Dr John Missenden Dr Tassos Karayiannis and Dr Colin Bailey
2003/4 Mr DJG Butler
2002/3 Mr D Blackhurst
2001/2 Dr G Hundy
2000/01 Dr GG Maidment 1and Dr R Tozer
1999/2000 A. Gigiel, S Russell and DJG Butler
1998/9 Mr D Blackhurst
1997/8 Dr SF Pearson
1996/7 Dr G Hundy and Dr S Kulkarni
1995/96 Dr S F Pearson
1994/95 Mr B Ellison
1993/94 Mr A C Stera
1992/93 Prof G G Haselden & Dr J Chen
1991/92 Dr S F Pearson
1990/91 Dr G F Hundy, Dr J P Elson & Mr K J Monnier
1989/90 Dr S F Pearson
1988/89 Dr C Ramshaw & Dr T L Winnington
1987/88 Mr A C Stera
1986/87 Dr P G Harraghy & Mr J M Barber
1985/86 Dr M V Casey & Mr F Marty
1984/85 Mr L F Moore
1983/84 Prof G F Lorentzen
1982/83 Dr S F Pearson
1981/82 Dr G F Hundy
1980/81 Messrs R M Storey & J Graham
1979/80 Messrs C Bailey & S J James
1978/79 Dr M V Casey
1977/78 Messrs R P Cox & C Bailey
1976/77 Dr S F Pearson
1975/76 Mr W B Gosney & Dr H A-L Olama
1974/75 Prof J F T MacLaren& Dr A B Tramschek
1973/74 Dr C L Cutting & Mr R Malton
1972/73 Dr A E Hawkins, Messrs C A Pearson & D Rayner
1971/72 Mr W B Gosney
1970/71 Mr K H Richler & Mr G Schumacker
1969/70 Dr C L Cutting
1968/69 Mr E J Perry
1967/68 Dr J F T MacLaren & Mr S V Kerr
1966/67 Mr W B Gosney
1965/66 Mr E Woodcock
1964/65 Dr J C Fidler
1963/64 Mr V S Meadows
1962/63 Prof G F Lorentzen
1961/62 Mr W B Gosney
1960/61 Mr G P Smedley
1959/60 Messrs J M Buist & R Hur
1958/59 Dr H J Goldsmid
1957/58 Dr G G Haselden & Dr L Klimak
1956/57 Miss B Shilling
1955/56 Dr H I Andrews
1954/55 Dr N P Allen
1953/54 Mr J F T MacLaren
1952/53 Mr W B Gosney
1951/52 Messrs E S Green & J C E Lowcock
1950/51 Mr A O'Branden
1949/50 Mr R P Bell
1948/49 Mr R R Huitsen
1947/48 Mr S H W Richards
1946/47 Messrs Fletcher, Swatman & Wood
1945/46 Mr M J Hickman