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.  

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

Voting has now closed.  The winner will be announced at the IOR Annual Dinner on the 27th November 2020

Papers being considered were

 Birth of the Refrigeration Industry in London 1850-1900 - Andy Pearson FInstR

• Refrigerant safety and risk assessment for flammable refrigerants - Dermot Cotter MInstR
• Sustainable Refrigerated Road Transport -  Christina Francis 
• Why do we do risk assessments? - Maurice Young MInstR
• Why don't more people install heat pumps - Andrew Gigiel FInstR and Chris Jessop

Winner of the 2017/2018

• Impact of refrigerant charge on capacity and efficiency of low GWP refrigerant systems - Chris Druce MInstR  

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