Lightfoot picIOR members can cast their vote for the best paper in the IOR paper and presentation 2019/20 session. Eligible papers this year, which are all available to read from the IOR web site, are:

  • Eco-design and energy labelling - Judith Evans, FInstR
  • Exploring the History of the HallScrew Compressor - Terry Young
  • GreenSCIES – Green Smart Community Integrated Energy Systems – Integration with data centres – Catarina Marques MInstR
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and their Potential in Adsorption Heat Pumps - Eman Hussein

 

You can read the papers and cast your vote here.

 

The Kenneth Lightfoot Medal is awarded each year by the IOR in recognition of one of our most highly recognised Past Presidents. This award is supported by Lightfoot Defence with an engraved medal and a prize of £500 given to the author by Lightfoot Defence.  

 

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