Dugald Clerk Prize

Awarded for papers published/or contribution/or achievement in the field of marine/automobile internal combustion engines.

Eligibility

• Open to members and non-members of the Institution worldwide.

Award conditions

• Annual award to author(s) of an original paper dealing with a subject with which the late Sir Dugald Clerk was associated, i.e. marine/automobile internal combustion engines, or for a contribution or achievement in that field.
• The Powertrain Systems and Fuels Group (PSFG) has confirmed that the Dugald Clerk Prize will be awarded based on the outcomes of the peer review process for the Powertrain Systems Conference, and for other PSFG events where appropriate.
• The Group considers nominations and applications from individuals and agrees who should be offered the prize/award, details of which are sent to the Prizes and Awards Committee in May each year, for overall approval.
• Once approved arrangements are made for the Group to present the prize/award.

Value of award

• Certificate.

Application process

• Self-nominations are permitted
• All nominations should be sent to: membernetworks@imeche.org.

Sir Dugald Clerk, 1854 - 1932

Clerk joined George Marks as a partner in the patent company of Marks & Clerk in 1882, which is now a major international player in patents and intellectual property law. An authority on internal combustion engines, he led engineering research during the First World War.  Clerk was appointed director of engineering research for the British Admiralty in 1916 and was knighted in 1917. He died in Surrey, England.

Award winners

• 2025 Prize Winners 
  Paper: The role of ethanol and other advanced biofuels as an enabler for efficient ICE technology.
  Authors: Roger Cracknell, William Gatland, Fern Linehan, Renate Uitz-Choi, Karsten Wilbrand, Felix Balthasar, Andreas Kolbeck and Rod Williams.
• 2025 Prize Winners 
  Paper: Experimental comparison of bottled vs cracked hydrogen gas in a lean-burn SI ammonia engine.
  Authors: Reese Murugan, Dr. Sikai Geng, Prof Alasdair Cairns, Anthony Harrington, Jonathan Hall, Dr Mike Bassett, Dr. Michael Bottomley and Dr. Mike Rendell.