CIBSE NEWS Students should pull out all the stops for the Presidents Prize Entries are now open for the CIBSE Undergraduate Award, sponsored by Hays Building Services. The award is open to all CIBSE student members in their final year of BSc, BEng and MEng study, and is designed to encourage undergraduates to develop their potential and aim for excellence. Entrants must submit a 2,000word synopsis of their finalyear project, plus a completed application form. A judging panel will look for evidence of excellent understanding and knowledge in building services engineering, science and design, as well asoriginality and high-quality visual information. The winner will receive a 500 cheque and trophy, presented at the Presidents Award dinner in October. Two runners-up will each receive 100. For more information and to enter, visit www.cibse.org/ awards. Entries must be received by 19 July. Young engineers unique opportunity to learn Ken Dale Bursary offers chance to gain a new perspective through travel CIBSE members in the developmental stage of their career, who would like to spend three to four weeks abroad researching topics connected to their field of work, should put themselves forward for the Ken Dale Travel Bursary 2019. Now open for entries, the award offers between 1,500 and 4,000 to young building services engineers who would like to experience technical, economic, environmental, social and political Recognition for regional volunteer Kevin Barrett, an outstanding volunteer for the Home Counties North West Region for seven years, has been presented with the Regions Medal and his CIBSE Certificate of Commendation. An elected committee member, Barrett contributed to events on disaster recovery and the HCNW panel discussion on improving building performance, reported in the Journal (April 2017) and in Stuart Huggins dissertation posted on the CIBSE website. Kevin Barrett, with his wife Irene, receiving the Regions Medal and his CIBSE Certificate of Commendation Lucy Pendle (far right) in Zambia conditions in another country, and examine how these affect the practice of building services engineering. The application process involves an initial written application, followed by a presentation to a CIBSE panel. Applicants must demonstrate the benefits of their trip to CIBSE, their company, clients and their own development. Last year, for the first time, there were two winners Lucy Pemble and Antoni Sapina-Grau. Pemble travelled to Zambia, South Africa, America and Wales to research her report Demand management: photovoltaics, electric vehicles and the strive for decarbonisation. Sapina-Graus paper, Resilience and adaptive capacity for upcoming climate challenges, took him to China, Hong Kong, Australia and America. Its not every day you get funded to travel the world and research a topic of your choice, said Pemble. The experience has been a positive one. I have been challenged and, as a result, have grown in knowledge and confidence in my practice. Sapina-Grau said: Winning the bursary means gaining a new perception by visiting different countries, meeting engineers around the world, and experiencing new ways of working. Its a unique opportunity to discover, learn and develop things that are not written in textbooks. Entries must be received by 12 April. Visitwww.cibse.org/kendale Switch-on for lighting award The 25th Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) Young Lighter of the Year competition is now open for entries. Some outstanding winners and incredible projects over the years have helped cement this award as an invaluable stepping stone for lighting professionals in the early stages oftheir career. It is open to anyone with an interest in light and lighting, and entries can beonanylight-related topic from design, events, products or art installation, to name but afew examples. Last years winner, Emma Beadle a lighting engineer at WSP won for her paper Childrens utopian vision of the city: co-designing lighting masterplans through play and exploration. This described how she engaged with young children on lighting design using co-design methods of working around observation, interviews and workshops. You can watch her video presentation, and those of the other three 2018 finalists, at bit.ly/2to1toS Entries must be received by 10 May, and this years winner will receive a cash prize of 1,000. For further information and details of how to enter, visit www.cibse.org/sll 12 March 2019 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE Mar19 pp12-15 CIBSE News.indd 12 22/02/2019 16:30