Changes in the way IPENZ operates as a learned society means that awards previously made for best technical papers at conferences have fallen into disuse. In recent years IPENZ has since moved strongly to recognise technical excellence in a wider sense. The focus of judging is now on the advancement of engineering knowledge and the application of that knowledge in practice.
As a result, in 2005 IPENZ renamed many of its awards using these historic award titles acknowledging our historic past and the people that had an influence on the Institution.
Below is a list of historic awards, a brief description of the awards and the winner of the award in a certain year.
Established in 1929 by a bequest from the late J E Fulton to which were
added, in 1973 and 1988, donations from A F Downer. The Fulton-Downer
Award. It consisted of two medals
and a sum of money.
The Fulton-Downer Gold Medal, and a sum of money, is for presentation
to a person in any class of IPENZ Membership presenting the best paper
on a technical subject at the IPENZ technical conference.
The Fulton-Downer Silver Medal, and a sum of money, is for presentation
to a student or graduate Member of IPENZ presenting the best paper on
a technical subject at the IPENZ technical conference.
No award was made unless the papers presented are up to the standard set
by the assessors. Below is a list of award winners.
In 2005 the President's Award was renamed the Fulton-Downer Gold Medal honouring our historic past and the people that had a large part to play in the Institution.
Award Winners - Gold Medal
1931
E R McKillop, Stormwater Control
1932
D F Hulse, Mohaka Viaduct Foundations
1933
P Holgate, Building Construction to Resist Earthquake
1934
J Wood, Irrigation in Central Otago
1935
F M Hanson, Bituminous Surface Treatment of Rural Highways
1936
J C Forsyth, Street Lighting by Electricity
1937
G P Anderson, Design of Waitaki Dam
1938
F H Collins, Recent Developments in Designed Workable Concrete
1939
A H Benham, Roading in Tauranga County
1941
V A Murphy, Design of Welded Rigid Frames
1942
E C Schnackenburg, Flood Control and River Management
1943
W A Bloodworth, Lake Taupo Control
1944
H F Toogood, Sewage Disposal at Mackay's Crossing Military Camp
1945
W E Aked, Damage to Buildings in Wellington by Earthquake 1942
1946
I R Robinson, Economic Aspects of Generation of Electricity in New Zealand
1947
R S Maunder, Electrical Installations
1948
N R Carter, Construction of Waikaremoana Upper Power Development
1949
A D Mead, Lower Nihotupu Water Supply, Auckland
1950
A D Benham, Estimation of Extreme Flood Discharges by Statistical Methods
1951
V A Murphy, New Technique for Investigating Stability of Slopes and Foundations
1952
J B C Taylor, Progress in Engineering Seismology in New Zealand
1953
H J Hopkins, Modern Trends in Concrete and Reinforced Concrete
1954
J W Ridley, Seepage and Uplift Pressure in and under Hydraulic Structures
1955
G P Keller, The Rimutaka Railway Deviation
1956
W R B Martin, The Iron and Titanium Ores of New Zealand
1957
L S James, Maraetai Hydroelectric Development
1958
R G Brickell, Testing Foundations and Subgrades for Design Data in New Zealand
1959
G B Bell and N A Mowbray, Stability Calculations and Ship Model Tests
1960
K Christie, Engineers and Management
1961
R J Annabell, Manawatu River Pollution
1962
J B S Huizing and A G Stirrat, Trends in Highway Bridging
1963
J W F Welch, Maintenance of Diesel Engines in Passenger Service Vehicles
1964
J R Fitzmaurice, Sewage Pumping Stations
1965
O T Jones, Design of Benmore Earth Dams
1966
D G Dell, The Benmore Land Electrode and the North Island Sea Electrode for the HVDC Transmission Scheme
1967
H C Williams, The Gisborne Submarine Sewer Outfall
1968
A M McConnell, Offshore Circulating Water System, Marsden Power Station
1969
H C Hitchcock, Electrical Equipment and Earthquakes
1970
T H F Nevins, River Training Single-thread Channel
1971
G A Pickens, Whau Valley Dam
1972
R Park and L M Megget, Reinforced Concrete Exterior Beam-Column Joints Under Seismic Loading
1973
M J N Priestley, Thermal Gradients in Bridges - Some Design Considerations
1974
R H Wilson, "Ecology Engineering and the Environment"
1975
P S Holmes, "Analysis and Prediction of Scour at Railway Bridges in New Zealand"
1976
D H Jones, "Electricity from Nuclear Energy: overseas progress and New Zealand requirements"
1977
J B S Huizing, R W G Blakeley, G Ramsay, Falsework
1978
J P Blakeley, H R Green, D O Van Toan, A Design Method for Heavy Duty Flexible Pavements
1979
R J Dunlop, Lime Stabilisation for NZ Pavements
1980
A L Titchener, The Brazilian Alcohol Programme and some Consequences for New Zealand
1981
M A Wesseldine, House Foundation Failures Due to Clay Shrinkage Caused by Gum Trees
1982
P Koutsos, A Comprehensive Stormwater Disposal Scheme for Hamilton City
1983
E R Palmer, Wood Gasification and Energy Farming
1984
L A Erasmus, The Mechanical Properties of Structural Steel Sections Supplied to B54360 Grade 43A or as 1204 Grade 250 and the Relevance of these Properties to the Capacity Design of Structures
1985
M J Pender, Stability of Slopes in Closely Jointed Rock
1986
S P Moutter and G J Campbell, Prevention of Homopolar Generation in Steam Turbines by Reducing Residual Magnetism
1987
R P Carter, D V Toan and P B Riley, Grouting and Drainage of the Patea Diversion Tunnel
1988
L A Erasmus, Seismic Energy Dissipation with Ring Springs
1989
G A Pickens, The Maitai Water Supply Project
1990
N A Walmsley and M H Ferner, An Evaluation of Dual Power Lagoons
1991
J T Boys and A W Green, Voltage sourced reversible rectifiers - applications and technology
1992
P G Lowe, Externally reinforced concrete - a new steel/concrete composite
1993
M J Bloxam and C J Boyt, Victoria Bridge rehabilitation
1994
J T Boys and A W Green, Inductively coupled power transmission : concept, design and application
1997
Professor R Park, Structural behaviour of reinforced concrete columns incororating high strength materials
1998
Dr A Barnett, The Museum of New Zealand - Flood protection lessons
1999
D Gaunt, Small Section Glulam Utilising Both Corewood and Slabwood
Award Winners - Silver Medal
1932
A G Park, Lateral Pressure of Earth
1934
K J Mawson, Design of Circular Reinforced-concrete Reservoirs
1935
E E Hendriksen, Seismic Coefficients
1936
J P Brodie, Suburban Road Construction
1937
E R Simpson, Aerodromes
1938
E H Carew, Oxygen Cutting as a Precision Process
1939
N G Hansen, Laboratory Tests for Road Soil Stabilisation
1941
W P Edwards, Cantilever Retaining Walls
1944
B P Tapper, Design of a Broken Rock Storage Bin
1951
J D Bradshaw, The Classification and Handling of Concrete Aggregates
1954
E J Barnard, Radiographic Examination of Welding
1958
P A Thomson, Some Features of Aerial Surveying in Relation to Engineering in New Zealand
1959
F N Blackwell, Heating and Ventilating Broadcasting House
1960
D R Murphy, No-break Power Plant
1961
B D Cashin, Engineers' English
1962
R A James, Transmission of Teleprinter Signals
1963
C H Keenan, Behaviour of M V Underground Cables under Fault Conditions
1964
D A Ashe, Resistance Ratiometer
1965
D K Brady, A Comprehensive Sewer Design Chart
1965
B Heywood,Measurement of Phase Variation on a Microwave Radio Path M A Louden, Valves, Valve House and Indoor Equipment at the Converter stations for the HVDC Transmission Scheme
1967
J P Blakeley, Deflection of Reinforced Concrete Beams Under Working Loads
1968
A J Fitchew, Design of a Railway Marshalling Yard
1969
P B Graham, Earth Station Antennas for Satellite Communications
1970
N Jordan, Radar Simulation in Training Air Traffic Controllers
1971
R M Gilmour, Insulator Pollution
1972
C D Matthewson, Curvature of precast reinforced concrete panels owing to shrinkage
1974
F E Wharton, The Development and Design of a Special Purpose Shredding Machine
1977
P Stephenson, Physico-Chemical Treatment of Organic Wastewaters
1980
S R Nicoll, The Recovery of Heat from Textile Dryer Exhausts
1983
Dr B J Harker, Estimation of the Harmonic Currents entering the Power System as a result of supply to AC Electrified Railway Traction
1985
B A MacDonald, Improved Robot Design
1987
R J Penny, Modern Control Current AC Drives
1989
B D Pidwerbesky, Commissioning the Canterbury Accelerated Pavement Testing Indoor Facility
1990
K C Henderson, The Development of an Active Harmonic Filter for Power Systems
1991
T Chelliah, Use of geotextiles in pavement maintenance
1992
D J Hunter, New generation service station attraction
1993
A W Green, A computer controlled dynometer for Ricardo E6 research engines
1994
K E Hill, Design aspects for incorporating ring springs into practical systems
1995
K E Hill, A prototype ring spring cartridge for mitigating transient and seismic inputs
1996
K E Hill, A pivotal rocking seismic isolation system for protecting columnar structures during earthquakes
1997
Dr B Pidwerbesky, Comparative evaluations of Loadman, FWD, Benkelman Beam, Nuclear Density Meter and Clegg Impact Hammer for Testing Unbound Granular Pavements
1998
S Park, Recycled construction rubble as concrete aggregate
1999
J Raniga and R K Rayudu, Stretching Transmission Line Capabilities - A Transpower Investigation
The Furkert
Award
in association with Opus International Consultants Ltd
This award was endowed by the late F W Furkert, a former Engineer-in-Chief of the Public Works Department and Past President of the Institution.
The award was made for the best paper by an IPENZ member(s) on a subject
dealing with the action of water on the faces of nature, particularly
such forces of nature as are connected with the works of man, published
by the Institution within the three year period ending 31 July preceding
the conference at which the award is given.
The award consisted of a certificate and a sum of money.
Award Winners
1951
F R Askin, Use of Small Scale Models in the Design of Hydraulic Structures
1952
J S Roberts, Sewage Flow Investigations at Invercargill
1953
E C Schnackenberg, Slope Discharge Formulae for Alluvial Streams and Rivers
1954
J C North, Cylindrical Reinforced Concrete Surface Tanks
1955
W G Morrison, The Hutt Estuary Bridge
1956
E E Hendriksen, Wellington Metropolitan Water Supply:Hutt River Scheme
1957
J A Goodsir and R A J Smith, Design of a Reinforced-concrete Wharf for the Auckland Harbour Board
1958
F V Doidge, Pozzolana Investigations
1959
C W Firth, Auckland Water Supply
1960
R G Norman, A Prestressed Concrete Bridge over Tauranga Harbour
1961
J B Rowntree, Concrete Pipes and Sewers
1962
H R Bach and H M Cotton, Hutt Valley Sewage Disposal Scheme
1963
B J Rowe and M R Sargent, Manukau Harbour Siphon
1964
G A Lindell, Cook Strait Ferry - Wellington Terminal
1965
C P O Turner, Submergence Effects on Bridge Piers under Earthquake
1966
A P Campbell, Hydrology in New Zealand
1967
P G Evans, The Lower Manawatu River Control Scheme
1968
H C Williams, The Gisborne Submarine Sewer Outfall
1969
A M McConnell, Offshore Circulating Water System Marsden Power Station
1970
P D Holmes and A G Park, The Design of a Moundtype Breakwater for Taranaki
1971
T H F Nevins, River Training-Single Thread Channel
1972
H B Goodman, R L Preston and M G Smith, Restoration of Waioeka Gorge Highway after Feb 1967 Flood
1973
G G Natusch, Power Investigations in New Zealand
1974
G A Pickens, The Whau Valley Dam
1975
G J Ade, P G Armstrong and A M McConnell, Offshore Loading Systems Using Slurrying Techniques
1976
P S Holmes,Analysis and Prediction of Scour at Railway Bridges in New Zealand
1977
P S Wells-Green, Currents, Waves & Sediment Transport, Upper Waitemata Harbour
1978
R A Callander, Hydraulics of Culvert Outlets
1979
D L Steven, City of Hamilton Water Pollution Control Plant
1980
D H Chisholm, Wellington Airport Extension Additional Sea Protection
1981
P B Nissen, The Kelantan River Basin Study
1982
R J Keller, Hydraulic Model Tests of Huntly Power Station Cooling Water Intake Structure
1983
R A Callander and J N Duder, Reservoir Sedimentation in the Rangitaiki River
1984
A K Thomson, Submarine Sewer Outfall-design and construction
1985
J R Fitzmaurice and R M Hedgland, Milliscreen Treatment of Municipal Wastewater
1986
G A Pickens, B W Leyland and J N Duder, The Aniwhenua Hydro Electric Scheme
1987
S M Thompson, Scour Depth Measurements at a Caisson Pier, Ohau River
1988
R P Carter, D V Toan and P B Riley, Grouting and Drainage of the Patea Diversion Tunnel
1989
C Boyt, Effect of Chlorination of Sewage Effluent on Inactivation of Viruses
1990
G A Pickens, The Maitai Water Supply Project
1991
W J Henderson, The Dunedin Water Pollution Control Plant - History, Commissioning and the first years of operation
1992
N A Walmsley and M H Ferner, An evaluation of dual power lagoons
1993
E M Williman and L C Crossen, Hokitika River mouth bridge length study
1994
G J Macdonald and J R G Harding, The proposed Wellington treated sewage outfall
1997
M D Gillon and G J Saul, Cairnmuir landslide infiltration protection stabilisation works
1998
J N Duder, Reservoir sedimentation - some aspects of reservoir asset management
1999
M Pennington, Hydraulic roughness of bored tunnels
This award was endowed by the late P R Angus, a former Chief Mechanical
Engineer of the New Zealand Railways, and a Past President of the Institution.
It was first awarded in 1959.
The award was for the best paper by an IPENZ member(s) on a subject possessing
a substantial mechanical engineering interest published by the Institution
within the three year period ending 31 July preceding the conference at
which the award is given.
The award consisted of a certificate and a sum of money.
Award Winners
1959
J H Smith, Production and Utilisation of Geothermal Steam
1960
R S Bolton, Metal Arc Welding of Mild Steel Plate
1961
G V Burgoyne, Handling of Bitumen in Bulk
1962
P C Spearman, High-head Sluice Gates and Operating Machinery at Hawea Lake Control Works
1963
L O Hunter, General Review of Building Services
1964
M A Mattingley, Air Conditioning in New Zealand
1965
R M Lockhart, Problems of Aircraft Refuelling
1966
J F W Welch, The Maintenance of Diesel Engines in Passenger Service Vehicles
1967
R J Williamson, All-weather Mechanical Package Loading of Ships at Bluff
1968
G A Hutchinson, Municipal Compost Plant, Auckland
1969
W Waters, A Review of Modern Cargo Handling Methods
1970
C R James,Second Generation Geothermal Power
1971
P Potter, Pulverised Fuel Firing of an Economic Boiler
1972
E J Barnard, Design Criteria for Kapuni Field Facilities
1973
D H Tucker, Drying of Fibrous Webs
1974
F N Blackwell, Earthquake Protection for Mechanical Services in Buildings
1975
G J Ade, P G Armstrong, A M McConnell, Offshore Loading Systems Using Slurrying Techniques
1976
R B Keey, The Process of Optimisation of a Roller Conveyor Dryer
1977
C G Martin, The Design of Air Pollution Control Equipment
1978
G H Robinson and R G Whillock, Huntly Power Station Some - Aspects of Plant Design
1979
A L Titchener, Some Recent Advances in Materials Technology
1980
H A Trethowen, Indoor Versus Outdoor Climate
1981
S B Thorn, Experience with LPG Fuelled Commercial Vehicles
1982
R I Rhodes, The Wear on Diesel-Electric Locomotives and the Development of The Heumann Tyre Profile on NZR
1983
J B C Taylor, Forces Exerted by parallel-axled Railway Vehicles on Sharp Curves
1984
F N Blackwell, Energy Conservation in Commercial Buildings
1985
H A Trethowen, Controlled Climate Chambers for Building Research
1986
W D S Brander and G Baird,Monitoring the Operation of Heating Systems using the Performance Line Method
1987
C B Goh, Design Criteria for Non-water-jacket Apparatus for Testing Gas Cylinders
1988
C R Smart, A Method for Calculating Low Cycle Fatigue Life
1989
L A Erasmus, Seismic Energy Dissipation with Ring Springs
1990
C G Martin, The Design of Fired Tube Heaters for Heat Transfer Fluids
1991
R G J Flay, Low air side pressure loss heat-exchanger design for applications such as wind tunnels
1992
J B Randle and K C Lee, Ohaaki Power Station main stream pressure control system and its development
1993
G M Henderson, The Torque Limiting Gearbox (TLG) System of Power Control: Technical and commercial implications for wind power
1994
L A Erasmus, Fatigue strength of bolts under fluctuating tensile load
1995
A W Thornton, Relocation of the Museum Hotel
1996
K E Hill, A prototype ring spring cartridge for mitigating transient and seismic inputs
1997
N J Locke, RGJ Flay and P S Jackson, Design of a wind tunnel traversing rig and application to aerofoil wake measurements
1998
B Leyland and G Jessup, Active draft tube control gates for increased generation
1999
Professor J Raine and D Haywood, Development of a Stirling-cycle refrigerator
The Courtaulds Design Award recognised innovation and excellence in the
design of engineering and technology projects in New Zealand. The award
aimed to encourage a high degree of innovation and achievement in both
engineers and technologists. In sponsoring this award Courtaulds recognised
and fostered the principle of design excellence through its own development
of unique coating technology such as the "Rapid Cure" and "Ecotech"
initiatives.
The award was open to all members of IPENZ. The design put forward had to
utilise a Courtauld's product in its finished form and be a project undertaken
in New Zealand. A project would not have been excluded by virtue of having
already won any form of accolade.
The prize was awarded to an individual who received a certificate
and trophy along with services (for example a trip to a conference, or
to an overseas venue) which changed from year to year. The varying
prize is aimed at increasing the winner's professional knowledge. There
was no monetary award.
Award Winners
1997 Leyland Consultants 1998 Montgomery Watson
The Evan Parry Award was endowed at the time of the Jubilee Conference
by the late R S Maunder, a Past President of the Institution, as a memorial
to the late Evan Parry, a former Chief Electrical Engineer of the Public
Works Department.
The award was for the best paper by an IPENZ Member(s) on an electrical
engineering subject published by the Institution within the three year
period ending 31 July preceding the conference at which the award is given.
The award consisted of a certificate and a sum of money.
Award Winners
1965
J H Ingram, The Australian Hydroelectric Industry
1966
H C Hitchcock, Main Generating and Electrical Equipment of Benmore Power Station
1967
D G Dell, The Benmore Land Electrode and the North Island Sea Electrode for the HVDC Transmission Scheme
1968
G H Robinson, Harmonic Phenomena Associated with the HVDC Transmission Scheme
1969
E B Mackenzie, Forecasting and Meeting Demands for Electrical Power in New Zealand
1970
H C Hitchcock, Electrical Equipment and Earthquakes
1971
J W Elliott, Determination of the Economic Sizes of Multi-Exchange Telephone Networks in New Zealand
1972
D H Jones, Electricity Generation by Nuclear Power - The World Situation and the NZ Scene
1973
N Jordan, Radar Simulation in Training Air Traffic Controllers
1974
T A J Dickens, 220KV Transmission Line, Manapouri-Bluff
1975
R H Ellis, Electrical Safety of Patients in Hospitals
1976
H C Hitchcock, Specification of Earthquake Resistance For Electricity System Equipment
1977
D H Jones, Electricity from Nuclear Energy
1978
G H Robinson and R G Whillock, Huntly Power Station - some Aspects of Plant Design
1979
B H Cole, The Analysis of Substation Earthmat Voltage Fields
1980
D J Byers, The Electric Town Car - A Viable Alternative
1981
R B Wilkinson, Speech Transmission Standards in the NZ Telephone Network
1982
N J Castle, The Analysis of Losses in Distribution Networks
1983
I J Harris, Optical Fibre Communications
1984
E J Knox, The Refit of GMV Aranui in New Zealand 1978
1985
D A Winthrop, Planning for a Single-Phase AC Traction Load on the New Zealand Power System
1986
J M Elder, Micro Hydro - Some Low Cost Alternatives
1987
R T C Harman, Progress with Electric Vehicle Concepts
1988
J T Boys, Applications of Intelligent AC Drives
1989
S P Moutter and G J Campbell, Prevention of Homopolar Generation in Steam Turbines by Reducing Residual Magnetism
1990
J S Kay, Engineering a Sea Floor Acoustic Measurement System
1991
R J Aspden, Origins: the progression from curiosity to amenity
1992
A W Green and J T Boys, Voltage sourced reversible rectifiers - applications and technology
1993
E P M Brown, Wave power resource investigation in New Zealand
1994
R M Hodgson, Digital image processing - a developing technology for enhancing productivity
1995
M Miles and J T Boys, Thermal modelling in inverter AC Drives: theory and practice
1996
G Chung, A modular approach to designing micro controllers
1997
N R Watson and J Arrillaga, Frequency-dependent AC system equivalents for harmonic and transient analysis
1998
C Edwards, Life extension of old high-voltage windings on rotating machines by resin injection
The Freyssinet Award was sponsored by Freyssinet New Zealand Limited
as a tribute to the famous French engineer, Eugene Freyssinet, who died
in 1962.
The award was made for the best paper by an IPENZ Member(s) on some aspect
of engineering structural design or erection published by the Institution
during the three year period ending 31 July preceding the Conference at
which the award is given.
The award consisted of a certificate and a sum of money at the sponsor's
discretion.
Award Winners
1965
S A Slabber, The Aramaho Railway Bridge
1966
R G Norman, Distribution of Loads in a Precast Floor System
1967
J P Hollings, The Design and Construction of a Shell-roofed Industrial Building
1968
C F Candy, Analysis of Shear Walls by Computer
1969
N W Allardice and D A Thom, The Design and Construction of the Air New Zealand Maintenance Base at Auckland Airport
1970
R Park, Ductility of Reinforced-concrete Frames under Seismic Loading
1971
A L Andrews, Practical Analysis for Earthquake Effects in Buildings
1972
J B S Huizing, R J Bialostocki, I C Armstrong, R W Thornton, J H Wood and G D Willberg, Design of Thorndon Overbridge
1973
G H F McKenzie, Seismic Design of High Rise Buildings
1974
T Paulay, Some Aspects of Shear Wall Design
1975
R W G Blakeley and R Park, The Response of Pre-Stressed Concrete Structures to Earthquake Motions
1976
R W G Blakeley, L M Megget and M J N Priestley, Seismic Performance of Two Full Size Reinforced Concrete Beam Column Joint Units
1977
R Park and T Paulay, Ductile Reinforced Concrete Frames - Some Comments on the Special Provisions for Seismic Design of Act 31871 and on Capacity Design
1978
M J N Priestley, Design Thermal Gradients for Concrete Bridges
1979
R C Fenwick and H M Irvine, Reinforced Concrete Beam Column Joints for Seismic Loading
1980
O A Glogau, Separation of Non-Structural Components in Buildings
1981
P W Taylor and R L Williams, Foundations for Capacity Design Structures
1982
L M Megget, Analysis and Design of a Base-Isolated Reinforced Concrete Frame Building
1983
R C Cooney, The Structural Performance of Houses in Earthquakes
1984
M J N Priestley, Seismic Design of Masonry Buildings
1985
P R Boardman, B J Wood and A J Carr,Union House - a Cross-Braced Structure with Energy Dissipators
1986
D R Brunsdon and M J N Priestley, Assessment of Seismic Performance Characteristics of Reinforced Concrete Buildings Constructed Between 1936 and 1975
1987
H E Chapman, O C L Cundall, J E Dunn, A T Jackson and P R Swaub, Incrementally Launched Bridges at Ngauranga Interchange, Wellington
Freyssinet New Zealand Ltd relinquished sponsorship of this award in
1987. It was renamed the IPENZ Structural Award and was funded by the Institution. In 1991 the Freyssinet name was resurrected to use its historic title applied to a new Freyssinet Award (see below).
From 1991 the New Zealand Concrete Society and the Cement and Concrete Association of New Zealand agreed to sponsor an award to be known as the Freyssinet Award. This award was to be for the best paper by a member of the Institution, on some aspect of engineering structural design or construction in which prestressed or reinforced concrete fulfils a major role. Special conditions can apply when co-authors are not members of IPENZ.
Award Winners
1991
C M Megget and R C Fenwick, Seismic behaviour of a reinforced concrete portal frame sustaining gravity loads
1992
R Park, H E Chapman, L G Cormack and P J North, New Zealand contributions to the international workshop on the seismic design and retrofitting of reinforced concrete bridges, Bormio, Italy, April 2 - 5 1991
1993
P G Lowe, Externally reinforced concrete - a new steel/concrete composite
1994
R C Fenwick and L M Megget, Elongation and load deflection characteristics of reinforced concrete members containing plastic hinges
1997
D Bull, R Park, D Elliot and A Park, The performance of modular precast frames
1998
M J N Priestley, Displacement-based seismic assessment of existing reinforced concrete buildings
1999
R Fenwick and S Deshpande, Design of half hinges in reinforced concrete beams
This special award, administered jointly by IPENZ and the New Zealand Institute
of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (now known as the Institute of Refrigeration,
Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers of NZ - IRHACE), was established
as a memorial by friends, clients and family of John Eardley Cranko after
his death in August 1978.
The award was limited to members of the Institution and/or IRHACE.
Award Winners
1979
B D Hoult,Project: Design, construction and operation of a prototype fluidised bed combustion unit
1983
R G Owers, Design of an overhead conveyor oven
1985
J W Docherty,A computer based system for the monitoring of building energy consumption and plant performance
1998
P Stephenson and C Marsh from Process Developments for their project to increase lactose production at the Lactose New Zealand, Kapuni Plan
R L Preston, K J Thompson, R W G Blakeley, R S Dowsing and R J Dunlop, The Road to Motonui
1989
M J Pender, Piles Socketed into Soft Rock
1990
L G Cormack, The Design and Construction of the Major Bridges on the Mangaweka Rail Deviation
From 1991, and in the light of the new Freyssinet Award conditions also from 1991, the conditions of the IPENZ Structural Award were altered to recognise the best paper by a member of the Institution on some aspect of structural engineering design or construction, in which materials other than prestressed or reinforced concrete fulfil a major role.
1991
P S Holmes, North Island Main Truck electrification : Bridge Strengthening
1992
C R Barnett, Fire safety design - the coming engineering discipline
1993
R G Tyler, Rubber bearings in base isolated structures - a summary paper
1994
M J Pender, Aseismic pile foundation design analysis
1997
M J Feeney and G C Clifton, Design of V-based steel framed seismic-resisting systems
1998
T Paulay, Seismic design for torsional response of ductile buildings
1999
C Clifton, Experimental testing of semi-rigid ring sprung type joints
The Fletcher Challenge Paper award (formerly the Skellerup award) was
established as a memorial to G W Skellerup who initiated development of
the Lake Grassmere Solar Salt Works as well as making a considerable contribution
to New Zealand's development in the industrial field.
The award was given for the best paper by an IPENZ Member(s) on a subject possessing
a substantial chemical engineering interest with a preference for papers
dealing with the utilisation of New Zealand's natural resources or of
the development of New Zealand's chemical process industry. The paper
had to be published by the Institution during the three year period
ending 31 July preceding the conference at which the award is given.
The award consisted of a certificate and a sum of money.
Award Winners
1977
E R Palmer, Wax from Chatham Islands Peat Deposits
1978
P Stephenson, Physico-Chemical Treatment of Organic Wastewaters
1979
E R Palmer, The Interchangeability of Maui and Kapuni Gases
1980
R B Keey, The Seaview Incident - Some Lessons in Process Engineering Safety
1981
W S Wakelin, E A Retter, Wastewater Treatment in the Aggregate Processing Industry
1982
S R Nicoll, The Recovery of Heat from Wool Scour Effluent
1983
C G Martin and R F Swarbrick, Liquid Fuels from Flash Pyrolysis of Waikato Coal
1984
W B Earl, Ethanol from Fodder Beet
1985
S R Nicoll, The Recovery of Heat from Textile Dryer Exhausts
1986
A L Titchener, The Brazilian National Alcohol Programme and Some Implications for New Zealand
1987
R B Keey, Assessment for Town Planning Purposes of Proposals for Bulk Storage of LPG in New Zealand
1988
J R Fitzmaurice, H E Archer and R W Fullerton, Anaerobic Contact Wastewater Treatment, Tirau Casein Complex - NZ Cooperative Dairy Co Ltd
1989
R S Jebson, The Performance of Falling Film Evaporators
1990
D E Peterson and K M Holyoake, Odour Control at a Pelt and Hide Processing Facility
1991
J S Pollard, The pioneer by-products of a gas works
1992
J C La Roche, Improved jet sparge flash mixing of alum and polyelectrolyte in water treatment
1993
T A G Langrish and R B Keey, A solar heated kiln for drying NZ hardwoods
1994
R M McDonald, M W Brown and R G Patterson,A pilot plant for fertilizer research and production
1997
J J J Chen, H Feng and N Hegna, Gas - Liquid pattern transition in a scaled model of an aluminum degassing tank
1998
C H Wong, M Hossain and C E Davies, A study of bubble size distribution in a foam fractionation column
1999
R Bhamidimarri, A Parshotam and T Hong, Modelling of biofilm growth and detachment in a three phase fluidised bed bio-reactor
Before 1969, special awards were made from time to time to Members submitting
papers of exceptional merit which did not come within the conditions of
other awards or which otherwise justify recognition.
Award Winners
1932
G P Anderson, Hydroelectric Power Supply in the North Island
1935
W L Newnham, Protection of Structural Steel L B Hutton, Lightning and Distribution Systems
1937
F M Hanson, Preparation of Rural Highways for Bituminous Surface Treatment
1938
P J Alley, Soil Mechanics of Southland Roadmaking Materials
1944
C R Russell, Gas Producer and Application to Automobiles and Trucks
1947
L Mandeno, Rural Power Supply
1948
P J Alley, Loess in Soil Cement Mixtures F M H Hanson, Relationship of Metal Depths and Subgrade Properties for Modern Highway Loads
1951
J S Roberts, Sewage Flow Investigations at Invercargill
1957
H J Hopkins, Relationship of Engineering and Engineering Science G F Bridges, Platelaying to Timetable
1961
C J Tse, Wellington Airport Pavement Construction
1965
S M Thompson, Impulse Measurement
1966
R A J Smith, Central Area Properties Redevelopment Scheme for the Auckland Harbour Board
In 1969 the Rabone Award was endowed to recognise papers of special merit
in categories other than those covered by the awards existing at the time.
The award was for the best paper by any class of IPENZ Member(s) preferably
under age 40 years, on a subject of a general nature which does not qualify
for another of the Institution awards, published by the Institution during
the three year period ending 31 July preceding the conference at which
the award is given.
The award consisted of a certificate and a sum of money.
Award Winners
1969
M Douglass, Traffic Planning and the Functions of a Road Network
1970
F P S Lu, Introduction to Engineering Economics
1971
S R Robson, Aesthetics in Engineering
1972
A L Titchener, Problems and Developments in Education for Professional Engineers
1973
B B Hasell, Dunedin One Way Street System
1974
B V Walker, An Economic Assessment of Dissolving Pulp Production in New Zealand
1975
R H Wilson, Ecology, Engineering and the Environment
1976
G R Martin, Continuing Education - The Need for a Positive Approach
1977
H E Bauer, The Environmental Impact of Thermal Power Station Siting
1978
M J Pender, Probabilistic Assessment of the Stability of a Cut Slope
1979
D Raisbeck, Strength Parameters of Weathered Sandstone
1980
C R Barnett, Fire Engineering Formulas for Building Designers
1981
W D Pringle, Funding Guidelines for Shared Transport
1982
J P Blakeley, H R Green, D O Van Toan, A Design Method for Heavy Duty Flexible Pavements
1983
M A Wesseldine, House Foundation Failures due to Shrinkage caused by Gum Trees
1984
M G Smith, Urban Bus Travel in Christchurch
1985
R B Keey, The Acceptability of Risky Projects with particular reference to Process-related Hazards
1986
C B Barnett, Timber in Fires - Review of Chemical and Physical Characteristics
1987
G Salt, The Use of Residual Strengths of Soils in Geotechnical Engineering Design
1988
A G Ferry and N G Major, Putting Some Metal on the Road
1989
M L Gadd, Physical Traffic Restraint Measures
1990
P S Holmes and D A Thom, The Horopito Deviation: Environment Management
1991
B D Pidwerbesky, Pavements, vehicles and the fourth power law. What is the relationship?
1992
A H Buchanan, Timber engineering and the greenhouse effect
1993
D K Taylor, The use and misuse of geotechnology in civil engineering
1994
P Brabhaharan and J V Vessey, Waipoa water treatment augmentation plant
1998
M J Pender, Aspects of the geotechnical behaviour of some New Zealand materials
1999
S Crawford and P Millar, The design of permanent slopes for residential building development
Communications Award (1988-2004)
The IPENZ Communications Award, sponsored by Vector Limited, was an annual award that recognised outstanding achievement by an IPENZ Member or group of Members in communicating engineering and the work of engineers to the media and the public.
Entries/nominations for the IPENZ Communications Award were made on the basis of a sustained contribution to communications throughout a career or a particular project. In judging the award consideration will be given to the entrant/nominee's ability to effectively convey topical issues to a new audience, and to enhance the image of engineering and the engineering profession.
The award consisted of a trophy and certificate/s.
Previous Winners
2004 Jonnette Adams 2003 Not awarded 2002 Andrew Scott 2001 Bryan Leyland 1995 Rob Wilkinson 1994 Geoffrey Henderson 1993 IPENZ Taranaki Branch 1992 John Blakeley 1991 Gretchen Kivell and Alan Winwood
1990 R Bruce Shephard 1988 Ian Gunn
IPENZ Young Engineer of the Year Award (1992-2004)
The IPENZ Young Engineer of the Year Award sponsored by Works Infrastructure, is an annual award that recognises a young IPENZ Member (aged 35 years or under) who has made an excellent contribution as an engineer, as a leader, and/or through community involvement.
In judging the award consideration will be given to professional and academic achievements, broader community involvement, cultural and sporting achievements and the involvement in a particular engineering or technology project.
The award consists of a trophy, cash prize and certificate/s. There is a total prize pool of $3000 ($2000 for the winner and $500 for each of the two runners-up). Finalists' reasonable travel and entry expenses will also be met to enable them to attend the President's Reception for the final presentation and the Awards Dinner during the IPENZ annual Convention, where the winner will be announced.
Previous Winners
1992 Donald Cleland 1994 Christopher Heaslip 1995 Greg Lowe 1996 Saeid Nahavandi 1997 Jennifer Adams-Smith 1998 Gordon Weir 1999 David Bouma 2000 Lisa Roberts 2001 Ian Greenwood 2002 Christopher Mardon Finalists - Melissa Wilkey, Peter Armstrong 2003 William Peet 2004 Glenn Fawcett
Entrepreneurial Award (1996-2004)
Sponsored by ALSTOM NZ
The IPENZ Entrepreneurial Award, sponsored by Alstom, is an annual award that recognises an IPENZ Member or team of Members who have created or developed a new business opportunity or a significant new business venture.
In judging the award consideration will be given to the entrepreneurial behaviour exhibited by the entrants/nominees, indicated by the creation of a new business in a new market, internationalisation of a business, the development of a business with growth rates significantly above the market norm and/or contribution to the risk capital of the business
The award consists of a trophy and certificate/s.
Award Winners 1996 John Britten (posthumously) 1998 Neville Jordan 1999 Exicom Technologies 2000 Paul Buckrell and Consultel 2001 Bill Gallagher 2002 Bill Studd 2003 Peter Carroll 2004 John Leuchars
The IPENZ Innovation Award, sponsored by Meridian Energy, was an annual award that recognises an IPENZ Member or team of Members who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to innovation in engineering practice.
Entries/nominations for the IPENZ Innovation Award had to demonstrate a consistent application of innovation in engineering practice
The award consisted of a trophy and certificate/s.
Previous Winners
2004 Peter Robinson 2003 Jim Bradley, Alan Bannatyne, John Harding, Richard Chilton 2002 Dr Richard Templer
The IPENZ Environmental Award, sponsored by Shell New Zealand, was an annual award that recognised engineering work that demonstrates consideration of the environment in its design and the way problems were solved, and makes an overall contribution to the environment and public enjoyment.
In judging the award, consideration was given to planning (including public consultation), engineering design and the success of the project.
The award consisted of a brass plaque for the project site and a trophy and certificate/s. The citation will include, as appropriate, recognition of the company or organisation undertaking the venture.
Previous Winners
2004
CH2MBeca, Fletcher Construction, Watercare Services Ltd and Manukau City Council
2004
Certificate of Merit awarded to:
John Cocks and Paul Russell
MWH New Zealand Ltd
2003
Fulton Hogan
2002
Certificate of Merit awarded to:
Sam Mukhtar and Doug Guthrie, Pacific Pools Consultants and Waitakere City Council
Noel Evans, Opus International Consultants
Australian Water Technologies, Meritec and North Shore City Council
2001
Transit NZ, Beca Carter Holdings & Ferner Limited and McConnell Smith for the Otira Viaduct.
2001
Certificate of Merit awarded to:
Transit NZ for showing a high degree of awareness and proactively in their undertakings
1999
Anglian Water International, Opus International Consultants, Mainzeal Property and Construction and Wellington City Council for Clearwater Wellington.
1995
Tonkin and Taylor and Waste Management NZ.
1992
Southland Regional Council for the Invercargill City Flood Alleviation Scheme.
1992
Certificate of Merit awarded to:
Works Consultancy Services Limited for the Rotorua Effluent Purification Project.
1992
Certificate of Merit awarded to:
Tonkin & Taylor on behalf of the Landfill Gas Utilisation Joint Venture (Auckland Electric Power Board and Northern Disposal Systems ARC) for the Auckland Landfill Gas Generation project.
1990
Beca Carter Holdings & Ferner for the Levin Effluent Disposal Project.
1990
Certificate of Merit awarded to:
The Electricity Corporation for the Ohaaki Power Station.
1989
Awarded jointly to the New Zealand Railways Corporation for the Horopito Deviation of the North Island Main Trunk Railway, and NZFP Pulp and Paper Limited, Kinleith for the No 5 Recovery Furnace, Kinleith.
1987
Hawke's Bay Catchment Board and Regional Water Board for the Havelock North Flood Control Scheme.
1987
Certificate of Merit awarded to: New Zealand Post Office for the Torbay Tubular Tower.
1987
Certificate of Merit awarded to:
Christchurch City Council for the Metropolitan Refuse Disposal System.
1985
The Ministry of Works and Development and Onehunga Borough Council for the Onehunga Bay Development project.
1985
Certificate of Merit awarded to:
Tonkin and Taylor Limited and the Bay of Plenty Electric Power Board for the Aniwhenua Power Project.
1982
New Zealand Railways for the Mangaweka to Utiku Rail Diversion.
1981
Waitemata City Council for A new Concept in Solid Waste management.
1979
Truebridge Callender Beach & Co for Whitby Village.
1977
Hamilton City Council for their Water Pollution Control Plant.
1974
M.W.D. and Benmore/Aviemore Power Project by NZ Electricity for the Taupo-Wairakei Deviation.
1972
Ministry of Works and Development for the Wellington Motorway Project
The IPENZ Student Design Award was an annual award that recognised engineering excellence at the student level, and rewarded innovation and entrepreneurial potential. It was designed to encourage students to combine and stretch their knowledge and skills in innovative and entrepreneurial ways and apply them to their design work in an enterprising context.
In judging the award consideration wasl given to the project design, the business case and the presentation and communication of ideas.
The award consisted of a trophy, cash prize and certificate/s. There is a total prize pool of $3000 ($2000 for the winner and $500 for each of the two runners-up). Finalists' reasonable travel and entry expenses were also met to enable them to attend the IPENZ Awards Dinner during the IPENZ annual Convention.
2006 Michael Willacy, Timothy Lonergan and Aaron Le Compte of the University of Canterbury.
The winning entry for the 2006 student design award was so outstanding that the judges not only awarded it first prize, but felt it deserved the entire prize pool of $3000.
The winners of the 2006 IPENZ Student Design Award are Michael Willacy, Timothy Lonergan and Aaron Le Compte of the University of Canterbury.
Michael, Timothy and Aaron developed a mathematical model and algorithm for determining the required insulin dosage rate to maintain normal blood sugar levels in critical care patients.
The work involved extensive computer simulations and mathematical modelling to provide tables of safe and efficient insulin dosages for quick reference by nursing staff. To simplify use and reduce the risk of error, Michael, Timothy and Aaron devised an ergonomically-designed “calculation wheel”.
Clinical trials using the wheel showed that the direct benefit of this device to New Zealand is a saving of over 300 lives per year. The cost is less than $1 per device; and savings for New Zealand district health boards alone are estimated to be in excess of $13.5 million each year.
2005 University of Waikato students Aaron Jonassen, Andrew Morrison, Jonathon Saunders and Nicola Withington won for their Manufacturing Hemp Composites study.They researched the feasibility of producing composites from locally grown hemp. They cultivated a trial plantation and researched methods of crop harvesting, conditioning, handling, treatment and methods of digestion and production of the fibre, including laboratory testing and evaluation of the fibre, before then making composite resin based materials. A detailed cost analysis and planning for production accompanied the work.
2004 Fady Mishriki and Kunal Bhargava, University of Auckland.
Fady Mishriki and Kunal Bhargava created Contactless Technologies Limited to develop and market a self-enclosed module that enables the transfer of electric power to electronic devices without direct-wired connections. Based on patented technology, the module can be used in any low power electronic devise and will be initially targeted at original equipment manufacturers in the marine electronics market.
2003 Heather Walker, Michael Priest, and Royce Fleming, University of Waikato.
For developing a process for manufacturing ammonium lactate from lactose in protein-stripped whey waste from New Zealand dairy factories.
2002 Not Awarded
2001 Andrew Gow, Massey University For the design and initial marketing analysis of a low-cost cellular modem. The project developed a recycling initiative, utilising components of old cell phones. The presentation of the project was excellent with a clear focus on the commercialisation and limitations of the product.