Mountbatten Medal
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The Mountbatten Medal is awarded annually for an outstanding contribution, or contributions over a period, to the promotion of electronics or information technology and their application.
The Medal was established by the National Electronics Council in 1992 and named after The Earl Mountbatten of Burma
, the first Chairman of the Council.
Contributions can be within the spheres of science, technology, industry or commerce and in the dissemination of understanding of electronics and information technology, whether to young people, or adults.
, the British Computer Society
and the Royal Academy of Engineering
, meets in June, each year, to consider nominations for the Mountbatten Medal and to agree two names to be put before HRH The Duke of Kent
, who then makes the final decision.
The Medal was established by the National Electronics Council in 1992 and named after The Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS , was a British statesman and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
, the first Chairman of the Council.
Eligibility
The medal may be awarded only to UK residents, or international residents who have accomplished achievements of benefit to the UK.Contributions can be within the spheres of science, technology, industry or commerce and in the dissemination of understanding of electronics and information technology, whether to young people, or adults.
Selection Panel
The Mountbatten Medal Advisory Panel, comprising the Presidents of the Institution of Engineering and TechnologyInstitution of Engineering and Technology
The Institution of Engineering and Technology is a British professional body for those working in engineering and technology in the United Kingdom and worldwide. It was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers , dating back to 1871, and the...
, the British Computer Society
British Computer Society
The British Computer Society, is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in Information Technology in the United Kingdom and internationally...
and the Royal Academy of Engineering
Royal Academy of Engineering
-Overview: is the UK’s national academy of engineering. The Academy brings together the most successful and talented engineers from across the engineering sectors for a shared purpose: to advance and promote excellence in engineering....
, meets in June, each year, to consider nominations for the Mountbatten Medal and to agree two names to be put before HRH The Duke of Kent
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
The Duke of Kent graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 29 July 1955 as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys, the beginning of a military career that would last over 20 years. He was promoted to captain on 29 July 1961. The Duke of Kent saw service in Hong Kong from 1962–63...
, who then makes the final decision.
Criteria for Award
In selecting a winner, the Panel give particular emphasis to:- the stimulation of public awareness of the significance and value of electronics;
- spreading recognition of the economic significance of electronics and IT, and encouraging their effective use throughout industry in general;
- encouraging excellence in product innovation and the successful transition of scientific advances to wealth-creating products;
- recognising brilliance in academic and industrial research;
- encouraging young people of both sexes to make their careers in the electronics and IT industries;
- increasing the awareness of the importance of electronics and IT amongst teachers and others in the educational disciplines.
Medal Recipients
The Medal recipients to date have been :- 2009 David OgdenDavid OgdenDavid Kevin Ogden was the mayor of Lower Hutt in the Wellington region of New Zealand.David Ogden was elected first elected Mayor in 2004, beating incumbent Mayor John Terris....
- 2008 Kevin WarwickKevin WarwickKevin Warwick is a British scientist and professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom...
- 2007 Andrew BlakeAndrew Blake (scientist)Andrew Blake, FREng, FRS, is a British scientist, Managing Director of Microsoft Research Cambridge, Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Edinburgh, and a leading researcher in computer vision.-Career:...
- 2006 John LeighfieldJohn LeighfieldJohn P. Leighfield CBE is a British IT industry businessman and chairman of RM plc.John Leighfield was born in Oxford, England, and was a pupil at Magdalen College School...
- 2005 Sir David Brown
- 2004 Andy HopperAndy HopperAndrew Hopper CBE FRS FREng FIET is the Professor of Computer Technology and Head of the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory and an Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.-Research:...
- 2001 David Payne
- 2000 Hermann HauserHermann HauserHermann Maria Hauser, CBE FREng FinstP CPhys , is an entrepreneur who was born in Vienna, Austria but is primarily associated with Silicon Fen in England....
- 1999 Steve ShirleySteve ShirleyDame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley, DBE, FRA, FREng, FRSA, FBCS is a British businesswoman and philanthropist. She originally arrived in Britain as an unaccompanied Kindertransport child refugee. She was placed with foster parents and later re-united with her biological parents, but later claimed she...
- 1998 J D Rhodes
- 1997 Tom KilburnTom KilburnTom Kilburn CBE, FRS was an English engineer. With Freddie Williams he worked on the Williams Tube and the world's first stored-program computer, the Small-Scale Experimental Machine , while working at the University of Manchester.-Computer engineering:Kilburn was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire and...
and Maurice Wilkes - 1996 Tim Berners-LeeTim Berners-LeeSir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee, , also known as "TimBL", is a British computer scientist, MIT professor and the inventor of the World Wide Web...
- 1995 Peter BonfieldPeter BonfieldSir Peter Bonfield, CBE, FREng is a business executive who has led a number of companies in the fields of electronics, computers and communications. Currently a director of several companies in the USA, Europe and the Far East, he was formerly chief executive of ICL and more recently of BT Group...
- 1994 David PotterDavid PotterDavid Edwin Potter, CBE, FREng is the founder and chairman of the microcomputer systems company Psion PLC., and Psion Teklogix after Psion's acquisition of Teklogix in the year 2000.-Early life:...
- 1993 W A Gambling
- 1992 Ernest HarrisonErnest HarrisonSir Ernest Thomas Harrison OBE , was an English businessman, best known as Chief Executive of Racal, and chairman of both Racal and the first chairman of its spun-out mobile division, Vodafone.-Early life:...