Prizes
Prizes
The MSc in Environmental Technology maintains strong links with alumni students in the business sector and has been privileged to be awarded a series of prizes from some of the top companies in the environmental arena.
Winners 2021/2022
Environmental Resources Management Prize
- Dan Barraclough
Dan currently works as a systems change consultant and completed the Global Environmental Change and Policy option onthe Msc in 2022. Dan's thesis analysed the impact of the Russian war in Ukraine on energy markets internationally, and what this meant for energy affordability in the UK both today and in the future. Prior to the completion of his Masters, he spent 4 years in management consulting and graduated from the University of Edinburgh in Geography and Economics.
"I'm thrilled to have been awarded the ERM prize. I chose to focus on energy affordability in the wake of the Russian war in Ukraine, so hopefully my research will help shed some light on the true impact of the war on everyday households here in the UK. Thanks to the guidance I received from my supervisor, Zen Makuch, and to Phil Heptonstall who assisted me with my model."
Ross Makuch Memorial Law Prize
- Coline Choraine
Coline is a recent graduate from the Environmental Technology MSc (GECP option) at Imperial College. Over the years, she has developed a strong interest in the relationship between our economic system, international trade and climate change. Coline wrote her thesis on the WTO compatibility of Carbon Border Adjustments with GATT Articles I, III and XX and assessed how the European Union’s recent CBAM proposal would work within the international trade regime. Coline will now begin a six-month internship at the World Trade Organization, in the Trade and Environment division in Geneva.
“ I am honoured to have been awarded the Ross Makuch Memorial Law Prize. Zen and Karen have been amazing and very supportive. Their passion for Environmental Law is truly inspiring and contagious. Witnessing how Zen applied his experience in trade law to environmental policymaking, in particular, was decisive in guiding my own career choices. Thank you for an amazing year!”
AECOM (First Prize)
- Dan Barraclough
"I'm absolutely delighted to be awarded the AECOM prize. I learnt so much during my year of study thanks to being surrounded by amazing teaching staff and inspirational peers. Amongst all of the climate doomism we see today, it is the students on this course that have provided me with a sense of quiet optimism surrounding the environmental challenges we face, and I can't wait to follow the progress we make as a collective cohort. I'm indebted to my family, friends, and teachers as without their support I wouldn't have been able to achieve this - so thank you!"
AECOM (Runner-up Prize)
- Natasha Harland
Natasha recently graduated with Distinction from the MSc in Environmental Technology (2022) in the Energy Policy option. Her thesis explored the future of energy security in Morocco using an energy system modelling software, specifically assessing Morocco’s reliance on natural gas. Since October 2022, she has started her career at ERM as an environmental consultant specialised in sustainable energy and transport.
“It was an honour to receive this prize, and I am very grateful to the CEP teaching staff and my 2021-2022 coursemates for such an enjoyable and rewarding year on the course! A huge thanks in particular to Dr Iain Staffell and Dr Malte Jansen in the Energy Policy option.”
Adnams Prize
Daisy Nicholls
Inspired by the B&E term, Daisy’s dissertation explored how the current practices of UK fast food businesses compares with the practices required to achieve healthy and sustainable diets. She is now working as a Research Analyst for ImpactARC, an impact investing advisory firm.
Since leaving Oxford, where she studied Chemistry, Daisy has worked for a number of organisations committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: the Felix Project, a charity aiming to combat food waste and food insecurity in London; the International Citizen Service, a government-funded programme with projects contributing directly towards ending poverty; and Veragon, a start-up whose ‘Air to Water’ Generators harness the humidity in the air to provide a sustainable water source. Most recently, she worked at Tesco where she was involved in several different projects across their Supply Chain.
“I feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to do the MSc and am particularly grateful to the B&E cohort – I learnt so much from each of them and particularly enjoyed our reflective sessions where we tried to thrash out what it really means to be a ‘sustainable business’. The course has given me the confidence to express my opinions and to question everything.”
Nigel Bell Prize
Guanyang Luo
Guanyang is a 2022 graduate from the Environmental Technology MSc at imperial College London, specialized in the Integrated Water Management option. She completed her BSc of Environmental Science from University of Nottingham in 2021. Through this year of study at IC, she enriched her professional knowledge about water and soil management. Guanyang’s thesis focuses on assessing the effects of climate change on land contamination risk assessment, which was completed with the assistance of Jason and Rosie from Arup.
“I am honored to be a joint recipient of the Nigel Bell Prize. This achievement would not have been possible without anyone, anything and any difficulties I have encountered during the MSc year. I promise that I will fight for the cause of environmental protection all my life.”
The Aether Prize
- Dan Barraclough
"I'm chuffed to be awarded the Aether Prize. The GECP option offers a truly rounded understanding of the political and legal tools available to solve systemic environmental problems, and I'm sure I'll take forward many of the skills learnt to my future career. It was a challenging semester made easier by all of my peers on the option, who were a delight to work with and who challenged my conventional thinking on a daily basis."
The Professor Tony Goddard Prize
India Palmer-Tomkinson
India completed her undergraduate degree in Physics at Durham University before joining the Energy Policy cohort on the Environmental Technology MSc. Her thesis projected future global nuclear waste quantities and waste management options in the context of reaching net zero.
"I am honoured to have been chosen for the Professor Tony Goddard Prize. I found the thesis term both an interesting and rewarding experience and am grateful to both of my supervisors for all their help."
Prizes and Awards
Environmental Resources Management Prize
A prize awarded for best thesis, showing originality and innovation; sound theoretical basis; critically applied methodology; incisive discussion and wider implications and practical application.
Ross Makuch Memorial Law Prize
An annual award to a postgraduate student from the Department of Environmental Science and Technology for the best overall performance on the Environmental Law course of the MSc in Environmental Technology.
AECOM (First Prize)
An annual award for the most outstanding overall course performance on the MSc Environmental Technology.
“AECOM is delighted to support the annual awards for outstanding overall course performance on the MSc Environmental Technology. The content of the MSc is very relevant to the environmental work that AECOM undertakes to address the major sustainability challenges of our time, including climate change and biodiversity loss.”
AECOM (Runner-up Prize)
An annual award for the second most outstanding overall course performance on the MSc Environmental Technology.
Nigel Bell Prize
An award for the best research thesis on a topic related to pollution management.
The Aether Prize
An award for best overall academic performance on the Global Environmental Change & Policy Option of the MSc Environmental Technology.
“Aether is pleased to sponsor the prize for the Global Environmental Change and Policy module of the Environmental Technology MSc at Imperial. We’re always excited to see their work, and a few of our staff graduated from this module.”
The Professor Tony Goddard Prize
The Prize will be awarded to the student adjudged by the College to have produced the best MSc research thesis in the field of Sustainable Energy within the Centre for Environmental Policy.
The Oraee Fund
A generous donation from CEP alumni brothers Dr Behdeen Oraee (PhD Centre for Environmental Policy 2014) and Dr Nikzad Oraee (MSc Management 2010, PhD Centre for Environmental Policy 2013) has enabled the Oraee Fund that supports five awards each year for students in the Centre for Environmental Policy.