The President’s Awards for Excellence and Imperial Garden Party 2019

Tuesday 18 June 2019

Celebrating the achievements of our community

Welcome. Dr James ArmstrongMaterialsWinner of a President’s Medal for Excellence as an Assistant Supervisor

Joe ArrowsmithBioengineeringAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Adeela AshrafMedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Professor Alessandro AstolfiElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAppointed Editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. Also elected Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) and winner of the IFAC Outstanding Service Award

Evelyn Baker (Evie)Earth Science and EngineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Dr Artem BakulinChemistryReceived the Marlow Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry

Andrada BalmezLife SciencesAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Edward BenbowMechnical EngineeringFor supporting work following a safety audit of the TF engine test labs and resolving issues in the Thermofluid laboratories. Also winner of Provost’s Award for Excellence in Health and Safety

Christian AddieChemical Engineering For enthusiasm, going above and beyond the duties of the role, and always seeking to improve working practices and systems

Nika Afshar-ShafaeiBioengineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Yvonne AftykaLearning and Development CentreFor the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Pranavi AgarwalPhysicsAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Gautam AgarwalPhysicsFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Anum AkhtarImperial College Business SchoolFor demonstrating outstanding commitment to promoting gender equality in Finance programmes

Mubarak AlliyuChemical EngineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Thomas AngusCommunications and Public AffairsFor going above and beyond to produce high quality photographs which are seen across the College

Rajiv ArkMedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

It is a joy to welcome you to the President’s Awards for Excellence and Imperial Garden Party.

On this special occasion we celebrate our staff and students who have been nominated by their peers and colleagues for their vital contributions to the College. This includes recipients of the President’s Awards for Excellence in community and culture, research, education and societal engagement and other awards bestowed by the College.

We recognise our staff and students who have supported important projects, provided excellent service, and taken on new challenges. As you read the brief descriptions of their achievements in this booklet, I think that you will be as impressed as I am by the many ways they have used their time and talents for the benefit of the College and society. They inspire us with their dedication and their community spirit.

I am proud to be your colleague and hope that you will join me in congratulating everyone honoured and thanking everyone who took part in the nomination process.

Professor Alice P. Gast President, Imperial College London

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Ambika BharadwajBioengineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Ansh BhatnagarPhysicsAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Kieron BlakeMedicineFor fully embracing the responsibilities of the role and playing a prominent role in representing CATO more widely within the Faculty, College and at external events

Dr Anna BlakneyMedicineWinner of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Animal Research for the application of the 3Rs in current or recent work – Researchers

Alessandro BonardiComputingFor outstanding service to Imperial College Union

Teresa BorehamCentral Biomedical ServicesFor demonstrating excellent leadership and management during the recent changes to the Central Biomedical Services facility at St Mary’s Campus

Daniel BowdenHuman ResourcesFor providing an outstanding immigration service and prompt support to non-EEA national employees of the College

Thomas BowerComputingAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Dr Jochen BrandtChemistryProvost’s Award for Excellence in Health and Safety

Delana BrownFinanceFor always working hard and being a supportive and approachable line manager

Christopher BrownRegistryFor the effort, dedication, and actions taken ensure the team was able to maintain a good service

Toby Bryce-SmithAeronauticsAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Aline Claire Teresita BuatBioengineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Rebekah ByfordChemistryAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Dr Ana CaraianiMathematicsWinner of the President’s Award for Outstanding Early Career Researcher

Claudia CaravelloImperial College UnionFor serving Imperial College Union as a Sabbatical Officer

Professor Tony CassChemistryFor making an outstanding contribution to the implementation of the Agilent Measurement Suite research facility

Professor Oscar CesImperial College Advanced HackspaceWinner of the President’s Award for Excellence in Culture and Community (Collaboration and Communication)

Jaxom ChampionMedicineWinner of the President’s Award for Research Support Excellence

Dr Emma ChapmanPhysicsWinner of the Julia Higgins Medal

Runzhi ChenMedicineFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Jingjie ChengMedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Stephen ClearyFinanceFor always going above and beyond for colleagues and students

Margaret CollettMedicineWinner of the President’s Award for Excellence in Culture and Community (Collaboration and Communication)

Adam CollinsMathematicsAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Lucy CollynsLife SciencesFor contributions the research and teaching output of the laboratory and the Department in general

Lynne CoxResearch OfficeFor the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Alexander CrewPhysicsAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Thomas CrossAeronauticsAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Simon DaigneaultMechanical EngineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Yan DangFinanceFor enthusiasm and always going above and beyond for team members

Mira DavidsonLife SciencesAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Hannah DavyChemical EngineeringFor demonstrating dedication and loyalty to the department and going above and beyond in their role

Laura de Arroyo GarciaLife SciencesAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Dr Yves-Alexandre de MontjoyeFaculty of EngineeringWinner of the President’s Award for Outstanding Early Career Researcher

Reece DelaneyStudent Recruitment and MarketingFor the hard work shown in replacing the Postgraduate Prospectus and handling tricky situations with great tact and diplomacy

Yiannis DemetriadesLife SciencesFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Professor Yiannis DemirisElectrical and Electronic Engineering Awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies. Also for the strong contributions made to teaching and to the Department

Benjamin DentComputingFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Syra DhillonMedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Andrew DjabaImperial College UnionFor serving Imperial College Union as a Sabbatical Officer

Dr Alastair DonaldsonComputingWinner of the President’s Medal for Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Professor James DurrantChemistryAwarded the Hughes Medal by the Royal Society

Jon DynePhysicsWinner of the President’s Award for Research Support Excellence

Julia Easton Mechnical EngineeringFor improving the Department’s services and reputation for technical support and health and safety

Victoria EboEnergy Futures LabFor the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Dr Andrew EdwardsMedicineFor making extensive contributions to outreach, student welfare, translation, and societies

Emma EdwardsBiologyProvost’s Award for Excellence in Health and Safety

Dr Yuval ElaniChemistryWinner of the President’s Medal for Outstanding Early Career Researcher

Nadine EngineerSchool of Public Health Winner of a President’s Award for Excellence in Supporting the Student Experience

Joel EustaquioBioengineeringFor organising and delivering several vital projects to a high standard

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Claudia CaravelloImperial College UnionFor serving Imperial College Union as a Sabbatical Officer.

Lynne CoxResearch OfficeFor the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Dr Yuval ElaniChemistryWinner of the President’s Medal for Outstanding Early Career Researcher

Daniel FaehndrichImperial College UnionFor serving Imperial College Union as a Sabbatical Officer

Mery FajardoPhysicsWinner of a President’s Award for Excellence in Supporting the Student Experience

Robert FergusonBioengineeringWinner of a President’s Award for Excellence in Supporting the Student Experience

Thomas Fernandez DebetsBioengineeringAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Michaela FlegrovaPhysicsAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Dr Kelsey FlottMedicineFor continuing to raise the reputation of Imperial College London and the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in relation to patient safety by facilitating national workshops and symposia

Sanziana FoiaChemistryFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Lap Him Matthew Fok AeronauticsFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Josephine FormosaFaculty of Natural Sciences For providing an essential service to the Department in facilitating research and its dissemination

Dr Paul FranklynMaterialsFor working tirelessly to improve timetabling and going above and beyond the normal responsibilities of their role

Joanne GardnerAdvancementFor demonstrating outstanding collaboration, communication and commitment in the delivery of Imperial Plexus

Professor Philippa GardnerComputingWinner of a President’s Medal for Excellence in Research Supervision

Jane GoisMedicineFor consistently going above and beyond the call of duty to deliver the teaching curriculum

Stephanie GomesRegistryFor the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Dr Anandha GopalanComputing Winner of the President’s Achievement Award (individual category) for Societal Engagement

Sharon GouldAdvancementFor outstanding leadership and showing positive attitude while coordinating the Advancement office move, and successfully welcoming a number of new staff to the division

Wendy GouldMedicineFor long service to the Faculty, including as a Department Manager and as Deputy Faculty Operating Officer

Professor Tim GreenElectrical and Electronic EngineeringFor excellent teaching and contributions to the Department as its Deputy Head and Director of the Energy Futures Lab. Also elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

Stephen GreenwoodFaculty of EngineeringFor providing great support to the Faculty, taking on new tasks readily and always getting the job done

Professor Uta GriesenbachNational Heart and Lung Institute Winner of a President’s Award for Excellence in Research Supervision

Dr Lisa HaighChemistryFor excellence in managing the transfer of mass spectrometry services to the White City Campus

Jack HallMedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Andrew HammondLife SciencesWinner of the President’s Award for Outstanding Early Career Researcher

Professor Sian Harding MedicineWinner of the Julia Higgins Award

Joanne HarlowRegistryFor going above and beyond to ensure excellent service to students, particularly those dealing with issues that affect their ability to engage with, and get the most out of, their studies

Professor Nicholas HarrisonChemistrywinner of the President’s Award for Excellence in Culture and Community (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion)

Milia HasbaniBioengineeringAwarded an Imperial College Union Fellowship

Peter HaycockChemistryFor excellence in managing the transfer of NMR services to the White City Campus

Owen HeaneyMechanical EngineeringFor outstanding service to Imperial College Union

Dr Stuart HigginsMaterialsWinner of a President’s Medal for Excellence as an Assistant Supervisor

Andrew Hill ComputingFor outstanding service to Imperial College Union

George HopeHuman ResourcesFor making an outstanding contribution to the work of the Public Affairs team and supporting the development of The Forum

Stefan HoyleBiologyProvost’s Award for Excellence in Health and Safety

Cameron HughesPhysicsFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Dr Gareth HydeMedicineFor being a huge asset to the Department and an immensely able and dedicated individual

Anthony IglesiasMedicineWinner of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Animal Research for the application of the 3Rs in current or recent work – CBS Staff

Chimdi IgweMaterialsFor outstanding service to Imperial College Union

Sardar IjazMedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Alessio IncittiComputingAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Alexandra Ip Dos SantosMedicineFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Lloyd James PhysicsAwarded an Imperial College Union Fellowship

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Anthony IglesiasMedicineWinner of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Animal Research for the application of the 3Rs in current or recent work – CBS Staff 

Professor Mimi HiiChemistryFor recognition of outstanding achievements in establishing the Centre for Rapid Online Analysis of Reactions (ROAR)

Joanne GardnerAdvancementFor demonstrating outstanding collaboration, communication and commitment in the delivery of Imperial Plexus

Karimah SufianEarth Science and EngineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Ismaeel KarmaniElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Khalid Kazi MedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Terng Junn KeatPhysicsFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Ann KellyHuman ResourcesFor completing a LLM in Employment Law with distinction after studying by distance learning in her own time and on top of a very demanding job

Tamsin KingRegistryFor demonstrating dedication to the team, maintaining its service and supporting additional projects during a time of change

Dr Renata KosovaImperial College Business SchoolWinner of the Julia Higgins Award

Valentina KskhafaMedicineFor outstanding service to the Faculty, in particular in relation to the implementation of GDPR compliance and the recent Faculty reorganisation

Simran KukranMaterialsAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Olga KuzminaChemistryProvost’s Award for Excellence in Health and Safety

Philip Leung Kwan HungMedicineFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Adrian LaMouryPhysicsAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Yan LeeMechanical EngineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Professor Paul LickissChemistryFor making an outstanding contribution to the MSRH project

Professor Martin LiebeckMathematicsWinner of the President’s Medal for Excellence in Culture and Community (Leadership)

Zhengli Lim Mechanical EngineeringAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Professor Clare LloydMedicineWinner of the Julia Higgins Award

Dr Kartik LogishettySurgery and CancerWinner of a President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Martin LuptonMedicineWinner of a President’s Medal for Excellence in Teaching

Alejandro LuyImperial College UnionFor serving Imperial College Union as a Sabbatical Officer

David MacDonaldMedicineWinner of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Animal Research for the application of the 3Rs in current or recent work – CBS Staff

Mariem MagdyPhysicsFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Khadija MahmoudMedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Dr Arti MainiSchool of Public Health Winner of a President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Indira MallikMedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Anca MandruleanuEnterpriseHighly commended in the President’s Achievement Award (individual category) for Societal Engagement

James MansfieldLife SciencesFor supporting the autoclave replacement project and providing expertise to maintain existing equipment

Ivan Carromero ManzanoEstates For the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Anthony MarchantFaculty of Natural SciencesProvost’s Award for Excellence in Health and Safety

Savvas MarcouEarth Science and EngineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Professor Ricardo Martinez-BotasMechanical EngineeringWinner of the President’s Medal for Excellence in External Collaboration and Partnerships

Fiona MayLife SciencesFor supporting the autoclave replacement project and going above and beyond their normal role

Michael McGillMathematicsAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Jan McMahonFinanceFor demonstrating professionalism, hard work and making important contributions when working on the SAF and SECB Autoclave replacement

Saniya MedirattaMedicineFor outstanding service to Imperial College Union

James MedlerImperial College UnionFor serving Imperial College Union as a Sabbatical Officer

Rakhilya MekhtievaComputingAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Amelia JedynakImperial College Business SchoolFor going above and beyond the remit of the role, working well under pressure and embracing every new challenge

Dr Kim JelfsChemistryAwarded the Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prizes from the Royal Society of Chemistry for an innovative approach to the computer-guided discovery of supramolecular and porous materials

Beng Jin TanChemical EngineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Dr Peter JohnsonMechnical Engineering For championing the strategy to transform pedagogy and being an asset to the Department

Dr Nick JonesImperial College Advanced Hackspace Winner of the President’s Award for Excellence in Culture and Community (Collaboration and Communication)

Dr Hamdi JoudehElectrical and Electronic Engineering Selected as the winning speaker of his group’s Postdoc Symposium and presenting himself as a highly promising researcher

Professor Marcin KacperczykImperial College Business SchoolFor increasing the visibility and impact of the Department of Finance through external engagement activities

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Olga KuzminaChemistryProvost’s award for Excellence in Health and Safety

Dr Kartik LogishettySurgery and CancerWinner of a President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Ivan Carromero ManzanoEstates For the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Callum MunroCivil EngineeringFor regularly going above and beyond normal duties and taking on additional responsibility to manage undergraduate and MSc timetabling

Hunain NadeemPhysicsFor outstanding service to Imperial College Union

Martha NaharCommunications and Public AffairsFor being an enthusiastic, committed and able professional communicator who is always keen to take on new challenges

Ghazal NajafiMedicineFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Dr Anna NapolitanoMedicineWinner of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Animal Research – Public Engagement Award

Stephen NaullsMedicineFor outstanding service to Imperial College Union

Rebecca NeilImperial College Union

For serving Imperial College Union as a Sabbatical Officer

Ruth NewtonLibrary ServicesFor the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

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Joseph O’Connell-DanesChemistryFor outstanding service to Imperial College Union

Claire O’BrienHuman ResourcesFor the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Dr Gregory OfferMechanical EngineeringWinner of a President’s Award for Excellence in Research Supervision

Gareth OliverICT Winner of the President’s Award for Excellence in Culture and Community (Collaboration and Communication)

Whai Shin Ooi (Amanda)Chemical EngineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Dr Cora O’ReillyMaterialsFor overseeing a major refurbishment project to host the the College’s SPIN lab and supporting the Student Office to deliver the department’s teaching programmes

Samantha OshodiHuman ResourcesFor working tirelessly to meet service demands during a period of significant change and staff shortages in Human Resources

Dr Thomas OuldridgeBioengineeringWinner of the President’s Medal for Outstanding Early Career Researcher

Seri ParkMedicineFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Dr Lorenzo PasculliCentre for Languages, Culture and CommunicationFor serving as an outstanding ambassador of the Imperial Horizons programme and representing the College at open days and internal events

Komal Patel Faculty of EngineeringFor providing invaluable support to the assessment process of undergraduate curriculum review proposals within the Faculty

Dr Jacek PawlakCivil EngineeringFor going above and beyond the requirements of the Assistant Supervisor role and taking on additional responsibilities

Dr Michelle PerchardeMedicineFor establishing a research group at the Institute of Clinical Sciences and winning a prestigious external fellowship

Nikolay PlotnikovFaculty of EngineeringFor the efficient and professional delivery of duties, exceeding all expectations for temporary cover and being an excellent asset to the department

Katie Poole Human ResourcesFor providing an excellent service to customers, covering for staff vacancies and showing willingness to take on new challenges and projects

Pobpawat PordiComputingAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Maria PortelaBioengineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Dr Philip PowerFaculty of EngineeringFor taking on the complex management of the SEQ timetabling, and addressing and resolving issues with new systems and critical projects

Richard PriceBiochemistryProvost’s Award for Excellence in Health and Safety

Dr David PughChemistryWinner of a President’s Award for Excellence as an Assistant Supervisor

Jagriti RamanathanMedicineFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Professor Sara RankinMedicineWinner of the Julia Higgins Award

Laerke RasmussenDyson School of Design EngineeringAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Philip RawsonMedicineWinner of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Animal Research for the application of the 3Rs in current or recent work – CBS Staff

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Emily MichaelHuman ResourcesFor developing and implementing the Faculty of Natural Sciences Working Shadowing Scheme in 2018

Dr Katerina MichalickovaICT For delivering outstanding customer service to all stakeholders of the Graduate School, including postgraduate students, academic departments and Centres for Doctoral Training

William MicouChemistryAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Dr Marisa MiraldoImperial College Business SchoolWinner of the Julia Higgins Award

Matt ModerateSafety OfficeProvost’s award for Excellence in Health and Safety

Helen Money-KyrleMaterialsRecognised as Wellbeing Representative of the Year

Maria MonteiroHuman ResourcesFor taking direct responsibility for senior recruitment and providing great customer service to candidates and managers

Dr Marc MorganLife SciencesWinner of the President’s Award for Research Support Excellence

Jake MossomMedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Maria PortelaBioengineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Dr Jacek PawlakCivil EngineeringFor going above and beyond the requirements of the Assistant Supervisor role and taking on additional responsibilities

Martha NaharCommunications and Public AffairsFor being an enthusiastic, committed and able professional communicator who is always keen to take on new challenges

Dr Agata SadzaMedicineFor directly contributing to the implementation of the Digital Pedagogy Transformation and Student Experience domains of the new Learning and Teaching Strategy

Ilhan SaidMedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Bazil SaiqAeronauticsAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Dr Sohag SalehMedicineWinner of a President’s Medal for Excellence in Teaching

Lucy SalmonFaculty of Natural SciencesFor the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Gargi SamarthMedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Dr Stefano SandroneMedicineWinner of the Julia Higgins Award

Dr Rebeca Santamaria-FernandezEnterpriseWinner of the President’s Medal for Research Excellence

Staci SaruwatariElectrical and Electronic Engineering For representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Karl ScholfieldCampus Services For demonstrating commitment which far exceeds the duties of the role and what the College would expect from an employee

Oscar ScrivensPhysicsAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Dr Shayan SharifiDyson School of Design Engineering Winner of a President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Dr Emma SharpFaculty of Natural SciencesWinner of the President’s Award for Research Support Excellence

Dr Jemma ShiptonMathematicsWinner of a President’s Award for Excellence as an Assistant Supervisor

Hector Sinzinkayo IradukundaMedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Abhijay SoodPhysicsAwarded an Imperial College Union Fellowship

Carey SouthwardHuman ResourcesFor the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Catherine SpenceImperial College Business SchoolFor playing a pivotal role in the successful launch of two new Master’s programmes, as well as leading the marketing plan for 15 other programmes

Dr Iain StaffellCentre for Environmental PolicyWinner of the President’s Award for Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dawn StagemanMedicineFor hard work and demonstrating dedication to the adminstration of undergraduate courses in the School of Medicine

Victoria StangerFinance For the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Steve SteelCentral Biomedical ServicesFor delivering excellent technical and engineering support, which contributed to the successful opening of the Central Biomedical Services facility at the South Kensington Campus

Chrissy StevensMechnical EngineeringFor playing an essential role in the advancement of the Tribology research group, sustained excellence and having a proactive, can-do attitude

Kate StevensAdvancementFor demonstrating outstanding collaboration, communication and commitment in the delivery of Imperial Plexus

Helen StonehamMechnical EngineeringFor continually going above and beyond to provide an excellent level of support to the department and its management team

Dr Linda StringerMechnical EngineeringFor exemplary work as Admissions Tutor for the Department and dealing with the SIMP project changes

Anita StubbsMedicineFor delivering exceptional support and encouraging personal and career development in the Department

Samyukta SundarMedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Clelia SupparoLife SciencesFor going above and beyond the remit of the role and showing meticulous attention to detail and proactive management

Rusudan SvanidzeMathematicsWinner of the President’s Award for Research Support Excellence

Dr David TabordaCivil Engineering For excellent teaching and demonstrating devotion, care and perseverance in helping students achieve a thorough understanding of mathematics

Juan Andres Talamas CarvajalElectrical and ElectronicEngineering For representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

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Professor Guillermo ReinMechanical EngineeringWinner of a President’s Award for Excellence in Research Supervision

Beth RichardsonLearning and Development CentreFor the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Andreas RichardsonChemical EngineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Jana RossouwBioengineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Paulina Rowinska MathematicsWinner of the President’s Student Award (individual category) for Societal Engagement

Francisco Villegas RuizEstatesFor showing unfailing support in delivering the most recent phase of the refurbishment of the Central Library

Dr Sophie RutschmannMedicineWinner of a President’s Award for Excellence in Supporting the Student Experience. Also for developing postgraduate teaching not only within the Department, but also with the Faculty of Medicine

Shervin SabeghiPhysicsAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Paulina Rowinska MathematicsWinner of the President’s Student Award (individual category) for Societal Engagement

Carey SouthwardHuman ResourcesFor the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Dr Iain StaffellCentre for Environmental PolicyWinner of the President’s Award for Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Jane Thompson-AmbroseFinanceFor the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Layelle ThomsonHuman ResourcesFor outstanding service and support to Human Resources, and providing exceptional support in managing the recruitment process and providing expert guidance

Genevieve TimminsMedicineFor significantly improving communications across the Department by creating an online presence, newsletter and producing an innovative piece of work to mark International Women’s Day

Ramana Sabapathy TirupathiAeronautics For representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Ming TohLife SciencesAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Dr Yuki TokumaruCentre for Languages, Culture and CommunicationFor supporting students, developing their skills and interests, and helping produce successful, well-equipped graduates

Rob TomkiesImperial College UnionFor serving Imperial College Union as a Sabbatical Officer

Alex TothMechnical EngineeringElected in 2018 as a Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) and received the IFAC Outstanding Service Award

Dr Adam Townsend MathematicsHighly commended in the President’s Achievement Award (individual category) for Societal Engagement

Phil TulipImperial College Business SchoolFor extraordinary effort and showing dedication and professionalism in a period of high staff turnover and change

Mickie Turner-GobleCampus Services For the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Jackie TwitchettSchool of Professional DevelopmentWinner of a President’s Award for Excellence in Supporting the Student Experience

Anna ValentinoRegistryFor all-around professionalism, problem-solving abilities and dedication to the team

Nesha VuritiMaterialsFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Dr Jessica WadePhysicsWinner of the Julia Higgins Medal and winner of the President’s Leadership Award for Societal Engagement

Andrew WallaceMechnical EngineeringFor taking on additional responsibilities as a Departmental Deputy Safety Officer and overseeing the refurbishment of the Student Teaching Workshop

Kevin Wang BioengineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Dr Andrew WhiteChemistryFor managing the successful transfer of crystallography services to the White City Campus

Rich WhittakerICT For the commitment and time given to helping others as a member of the Support Services Committee

Professor Jennifer WhyteCivil Engineering For contributions towards collaboration and communication in order to meet the mission of the Centre for Systems Engineering and Innovation

Fern WhyteHuman ResourcesFor demonstrating commitment and willingness to help out during a period of high turnover of staff and taking on extra work to maintain the service provided

Dr Wolfram WiesemannImperial College Business SchoolWinner of the President’s Award for Outstanding Early Career Researcher

Lina Maria WilchesElectrical and Electronic Engineering For representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Jo WilliamsMedicineFor working hard over many decades to provide excellent service and support to students

Orla WilliamsMedicineFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Joanna WilsonCommunications and Public AffairsFor making profound impact on the work of Communications and Public Affairs, working with endless enthusiasm and going above and beyond to ensure positive outcomes for the College and colleagues

Professor Lord Robert WinstonOffice of the ProvostPresident’s Medal winner for Excellence in Societal Engagement

Nick WoodMedicineWinner of the Julia Higgins Award

Joanna WormaldMedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Dr Matthew WraithCentre for Languages, Culture and CommunicationFor going above and beyond as an Imperial Horizons lecturer and organising visits from high-profile political figures

Andrew WrightMedicineFor demonstrating hard work and dedication to the Department’s undergraduate courses

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Pui Hang Tang (Ivan)MathematicsFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Dr Jonathan TateMaterialsFor going above and beyond the duties of the role and making a significant contribution to the team

Sihem TeboulImperial College Business SchoolFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Olive ThomasMedicineFor working tirelessly and contribtuing to the smooth running of the courses, going above and beyond and taking up additional roles as a Mental Heath First Aider and Staff Supporter

Rhidian ThomasPhysicsAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Rose Kurian ThomasMedicineFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Joanna ThompsonMedicineFor providing outstanding service to the Faculty, in particular in managing the Department of Medicine over the last year

Felix ThompsonChemistryAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Dr Matthew WraithCentre for Languages, Culture and CommunicationFor going above and beyond as an Imperial Horizons lecturer and organising high-profile political visits

Rob TomkiesImperial College UnionFor serving Imperial College Union as a Sabbatical Officer

Ming TohLife SciencesAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Aiken YamMedicineAwarded an Imperial College Union Colour

Zeyu Yang (Tony)Life SciencesFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Maurice YapComputingFor outstanding service to Imperial College Union

Andrew YoungsonCommunications and Public AffairsWinner of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Animal Research – Public Engagement Award

Maria ZagorulkoChemical EngineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Professor Lidija ZdravkovicCivil EngineeringWinner of a President’s Medal for Excellence in Research Supervision and recognised for sucessfully carrying out administrative and pastoral duties with dedication

Albert Ziqi ZhangEarth Science and EngineeringFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Duo Zhao (Linda)MathematicsFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Zeyu Yang (Tony)Life SciencesFor representing Imperial as a President’s Ambassador

Andrew YoungsonCommunications and Public AffairsWinner of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Animal Research – Public Engagement Award

Professor Lidija ZdravkovicCivil EngineeringWinner of a President’s Medal for Excellence in Research Supervision and recognised for sucessfully carrying out administrative and pastoral duties with dedication

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Athena SWAN Bronze Award Self-Assessment Team(Louise Green, Professor Bassam Izzuddin, Professor Richard Jardine, Dr Stavroula Kontoe, Professor Catherine O’Sullivan, Alexandra Williams) Civil and Environmental EngineeringFor working with great enthusiasm, rigour and care to produce a plan that will make the Department a more inclusive and diverse workplace

BioMedIA Research GroupComputingWinners of the President’s Award for Outstanding Research Team

Centre for Rapid Online Analysis of Reactions (ROAR) team(Professor Mimi Hii, Dr Ben Deadman and Dr Paola Ferrini)ChemistryFor recognition of outstanding achievements in securing funding for and establishing the Centre for Rapid Online Analysis of Reactions (ROAR)

Dr Elina Akalestou, Dr Alasdair Gallie, Dr Isabelle Leclerc and Livia Lopez NoriegaMedicineWinner of the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Animal Research – Team Award

The Undergraduate Primary Care Education team School of Public Health Winner of the President’s Achievement Award (team category) for Societal Engagement

Early Years Education Centre Early Years Education CentreWinner of the 2019 President’s Award for Excellence in Culture and Community (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion)

Faculty Finance team(Steve Aldous and Amrik Thethi)Faculty of EngineeringFor stepping up and providing excellent cover for the Faculty and its departments in the absence of the Faculty Finance Officer as part of the Faculty’s Finance team

Graduate School team(Dr Helal Ahmed, Dr Richard Bale, Amy Barnes, Dr Jane-Lisa Coughlan, Dr Janet De Wilde, Sarah Faux, Dr Elena Forasacco, Jorge Freire, Professor Sue Gibson, Dr Caroline Hargreaves, Kelly Hayes, Laura Lane, Stephanie Ludwig, Katerina Michalickova, Nicholas Moult, Bethan Ritchie and Dr Paul Seldon)Graduate SchoolFor delivering outstanding customer service to all stakeholders, including postgraduate students, academic departments and Centres for Doctoral Training

Team awards

Paediatric Infectious Diseases TeamMedicineWinners of the President’s Medal for Outstanding Research Team

RED Borneo Project teamLynn Wong (team leader) with Anson Chan, Xinjin Ho, Jeffrey Kwong, Shiyong Liu, Weng Mun Loke, Iulia Manole, Chiu Yu Sham, Christian Tham and Jing Yuan WieCivil and Environmental Engineering Winner of the President’s Student Award (team category) for Societal Engagement

Research Operations teamClaire Tibble and Sonia TomasetigMaterialsFor delivering an outstanding support for research finance and operations as part of the Research Operations team

Sarah Dixon-Smith and Shruti TurnerCentre for Blast Injury StudiesHighly commended in the President’s Student Award (team category) for Societal Engagement

Student Office teamRaj Adcock and Harpreet RajbansMaterialsFor making extraordinary efforts above and beyond the normal responsibilities of their role as part of the Student Office team

Undergraduate Departmental RepresentativesSofija Dimoska, Wendy Lu-Chen, Karmanya Sareen, Willem van de SchootElectrical and Electronic EngineeringFor their work as as Departmental Representatives in championing initiatives for a student common room and processing tuition fee refunds following strike action

Undergraduate Programmes TeamRosemarie Brown, Joanna Kotlinska and Shilpa MadhapariaImperial College Business SchoolFor maintaining a high quality of service delivery and providing a seamless experience for the Business School during a period of significant change

Sunshine Room TeamMaria Bastidas, Rosa Maria Lancho Ramos, Jennifer Simmonds and Noemi SztarasztaEarly Years Education Centre For the oustanding care, attention and proactive support given to the parents and children who attend the Sunshine Room

Surface Analysis Research Facility teamDr Richard Chater and Dr Sarah FearnMaterialsIn recognition of the support provided by the Surface Analysis Research Facility on a special project and ensuring its successful delivery

The Gene Therapy GroupNational Heart and Lung InstituteWinners of the President’s Medal for Excellence in External Collaboration and Partnerships

The Hydrology GroupDr Adrian Butler and Dr Wouter Buytaert (team leaders) with Dr Christian Onof, Dr Ana Mijic, Dr Asthanasios Paschalis and Professor Cedo MaksimovicCivil and Environmental Engineering Winners of the President’s Award for Outstanding Research Team and for building societal awareness of water resources issues

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