UKACM Prizes Policy

Please find here the UKACM prizes policy.

UKACM Roger Owen Award for the Best PhD Thesis

The Roger Owen prize is awarded by UKACM every year to an individual for a PhD thesis in the ECCOMAS fields of interest, which was awarded in the year covered by the call. The award is sponsored by River Publishers and consists of an invitation as keynote speaker to UKACM’s annual conference and the sum of £1000; the winner is also automatically nominated by UKACM for the ECCOMAS Award for the Best Two Theses for the same year.

If you were awarded a doctoral degree from a UK University or Research Centre and would like to apply for this award, then:

• If your University or Research Centre is represented in the UKACM Board (https://ukacm.org/ukacm-board/) then please contact your representative as soon as possible. Each institution will be running an internal selection process, and your representative will let you know how you can be considered. Institutional internal deadlines are likely to be earlier than 1^st February.
• If your University or Research Centre is NOT represented in the UKACM Board (https://ukacm.org/ukacm-board/) then please forward to the UKACM Prizes Coordinator (Dr J. L. Curiel-Sosa, j.curiel-sosa@sheffield.ac.uk) the following information by 1^st February:
  1. Your name.
  2. Your doctoral thesis title.
  3. Your CV.
  4. A short, one page explanation of why their thesis is outstanding.
  5. A URL from where a pdf copy of their thesis can be readily downloaded.
  6. A statement that you agree to be nominated for the ECCOMAS PhD Awards prize if successful and will take care of all submission details.

UKACM Conference Prizes

At every UKACM conference, a number of prizes are awarded to young researchers presenting their work at the meeting. These include:

• The Mike Crisfield Prize to the best presentation. Its value is £500, which will be paid directly by River Publishers as a result of an agreement between UKACM and the European Journal of Computational Mechanics.
• The Nina Cameron Graham Prize to the best presentation by a post-doctoral researcher. Its value is £250, which will be paid directly by River Publishers as a result of an agreement between UKACM and the European Journal of Computational Mechanics.
• The Laura Annie Wilson Prize to the best presentation by a postgraduate research student. Its value is £250, which will be paid directly by River Publishers as a result of an agreement between UKACM and the European Journal of Computational Mechanics.