ASHRAE UK Midlands Student Competition 2021 Winners announced
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ASHRAE believes Student members are the future of our society and our industry. With this in mind, on September 1, 2021, ASHRAE UK Midlands YEA and Student Activities held a student research paper competition online. Undergraduates, Masters, and PhDs were all eligible to compete. Students from Loughborough, Demontford, and Cardiff competed and presented their research theses in the competition. The research topics comprised sustainability, zero energy, Indoor environmental quality, IoT, electrical services, closed-loop heating systems, and intelligent control. Within the time limit of 5 minutes for each participant, all of the pupils performed admirably. The competition's major requirement was that students show their work in 5 minutes with just 3 slides. The student's presentation was assessed by an industrial judging panel made up of representatives from Vexo, Pick Everard, IES, Hilson Moran, and Crookes Walker. The winners received awards of about £1000 from ASHRAE UK Midlands.
The student competition winners are listed below.
Place | UG/Master's Presentation | University | |
First | Skills and qualifications for a new electrical contracting world | Gary Parker | De Montford |
First | Kids right to fresh air | Saziye Dickson | Loughborough |
Second | Potentials of adaptive integrated PMV model for comfort assessment in free-running buildings | Hoi Ching Catherine Yeung | Loughborough |
Third | Developing Control Strategies for Zero Energy Buildings using IoT Sensors | Zain Abidi | Loughborough |
Place | PhD Presentation | University | |
First | Indoor Environmental Design for a Dementia-Friendly Home using Smart IoT Technologies | Ahmad Aladawi | Loughborough |
Second | Monitor and Optimise office buildings using distributed sensors and intelligent control | Joshua Vasudevan | Loughborough |
Third | Investigating the impact of water quality in reducing the performance of closed-loop heating and cooling systems | Amr Suliman | Loughborough |
Prizes were offered by the UK Midlands Chapter in association with our sponsors. These include:
PhD students
1st Place |
Certificate and £250 cash prize |
2nd Place |
Certificate and £100 cash prize |
3rd Place |
Certificate and 1 year ASHRAE Student membership with 1-year smart start program membership |
Undergraduate & Master students
1st Place |
Certificate and £250 cash prize |
2nd Place |
Certificate and £100 cash prize |
3rd Place |
Certificate and £100 worth of BSRIA guides |