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The standard of articles entered for the year’s Military Engineering and Innovation Prize has continued the high standards of previous years. Collectively, the submissions have embraced the changed aim with a greater emphasis on innovation and the winner of the Professional Development Prize has set a high bar with some genuinely original research. The strength of submissions from SNCOs this year led the judges to award 3 prizes in this category. |
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The President and Trustees of the Institution are pleased to announce the winners:
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Submission Category |
Prize |
Details |
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Military Engineering and Innovation Professional Development Prize |
£1,500 |
Best promotes or fosters education in the art and science of Military Engineers: Capt R M S Johnston MInstRE ‘Bridging the Gap: Building and Artificial Intelligence model to detect and classify river widths from optical imagery’ |
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Military Engineering and Innovation Future Opportunities Prize |
£1,000 |
Best identifies the opportunities for the future of the Corps of Royal Engineers: Capt A J Tew IEng MInstRE ‘Enhancing the Construction of Force Protection Structures with 3D Concrete Printing: Opportunities and Challenges for the Royal Engineers’ |
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Military Engineering and Innovation Learning from the past Prize |
£500 |
Identifies pertinent lessons from the past which are applicable in today’s and tomorrow’s challenges for the Corps: Lt Col J Q Killip CEng MInstRE MIExpE ‘Progression the Prevention of Progress’ |
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Military Engineering and Innovation Planning and Command Prize |
£500 |
Best submission on planning and command aspects of the Royal Engineers work today and in the future: Maj J W Wyatt MInstRE ‘The British Army, Counter Explosive Ordnance (C-EO) and Combat Operations’ |
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Military Engineering and Innovation Adaptation and Ingenuity Prize |
£500 |
Best submission on any adaptation or ingenuity that Royal Engineers have done in the past 3 years: Cpl Y D Wong EngTech MInstRE ‘Could BIM transform the Corps’ work approach in sustainable infrastructure design and planning and pave the way forwards (Part 2)’ |
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Military Engineering and Innovation Logistics and Technical Prize |
£250 |
Best submission on either logistical, or technical aspects of the Royal Engineers work today and in the future: SSgt S K T Milliner MInstRE ‘All Roads lead to sustainability – Sustainable Soil Stabilization Using Pulverised Fuel Ash’ |
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Military Engineering and Innovation WO or SNCO Prize |
£250 |
Best submission (any category) from a WO or SNCO: SSgt K Duddridge EngTech MInstRE ‘Integrating Solar Thermal Systems in Military Construction Projects: A Sustainable and Ethical Approach.’ |
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Military Engineering and Innovation WO or SNCO Prize |
£250 |
Best submission (any category) from a WO or SNCO: SSgt J D Hawes BEng MInstRE ‘Operation Trig Med 24 – Sovereign Base Area (SBA) Boundary Survey. Bridging and Enduring 74-year-old Operational Commitment into the Digital Age’ |
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Military Engineering and Innovation WO or SNCO Prize |
£250 |
Best submission (any category) from a WO or SNCO: SSgt Nripesh Kumar Rai EngTech MInstRE ‘Building Information Management – An opportunity for the Corps’ |
Contemporary Engineering Challenge 2022
ONCE again the standard of articles entered for the Contemporary Engineering Challenge have been highly impressive. Collectively the submissions have embraced the aim to promote or foster education in the art and science of military engineering, identify opportunities for the future of the Royal Engineers, highlight pertinent lessons from the past that are equally applicable in today’s and tomorrow’s challenges for the Corps, amplify the planning and command aspects of the Royal Engineers work today and in the future, demonstrate the adaptation or innovation that the Corps has done in the past three years, and showcase either the logistical, or technical aspects of Royal Engineers work today and in the future.
This year a ‘massive’ £5,450 has been given out in prize money alone, with the total sponsorship of the event coming to nearly £6,000!
The President and Trustees of the Institution are pleased to announce the winners
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Contemporary Engineering Challenge – Professional Development |
Best promotes or fosters education in the art and science of military engineering |
LCpl Y D Wong EngTech MInstRE |
Could BIM transform the Corps’ work approach in sustainable infrastructure design and planning and pave the way forwards? |
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Contemporary Engineering Challenge – Future Opportunities |
Best identifies the opportunities for the future of the Corps of Royal Engineers |
Lt Col M W Whitchurch MBE FInstRE |
Stand Off! Close Support at Arm’s Length – future remote demolition methods from the past |
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Contemporary Engineering Challenge – Learning from the Past |
Identifies pertinent lessons from the past which are applicable in today’s and tomorrow’s challenges for the Corps |
Lt Col J Q Killip CEng MInstRE |
Learning from the Russo-Ukrainian War |
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Contemporary Engineering Challenge – Planning and Command |
Best submission on planning and command aspects of the Royal Engineers work today, and in the future |
Sgt C F Terkpetey-Hushie EngTech MInstRE |
Hiding in plain sight: Harnessing the power of introverted leadership. |
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Contemporary Engineer Challenge – Adaptation and Innovation |
Best submission on an adaptation or innovation that Royal Engineers have done in the past three years |
Maj L A Wilson MInstRE |
Thinking About Uncrewed Air Systems in the Royal Engineers. |
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Contemporary Engineer Challenge – Logistics and Technical |
Best submission on either logistical, or technical aspects of the Royal Engineers work today, and in the future |
SSgt S K T Milliner MInstRE |
Water Resilience and Sustainability for MOD Facilities. |
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Junior Rank Prize |
Best submission (any category) from a junior rank |
Cpl B Gurung MInstRE |
What is the difference between Deep Learning and Machine Learning and What applications could the military look to access? |
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WO or SNCO Prize |
Best submission (any category) from a WO2 or SNCO |
Sgt C D Carr MInstRE |
C-ISR in the engineer environment. |
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Junior Officer Prize |
Best submission (any category) from a junior officer |
Lt G R Olding MInstRE |
Integrated Review – Is Persistent Engagement just the latest buzz word or is UK Defence able to deliver an effect?’ ‘What are the implications of digitisation, Artificial Intelligence and machine learning for the Corps? |
Contemporary Engineering Challenge 2021 – Winners
Contemporary Engineering Challenge 2020 – Winners
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Awards and Competitions
How to apply for Institution Prizes
About the awards
Annually we present (or sponsor) a number of prizes in recognition of excellence, outstanding contributions to the profession, continuing professional development, performance, military engineering work, publication of articles and service to the Institution.
Awards and categories
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Award |
Why? |
Who |
Contact |
| Institution Gold Medal | Mark of rare honour, for some major work connected with the advancement of historic, scientific or technical knowledge related to the Corps of Royal Engineers | Any Members | chiefexec@instre.org |
| Military Engineering and Innovation Prize | Promote education in the art and science of military engineering | Any Member | journal@instre.org |
| Corps of Royal Engineers Award for Engineering Excellence
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Recognise the individual deemed to have contributed the most to military engineering | Any Member | chiefexec@instre.org |
| Continuing Professional Development | Reward the best three submissions annually requested as a random sample | All Institution Professional Registrants | registration@instre.org |
| The Staff Corps prize | Best professional review on registration | All Institution Professional Registrants | registration@instre.org |
| CO’s prize for Excellence | Reward excellence in military engineering or military skills | Junior Officer, up to the rank of Captain with no more than 7 years’ service, including any Late Entry Officer | chiefexec@instre.org |
| Churchill Medal | Awarded by the Professional Engineering Institutions for Defence engineering achievement | No membership requirements | churchillmedal@theiet.org |
| Armstrong Medal & Prize, and Fowke & Stokes-Roberts Prize | Top student, or most improved student | All Clerks of Work (Electrical) students | chiefexec@instre.org |
| Arthur Ffolliott Garrett prize | Best technical aspects of logistic engineering or survey article for the Journal | Any Member below substantive Colonel | journal@instre.org |
| Durand Medal | Recognise Gurkha distinguished and efficient service | Any Queens Gurkha officer, warrant officer, NCO or Sapper | chiefexec@instre.org |
| Fowke and Stoke-Roberts prizes | Recognise Top Student | All Clerks of Work (Construction) and Military Plant Foreman students | chiefexec@instre.org |
| Meritorious Prizes | Most meritorious student | All Clerks of Work (Construction) and Military Plant Foreman students | chiefexec@instre.org |
| Haynes Medal | Recognise Top Student | Any Field Section Commander Course student | chiefexec@instre.org |
| Montgomerie Prize | Best Journal article on a professional subject | Any Member | journal@instre.org |
| Rainy Anderson Prize | Best end of course paper both Civil Thesis and E&M Thesis | Any Professional Engineering Training student | chiefexec@instre.org
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| Institution Silver Medal | Best young officer of their batch. | Any troop commander’s course student | chiefexec@instre.org |
| Collinson Prize | Officer who in the opinion of the Chief Instructor has given most as a student | Any troop commander’s course student | chiefexec@instre.org |
| Alan Izat Memorial Prize | Best essay | Any troop commander’s course student | chiefexec@instre.org |
| Institution Prize for Top
Academic Performance |
Highest marks in technical examinations | Any troop commander’s course student | chiefexec@instre.org |
| Rich Holloway Award | Officer who, in the opinion of their contemporaries and on the basis of their professional competence, they would like to serve. | Any troop commander’s course student | chiefexec@instre.org
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| Plant Section Commander Award | Top Student | Any plant section commander’s course student | chiefexec@instre.org |
| RE Journal article award | Best subject connected with Regular, Reserve or Reserve Forces | Any Member | journal@instre.org |
| RE Journal article award | Best Junior Officer submission of the year | Any Member | journal@instre.org |
| RE Journal article award | Best Warrant Officer submission of the year | Any Member | journal@instre.org |
| RE Journal article award | Best Junior Rank submission of the year | Any Member | journal@instre.org |
| RE Journal article award | Best military engineering on current operations submission of the year | Any Member | journal@instre.org |
| Egan Sustainability Award | Best piece of research(for a qualification, operation or project) undertaken or has created a direct impact in Military Engineering within the past 12 months | Any Member | chiefexec@instre.org |
How to enter
In order to enter, download the following forms and submit your application
Commanding Officer’s Junior Office prize for military excellence
