Morton Medal

Frequency: Annual (and if no suitable candidate is found, no award is recorded)
Timescale: A ‘sustained effort’ dependent on career stage.

Named in memory of a past President, Professor Frank Morton, it commemorates his dedicated service to teaching. The award provides professional recognition by IChemE for excellence in chemical engineering education.

Nominations are sought from all those interested in chemical engineering education (with emphasis on relevance specifically to chemical engineering rather than just underpinning sciences or related engineering disciplines) and is open to all career stages. The best nominee is selected by a panel consisting of representatives from the two Universities with which Professor Morton was most associated (UMIST/Manchester and Birmingham), together with representatives from IChemE’s Education community, and confirmed by the IChemE Awards Committee.

Criteria

The Morton medal is awarded to recognise and reward those undertaking excellent work in chemical engineering education from across the world. In particular, it looks to recognise the work of ‘game changers’. The awarding of the Morton Medal aims to promulgate underpinning best practice. Cases should include evidence of an academically rigorous approach, coherence and evaluation of activity.

Measurable criteria for assessment of nominations:

1. Inspiring and supporting students
   This category should include examples demonstrating the commitment of the candidate towards inspiring and supporting students. Examples can include some or all of the following: stimulating the development of students’ knowledge and skills relevant to chemical engineering; supporting this with appropriate and valued assessment and feedback practices; inspiring and motivating students to develop into competent professionals and autonomous learners; and providing support and guidance to students on their learning and development journey.
   
   
2. Impact on chemical engineering education in broader context
   This category should include examples demonstrating the candidate’s leadership and impact on colleagues involved in chemical engineering education within their own institution through scholarly activities and ‘leading by example’, involvement/leadership in curriculum design and delivery, motivation and support of colleagues in improving students’ learning and experience as well as the wider impact on chemical engineering education outside their own institution through sharing good practice, inspiring and supporting adoption of effective pedagogical practices within the broader community.
   
   
3. Sustained contribution
   This category should show that the contributions outlined in criteria 1 and 2 are sustained over a period of time commensurate to the career stage of the nominee.

How to nominate

Nominations open in April and close on 31 October.

To make a nomination, open the online nomination form and complete the information requested, paying attention to the criteria the medal will be judged against.

Please note the following:

• additional documents submitted outside the information provided in the nomination form will not be considered by the judges (unless specified otherwise)
• we do not accept self-nominations
• we do not accept nominations for sitting members of the Board of Trustees
• unless indicated otherwise, medals/prizes are generally awarded to individuals — a single medal shall be presented in all cases.

Contact medals@icheme.org for more information.