Introducing your 2024 winners

Professor David Larbalestier - Distinguished Alumni Award winner 2024

Professor David Larbalestier

Professor David Larbalestier (Metallurgy 1965, PhD 1970) is one of the world leaders in superconducting materials and their translation into magnets. More than 90% of all magnets, including those for MRI medical scanners and huge particle accelerators, were made with conductors optimised according to processes developed by him and his team.

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Professor Monique Frize

Professor Monique Frize

Professor Monique Frize (MPhil Electrical Engineering 1970) is an engineer, a visionary, and a pioneer. For over five decades, she has pushed the boundaries of the seemingly impossible. She has opened doors for others where they were firmly shut before. Her impact on the world of clinical engineering continues to reverberate around the world today.

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Positive impact

"Of course, I would like to be remembered for having a positive impact as a scientist. But I’ve had the privilege to work with lots of young students who had the ambition to be at the forefront of the field. That impact that so many of them has made ultimately is really most important to me."

Professor David Larbalestier
Distinguished Alumni Award Winner 2024

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