List of mechanical engineering awards
This list of mechanical engineering awards is an index to articles about notable awards for mechanical engineering.
Awards
[edit]| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | ASME Burt L. Newkirk Award | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Individuals under the age of 40 who have made a notable contribution to the field of tribology in research or development |
| United States | ASME Honorary Member | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | This highest level of membership in ASME is granted for For "distinguished service that contributes significantly to the attainment of the goals of the engineering profession."[1] First awarded in 1880. The ASME Medal ranks closely with honorary membership.[2] |
| United States | ASME Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | The ASME Medal, established in 1920, is the highest award that the Society can bestow and is to recognize “eminently distinguished engineering achievement.” [3] |
| United Kingdom | Bessemer Gold Medal | Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | Outstanding services to the steel industry |
| United Kingdom | British Engineering Excellence Awards | Eureka, New Electronics | Engineering design and innovation |
| United States | Dick Volz Award | Georgia Tech[4] | Outstanding Ph.D. thesis in the field of robotics and automation |
| United States | Drucker Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Distinguished contributions to the fields of applied mechanics and mechanical engineering |
| International | Edison Award | Edison Awards | Honoring excellence in innovation |
| United States | Edwin F. Church Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Eminent service in increasing the value, importance and attractiveness of mechanical engineering education |
| United States | Elmer A. Sperry Award | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Distinguished engineering contribution which, through application, proved in actual service, has advanced the art of transportation whether by land, sea, air, or space |
| United Kingdom | Engineering Heritage Awards | Institution of Mechanical Engineers | Artefacts, locations, collections and landmarks of significant engineering importance |
| United States | Eringen Medal | Society of Engineering Science[5] | Sustained outstanding achievements in Engineering Science |
| United States | Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Junior faculty who exemplify the creative use and development of mechanics |
| United States | George Westinghouse Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Eminent achievement or distinguished service in the power field of mechanical engineering |
| United States | Heat Transfer Memorial Award | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | for outstanding contributions to the field of heat transfer (first awarded in 1961) |
| United States | Holley Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Outstanding and unique act(s) of an engineering nature, accomplishing a noteworthy and timely public benefit |
| United States | Hoover Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Outstanding extra-career services by engineers to humanity |
| United States | Hyperloop pod competition | SpaceX | Subscale prototype transport vehicle to demonstrate technical feasibility of various aspects of the Hyperloop concept |
| United Kingdom | James Watt International Gold Medal | Institution of Mechanical Engineers | Outstanding mechanical engineer |
| United Kingdom | James Watt Medal | Institution of Civil Engineers | For papers having a substantial mechanical engineering content |
| United States | Koiter Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Distinguished work in the field of solid mechanics |
| United States | Max Jakob Memorial Award | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Eminent scholarly achievement and distinguished leadership in the field of heat transfer |
| United States | Mayo D. Hersey Award | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Bestowed on an individual in recognition of distinguished and continued contributions over a substantial period of time to the advancement of the science and engineering of tribology. |
| United States | Mechanisms and Robotics Award | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Lifelong contribution to the field of mechanism design or theory |
| United States | Percy Nicholls Award | American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers. | Notable scientific or industrial achievement in the field of solid fuels |
| Japan | Robot Award | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | Robots that have made, or are highly likely to make, significant contribution to future market development |
| United States | Rufus Oldenburger Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Significant contributions and outstanding achievements in the field of automatic control |
| United States | Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Award | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Significant contributions in the practice of engineering mechanics |
| United States | Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Young investigators in Applied Mechanics[6] |
| United States | Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Award | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Significant contributions to the field of nonlinear dynamics |
| United States | Timoshenko Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics |
| United Kingdom | Tribology Gold Medal | Institution of Mechanical Engineers | Outstanding and supreme achievement in the field of tribology. |
| United Kingdom | Whitworth Scholarship | Whitworth Society, Institution of Mechanical Engineers | Outstanding engineers, who have excellent academic and practical skills and the qualities needed to succeed in industry[7] |
| United States | William Prager Medal | Society of Engineering Science[5] | outstanding research contributions in either theoretical or experimental Solid Mechanics or both |
| United States | Worcester Reed Warner Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | For seminal contribution to the permanent literature of mechanical engineering. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Honors Manual (PDF). ASME Manual MS-71. New York: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. p. 39. Retrieved July 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Honorary Member". American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Retrieved 2026-06-29.
- ↑ "ASME Medal". asme.org. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved July 11, 2026.
- ↑ "New Award - Dick Volz Best US PhD Thesis in Robotics and Automation", robotics-worldwide, 2 May 2010, retrieved 2020-01-21
- 1 2 Honors & Awards, Society of Engineering Science Inc., retrieved 2020-01-21
- ↑ Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, retrieved 2020-01-21
- ↑ Whitworth Scholarship Awards: IMechE Awards Programme, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, retrieved 2020-01-21