The Cyril Keattch Award
Recognising an outstanding early career scientist working in the field of thermal analysis or calorimetry.
Details
| Status | Closed |
|---|---|
| Nominee location | UK and Ireland |
| Career stage | Early career |
Awarded by the Thermal Methods Group
The group promotes awareness of all thermoanalytical, calorimetric and related techniques. It acts as a focus for thermal analysis in the UK and contribute to the furtherance of thermoanalytical and calorimetric techniques worldwide, through the support of European and international organisations in the field.
Winners
2014: Katie Hardie, University of Manchester
DSC as a Primary Tool for the Development of a Semi-Permanent Hair Straightening Technology
2012: Fuad Hajii, University of Nottingham
The Intrinsic Influence of N-Methylmorpholine-N-Oxide on the Phase Transitions of Native and Physically Modified Starch
2010: Paul Nevitt, AWE Harwell
Applications of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry to the Study of Metal Hydrides, Deuterides And Tritides
2008: Louise Grisedale, University of East Anglia
Photothermal Microspectroscopy (PTMS): A New Technique for Spatially Differentiating Between Crystalline and Amorphous Materials
2006: Mike O鈥橬eill, School of Pharmacy, University of London
Is complexity an issue? The quantitative analysis of calorimetric data
2004: Laura Waters, University of Huddersfield
Saturation Determination of Micellar Systems Using Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
2002: Vicky Kett, Queens University Belfast
The Application of Thermoanalytical Techniques to the Study of the Freeze Drying Process
2000: Zhong Jiang, University of Aberdeen
Temperature Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry: Modelling the Effects of Heat Transfer on TMDSC Measurements.
1998: Chris Allen, University of Oxford
Calorimetric Control of Aluminium Casting Quality.
1996: Gary Foster, Birkbeck College
Simultaneous Non-Invasive Microwave Dielectric Spectroscopy and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis for Studying Drying Processes in Complex Heterogeneous Materials.
1994: Michael Ewell, UMIST
Forced-Adiabatic Sampling Environments: Useful Tools for the Study of Structure Development during Polymerisation.
1992: Tony Ryan, UMIST
Simultaneous Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering and Wide 鈥揂ngle X-ray Diffraction.
1988: Mike Reading, ICI Paints
The Kinetics of Heterogeneous Solid-state Decomposition Reactions: A New Way Forward?
1987: Ed Gimzewski, BP Research Centre
Thermal Analysis in Reactive Atmospheres.
1984: Atiq Rahman, University of Aberdeen
Application of Thermal Methods in Surface Chemical Investigations of Zirconium Gels.
1982: Tom Taylor, University of Salford
Studies on the Degradation of Nickel Nitrate Hexahydrate using Thermal Methods.
1981: Eddie Paterson, Macaulay Institute for Soil Research
The Value of DSC in Assessing the Physical and Chemical Properties of Particle Surfaces.
About this prize
The TMG Cyril Keattch Award Competition is held biennially in memory of the Group鈥檚 first Secretary, who held the post from 1965 until his untimely death in 1999.
The Award is made to an outstanding early career scientist working in the field of thermal analysis or calorimetry to enable them to present a paper based on their work at an approved International Conference (ESTAC 2026). It consists of an Award Certificate and a grant of up to 拢1000 towards the conference registration fee, travel and living expenses at the Conference.
Candidates must be resident in the UK.
Those wishing to apply should have normally worked for up to ten years at post-graduate level primarily in any field where thermal analysis or calorimetry are a major component. Any periods of leave, (such as, but not limited to, maternity leave) should be documented.
Candidates should email the following three documents:
- A nomination letter from a senior colleague and/or supervisor.
- A full curriculum vitae.
- A one page abstract (using ) of the paper that they intend to present at the Conference associated with the Award.
Up to three applicants for this competition will be short listed and invited to present at TAC 2025 in a dedicated session for early career researchers. During TAC 2025 applicants will be interviewed by a member of the committee. The winner, announced at the conference dinner, and will receive the Cyril Keattch Award, while runners up will receive the Mackenzie-Redfern bursary of 拢100. All short-listed applicants will have the opportunity to submit their work to a special conference edition of Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (JTAC).
Successful applicants will be informed ahead of TAC 2025 that they have been shortlisted for the competition. The committee reserves the right not to run the competition should there be insufficient candidates who do not meet the criteria of the award.