Ray Meyer Medal for Excellence in Student Design
- Sponsored by GHD

GHD supporting young engineers

International professional services company GHD is a vibrant, New Zealand business, recognised as one of New Zealand’s Fast 50 companies and, in February 2008, announced as one of New Zealand’s “Best Places to Work”.
 
GHD’s focus is on clients, people and performance.  They are delighted to sponsor the Ray Meyer Medal and support young New Zealanders in their pursuit of fresh ideas and bright futures.

Who is Professor Ray Meyer?

Professor Ray Meyer DistFIPENZ was President of IPENZ in 1982-1983 and Dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Auckland from 1971-1974 and again from 1978-1992. Throughout his career he was actively involved in design and commercialisation of research. He has held and holds positions on the governing boards of a number of companies in all of which excellence in engineering is essential to their business. He was awarded the ONZM for his contributions to engineering and education. This award is named in recognition of his achievements and seeks to encourage a new generation of innovative engineering designers.

Judging and Entry Criteria

The Ray Meyer Medal for Excellence in Student Design is awarded to the student or group of students presenting the best final-year project with a substantial design component as part of an IPENZ-accredited qualification, determined against the following criteria::

• Performance against the learning outcomes set out in the academic requirements of the designated paper.

• Clear specification of requirements and constraints.
  Identification and preliminary evaluation of potential solutions.

• Detailed technical analysis of one or more preferred options.

• Detailed evaluation of a preferred solution against the requirements and constraints.

• Consideration of social, environmental and economic impacts.

• Quality of presentation and its communication of ideas. 

Beyond these formal criteria the judges will be looking for innovation in design solutions, recognising that design is essentially a creative activity. The criteria do not carry equal weight.

Who can put in an entry for the Ray Meyer Medal?

The award is open to all fields of engineering in which IPENZ accredits qualifications. Design-based projects are not only undertaken in subjects labeled Design Project but may also be found in some  final-year Research Projects where the object is to design, build and demonstrate a new or improved device. There is no cost to enter this award.

The Award

The award consists of a medal and certificate presented at the annual IPENZ Fellows’ and Achievers’ Dinner. The winners and the nominator will be assisted in meeting reasonable travel costs within New Zealand to attend the presentation.

Past Award Winners

Citations for the Ray Meyer Medal for Excellence in Student Design can be found in the public area of the website in the April issues of engineering dimension.

Award Winners

IPENZ Student Design Award 1999-2006