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01Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

Introduction

The 2015 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering will reward and celebrate an individual (or up to three individuals) responsible for a ground-breaking innovation in engineering that has been of global benefit to humanity

The prize is worth £1million, and it will be awarded by Her Majesty, the Queen.

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02Timeline

• xx February 2014 – Nominations Opened,

Judges Announced

• xx September 2014 – Nominations Closed

• March 2015 – Winner(s) announced

• Summer 2015 – Awards Ceremony

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03‘Societal Change’

During the search for the winner, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering aims to:

• discover and celebrate engineering success stories that tackle global challenges.

• Raise the international public profile of engineering

• Inspire new generations of engineers to take up the challenges of the future.

The QEPrize winner will be decided by a distinguished panel of judges from across the world.

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Dr Nathan Myhrvold

Lord Alec Broers Professor Brian Cox

Madam Deng Nan

Professor Lynn Gladden

Diane Greene Professor John Hennessy

Professor Reinhard Huettl

Professor Calestous Juma

Professor Hiroshi Komiyama

Professor Frances Arnold

Narayana Murthy Professor Choon Fong Shih

Dr Dan Mote Paul Westbury

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04Further Information

For further information, current news, case studies and brand material visit:

www.qeprize.org

Thank you!