Mathematics in Work Competition 2010

Student YinI Competition

Photographs of the presentations of a certificate and £100 to each of the two winners of the 2010 competition can be seen below. The winning and highly commended exemplars then follow.

Cameron Blackwell

- Balfour Beatty Mott MacDonald

The photo shows Cameron receiving his prize from MEI's Stephen Lee. Charity Watkins, YinI Regional Director, and Cameron's managers also attended.

Joe Andrews

- Invensys Controls UK Ltd

The photo shows Joe being presented with his prize by Charlie Stripp, MEI Chief Executive. Joe's manager, Wayne Dunn, also attended the event.

Exemplars

• The Use of Mathematics in Train Wheelset Management
  William Balcombe
• Checking computer generated data
  Cameron Blackwell
• Use of Boolean Logic and Probabilistic Analysis in work
  Benjamin Brocklehurst
• The use of drag coefficients in hydrodynamics
  Helen Lacey
• Constructing platforms using trigonometry and geometry
  Hasnain Mir Mohammed
• Flow rates in fuel pipes
  Peter Moran
• In-flight refulling
  Cameron Smith