Swansea University final year student Daniel Eade has shown that he is worth his salt by picking up yet another well deserved award in the engineering field.
Dan is the first Swansea University student to win the prestigious Chemical Engineering Salters’ Graduate Prize.
Dan has been awarded the prize alongside four other chemical engineering students from Bath, Nottingham, Cambridge and Strathclyde. Dan has already shown his leadership skills when he was awarded the Advanced Leadership Award from the Royal Academy of Engineering last year.
Speaking about his success Dan said: “ I am thrilled to have been given these awards. Both awards will enable me to pursue my ambitions. I have just completed a Year in Industry with Valero at Pembroke Refinery, as a part of their engineering bursary scheme. I have now returned to Swansea University to complete my MEng, and then I’m looking to get a graduate position in the oil and gas industry as a process engineer, from there I’m looking to become a future leader in the oil & gas industry.”
Dr Chedly Tizaoui, Associate Professor, Portfolio Director of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering said: “This is excellent news not only for Dan but also for Chemical Engineering at Swansea. It is a clear indication of the excellent quality of our course and also of our students.”
Dan’s Lecturer Dr Paul Williams said: “Dan has been a great asset to the Chemical Engineering Portfolio at Swansea. He was instrumental in setting up the Chemical Engineering Society and was chair of the committee which organised the IChemE Frank Morton Sports Day at Swansea. These awards are well deserved.”
The Salters’ Institute plays a major role in the support of chemistry teaching, the encouragement of young people to pursue careers in the UK chemical industries, and the promotion of chemical education including the whole area of curriculum development. Up to ten Salters Graduate prizes, of £1,000 each, are awarded to final-year undergraduates studying at UK universities, trying to keep an even balance between chemists and chemical engineers.
The Royal Academy’s Advanced Award Scheme is open to second year MEng undergraduates on a four year engineering degree or third year MEng undergraduates on a five year degree. Award winners are allocated up to £5,000 to carry out their personal development plan over a period of three years and enable the student to be furnished with the skills and capacity to fast-track their career after graduating.
