James Dyson Award Explained

The James Dyson Award is an international student design award in the fields of product design, industrial design and engineering.

Description

The James Dyson Award is open to university level students (or recent graduates) and rewards those who "design something that solves a problem".^[1] The award is run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, as part of its mission to get young people involved in design engineering.

To qualify students must have studied in: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ireland,India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom or the United States.^[1]

One national winner and four finalists are chosen from each country. James Dyson selects an international winner for the overall prize.

Winners

International winners

• 2007 Maxi Pantel (Germany) for the Senjo, an electronic device for the deaf to communicate with the hearing.^{[2] [3]}
• 2008 Michael Chen (England) for the Reactiv, a motion-activated LED safety jacket for cycling.^[4]
• 2009 Yusuf Muhammad and Paul Thomas (Royal College of Art, England) for Automist, a kitchen-faucet sprinkler system that controls residential fires.^{[5] [6] [7]}
• 2010 Samuel Adeloju (Australia) for Longreach, water floating device for saving victims in water.^{[8] [9] [10]}
• 2011 Edward Linacre (Australia) for Airdrop, extracts water from the air and delivers it directly to plant roots through a network of subterranean piping.^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}
• 2012 Dan Watson (Royal College of Art, England) for SafetyNet, a new commercial fishing net to allow smaller and unwanted fish to escape.^{[16] [17] [18]}
• 2013 University of Pennsylvania team (United States) for Titan Arm, a bionic arm. The arm was developed for the Cornell Cup USA 2013 competition where they won first place. Award: $45,000 + $16,000 to the university.^{[19] [20] [21]}
• 2014 James Roberts (Loughborough University, England) for MOM, a portable inflatable incubator. Award: $45,000 + $5,000 to the university.^{[22] [23]}
• 2015 University of Waterloo team (Canada) for the Voltera V-One, a laptop-sized printed circuit board printer. Award: $45,000 + $7,500 to the university.^[24]
• 2016 Isis Shiffer (Pratt Institute, United States) for the EcoHelmet, a paper bicycle helmet.^[25] Award: $45,000.^[26]
• 2017 Michael Takla, Rotimi Bhavsar, Prateek Mathur (McMaster University) for The sKan a device using thermal maps of the skin to detect melanomas.^{[27] [28]}
• 2018 Nicolas Orellana, Yaseen Noorani (Lancaster University) for the O-Wind Turbine.^{[29] [30]}
• 2019 Lucy Hughes (University of Sussex, England) for MarinaTex, a biodegradable plastic made from fish off cuts.^{[31] [32]}
• 2020 Judit Giró (University of Barcelona and University of California, Irvine) for The Blue Box, a biomedical device for pain-free, non-irradiating, low-cost, in-home breast cancer testing.^{[33] [34]}
• 2021 Kelu Yu, Si Li and David Lee (National University of Singapore) for HOPES, a device for pain-free, at-home eye pressure testing, opening up access to glaucoma testing. Joseph Bentley (Loughborough University, England) for REACT, a technology that stems bleeding to help save stabbing victims’ lives. Jerry de Vos (Delft University of Technology) for Plastic Scanner, a low-cost, handheld device to identify plastic for recycling.^{[35] [36]}

External links

• James Dyson Award

Notes and References

1. Web site: James Dyson Award homepage . James Dyson Award . November 17, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201080026/http://www.jamesdysonaward.org/Prize.aspx . February 1, 2014 . mdy-all .
2. Web site: Effortless communication . https://web.archive.org/web/20140512030821/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-24883873.html . dead . May 12, 2014 . Irish Times . June 11, 2007 . November 8, 2013.
3. Web site: James Dyson Design Award 2007 . professionearchitetto.it . it . May 30, 2007 . November 8, 2013.
4. Web site: Reactiv cycle jacket wins Dyson award . Pocket Lint . Amy-Mae Elliott . April 10, 2008 . November 8, 2013.
5. Web site: The Automist Wins 2009 James Dyson Award . . Cliff Kuang . September 9, 2009 . November 8, 2012.
6. Web site: And the James Dyson Award goes to... Automist, from RCA London graduates . . Helen Walters . September 9, 2009 . November 8, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121130083132/http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/next/archives/2009/09/and_the_james_dyson_award_goes_to_automist_from_rca_london_graduates.html . November 30, 2012 .
7. Web site: Sir James Dyson backs kitchen taps to save lives and launches 2010 competition . . Richard Tyler . May 10, 2012 . November 8, 2012.
8. Web site: 'Longreach' Lifebuoy-Firing Bazooka Wins James Dyson Award . Wired magazine . Charlie Sorrel . October 5, 2010 . November 8, 2012.
9. Web site: "Buoyancy bazooka" wins James Dyson award . . James Hurley . October 5, 2010 . November 8, 2012.
10. Web site: Longreach's livesaving buoyancy aid wins James Dyson innovation award . Tech Digest . Chris Shiny . October 5, 2010 . November 8, 2012.
11. Web site: Airdrop, Which Harvests Moisture Directly From Desert Air, Wins James Dyson Award . . Clay Dillow . November 8, 2011 . November 8, 2012.
12. Web site: Aussie wins the James Dyson Award with AIRDROP . January 26, 2013 . https://archive.today/20130126051359/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/250141/20111116/aussie-wins-james-dyson-award-airdrop.htm%23.UJv8z4aN1yI . dead. International Business Times . My Green Australia . November 16, 2011 . November 8, 2012 .
13. Web site: Dyson's pick of inventors take on the world . . James Hurley . July 27, 2012 . November 8, 2012.
14. Web site: Edward Linacre: it's possible to get water from thin air . . Ian Tucker . November 19, 2011 . November 8, 2012.
15. Web site: Airdrop water harvester wins 2011 James Dyson Award . Wired magazine . Katie Scott . November 8, 2011 . November 8, 2012.
16. Web site: 'Humane' fishing net wins Dyson award . . Rebecca Smithers . November 8, 2012 . November 8, 2012.
17. Web site: High-Tech fishing net finalist for Dyson Award . Phys.org . Bob Yirka . August 31, 2012 . November 8, 2012.
18. Web site: Fish-saving SafetyNet design wins the UK James Dyson award . Wired magazine . Liat Clark . August 30, 2012 . November 8, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002121015/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-08/30/dyson-award-winner . October 2, 2012 .
19. Web site: Titan Arm website . November 8, 2013.
20. Web site: 'Titan Arm' exoskeleton empowers heavy lifters and disabled alike . NBC News . Devin Coldewey . November 6, 2013 . November 8, 2013.
21. An Exoskeleton That Boosts Biceps Wins James Dyson's $45,000 Prize . Wired . Kyle VanHemert . November 7, 2013 . November 8, 2013.
22. Web site: 2014 James Dyson Award international winners announced . Gizmag . Ben Coxworth . November 6, 2014 . December 10, 2015.
23. Web site: MOM Wins 2014 James Dyson Award . jamesdysonaward.org . December 10, 2015 . March 26, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160326140327/http://www.jamesdysonaward.org/news/mom-wins-2014-james-dyson-award-2/ . dead .
24. Web site: Voltera V-One wins 2015 James Dyson Award . jamesdysonaward.org . December 10, 2015 . March 26, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160326163844/http://www.jamesdysonaward.org/news/voltera-v-one-wins-2015-james-dyson-award/ . dead .
25. Web site: Folding bike helmet wins James Dyson design award . The Guardian . Nicola Davis . November 17, 2016 . November 17, 2016.
26. Web site: EcoHelmet wins James Dyson Award 2016 . James Dyson Award . November 17, 2016.
27. Web site: The sKan. James Dyson Award. en. 2019-05-21.
28. News: Low-cost device to diagnose skin cancer wins international Dyson award. Rebecca Smithers. 2017-11-09. the Guardian. 2019-05-21. en.
29. Web site: O-Wind Turbine. James Dyson Award. en. 2019-05-21.
30. Web site: O-Wind Turbine takes 2018 international Dyson Award. 2018-11-15. The Engineer. en-UK. 2019-05-21.
31. Web site: Marine bioplastic nets UK National James Dyson Award 2019 . jamesdysonaward.org . 14 November 2019 . 15 November 2019 . October 24, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191024112359/https://www.jamesdysonaward.org/news/2019-national-winners-announced/ . dead .
32. Web site: Plastic substitute from fish waste hauls in Dyson award for UK designer . The Guardian . Rebecca Smithers . 14 November 2019 . 15 November 2019.
33. Web site: Home-testing kit for breast cancer wins Dyson prize . Wakefield . Jane . 19 November 2020 . . 20 November 2020 .
34. Web site: Breast cancer home screening device wins James Dyson Award. 19 November 2020. METRO . 20 November 2020 .
35. Web site: Newswire. MNR-PR. James Dyson Award 2021: three winners with world-improving inventions. 2022-01-29. en.prnasia.com. en.
36. Web site: 2021-11-18. Innovative trio acknowledged by James Dyson Award. 2022-01-29. The Engineer. en-US.