Neill Campbell of Gonville & Caius college, a final year student in the Department, received a Siemens medal from Alan Wood, Chief Executive of Siemens plc.
At an awards ceremony at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on Tuesday 25 October, six members of the Department received awards for research papers published in 2004.
Ultra-smooth diamond-like carbon surfaces are key to enable the ultimate storage density of 1 terabit/ inch2 in next generation ultra-high storage density hard disks.
Traffic fumes from individual vehicles are decreasing every year as engines become cleaner, but there are more vehicles on the road and the number continues to grow.