The Martin & Willis Prize was initiated in 1994 in memory of the IRDG’s first two chairmen, Dr A. E. Martin (1950-1970) and Professor Harry W. Willis (1970-1990). The prize is awarded for the best presentation by a young spectroscopist (not necessarily a member of the IRDG) at the Martin & Willis Prize Meeting which traditionally run biennially and takes place the day before a full IRDG meeting.
Prizes are usually awarded for best oral presentation and best poster.
Martin & Willis Prize Recipients
- 1st Martin & Willis Prize Meeting, 1994
- Oral: Tami Freeman
- 2nd Martin & Willis Prize Meeting, 1995
- Oral: Calum Munro
- 3rd Martin & Willis Prize Meeting, 1996
- Oral: Chris Sammon (Sheffield Hallam University)
- Poster: Frank Sowry (University of East Anglia)
- 4th Martin & Willis Prize Meeting, 1998
- Oral: Andrea Parr (University of Northumbria)
- Poster: Peter Eaton (Sheffield Hallam University)
- 5th Martin & Willis Prize Meeting, 2000
- Oral: Vincent Humblot (University of Liverpool)
- Poster: Simon Malone (University of East Anglia)
- 6th Martin & Willis Prize Meeting, 2002
- Oral: Joanne Dyer (University of Nottingham)
- Poster: Ljiljana Fruk (University of Strathclyde)
- 7th Martin & Willis Prize Meeting, 2004
- Oral: Louise Fido (Queen’s University Belfast)
- Poster: Josephine V. Glenn (Queen’s University Belfast)
- 8th Martin & Willis Prize Meeting, 2005
- Oral: Laura Ashton (University of Manchester)
- Poster: Alex Cowan (University of Nottingham)
- 9th Martin & Willis Prize Meeting, 2007
- Oral: Suzanne Cintras (University of Southampton)
- Poster: Eric Brunner (University of Surrey)
- Poster: Martin Isabelle (Gloucester Royal Hospital NHS Trust)
- 10th Martin & Willis Prize Meeting, 2008
- Oral: Fiona McKenzie (University of Strathclyde)
- Poster: Han Xue (University of Nottingham)
- 11th Martin & Willis Prize Meeting, 2011
- Oral: Peter Kett (Cambridge University)
- Poster: Tibebe Lemma (Dublin City University)
- 12th Martin & Willis Prize Meeting, 2013
- Oral: Sarah McAughtrie (University of Strathclyde)
- Poster: Laura Gilpin (University of Glasgow)
- 13th Martin & Willis Prize Meeting, 2015
- Oral: Lauren Jamieson (University of Edinburgh)
- Poster: Ashley Love (University of Nottingham)
- 14th Martin & Willis Prize Meeting, 2016
- Oral: Sian Sloan-Dennison (University of Strathclyde)
- Poster: Calum Welsh (University of Nottingham)
- 15th Martin & Willis Prize Meeting 2018
- Oral: Katherine Ember (University of Edinburgh)