Coburn won the award for his technical paper and presentation, ‘Buckling analysis and optimization of blade stiffened variable stiffness panels’. The paper forms part of a major research project led by Professor Paul Weaver on Variable Angle Tow composite structures, and was co-written by Professor Weaver and Dr Zhangming Wu.
More details of the award and a link to the winning paper are available in the Faculty of Engineering online news item.