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panel, SGN’s David McLeod, Andy riser inspection device. In a message to anyone thinking
McPhee, Chair of IGEM’s Professional IGEM President Steve Edwards about applying to next year’s YPPC,
Development Committee, Graeme praised all of the 11 finalists, who each Steve added: “Please apply, you have
Cleeton, of ULC Robotics, and last had to win a regional heat to qualify, to be in it to win it. Not only is there a
year’s winner Matthew Maclennan, of for the standard of their work. fantastic prize to be won but the
Steve Vick International. He said: “The presentations we saw experience of taking part is second to
Sam, who has not left the country here today were as good as any I none. We know we have got thousands
since he was 14, will now travel to have seen at any utility conference in of brilliant young engineers out there
Abu Dhabi to experience the 2019 the UK. The IGEM regions did a and we would love to see more of this
World Energy Congress. fantastic job putting forward the talent coming forward in the future.” ■
“To have the chance to go to Abu candidates and any one of them
Dhabi is amazing,” said Sam. “I barely could have won today. ■ Details of IGEM’s 2019
go out of Wales. I have a campervan “However, the judges were competition have yet to be
and the last time I took it out to West unanimous in their decision. The announced, so keep a close eye on
Wales, I got homesick and had to go competition is a judgment of the Gi for updates
back to Cardiff.” presentation as well as the paper and
First runner-up was Matthew going into the competition, I think it’s ■ The competition is open globally
Goode, of Cadent, who impressed the fair to say that Sam’s paper was not to anyone aged 18-35 working or
judges with a paper outlining a project the lead runner, but his innovative, studying in a gas-related field.
to divert the River Mersey in order to interactive, unique presentation was Entrants don’t have to be engineers
project Manchester’s high pressure what won us over today. or IGEM members; they only need to
gas feed. Second runner-up was Theo “The judges were looking for the be able to write a 250-word abstract
Wong, of the Hong Kong & China Gas passion, the drive and the and deliver a 15 minute presentation
Co Ltd (Towngas), who was inspired involvement that Sam clearly about a gas-related project in which
by angling techniques to create a gas demonstrated in bucketloads.” they have been involved. ■

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