Prigogine Medal
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| Chairman | Carlos A. Brebbia |
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| Location | Ashurst, New Forest, England, United Kingdom |
| Website | http://www.wessex.ac.uk/ |
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The Wessex Institute of Technology (usually referred to as just Wessex Institute or WIT) is an educational and research institute offering higher degrees. WIT is located at Ashurst Lodge in the New Forest National Park, in the South of England.
The overall aim of the Wessex Institute is to develop a series of knowledge transfer mechanisms, particularly directed towards the exchange of information between academics and professional users within industry. This is achieved through a range of activities.
Professor Carlos Brebbia established the Wessex Institute of Technology in 1986 which succeeded the Computational Mechanics Institute formed in 1981.
The Wessex Institute’s activities are divided into 3 core areas: Research, Conferences and Publishing.
Ashurst Lodge is the home of the Wessex Institute and is located in the New Forest, a renowned National Park. The New Forest is situated in central southern England, 100 km from London. Spreading over nearly 400 square kilometres, this National Park is home to picturesque villages, unspoiled scenery, abundant wildlife and many attractions for visitors. The New Forest was established as a royal hunting ground by the Norman King William I, and 900 years later, the New Forest is still owned by the Crown. Local commoners have the right to graze their ponies, cattle and pigs on forest land where they wander freely. The Forest is unarguably recognised as one of the most unique wilderness areas in Western Europe, where many landscapes have remained virtually unchanged for many centuries.
Professor Carlos Brebbia is Chairman of the Wessex Institute. The board of Directors are as follows:
The Wessex Institute of Technology research programmes have been and continue to be funded by Industry and Research Organisations.
Collaboration agreements include:
The Prigogine Medal
An annual event during the Wessex Institute of Technology conference programme is the awarding of the Prigogine Medal. The Prigogine Medal, established in memory of Ilya Prigogine, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has been awarded annually since 2004 in collaboration with the University of Siena.
Prigogine Medal Winners:
The George Green Medal
The first George Green Medal was awarded at the 37th International Conference on Boundary Elements and other Mesh Reduction Methods held in 2014. This was a joint initiative by the University of Mississippi, in association with the Wessex Institute of Technology. The importance of Green's work cannot be over-emphasised, particularly his development of his functions which set the basis for boundary elements. Very little is known about George Green - there is not even a picture of him and hence the Medal can only depict his windmill near Nottingham, relating to his trade. Green was totally self-taught and published a few copies of his most famous works on a subscription basis only.
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