Photo above: (L-R) Robert (Rory) Rorison, LEEA Member Engagement Manager Scotland,  Northern England & Ireland); Braxton Marczak; Dr Ghazi Droubi, Course Lead for MEng/BEng Mechanical Programmes.

Braxton Marczak has received the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association  (LEEA) Award in recognition of outstanding performance by a student with relation to Lifting Engineering in the MEng/BEng Mechanical Engineering Programmes at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen.

Braxton was “absolutely delighted and honoured to have been selected for the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association Award”, which he received during the prize giving in July, attended by Professor James Njuguna, Associate Dean for Research at RGU and Dr Ghazi Droubi, Course Lead for MEng/BEng Mechanical Programmes.

Presenting the award, Robert (Rory) Rorison, LEEA Member Engagement Manager Scotland,  Northern England & Ireland, said: “On behalf of LEEA I would like to congratulate Braxton for his Honours Engineering project, which explored the potential of parametric design to enhance efficiency, flexibility and innovation in the design of subsea solutions. He designed a friction clamp that was capable of recovering up to 30 t of riser at a maximum length of 500 m. The LEEA Award is very well deserved.”