IPEM Congratulates the 2025 MLAF prize winners

IPEM sends warm congratulations to the 2025 MLAF prize winners. The IPEM Student Prize is presented for the best project on an IPEM-accredited MSc course. The winners each receive £250 and a certificate. On winning their prizes these winners said the following:

"I'm honoured to have been awarded the IPEM MLAF Prize, and I feel very proud that the quality my work has been recognised in this way. I'm extremely grateful for all of the support I've received, both from those within the course and those outside of it, which made this achievement possible." - Callum Scotford

"I am deeply honoured to receive the IPEM Student Prize for my work on the development and validation of a computational interface for MR reconstruction. My MSc research at Oxford was a challenging and rewarding experience, providing me with invaluable skills and knowledge for my future career. This recognition also reflects the support and guidance of the exceptional people I had the privilege to work with, without whom this work would not have been possible." - Sofia Pearson

“This award means a lot to me, as it represents the dedication I have invested in my work. It is a great motivation for me to continue pursuing and growing in this field. I am especially grateful for my supervisor’s guidance, without which this would not have been possible. I would also like to thank IPEM for taking such initiatives to recognise and motivate young researchers.” - Shamini Devi

This years prize winners are: 

Sion Thomas Morgan, Swansea University: Alternative materials in the construction of new radiotherapy bunkers: Monte Carlo simulations using FLUKA code

Sheila Legus-Christman, University of Strathclyde: Effect of Aneurysm Neck Width on the Haemodynamics of Dual Intracranial Aneurysms

Tuan Viraj Yoosoof, University of Liverpool: Assessing the Impact of Patient Habitus on Planar Bone Scan Image Quality

Georgina Perry, University of Surrey: Structural Characterisation of Cellulose Bottles Containing Microfibrillated Cellulose using Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Computed Tomography

Isla Archibald, University of Aberdeen: 3′-Deoxy-3′-[18F]Fluorothymidine for Assessing Cell Proliferation in Lung Cancer

Shamini Devi, University of Malaya: INVESTIGATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF USING LUSY DOSIMETER FOR RADIATION DOSE MEASUREMENTS IN DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY

Justine Segar, Keele University: Development of a Pelvic Tilt Assessment Device

Michael Leslie, Keele University: An in-silico Investigation of Chondrocyte Penetration into Granular GelMA Hydrogels using the Discrete Element Method

Isabelle Verdon, King's College London: Resting-state functional MRI for pre-surgical language and motor mapping: development and evaluation of a clinically feasible, standardised, and automated pipeline

Vanshika Sharma, University College London: Precision for All: Democratising Clinical Proton Beam Therapy Through Minimisation of Treatment System Requirements

Callum Scotford, University of Glasgow: Image Quality Evaluation of a Long Axial Field of View PET Scanner

Sofia Pearson, University of Oxford: Development and Validation of a MATLAB-Based Computational User Interface for MR Reconstruction Using Direct Pseudoinversion of the Encoding Matrix (Pinv-Recon)

Jack Woodhead, Newcastle University: Clinical evaluation of whole-body SPECT bone scans using general-purpose collimators with reduced acquisition time

Harry Poole, King's College London: Exploring Morphological Differences of the Subtalar Joint in Typically Developing and Cerebral Palsy Children – A Statistical Approach