Following the past successes of Antonio Ruffini and Kirsten Kelly, another member of the Crown stable has been acknowledged in the 2010 Siemens Profile Awards for science journalism. Peter Middleton (see above on the right), editor of Mechanical Technology and African Fusion, received a merit award in the Energy category for his article: Cycling and the lead acid battery, published in Mechanical Technology in December 2010.
"I am very pleased to have caught the judges attention, particularly with this topic, which, although I found fascinating, is hardly a hotly debated topic among the science fraternity," says Middleton.
The Siemens Pan African Profile Awards 2011 ceremony took place at Doha, Qatar on 28 June.
All the Siemens Profile Award Category Winners and Merit Awardees are listed hereunder:
INDUSTRY
Category Winner: Hillary Erasmus for her article, ‘Worth its salt' published in Water Sewage and Effluent magazine.
Merit Award: Rollo Dickson for his article, ‘Back in 1973: SA transport icon's cortege stretched 6km' published in Truck & Bus magazine.
ENERGY
Category Winner: Francois Williams for the newspaper article, ‘Skaliegas-ontwikkeling is propvol moontlikhede sowel as slaggate'' published in Sake24.
Merit Award: Peter Middleton for the article, ‘Cycling and the lead acid battery' published in Mechanical Technology magazine.
HEALTH
Category Winner: Sarah Wild for the report, ‘How to cell yourself short by living too long' published in Business Day.
Merit Award: Elizabeth Fish for the television report, ‘Magic Limbs' aired by Carte Blanche.
Merit Award: Sharifa Kalokola; Abortion pills now sold over the counter
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Category Winner: Elizabeth Fish for the television report, ‘SKA telescope' aired by Carte Blanche
Merit Award: Rowan Philip for the newspaper story, ‘Honey, I shrunk the planet' published in the Sunday Times.
Merit Award: Zachary Ochieng It's world cup winner
STUDENTS
Category Winner: Kyla Herrmannsen and Nontobeko Sibisi for the television report, ‘The FIFA Stadium in PE - Who Really Wins?' submitted by the School of Journalism & Media Studies, Rhodes University.
Merit Award: Laura Wener and Paul Harris for the television report, ‘The Real Paperchase' submitted by the School of Journalism & Media Studies, Rhodes University.
OVERALL WINNER
Elizabeth Fish for the television report, ‘SKA telescope' aired by Carte Blanche
Download the opening address by the Honourable Minister of Science and Technology (South Africa) and Patron of the Siemens African Profile Awards: Ms Naledi Pandor.
