Graduate becomes latest Salters’ Award winner in line of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ recipients

Chemical Engineering graduate, Sam Edwards and Andy Stapley at Salters Awards Ceremony

Alumnus Sam Edwards, who graduated with a MEng degree in Chemical Engineering in July, has won a Salters’ Institute Graduate Award, one of only four awarded to chemical engineering graduates in the UK in 2023.

Following his graduation in the summer, Sam joined Croda as a Graduate Process Engineer.

During his studies, Sam completed an industrial placement year at GSK as a Downstream Process Engineer. During this time he achieved EngTech registration with IChemE.

Achieving a first-class degree, Sam gained the highest mark in his year group both for his individual design project and his final year research project.

During his time as a student, he was a keen musician, playing piano, trumpet and viola, and also a rugby player, captaining the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ 2nd team. As well as this, he was part of an outreach programme that involved tutoring maths to GCSE students. He is continuing these pursuits post-graduation.

I feel extremely privileged to receive this prestigious award from the Salters’ Institute recognising my hard work throughout my degree and placements.

I would like to thank my family and friends for their support and encouragement through the highs and lows as well as the Department of Chemical Engineering at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ who have helped develop me and equip me with the tools to pursue my future goals.

I have thoroughly enjoyed starting my career at Croda putting into practice all I learned at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ to make a positive impact supporting Croda’s vision of a sustainable future.