Alumni Awards

Eleven winners of the 2024 Alumni Awards

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Nominations for the 2025 Alumni Awards are now open

Imperial's Alumni Awards celebrate our game-changers, disruptors and problem-solvers. People who have the courage to take risks, who lead change, who collaborate to make things better.

Our community is full of incredible people who are making a tangible impact around the world. The Alumni Awards are our annual opportunity to celebrate these achievements and honour outstanding Imperial graduates. If that's you, or someone you know, don't forget to submit a nomination and make sure that those accomplishments are recognised.

Nominations for the 2025 Alumni Awards are open until 5 August. We can't wait to discover your story.

The Alumni Award categories

Professor Monique Frize

Distinguished Alumni Award

Honouring outstanding alumni who have demonstrated sustained excellence in their personal and professional achievements

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Ron Atzmon

Alumni Entrepreneur Award

Recognising innovative and creative alumni entrepreneurs who can demonstrate commercial success, growth and impact.

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Dr Wareed Alenaini

Emerging Alumni Leader Award

Celebrating our rising stars: innovators, game-changers and role models. Introducing the next generation of leaders.

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2024 Alumni Award Winners

Our 2024 winners are using technology and innovation to tackle the biggest issues our society faces, making lasting changes to their industries, pushing boundaries and opening doors for others to follow in their footsteps.

Alexandre Tourre

Alexandre Tourre

Alexandre Tourre (MSc Computing 2009) is the co-founder of Easy Solar, providing power to 200k homes across Sierra Leone.
Professor David Larbalestier - Distinguished Alumni Award winner 2024

Professor David Larbalestier

Professor David Larbalestier (Metallurgy 1965, PhD 1970) is a world leader in superconducting materials and their translation into magnets.
Dr Giuliana Di Martino

Dr Giuliana Di Martino

Giuliana (PhD Physics 2014) is a renowned expert in low-power, sustainable electronic devices and already the head of a research group.
Dr Jean Marc Feghali and Gökhan Meriçliler

Dr Jean Marc Feghali and Gökhan Meriçliler

Jean Marc (MEng Civil Engineering 2018, PhD 2022) and Gökhan (MSc Business Analytics 2022) are the creators of WeWalk, the smart cane manufacturer.
Lola Aworanti-Ekugo

Lola Aworanti-Ekugo

Lola (MBA 2019) is a digital and innovation expert steering organisations towards an innovative and sustainable future using technology.
Miroslav Gasparek

Miroslav Gasparek

Miroslav (MEng Biomedical Engineering 2019) is the founder of Sensible Biotechnologies, a developer of novel mRNA production technology.
Professor Monique Frize

Professor Monique Frize

Monique (MPhil Electrical Engineering 1970) has pushed the boundaries of clinical engineering for over five decades.
Professor Phebe Vayanos

Professor Phebe Vayanos

Phebe (MEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering 2007, PhD Computing 2012) designs trustworthy AI to support effective and equitable decision making.
Ron Atzmon

Ron Atzmon

Ron (MBA 2002) founded AU10TIX, an identity verification technology solution, used by companies such as Google and PayPal, with a value of over $300m.
Dr Wareed Alenaini

Dr Wareed Alenaini

Wareed (MRes Chemistry 2014) has created AI biotechnology that detects chronic conditions related to aging and frailty.