A 28-year-old Bath University graduate has been voted Young Engineer of the Year for his work on the development of lubrication for both automobile and marine applications.
John Bucknall left the university with a degree in Automotive Engineering and joined the third largest global energy company in the world, BP, as a global lubricants technology engineer.
He initially worked in the passenger car oil development team, but later headed the firm's marine and energy lubes market space projects.
The judges said Mr Bucknall was chosen for his significant contributions to lubrication development.
"John brings a deep professional engineering approach combined with practical skills developed through his involvement in design, building and racing top level hovercraft," they said.
After hearing he had won, Mr Bucknall said: "I was surprised, honoured and thankful to receive this accolade. It is great that this sort of engineering gets recognised at such a level."
The Young Engineer of the Year Award recognises engineers from companies that support the Royal Academy of Engineering, as well as some young engineers who have benefited from development programmes initiated by the academy.
