University researchers awarded the Hanson Medal for their article on AI use in teaching

Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology have been awarded the Hanson Medal by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).

Dr Christopher Honig (Chemical Engineering), Dr Shannon Rios (Teaching and Learning Laboratory) and Dr Eduardo Oliveira (Computing and Information Systems) received the medal for their appraisal article, “A Tool for Learning: Classroom Use-cases for Generative AI .”

The article, which was published in The Chemical Engineer journal last year, examined three learning activities that use generative AI in engineering education and offered suggestions for how teachers may use it in their teaching methods.

The Hanson Medal is awarded to non-technical papers published in The Chemical Engineer that promote chemical engineering and discussion.

Department of Chemical Engineering Professor David Shallcross, a former Vice-President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, said the Medal was a great recognition for the trio.

"This is an international recognition at the highest level, not only of the outstanding work that the team has been engaged in, but how well they were able to effectively communicate this to the broader chemical engineering audience," Professor Shallcross said.

“We are delighted to receive the Hanson Medal. I feel very lucky to have such wonderful collaborators in Shannon and Eduardo. A great example of cross-disciplinary collaboration across the Faculty,” Dr Honig said.

Founded in 1922, IChemE is a UK based and internationally recognised qualifying body and learned society for chemical, biochemical and process engineers.