The Chris Bielby CO Research Award 2023

The CO Research Trust has announced the launch of a poster competition, dedicated to the memory of former Chair, Chris Bielby MBE.

Chris sadly passed away in July 2022 after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. He was a Trustee of the CO Research Trust (formerly the Gas Safety Trust) and was the Chair for more than ten years, remaining an active contributor despite his illness, generously sharing his insights and knowledge.

Chris Bielby was a great supporter of people. Throughout his long career, Chris made a point of developing, encouraging, and supporting people at the early stages of their careers, with carbon monoxide safety being at the heart of his work.

To honour Chris’ passion and commitment to safety and developing people, the CO Research Trust has launched the Chris Bielby CO Research Award. This is a poster competition, specifically aimed at researchers and academics beginning their research careers, who are focusing on the area of carbon monoxide research.

Chris spent his whole career in the gas industry with a passion and commitment to promoting safety. His work spanned many groups, one of which is IGEM.

We are delighted that IGEM has agreed to Co-sponsor the award, in honour of Chris.

Applicants are invited to submit a poster, along with a 250-word synopsis, to illustrate their current research project.

Three finalists will be short-listed and will be invited to present their posters during the CO Research Conference on 14th June in Sheffield.

The winner will be selected on the day.

Posters must be submitted in landscape and saved as a pdf by Friday 5th May 2023 to: kimberly@coresearchtrust.org

The three shortlisted entries will be notified on 15th May 2023.

Terms and Conditions

The Christopher Bielby Carbon Monoxide Research Award is an academic poster competition organised by the CO Research Trust (CORT) which aims to provide a platform for students, researchers, and academics to showcase their research work in the form of posters.

The competition aims to promote the exchange of knowledge, ideas, and research findings and to encourage research into carbon monoxide exposure. CORT encourages students to present their research findings in a visually appealing and engaging format that can be easily understood by our diverse conference audience.

Scope:
The competition is open to all students, researchers, and academics from any field of study with a focus on early-stage researchers.

Shortlisted participants are expected to present their research work in the form of a poster that should be appealing, informative, and concise; at
our Conference in Sheffield on 14th June 2023.

The poster should highlight the main research question, objectives, methodology, findings, and conclusions.

Participants are encouraged to use graphics, charts, and other visual aids to help convey their message.

Applicants are invited to submit a poster, along with a 250-word synopsis.

Three finalists will be short-listed and will be invited to present their posters during the CO Research Conference on 14th June in Sheffield.

The winner will be selected on the day.

Posters must be submitted in landscape and saved as a pdf by Friday 5th May 2023 to: kimberly@coresearchtrust.org

The three shortlisted entries will be notified on 15th May 2023.

Full T&Cs of entry are outlined below.

Rules:
1. The poster size should be A1 or A2 and in landscape format.

2. Only one poster per participant is allowed.

3. The poster should be original and should not have been presented in any other competition or conference.

4. The poster should be in English.

5. The poster should be submitted in a digital format in PDF or JPEG format together with a short layman’s synopsis of no more than 250 words.

6. Submissions should be sent to kimberly@coresearchtrust.org

7. The deadline for submitting the poster is 5th May 2023.

8. The posters will be evaluated by a panel of judges based on the clarity of the research question, objectives, methodology, findings, conclusions, and overall design and layout.

9. The judges’ decision will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.

Prizes:
1. The selected poster will be invited to present their posters on the stage at
the CORT Conference in Sheffield on 14th June 2023. Each applicant will need
to bring a printed-out version of their poster to the event.

2. Those invited to present on the CORT stage will be offered reasonable travel
expenses within the UK and one night’s accommodation.

3. One will be selected as the recipient of the 2023
Christopher Bielby Carbon Monoxide Research Award.

4. The runners up will receive a £50 Amazon gift voucher. The winner will receive a £100 Amazon gift voucher.