Massey University
School of Engineering and Advanced Technology head Professor Don Cleland has been awarded the J and E Hall gold medal by the British Institute of Refrigeration.
The institute awards the gold medal annually to an individual who has made the most noteworthy practical contribution to advance refrigeration and air conditioning technology. J and E Hall International has been sponsor of the international award for 32 years.
Professor Cleland was presented with the medal at the institute’s annual dinner in London on Thursday.
Professor Cleland has been involved in research into food refrigeration and energy efficiency for 28 years. His research has covered food product heat transfer, moisture sorption of packaging, air infiltration through doors and refrigerated display cabinet design. His research is widely used by industrial practitioners. He is a fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, an honorary member of the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heating, and is a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology, the Institute of Refrigeration, Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers of New Zealand and the Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand.
As the medal winner, Professor Cleland has been invited to present a paper to Institute of Refrigeration members next year. He says it is an honour to be recognised by the institute. “The list of previous winners of the medal is an impressive one, and I’m delighted to be placed among them.”
One of those previous winners is Professor Cleland’s brother, Andrew, who won the medal in 1999 and is Honorary Professor of Food Engineering, also at Massey.
