Press Release
08 Dec 2006 - First Lorch Foundation Scholar announced for water science
The Centre for Water Science announced today that Katy Battrick has been selected as the first Lorch Foundation Scholar, building on the Centre’s long association with the Lorch Foundation. The Scholarship is awarded for the MSc in Water and Wastewater Engineering and will provide students with a bursary of £5000 to contribute to living costs, as well as covering fees.
Katy was selected from a pool of applicants for the Scholarship, leaving a successful post as Operations Manager with Pfizer in Kent to further her career in water treatment through studying for a Water Science MSc.
Rob Lorch, Trustee of the Lorch Foundation Trust and son of its founders, commented; “The Foundation Trustees are particularly pleased to award Katy this Scholarship in memory of the Founders. We hope that she will be the first of many Lorch scholars, and thus continue the long standing relationship between the Lorch Foundation Trust and Cranfield University’s Centre for Water Science.”
Receiving her award, Katy commented; “As a mature student and entirely self-supporting, receiving this award has of course been an incredible financial support. Aside from the financial aid though, this award has given me something more valuable. At a time when I was making significant life decisions to return to studying, I felt buoyed by the backing of the Lorch Foundation – especially given their roots and mission statement, which are so similar to my own.”
The Lorch Foundation is a Charitable Trust founded to support and promote education and research in the field of water purification and related sciences. The foundation was founded in 1979 by Dr. Walter and Dr. Diana Lorch who established the highly successful School of Water Sciences, now part of the University in the form of the Centre for Water Science.
For further information on Cranfield’s postgraduate programmes in Water Science, please visit www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/water, contact +44 (0)1234 754086 or email appliedsciences@cranfield.ac.uk.
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Further information
Cranfield University is one of Western Europe’s largest academic centres for strategic and applied research, development and design. It is unique in its entirely postgraduate focus. The university is made up of three campuses Cranfield, Silsoe and Shrivenham:
- Cranfield: Cranfield School of Management, School of Applied Sciences & School of Engineering.
- Silsoe: Cranfield Health. (Note: Silsoe’s current Environmental Courses are now operated via School of Applied Sciences on the Cranfield Campus and will be taught entirely at Cranfield from October 2006. Health will relocate over the coming 18 to 24 months).
- Shrivenham: The Defence College of Management and Technology.
School of Applied Sciences
The School of Applied Sciences (formerly known as the School of Industrial & Manufacturing Science and now embracing the Silsoe environment activities) is recognised globally for its multi-disciplinary approach to research and teaching. We address the key areas of manufacturing, materials, natural resources and sustainable systems.
Our focus is on fundamental research and its application, together with teaching, to meet the needs of industry and society. Sectors addressed include aerospace, agriculture, automotive, energy, engineering, the environment, IT, manufacturing, motorsport, offshore, sports surfaces, water and waste.
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