May 9 2016
An engineering student from Sheffield Hallam University is one of just five students in the running for a national STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) award.
Warren Frost, a first year student studying aerospace engineering, won the Telegraph UK STEM Awards aerospace category.
He is now up against the winners of the design, energy, healthcare and innovation categories for a chance to win £25,000 alongside the overall STEM award and a place in the awards' mentoring scheme.
Entrants for each category were asked to submit a solution to a specific problem or challenge. Warren won the aerospace section, beating rivals from other universities across the country and winning a placement with Rolls-Royce, for his solution to help minimise the impact by a future volcanic ash-cloud event on air travel.
He has since presented the idea to the judges for the overall award, the winner of which will be announced at a ceremony on 16 June.
Warren, who is 20 and from Worksop, said: "It's an honour to have won the aerospace category and to be in the grand final. I can't wait for the placement with Rolls-Royce to start. They do amazing work in aerospace engineering and it will be a brilliant experience for me to see their work first hand."
As a department and University, we are immensely proud of Warren's achievements so far with winning the aerospace category and we are excited about finding out if he's won the overall award - which would be amazing.
Dr Anne Nortcliffe, collaborative programme leader in Hallam's Department of Engineering and Maths
The Telegraph UK STEM Awards is an opportunity for the UK’s most talented and motivated undergraduates to present their world-changing ideas to industry influencers – and potentially win £25,000 and a bespoke mentoring programme. Building on the success of the 2014 and 2015 Telegraph UK STEM Awards, organisers brought together five challenges in the five key sectors, in partnership with leading employers.