The Directors' Awards

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Description

The Board of Directors of The Canadian Acoustical Association presents two awards annually to the authors of the best papers published in Canadian Acoustics, the journal of the Association. All refereed research, tutorial and review papers are eligible. Technical notes and case studies are not eligible.

  • A $500 award is offered for the best paper by a student member, and
  • A $500 award is offered for the best paper by an individual member

Each award is made to the first author of the winning paper, who must be a member of the Association.

Procedure

All papers published in Canadian Acoustics in a given calendar year are automatically considered for the awards, which are presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association in the following year.

Early in the year, the coordinator of the awards determines eligibility of all papers published in the previous year and verifies membership of the first authors. A ballot form is then distributed to the members of the Board of Directors, who must evaluate the papers according to the following criteria:

  • Relevance of the topic for the journal;
  • Quality of the introduction and theoretical background;
  • Originality of the experimental methods and analysis of results;
  • Quality of the presentation (text, tables, figures); and
  • Overall contribution to scientific or technical knowledge

Each Director rates the papers on a scale from 3 (very deserving) to 0 (not deserving an award) and votes for the best paper in each category. If there is only one candidate in a category, the suitability of offering the award is considered.

The coordinator compiles the results, identifies the award winners and notifies the Directors at the Board's spring meeting.

Coordinator

Dr. Christian Giguère, Université d'Ottawa, Programme d'audiologie et d'orthophonie, 451 Chemin Smyth, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, tel: (613) 562-5800 ext. 4649, fax: (613) 562-5428.

Prize Winners (last 5 years)

2006
Individual Member
Stan Dosso, University of Victoria
Array Element Localization Accuracy and Survey Design, Canadian Acoustics 34(4): 3-13

2005
Student member
Youssef Atalla, Université de Sherbrooke
Inverse acoustical characterization of open cell porous media using impedance tube measurements, Canadian Acoustics 33(1): 11-24

Individual Member
Murray Hodgson, University of British Columbia
Empirical prediction of the effect of classroom design on verbal communication quality, Canadian Acoustics 33(4): 5-12

2004
Student member
Dora Chan, University of Calgary
Identifying the number of instruments in pairs of simultaneously sounding timbre, Canadian Acoustics 32(4): 5-13

Individual Member
Colin Novak, University of Windsor
Intake noise cancellation using a manifold bridging technique, Canadian Acoustics 32(1): 21-29

2003
Individual Member
Christian Giguère, University of Ottawa
Evaluation of audible traffic signals for pedestrians with visual impairment, Canadian Acoustics 31(2): 3-11
Professional > 30 years

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