Bob Chivers Prize in Physical Acoustics
This annual prize promotes research in physical acoustics by recognising the best paper by a PhD student at a UK university.
The prize is £250 and a certificate.
The research on physical acoustics can include but is not limited to:
- sonar
- ultrasonics
- seismic waves
- room acoustics
- non-destructive testing
To be considered nominations must:
- be authored or co-authored by the applicant, who must be or have been a PhD student at a UK or Irish institution at the time of the journal submission;
- have been published in any peer-reviewed journal, but one limited to physical acoustics;
- be publicly accessible (in electronic form or on paper) by 31 March of the year of the award;
- be sent to the email address given;
- be received by the closing date of 31 May of the year of the award (earlier submissions at any time before the closing date are encouraged); and
- when comprising multi-authored papers, include a letter from the project supervisor stating that the work was mainly or exclusively undertaken by the applicant.
We are no longer accepting 2024 applications.
Please email any queries to Dr Peter Huthwaite: [email protected].
The 2024 award will be presented at the IOP Physical Acoustics Group Tutorial Day on 18 October 2024.
Winners
2024
Zubeir M Ebrahim Saib
Envelope correction for shear-longitudinal collinear wave mixing to extract absolute nonlinear acoustic parameters.
2023
Yifeng Zhang
Ultrasonic guided wave monitoring of dendrite formation at electrode-electrolyte interface in aqueous zinc-ion batteries.
2022
Paul Dryburgh
Measurement of the single crystal elasticity matrix of polycrystalline materials.
2021
Marion Cromb
Research on the amplification of waves from rotating bodies.
2020
Paul Dryburgh
Research into spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy for integrity of additive manufacturing.
2019
Luke Cox
2018
Michael Brown
Design of multi-frequency acoustic kinoforms.
2017
Dr Asier Marzo et al
For research on holographic acoustic elements for manipulation of levitated objects.
2016
Anton van Pamel
For research on finite element modelling of elastic wave scattering in a polycrystalline material in 2D and 3D.
2015
Bo Lan
For research on experimental and computational studies of ultrasound wave propagation in hexagonal close-packed polycrystals for texture detection.
2014
Gim Hwa Chua
For research on the use of clicks resembling those of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) to improve target discrimination in bubbly water with biased pulse summation sonar.
2013
Dr Xiaoyu Xi
For research on collective bubble dynamics near a surface in a weak acoustic standing wave field.
2012
Dr Pierre Gelat
For modelling of the acoustic field of a multi-element HIFU array scattered by human ribs.
2010
Dr David (Zheng) Fan
For research on elastic waves guided by a welded joint in a plate.
2008
Dr Marco Morbidini
For research on prediction of the thermosonic signal from fatigue cracks in metals using vibration-damping measurements.
2006
Dr Christopher Lowis
For determining the strength of rotating broadband sources in ducts by inverse methods.