Volume 15, Number 4, December, 2007 - Noise News International

INCE UpdateCongratulationsto those whowere awardedprizes atNOISE-CON 08.INCE/USAMartin Hirschorn IAC Prize to beAwarded in 2008For 2008, the $5000 Martin Hirschorn IAC Prizewill be awarded “For the best paper on new and/or improved cost-effective noise control and/oracoustical conditioning products as published inthe two years preceding the award.” All paperspublished in Noise Control Engineering Journalin the years 2006-2007 will automatically beconsidered for the award. Authors who publishedpapers elsewhere may also have their paperconsidered for the award. Submissions should besent to IBO@inceusa.org. The papers must be inPortable Document Format (PDF), and must bereceived by March 15, 2008.Michael Yang, George Lesieutre,Stephen Hambric, and Gary Koopmanare awarded the 2006 MartinHirschorn IAC Prizebetween the four authors. The award was presentedby INCE/USA president Paul Donavan at the NOISE-CON 07 awards ceremony on October 24 in Reno,Nevada. The paper was published in Noise ControlEngineering Journal, 53, 5-13, 2005.INCE Foundation Makes anOutstanding Paper AwardThe Board of Directors of the INCE Foundationapproved an award of $2500 for an outstandingpaper published in Noise Control EngineeringJournal for the years 2004 and 2005. The timeperiod was selected to be in conformance with the2006 Martin Hirschorn IAC award. The winningpaper was “Design of a jagged-edge noise barrier:Numerical and experimental study” by PenèlopeMenounou and Jeong Ho You. The paper waspublished in Noise Control Engineering Journal,52(5) 210-224, 2005. The award was announcedduring the awards ceremony at NOISE-CON 07 onOctober 24.Five Students are Awarded prizesin the 2007 Student Paper PrizeCompetitionFive students from five universities were awarded$1000 prizes in the 2007 Student Paper PrizeCompetition. The prizes were awarded at theNOISE-CON 07 conference on October 24. Theawards were presented by Paul Donavan, INCE/USA president.Steve Hambric (right) accepts the 2006 MartinHirschorn IAC Prize on behalf of the four authors.In even-numbered years, the $5000 Martin HirschornIAC Prize is given for “The best paper on newand/or improved cost effective noise control and/oracoustical conditioning products as published in thetwo years preceding the award.”The award was given for the paper “Developmentof a design curve for Particle Impact Dampers”which was authored by Michael Y. Yang, GeorgeA. Lesieutre, Steven A. Hambric, and Gary H.Koopman. The $5000 prize will be shared equallyConnor Duke, right, Brigham Young University,for “Optimization of control source locations in afree-field active noise control application using agenetic algorithm.”158 www.inceusa.org • www.noisenewsinternational.net • www.i-ince.org 2007 December