Prizes
Funding is available from the Acoustical Society of America through a program of fellowships, scholarships, prizes, grants, and student and young professional awards. Links to further information can be found on the Funding Resources navigation tab above.
There are also funding opportunities that are offered in connection with meetings of the Society including Student Travel Grants, Best Paper Awards for Students and Young Presenters, Young Investigator Travel Grants and Dependent Care Subsidies.
The Committee on International Research and Education oversees the International Student Grants program as well as sponsorship of Specialty Symposia in Acoustics.
William and Christine Hartmann Prize in Auditory Neuroscience
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The William and Christine Hartmann Prize in Auditory Neuroscience was established in 2011 through a generous donation by Bill and Chris Hartmann to the Acoustical Society of America to recognize and honor research that links auditory physiology with auditory perception or behavior in humans or other animals. Recipients have been:
- 2013 – Tom C. T. Yin
- 2014 – Egbert de Boer
- 2015 – Laurel H. Carney
- 2016 – Alan R. Palmer
- 2017 – Cynthia F. Moss
- 2018 – Shihab Shamma
- 2019 – Glenis R. Long
- 2020 – Edwin R. Rubel
Medwin Prize in Acoustical Oceanography
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The Medwin Prize in Acoustical Oceanography was established in 2000 from a generous gift made to the Acoustical Society Foundation by Herman and Eileen Medwin to recognize a person for the effective use of sound in the discovery and understanding of physical and biological parameters and processes in the sea. Recipients have been:
- 2001 – Timothy G. Leighton
- 2002 – Bruce D. Cornuelle
- 2003 – Jeffrey A. Nystuen
- 2004 – Stan E. Dosso
- 2005 – Svein Vagle
- 2006 – John Horne
- 2007 – Brian S. Dushaw
- 2008 – Mark V. Trevorrow
- 2009 – Martin Siderius
- 2010 – Not Awarded
- 2011 – Aaron Thode
- 2012 – John A. Colosi
- 2013 – Phillippe Roux
- 2014 – Andone C. Lavery
- 2015 – Karim G. Sabra
- 2016 – Thomas C. Weber
- 2017 – Jennifer Miksis-Olds
- 2018 – Ying-Tsong Lin
- 2019 – Chen-Feng Huang
- 2020 – Kelly Benoit-Bird
Rossing Prize in Acoustics Education
Nomination Information for the 2021 Prize will be posted in fall 2020
The Rossing Prize in Acoustics Education was established in 2003 from a generous gift made to the Acoustical Society Foundation by Thomas D. Rossing to recognize an individual who has made significant contributions toward furthering acoustics education through distinguished teaching, creation of educational materials, textbook writing and other activities. Recipients have been:
- 2004 – Allan D. Pierce
- 2005 – Katherine S. Harris
- 2006 – William J. Strong
- 2007 – David T. Blackstock
- 2008 – D. Murray Campbell
- 2009 – James V. Sanders
- 2010 – Jerry H. Ginsberg
- 2011 – Robert C. Coffeen
- 2012 – Joe Wolfe
- 2013 – Juliette W. Ioup
- 2014 – Colin H. Hansen
- 2015 – Yang-Hann Kim
- 2016 – Brad H. Story
- 2017 – Robert. D. Celmer
- 2018 – Stanley A. Chin-Bing
- 2019 – Preston S. Wilson
- 2020 – Daniel Butko