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The AFECT Gold Medal is the most recent in a long line of acoustical awards received by Pierce during his career. The ASA awarded Pierce its Gold Medal in 2005 and its Silver Medal in Physical Acoustics in 1991. He was the first recipient of the Rossing Prize in Acoustic Education in 2004, and was awarded the Per Bruel Gold Medal for Noise Control and Acoustics in 1995, and the Senior US Scientist Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in 1976.
Bishwajit Chakraborty awarded National Mineral Award
Dr. Bishwajit Chakraborty a senior scientist in the Geological Oceanography Division at National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, was named recipient of the “National Mineral Award–2006” for his significant contributions in the field of earth sciences and related fields under the National Mineral Award Scheme of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India. The award will be presented dur- ing a special function to be held at New Delhi.
Dr. Chakraborty has over twenty- four years of research experience in Underwater Acoustics, Acoustic Signal Processing, Artificial Neural Network related to seafloor classification and Multibeam Sonar. He received B.Sc. Physics (Hons.), M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from Banaras Hindu University.
Dr. Chakraborty has received many honors and awards among them the prominent ones are CSIR
Technology Award in Engineering Technology, Silver Medal in Underwater Acoustics by Acoustical Foundation, Marie Curie Fellowship, Visiting Scientist at Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven, CSIR Young Scientist Award. He has 53 research publications in various journals of national and international repute.
He is a member of the Acoustical Society of America, a life member of the Acoustical Society of India and the Indian Geophysical Union. He served as the President of the Madras India Regional Chapter of the ASA from 1996-97.
ASA members receive Canadian Acoustical Association awards
ASA member Hui Qun Deng, INRS-EMT (University of Qubec), has been named recipient of the 2007 Edgar and Millicent Shaw Postdoctoral Prize in Acoustics.
This prize is offered to a highly qualified candidate who has completed all formal academic and research train- ing and who wishes to acquire at least one year of supervised research experi- ence in an established setting. The award consists of a cash prize of $3000 for full-time research for 12 months.
Marc-André Gaudreau, a student at École de Technologie Supérieure (Montréal) has been named recipient of the 2007 Eckel Student Prize Award in Noise Control.
Oliver C. Eckel was a recognized authority in acoustics and mechanical design, and founder of Eckel Industries Inc. He pioneered the design of ane-
choic chambers and developed panel systems for noise control in enclosures. This award, established by the Eckel family and Eckel Industries of Canada Ltd., pays tribute to the many contribu- tions to acoustics and noise control by Oliver C. Eckel. The award consists of a cash prize of $500.
Roman Maev
Roman Maev receives Canadian Association of Physicists award
Dr. Roman Maev, Daimler/ Chrysler Industrial Research Chair in Applied Solid State Physics and Material Characterization, Department of Physics, University of Windsor, was named recipient of the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award in Industrial and Applied Physics. The citation reads: “For his outstanding work in the field of acoustic microscopy.” The award was presented during the CAP awards banquet held on 19 June 2007.
The CAP Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Industrial and Applied Physics was established in 1991. The medal recognizes and promotes the creativity of scientists working in Canada in the area of industrial and applied physics. The award specifically recognizes the successful application of physical principals to the creation of practical innovations and novel, or commercialized products, processes, or patents.
Dr. Maev received B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Theoretical Solid State and
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