Upcoming INCE Awards and Honors for 2023
For Noise-Con 2023, the Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the United States (INCE-USA) and the INCE Foundation are excited to be accepting nominations for the following major awards:
- INCE-USA Members' Choice Project Award - Deadline: February 15, 2023
- Outstanding Educator Award - Deadline: October 15, 2022
- George C. Maling Award for Excellence in Noise Control Engineering (ongoing applications)
- INCE-USA Student Scholarship - Deadline: March 10, 2023
- Leo Beranek Student Medal for Excellence in Noise Control - Deadline: March 10, 2023
- Undergraduate Student Project Award - Deadline: March 10, 2023
- Martin Hirschorn IAC Prize - Graduate Student Project Award - Deadline: March 10, 2023
- Travel Awards - Finegold & Hallberg - Deadline: January 20, 2023
These awards will be presented at the upcoming Noise-Con 2023 conference. A brief summary for each of the awards, including submission/nomination deadlines, is provided below.
Interested in Applying?
To receive an application for these awards, please use the links below or send a request to:
Dana M. Lodico, PE, INCE Bd. Cert.
INCE Vice President, Honors & Awards
E-mail: [email protected]
Professional Awards
INCE-USA Members' Choice Award
Award: Certificate and recognition of achievement in conference and INCE-USA materials
Submission Deadline: February 15, 2023
Download Application Here
INCE-USA is offering the Members’ Choice Award to acknowledge notable project(s) and/or product(s) completed in the field of noise control or architectural acoustics. The primary candidate must be an Associate or Full Member of INCE-USA. Of the applications received, finalists will be selected for voting by INCE-USA Members. One or more projects or products may receive the award during any given year.
INCE-USA Outstanding Educator Award
Award: Certificate and $2,000
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2022
Download Application Here
The INCE-USA Outstanding Educator Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Noise Control Engineering is intended to honor a person who has significantly advanced the technology and practice of noise control engineering through unique contributions to the education of future noise control engineers, as demonstrated by one or more of the following qualifying accomplishments listed on this page.
George C. Maling Award for Excellence in Noise Control Engineering
Award: Engraved Memento and Honorarium of $3,000
Submission Accepted on an Ongoing Basis
Download Application Here
The George C. Maling Excellence in Noise Control Engineering Award is intended to provide, and disseminate widely, recognition for an outstanding project, product, or processes in the applied practice of noise control engineering. The project, product or process should demonstrate a significant contribution toward a quieter environment. Some examples may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Innovative consumer or industrial products developed specifically for the purpose of noise control or noise reduction,
- Improvements to existing consumer or industrial projects to significantly reduce noise levels or noise exposure,
- Development of new or improved techniques, materials or products for noise control, for buildings and construction,
- Development or improvement of noise policy, guidance or standards resulting in greater or more consistent noise control engineering application or practice,
- New or innovative techniques used in noise assessment or control for large transportation, energy or industrial projects, including environmental studies, design or construction projects,
- Development or improvements of tools, equipment, processes, practices, computer programs and applications for use in noise analysis and control.
Nominations may be developed to recognize an individual or group of individuals for closely related contributions which constitute collectively a significant specific contribution to noise control engineering. The award shall consist of an engraved memento and an Honorarium of $3,000. A suitable nomination package for this award is not trivial and will require some time to prepare.
Student Awards
Award Eligibility for INCE-USA Student Awards
A person who has won any of the student/young professional awards previously is not eligible this year for that same award. A person may be nominated for both travel awards but will only be able to receive one of them. Participating in the Student Paper Competition does not affect eligibility for either of the travel awards. Student travel awardees must be Student Associates of INCE-USA. Applications to become an INCE-USA Student Associate are available at www.inceusa.org and membership is free for students. Awardees are determined solely by the INCE-USA Honors and Awards Committee and any independent volunteers who may be solicited by the committee. The INCE-USA Honors and Awards Committee will make awards based on nominee/applicant qualifications and available funding. Many thanks to the generous donors who make these awards possible.
INCE Student Membership -- Become a Student Associate
Full-time students enrolled in engineering, physics or architecture at a college or university having at least one ABET- or ACSA-accredited program, are eligible to become Student Associates of INCE-USA at no cost.
To become an INCE-USA Student Associate, find out more information here.
INCE Student Scholarship
Award: Certificate and $6,000
Submission Deadline: December 15, 2022
Download Application Here
The INCE Student Scholarship is granted to a college student studying noise control or architectural acoustics in the United States of America who, through personal qualifications and proposed research experience, is judged to exhibit the highest potential for performing research benefiting some aspect of noise control and promoting its usefulness to society. An application must be received for each candidate wishing to be considered for this award.
Martin Hirschorn IAC Prize -- Graduate Student Project Award
Award: Certificate and $4,000
Submission Deadline: December 15, 2022
Download Application Here
This award is granted as a contribution to the education of a graduate student studying noise control engineering in the United States of America who proposes a project related to an application of noise control engineering and/or acoustical conditioning of architectural spaces. An application must be received for each candidate wishing to be considered for this award, which shall contain detailed information about the student and the proposed project including a commitment to publish the results of the project in a form suitable for the Noise Control Engineering Journal.
Leo Beranek Student Medal for Excellence in Noise Control
Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023
The Leo Beranek Student Medal is awarded annually to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students at those academic institutions in North America that have courses in, or related to, Noise Control Engineering, including practical applications. Each institution may nominate up to two students (two graduate, two undergraduate, or one of each). Nomination forms are due Friday, March 10. Further information may be found at: Beranek Medal.
Student Paper Competition
Award: Certificate and $500 - $1,500
Download Application Here
INCE-USA is pleased to announce a Student Paper Competition for Noise-Con 2023, with up to 5 awards given to the most outstanding papers. The Winners of the Student Paper Competition Awards will receive $500 USD, plus an additional $500 award if they attend the Awards Ceremony. If a winning paper is expanded and accepted after peer review for publication in the Noise Control Engineering Journal, the student will receive an additional $500 award.
"Classic Papers in Noise Control Engineering" Competition
Award: Certificate and $1,000*
Download Application Here
INCE-USA is sponsoring a special session of seminal noise control papers open to students, "Classic Papers in Noise Control Engineering" for Noise-Con 2023. Students will present on one of these Classic Papers.. An award will be given based on the student's presentation itself. The abstract should focus on the main thrust of the original paper and the focus of the presentation, which could also include additional work that has been done by the student presenter. The additional work could include reproduction of the results in the original paper, additional analysis, or influence of the original paper on subsequent research or noise control practice, etc. A winner, as determined by the INCE-USA judging panel, will receive $1,000 *if she or he attends the Awards Ceremony.
INCE-USA Student Travel Awards
Submission Deadline: Paper Submission Deadline for NOISE-CON 2023
Download the Michiko So Finegold Award Application here.
Download the Hallberg Foundation Award Application here.
Michiko So Finegold Award (for graduate student/young professional travel)
INCE-USA is pleased to offer the Michiko So Finegold Award, supporting U.S. graduate students and young professionals traveling to NOISE-CON to present their work on noise effects, development of noise policy, and related aspects of noise control engineering. Qualified graduate students/young professionals can apply. This award is funded by the INCE Foundation through an endowment from the Michiko So Finegold Memorial Trust.
Hallberg Foundation Award (for student travel)
INCE-USA is pleased to be able to offer the Hallberg Foundation award, supporting North American undergraduate or graduate students traveling to NOISE-CON to present their work in any areas of noise control engineering. Multiple awards will be offered. As with the Michiko So Finegold Award, qualified students can apply. This award is funded by the INCE Foundation through an endowment from the Elizabeth L. and Russell F. Hallberg Foundation.