Adrian Pollock Student Award 2023

Eligibility:
Any current or recent (within one year) university or college student

The Adrian Pollock Student Award is presented to one graduate student to recognize outstanding academic achievement in a research project dealing with some aspect of acoustic emission technology, which may range in scope from fundamental research to industrial applications.

M.S. or Ph.D students from any college or university are invited to apply. Students must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of submission. The student must attend the AEWG meeting to receive the award (meeting registration fee is waived for the winning student).

Submission Entry:
An extended abstract of 700-1200 words, with figures, tables, and references describing the research work. To be submitted electronically as PDF.

While it is understood that research does not take place in a vacuum, the work described should represent the student’s own efforts, and the student should be the sole author of the extended abstract.

Submission Process:
Include title of paper, your name, academic facility, name of professor associated and/or familiar with the work, as you would like them to appear if you attend the next conference.

In short:

•  M.S. or Ph.D. students from any college or university are invited to apply.
• The student must be the sole author.
•  The extended abstract has 1200-word limit.
  • The submissions will have a word count of 700-1200.
  • The title block (title, author’s name and contact information, advisor’s name) does not count against the word limit.
  • The references/literature cited list does not count against the word limit. (However, please try to keep your reference list concise – don’t make the reviewers check 30 references for a 3-page extended abstract).
  •  Everything else, including captions, will be counted.

Please email as PDF attachment to antonios.kontsos@drexel.edu.

Some Award Criteria:

• Originality
• Explanation of the objective and challenges
• Clear, concise description of techniques and instrumentation
• Description of data analysis including filtering
• The results
• Conclusion(s)
• Effectiveness of methods used
• Knowledge of existing and relevant AE Background
• Usefulness and/or relevance to an AE audience in the spirit of a working group

Award:
A cash prize of $300 for the first place paper principal author, in person, and a free Conference registration.

List of Awardees in past AEWG Meetings: