About the RWB Stephens prize competition

Elsevier, the publisher of the journal Ultrasonics, will again sponsor the RWB Stephens prizes at the 2025 ICU PADERBORN to be held in Paderborn, Germany. This competition honors the memory of Professor RWB Stephens (1902-1990) who was active in starting the Ultrasonic International (UI) conferences, and who contributed greatly to their success. During his lifetime he was recognized as a great teacher who taught and inspired generations of students in acoustics and ultrasonics.

The presenters of up to five of the most outstanding (oral) papers presented at the ICU 2025 PADERBORN by a student or recent graduate (if the paper is based on the presenter’s dissertation research) will be selected by a jury of high-profile jurors and will be awarded a certificate and a cash prize. The chair of the prize committee is Prof. Zhongqing Su of Hong Kong Polytechnic University who has been actively engaged with the ICU conferences as well as the journal Ultrasonics for many years.

Application

You can apply for the RWB Stephens prize by email to the organizing committee (icu2025@eventlab.org) by September 1, 2025 by entering the following information in the form below:

  • 1. Name of the entrant
  • 2. Title of the paper
  • 3. Conference paper number
  • 4. Mentor or faculty advisor
  • 5. School or university where the research was carried out
  • 6. Date of diploma/degree or expected completion date

Note: You must already be registered as a participant of 2025 ICU PADERBORN.

More information

The total prize money is 1500 EUR. The awards will be announced at the conference closing ceremony on Thursday, September 25th.
For further information please contact Prof. Zhongqing Su (zhongqing.su@polyu.edu.hk).