Awards 2024
ISTVS Awards
St. Christopher Lecture
Since 1966, ISTVS has honored distinguished workers in the field of terrain-vehicle interaction by offering them the opportunity to deliver the St. Christopher Lecture at an international ISTVS conference, held every three years.
Named for the patron saint of travelers, this is the highest award offered by the society. The recipient need not be an ISTVS member. Selection and invitation of recipients is the responsibility of the conference organizing committee.
Bekker-Reece-Radforth Award
This award was established in 2002 and honors exceptional research and/or industrial achievements in engineering practice of the principles of terramechanics.
The award recognizes the exceptional contributions of Dr. M. G. Bekker, Dr. A. R. Reece, and Professor N. W. Radforth to the field of terramechanics and to the ISTVS.
Söhne-Hata-Jurecka Award for Young Engineers/Scientists
This award was established in 1995 to recognize the achievements of members under forty years of age for outstanding accomplishments. The award is named after Professors Walter Söhne, Shojiro Hata, and Walter Jurecka in recognition of their efforts to promote young people.
Candidates for the award are nominated by National Secretaries to the President, Vice-Presidents, General Secretary, and Deputy General Secretaries.
Past Recipients
21st International Conference
Yokohama, Japan, 2024
St. Christopher Lecture
Professor Kazuya Yoshida
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Tohoku University, Japan
“Roving the Moon—Steeper, Faster and Smarter”
Bekker-Reece-Radforth Award
Dr. Schalk Els
University of Pretoria, South Africa
20th International Conference
Online, 2021
St. Christopher Lecture
Henry C. Hodges, Jr.
President, Nevada Automotive Test Center
“Terramechanics in the automated age — Winding paths toward real time optimum mobility”
Bekker-Reece-Radforth Award
Dr. Sally Shoop
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH, USA
Söhne-Hata-Jurecka Award
Dr. Ramon Gonzalez
robonity, Spain
Dr. Genya Ishigami
Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
19th International Conference
Budapest, Hungary, 2017
St. Christopher Lecture
Prof. György Sitkei
University of Sopron, Hungary
“New Challenges and Opportunities for Terramechanics”
Söhne-Hata-Jurecka Award
Dr. Liang Ding and
Lecturer, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China
Dr. Theunis Richard Botha
Lecturer, the University of Pretoria in South Africa
18th International Conference
Seoul, South Korea, 2014
St. Christopher Lecture
Dr. Tae Kyeong Yeu
“Remote control of a deep-seabed mining robot vehicle on extremely cohesive soft soil”
Bekker-Reece-Radforth Award
Prof. Radhey Lal Kushwaha
Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Soehne-Hata-Jurecka Award
Dr. Taizo Kobayashi
Associate Professor, University of Fukui, Japan
17th International Conference
Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, 2011
St. Christopher Lecture
Professor Ray Arvidson
James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Bekker-Reece-Radforth Award
Dr. Anders Bodin
Alvis Hägglunds AB, Sweden
16th International Conference
Turin, Italy, 2008
St. Christopher Lecture
Professor Ronie Navon
Professor, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Bekker-Reece-Radforth Award
Yukio Nakajima
Director of Engineering
Tire Research Department, Bridgestone Corp., Japan
Söhne-Hata-Jurecka Award
Dr. Guido Korlath
Director of Engineering
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria
15th International Conference
Hayama, Japan, 2005
St. Christopher Lecture
Professor Yasunori Matogawa
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan
Bekker-Reece-Radforth Award
Mr. Robert D. Wismer
Vice President, Deere & Company, USA
Söhne-Hata-Jurecka Award
Dr. Junya Yamakawa
Associate Professor, Director of Engineering
National Defense Academy, Japan
14th International Conference
Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA, 2002
St. Christopher Lecture
Dr. Ronald A. Liston
The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, USA
Bekker-Reece-Radforth Award
Mr. Alfons Falk
Haegglunds Vehicle AB, Sweden
Söhne-Hata-Jurecka Award
Professor Dr.-Ing. Christian Wolfgang Fervers
Hamburg University of Applied Science, Germany
13th International Conference
Munich, Germany, 1999
St. Christopher Lecture
Professor Iwan Wästerlund
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Söhne-Hata-Jurecka Award
Dr. Niki C. Deliman
Research scientist, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
12th International Conference
Beijing, China, 1996
St. Christopher Lecture
Mr. Henry C. Hodges, Sr.
CEO, Hodges Transportation Inc. Nevada, USA
Söhne-Hata-Jurecka Award
Dr. Kazuyoshi Tateyama
Director of Engineering, Associate Professor, Kyoto University, Japan
11th International Conference
Incline Village, Nevada, USA, 1993
St. Christopher Lecture
Dr. F. Kovac
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, USA
10th International Conference
Kobe, Japan, 1990
St. Christopher Lecture
Dr. K.-J. Melzer
Battelle Motor, Germany
9th International Conference
Barcelona, Spain, 1987
St. Christopher Lecture
Professor Alessandro Orlandi
Università degli Studi, Bologna, Italy
8th International Conference
Cambridge, England, 1984
St. Christopher Lecture
Professor Masanori Kitano
National Defense Academy, Japan
7th International Conference
Calgary, Canada, 1981
St. Christopher Lecture
Professor Walter Jurecka
Institute of Construction Management and Economics, Technical University Vienna, Austria
6th International Conference
Vienna, Austria, 1978
Dr. A. J. Soltynski
St. Christopher Lecture
5th International Conference
Detroit, USA, 1975
St. Christopher Lecture
Dr. Ernest N. Petrick
Chief Scientist, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command
4th International Conference
Stockholm, Sweden, 1972
St. Christopher Lecture
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3rd International Conference
Essen, Germany, 1969
Dr. Walter Söhne
St. Christopher Lecture
2nd International Conference
Quebec, Canada, 1965
Dr. M. G. Bekker
Inaugural St. Christopher Lecture
Dr. A. R. Reece
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Concluding Remarks
1st International Conference
Turin, Italy, 1961
Dr. M. G. Bekker
Concluding remarks