At the 21st International and 12th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the ISTVS (ISTVS2024), the achievements of two members of our community will be honored with these ISTVS awards: the Bekker-Reece-Radforth Award and the Söhne-Hata-Jurecka Award for Young Engineers/Scientists.
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. Recent honorees include Dr. Sally Shoop, Prof. Radhey Lal Kushwaha, and Dr. Anders Bodin.
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. Recent honorees include Dr. Ramon Gonzalez, Dr. Genya Ishigami, Dr. Liang Ding, and Dr. Theunis Richard Botha.
View the full history of ISTVS awards back to 1961 at www.istvs.org/awards
Nominations
Submission of nominations for these awards is now open from members of ISTVS. Each nomination shall include:
letter of endorsement/motivation
CV or résumé of the nominee.
Nominations shall be sent to gs@istvs.org by July 31.
St. Christopher Lecture
In addition to the two awards, ISTVS honors distinguished work in the field of terrain-vehicle interaction by offering the opportunity to deliver the St. Christopher Lecture at an international ISTVS conference. Named for the patron saint of travelers, this is the highest award offered by the society. The selection of the speaker is a function of the conference committee.