Awards
Kevin Stark Memorial Award
The Kevin Stark Memorial Award was established in 1993 in honour and memory of the Late Professor Kevin Stark of James Cook University whose untimely death in 1989 ended a most remarkable career which, amongst many other achievements, greatly contributed to the advancement of coastal and ocean engineering within Australia.
The National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering (NCCOE) established the award to foster and encourage excellence in coastal and ocean engineering across the range of professional practice, research and teaching.
The NCCOE reserves the right not to make the Award in the event that no suitable candidate is available.
The award recognises excellence in coastal and ocean engineering. The criteria for selection include the following considerations:
- Potential contribution to state of knowledge and practice
- Extent of multi-disciplinary expertise applied
- Quality and clarity of the written presentation
- Potential for fostering further enquiry
- Technical quality
The Award is in the form of a bronze Medal which will be engraved in personal recognition of the chosen author’s attainment and is presented personally by the Chairperson of the NCCOE at the Conference. In the event of multiple joint authors, individual Medals may be awarded. An Honour Roll of past award recipients will be published in the conference proceedings and on the NCCOE website. Additionally, the author will be invited to submit the chosen conference publication for consideration by the editorial board of Engineers Australia, Civil Engineering Transactions Journal.
Eligibility
Any author who has had accepted and subsequently published a paper at this Australasian Coasts and Ports Conference is eligible for the Award. There is no formal entry process; all papers accepted for the conference will be assessed against the listed criterion by a panel of reviewers and oral presentations assessed by a subcommittee of the NCCOE.
Nomination Process
There is no formal entry process; all papers accepted for the conference will be assessed against the listed criterion by a panel of reviewers and oral presentations assessed by a subcommittee of the NCCOE.
PIANC Young Authors Award
The PIANC Young Authors Award has traditionally been awarded at the Australasian Coasts and Ports Conferences since 1988. This Conference continues this tradition.
PIANC Australia and New Zealand is the Australasian Region of PIANC. PIANC is the International Navigation Association.
Further information of PIANC can be obtained by visiting www.pianc.org or the ANZ PIANC website.
The Conference will award the Young Author’s award consisting of a commemorative silver medallion and free membership of PIANC Australia and New Zealand for 2 years.
The winning author is encouraged to submit an extended version of the paper in the PIANC International De Paepe – Willems Award
Eligibility criteria are as follows:
1. Awarded for the best paper by a YP at the conference related to PIANC issues and activities.
2. The theme of the paper should be well developed for application.
3. The author should be the lead author for the paper and be the sole presenter at the conference.
4. Both paper submission and presentation are assessed for the award
5. The author as a YP should be no more than 40 years old at the date of the Conference.
6. The author should be a citizen or permanent resident of either Australia or New Zealand.
7. The author/s, when submitting their paper, should indicate that they would like to be considered for the award.
Nomination Process
Eligible authors please self-nominate during full paper submission process.
Women in Coastal Geoscience and Engineering Award
The Women in Coastal Geoscience and Engineering Award was established in 2016 to recognise and promote the achievements of women in coastal geoscience and engineering. Starting in 2023, this award now includes other underrepresented groups in coastal geoscience and engineering.
This award aims to highlight the impact that excellent research and/or application by underrepresented groups has on changing the culture of our discipline. This award aims to foster positive commitment to equity within our discipline and encourage under-represented groups in our field to pursue/ continue a career in the coastal/ocean engineering and geoscience disciplines. The award will be made based on the innovation, technical excellence, and presentation of the paper.
Find out more about WICGE here: womenincoastal.org
Eligibility
- The award is open to any paper presented at the Australasian Coasts and Ports conference where the lead (first) and presenting author is a woman or from other underrepresented group coastal geoscience and engineering.
- The lead author must indicate they wish to be considered for the award when submitting their full paper.
Nomination Process
Eligible authors self-nominate during full paper submission process. This will consist of a tick box, and a paragraph [up to 150 words] on how you fit the aims and scope of this award.
New Zealand Coastal Society Student Award
The New Zealand Coastal Society is pleased to announce a student award to attend the Australasian Coasts and Ports 2023 Conference.
The award will cover conference registration, attendance at the conference dinner and $1000 towards travel and accommodation. The award winner will be judged on the quality of the accepted paper and alignment with the goals of the New Zealand Coastal Society.
Eligibility
- The paper must be accepted to present at Australasian Coasts and Ports 2023
- The lead author must be enrolled at a recognised Tertiary institution based in New Zealand at the time of submission
- The lead author must be student member of the NZ Coastal Society at the time of submission.
For more information, please email nzcoastalsociety@gmail.com
Nomination Process
Eligible authors please self-nominate during full paper submission process.
D.N. Foster Award
In recognition of Doug Foster’s contribution to Australian coastal engineering, the National Committee on Coastal & Ocean Engineering created the Doug N. Foster Memorial Fellowship Fund in September 2001.
A Professor at the University of NSW (UNSW) and an expert in his chosen engineering specialisation of Water, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, Doug was a founding member of the Engineers Australia National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering (NCCOE), which was established in 1971. Doug served on NCCOE until 1985, during which time he was Deputy Chairman from 1979 to 1981 and subsequently Chairman from 1981 to 1983. He was a member of IEAust from 1960 until 1998.
The award is presented to encourage engineering students to pursue career opportunities in coastal and/or ocean engineering. Up to four Awards will be offered to students who are in their final two years of their first engineering degree at the time of the biennial Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference. The award provides the opportunity for students to attend the Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference.
The inaugural presentation of the Award(s) coincided with the Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference.
The successful applicants will be announced prior to the conference. Each student winning an Award will receive free registration and up to $1000 worth of travel and accommodation to attend the Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference.
Eligibility criteria are as follows
- Applicants must be engineering students in the final two years of their first engineering degree at the time of the conference
- Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents
- Applicants must be enrolled at an Australian University at the time of the Conference
- Nominees must be available to attend the Australasian Coasts and Ports Conference related to the award.
- Applications for the award will be called for in conjunction with the call for papers for the conference
- Responsibility for selecting the recipient(s) rests with the National Committee on Coastal & Ocean Engineering
Nomination Process
Applicants will need to submit:
- a single A4 page outlining why they should receive the award to develop their interest in Coastal and/or Ocean engineering;
- a copy of their academic record; and
- a reference in support of the application from an appropriate academic staff member of the enrolling institution.
Submission Process
You must provide the following with your submission:
- Completed Nomination Form
- Copy of their academic record
- Nominee’s current CV including employment history and achievements
- Nominee’s current Biographical Information
- Nominee’s portrait photo
Nominations Close 31 May 2023
Submit here Engineers Australia Recognition Awards (awardsplatform.com)