R W B Stephens Medal

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The R W B Stephens Medal is a prize from the Institute of Acoustics named after Dr Ray Stephens, the first President of the Institute of Acoustics. His main interests lay in physical acoustics but he is remembered by generations of students for his continuing work in education. The medal is awarded in odd-numbered years for outstanding contributions to acoustics research or education. [1]

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References

  1. "Awards". Institute of Acoustics. Retrieved 7 December 2014.