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For immediate release 19 October 2005 INDUSTRY AWARD FOR BRILLIANT YOUNG ACOUSTICAL ENGINEER  IAC
of Winchester presented the trophy to the winner of this the inaugural year
of the Young Persons’ Award for Innovation in Acoustical Engineering
at the annual acoustics industry dinner held in Oxford.
Brian Quarendon, CEO of IAC presented the Award to Andrew Hurrell, a brilliant young acoustical engineer from Dorchester in Dorset. IAC is corporate sponsor of the new award from the Institute of Acoustics. Andrew’s project was chosen from entries from a wide spectrum of acoustical engineering applications: building acoustics, medical ultrasound, automotive, loudspeaker design, noise control and acoustical detection systems. Andrew Hurrell of Precision Acoustics Limited won first prize for his miniature ultrasonic hydrophones. The judges were impressed by the true innovation and complete feasibility of the project from the production point of view. Entries were judged on whether they were: innovative and inventive; feasible and practicable; moneysaving; green; end-user friendly; timesaving and whether they were improvements to existing processes. Brian Quarendon of IAC said: "Sponsoring this award demonstrates our keenness as manufacturers to see acoustical engineering acknowledged as the exciting and varied career it can be. As one of the world’s leading companies in noise control, we work across six different markets but the scope for acoustic specialisation is enormous. Congratulations to Andrew and I wish him every success in the commercial application of his innovations." Andrew was presented with the stunning silver trophy, commissioned by IAC from Alfred Pain of The Leather Market, London. In addition, IAC are providing a luxury weekend break for two in Copenhagen, a cheque for £500 and a tour of Denmark’s new internationally acclaimed national Holmen Opera House, courtesy of Arup Acoustics. On accepting his award, Andrew Hurrell said: "I am delighted to receive this award. I have to say that a career in acoustics is fascinating and that there are so many new discoveries and innovations to be made. I would commend the career to any young person interested in acoustics, as one that offers such a huge range of opportunities. I’m sure the creation of this award will serve to encourage other young acousticians by providing recognition of the achievements early in their career." Dr Tony Jones is President of the Institute of Acoustics, said, "I would like to congratulate Andrew Hurrell on his well-earned success ... His work has provided invaluable contributions to the development of high quality ultrasonic measurement devices for use in medical imaging, and his achievement provides an excellent example of one of many areas of acoustical engineering that benefit our lives." First Runner Up was Kelvin Griffiths of Harman Becker Automotive Systems in Brigend who developed a loudspeaker modelling tool. He received a cheque for £200 and a Commendation Goblet. Second Runner Up, Graeme MacLean of Ricardo UK Ltd. developed a software program for the identification of sources of noise in combustion engines. He received a Commendation Goblet. ENDS For further media information please contact: Editor’s notes: High quality images can be right-click downloaded in seconds from the Photo Library in the News section of www.iacl.co.uk
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