Science Writers Award Winners 2006

PROFESSIONALS

“High-speed Imaging of Shock Waves, Explosions and Gunshots” by Gary S. Settles
Published in American Scientist Magazine

JOURNALISTS

“The Sound of Silence” by John Geirland
Published in WIRED Magazine, December 2006

ASA President Gilles Daigle {L) congratulates Don Monroe, recipient of the 2006 Science Writing Award in Acoustics for Professionals.

​NON-PRINT MEDIA

“Why the Inner Ear is Snail-Shaped” by Don Monroe
Published at Physical Review Focus Website

Science Writers Award Winners 2005

ASA President Anthony Atchley (L) presents Science Writing Award for Professionals in Acoustics to Taras Gorishnyy.

​PROFESSIONALS

“Sound Ideas” by Taras Gorishnyy, Martin Maldovan, Chaltanya Ullal, and Edwin Thomas
Published in Physics World magazine, December 1, 2005

JOURNALISTS

“The Noisy Ape” by Radek Boschetty
Published by BBC World Service – Radio Series

Science Writers Award Winners 2004

ASA President William Yost (R) presents the 2004 Science Writing Award in Acoustics for Journalists to Kate Ramsayer (L)

JOURNALISTS

“Infrasonic Symphony” by Kate Ramsayer
Published in Science News, January 2004

“Sound and Vision” by Declan Butler
Published in Nature, 5 February, 2004

PROFESSIONALS

No Winner in the Professionals Category

Science Writers Award Winners 2003

ASA President William Kuperman congratulates Steven C. Thompson, recipient of the 2003 Science Writing Award in Acoustics for Professionals in Acoustics.

​PROFESSIONALS

“Tutorial on Microphone Technologies for Directional Hearing Aids” by Steve C. Thompson
Published in The Hearing Journal

ASA President William Kuperman (L) presents the 2003 Science Writing Award for Journalists to Ian Sample (R).

​JOURNALISTS

“The Sound of Sunshine” by Ian Sample
Published in The Guardian Newspaper, July 24, 2003

Science Writers Award Winners 2002

PROFESSIONALS

“Introduction to Clarinet Acoustics” by Joe Wolfe
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Website

ASA President Ilene Busch-Vishniac (L) congratulates Emily Thompson (R), recipient of the 2003 Science Writing Award in Acoustics for Journalists.

​JOURNALISTS

“The Soundscape of Modernity” (Book) by Emily Thompson
Published by MIT Press