Outstanding Paper Award

To recognize the outstanding paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control.

Award/Recognition Menu

Prize

Plaque and Certificate

Funding

Funded by the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society.

Presentation

Annually, at a major Symposium sponsored by the Society.

Historical Background

First presented in 1956

Basis for Judging

Originality, interest to membership, contribution to field, clarity of writing, and timeliness.

Eligibility

Authors of papers published in IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control from January 1 through December 31.

Nomination Details

Nomination deadline is 1 March of the year awarded.

Nomination Deadline

1 March

2024
2023
2022
2019
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1957
1956

2024

Paper

Piezoelectric Microacoustic Metamaterial Filters

Onurcan Kaya; Xuanyi Zhao; Cristian Cassella

Publication Date

July 2024

2023

Paper

3-D Ultrafast Shear Wave Absolute Vibro-Elastography Using a Matrix Array Transducer

Hoda S. Hashemi, Shahed K. Mohammed, Qi Zeng, Reza Zahiri Azar, Robert N. Rohling, and Septimiu E. Salcudean

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics , vol.

, no.

, pp.

1039

–

1053

Paper External Link

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10136801

2022

Paper

Lamb Wave Frequency Diverse Array

Yanfeng Lang; Zhibo Yang; Laihao Yang; Xuefeng Chen

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics , vol.

, no.

, pp.

2526

–

2539

Publication Date

August 2022

2019

Paper

Quantification of the Effect of Array Element Pitch on Imaging Performance

Paul D. Wilcox; Jie Zhang

2017

Paper

A Frequency-Shift Method to Measure Shear-Wave Attenuation in Soft Tissues

Simon Bernard; Siavash Kazemirad; Guy Cloutier

2016

Paper

4-D ICE: A 2-D Array Transducer With Integrated ASIC in a 10-Fr Catheter for Real-Time 3-D Intracardiac Echocardiography

Douglas Wildes; Warren Lee; Bruno Haider; Scott Cogan; Krishnakumar Sundaresan; David M. Mills; Christopher Yetter; Patrick H. Hart; Christopher R. Haun; Mikael Concepcion; Johan Krikhorn; Marc Bitoun

2015

Paper

4-D Ultrafast Shear-wave Imaging

Jean-Luc Gennisson; Jean Provost; Thomas Deffieux; Clement Papadacci; Marion Imbault; Mathieu Pernot; Mickaël Tanter

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics , vol.

, no.

, pp.

1059

–

1065

Publication Date

June 2015

2014

Paper

Fourier-domain beamforming: the path to compressed ultrasound imaging

Tanya Chernyakova; Yonina C. Eldar

2013

Paper

State-of-the-art RF signal generation from optical frequency division

Archita Hati; Craig Nelson; Corey Barnes; Danielle Lirette; Tara Fortier; Franklyn Quinlan; Jason A. DeSalvo; Scott A. Diddams; David A. Howe

2012

Paper

Multi-layer phase analysis: quantifying the elastic properties of soft tissues and live cells with ultra-high-frequency scanning acoustic microscopy

Xuegen Zhao; Riaz Akhtar; Nadja Nijenhuis; Steven J. Wilkinson; Lilli Murphy; Christoph Ballestrem; Michael. J. Sherratt; Rachel E. B. Watson; Brian Derby

Paper

Low-frequency meandering piezoelectric vibration energy harvester

David F. Berdy; Pornsak Srisungsitthisunti; Byunghoo Jung; Xianfan Xu; Jeffrey F. Rhoads; Dimitrios Peroulis

Paper

Phase noise in RF and microwave amplifiers

Enrico Rubiola; Rodolphe Boudot

2011

Paper

Erratum: Sources of image degradation in fundamental and harmonic ultrasound imaging: a nonlinear, full-wave, simulation study [Apr 11 754-765]

Gianmarco F. Pinton; Gregg E. Trahey; Jeremy J. Dahl

2010

Paper

Miniaturized sensors for the viscosity and density of liquids-performance and issues

Bernhard Jakoby; Roman Beigelbeck; Franz Keplinger; Frieder Lucklum; Alexander Niedermayer; Erwin Konrad Reichel; Christian Riesch; Thomas Voglhuber-Brunnmaier; Bernhard Weiss

2009

Paper

Phase Coherence Imaging

Jorge Camacho; Montserrat Parrilla; Carlos Fritsch

2008

Paper

Pyroelectric energy conversion: Optimization principles

Gaël Sebald; Elie Lefeuvre; Daniel Guyomar

2007

Paper

MEMS technology for timing and frequency control

Clark T.-C. Nguyen

2006

Paper

A new strategy to enhance cavitational tissue erosion using a high-intensity, initiating sequence

Zhen Xu; J. Brian Fowlkes; Charles A. Cain

Paper

Ultrasonic contrast agent shell rupture detected by inertial cavitation and rebound signals

Azzdine Y. Ammi; Robin O. Cleveland; Jonathan Mamou; Grace I. Wang; S. Lori Bridal; William D. O'Brien, Jr.

Paper

Performance evaluation of a valveless micropump driven by a ring-type piezoelectric actuator

Tao Zhang; Qing-Ming Wang

2005

Paper

Use of modulated excitation signals in medical ultrasound. Part III: high frame rate imaging

Thanassis Misaridis; Jørgen Arendt Jensen

Paper

Use of modulated excitation signals in medical ultrasound. Part I: basic concepts and expected benefits

Thanassis Misaridis; Jørgen Arendt Jensen

Paper

Use of modulated excitation signals in medical ultrasound. Part II: design and performance for medical imaging applications

Thanassis Misaridis; Jørgen Arendt Jensen

2004

Paper

Low temperature fabrication of immersion capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers on silicon and dielectric substrates

Joshua Knight; Jeff McLean; F. Levent Degertekin

2003

Paper

A novel sensor for monitoring acoustic cavitation. Part I: Concept, theory, and prototype development

Bajram Zeqiri; Pierre N. Gelat; Mark Hodnett; Nigel D. Lee

2002

Paper

Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers: Next-Generation Arrays for Acoustic Imaging?

Ömer Oralkan; A. Sanh Ergun; Jeremy A. Johnson; Mustafa Karaman; Utkan Demirci; Kambiz Kaviani; Thomas H. Lee; Butrus (Pierre) Khuri-Yakub

2001

Paper

Acoustic Loss Mechanisms in Leaky SAW Resonators on Lithium Tantalate

Julius Koskela; Jouni V. Knuuttila; Tapani Makkonen; Victor P. Plessky; Martti M. Salomaa

2000

Paper

Single Crystal PZN/PT-Polymer Composites for Ultrasound Transducer Applications

Timothy Ritter; Xuecang Geng; K. Kirk Shung; Patrick Lopath; Seung-Eek Park; Thomas R. Shrout

1999

Paper

An ultra-precision XY/spl theta//sub Z/ piezo-micropositioner. I. Design and analysis

Shuo Hung Chang; Chung Kai Tseng; Hon Chan Chien

1998

Paper

Propagation properties of longitudinal leaky surface waves on lithium tetraborate

Takahiro Sato; Hidenori Abe

Paper

Propagation of Longitudinal Leaky Surface Waves under Periodic Metal Grating Structure on Lithium Tetraborate

Takahiro Sato; Hidenori Abe

Paper

SAW Device Applications of Longitudinal Leaky Surface Waves on Lithium Tetraborate

Takahiro Sato; Hidenori Abe

1997

Paper

A System for Ultrasonic B’eacon-Guidance of Catheters and Other Minimally-Invasive Medical Devices

David H. R. Vilkomerson; David J. Lyons

1996

Paper

Estimation of Blood Velocity with High Frequency Ultrasound

Katherine W. Ferrara; Bernhard G. Zagar; Joan B. Sokil-Melgar; Ronald H. Silverman; Ioannis M. Aslanidis

1995

Paper

Microwave oscillators incorporating cryogenic sapphire dielectric resonators

Robert C. Taber; Curt A. Flory

1994

Paper

Multilayer piezoelectric ceramics for two-dimensional array transducers

Richard L. Goldberg; Stephen W. Smith

1993

Paper

A dual-mode thickness-shear quartz pressure sensor

Raymond J. Besson; Jean-Jacques Boy; Bernard Glotin; Yoshinobu Jinzaki; Bikash K. Sinha; Michel Valdois

1992

Paper

Experimental verification of nondiffracting X waves

Jian-yu Lu; James F. Greenleaf

Paper

Time reversal of ultrasonic fields. I. Basic principles

Mathias Fink; François Wu; Jean-Louis Thomas; Didier Cassereau

Paper

Time-reversal of ultrasonic fields. III. Theory of the closed time-reversal cavity

Didier Cassereau; Mathias Fink

Paper

Nondiffracting X waves-exact solutions to free-space scalar wave equation and their finite aperture realizations

Jian-yu Lu; James F. Greenleaf

1990

Paper

Simulation of piezoelectric devices by two- and three-dimensional finite elements

Reinhard Lerch

1989

Paper

An acoustic micrometer and its application to layer thickness measurements

Yusuke Tsukahara,; Noritaka Nakaso; Jun-ichi Kushibiki; Noriyoshi Chubachi

1988

Paper

Precision surface-acoustic-wave (SAW) oscillators

Thomas E. Parker; Gary K. Montress; Mark J. Lobada; James A. Greer

Paper

Extremely low-phase-noise SAW resonators and oscillators: design and performance

Gary K. Montress; Thomas E. Parker; Mark J. Lobada; James A. Greer

1987

Paper

Preface

M. Edward Motamedi; Richard M. White

1986

Paper

Optical Detection of Ultrasound

Jean-Pierre Monchalin

1985

Paper

Piezoelectric Composite Materials for Ultrasonic Transducer Applications. Part I: Resonant Modes of Vibration of PZT Rod-Polymer Composites

T. R. Gururaja; Walter A. Schulze; L. Eric Cross; Bertram A. Auld; Yuzhong J. Wang

Paper

Piezoelectric Composite Materials for Ultrasonic Transducer Applications. Part II: Evaluation of Ultrasonic Medical Applications

T. R. Gururaja; Walter A. Schulze; L. Eric Cross

1984

Paper

Ray-Optical Evaluation of V(z) in the Reflection Acoustic Microscope

Henry L. Bertoni

1983

Paper

Statistics of Speckle in Ultrasound B-Scans

Robert F. Wagner; Stephen W. Smith; John M. Sandrik; Hector Lopez

Paper

Low Contrast Detectability and Contrast/Detail Analysis in Medical Ultrasound

Stephen W. Smith; Robert F. Wagner; John M. Sandrik; Hector Lopez

1982

Paper

Dichromatic Differential Phase Contrast Microscopy

Ian R. Smith; H. Kumar Wickramasinghe

1981

Paper

Computation of the Vibrational Modes for Piezoelectric Array Transducers Using a Mixed Finite Element-Perturbation Method

Didier Boucher; Michel Lagier; Charles Maerfeld

Paper

Differential Imaging with the Acoustic Microscope

Simon D. Bennett; Eric A. Ash

1980

Paper

An Ultrasonic Catheter for Intravascular Measurement of Blood Flow: Technical Details

Roy W. Martin; Robert F. Milsom

Paper

Excitation and Detection of Surface Skimming Bulk Waves on Rotated Y-Cut Quartz

Donald L. Lee

1979

Paper

Surface Acoustic Wave Resonators on Quartz

William J. Tanski

Paper

Scattering Analysis and Design of SAW Resonator Filters

Robert L. Rosenberg; Larry A. Coldren

1978

Paper

Multiple crossed-beam ultrasound Doppler velocimetry

Martin D. Fox

1977

Paper

Reconstruction of Ultrasound Propagation Speed Distributions in Soft Tissue: Time-Of-Flight Tomography

Gary H. Glover; J. C. Sharp

Paper

Analysis of Generation and Detection of Surface and Bulk Acoustic Waves by Interdigital Transducers

Robert F. Milsom; Nigel H. C. Reilly; Martin Redwood

1976

Paper

Evaluation of a Random Signal Correlation System for Ultrasonic Flaw Detection

Nihat M. Bilgutay; Eric S. Furgason; Vernon L. Newhouse

Paper

Plate Mode Coupling in Acoustic Surface Wave Devices

Robert W. Wagers

1975

Paper

Sonar System Technology

Alan A. Winder

1974

Paper

Diffraction Compensation in Periodic Apodized Acoustic Surface Wave Filters

Thomas L. Szabo; Andrew J. Slobodnik, Jr.

1973

Paper

Theory and Design of the Surface Acoustic Wave Multistrip Coupler

F. Graham Marshall; Cleland O. Newton; Edward G. S. Paige

Paper

Surface Acoustic Wave Multistrip Components and Their Applications

F. Graham Marshall; Cleland O. Newton; Edward G. S. Paige

1972

Paper

Improved Electrostatic Probe for Measurement of Elastic Surface Waves

Richard C. Williamson

Paper

Holographic Interferometry Applied to Motion Studies of Ultrasonic Bonders

Alan D. Wilson; Byron D. Martin; Douglas H. Strope

1971

Paper

Acousto-Optic Light Deflection: Design Considerations for First Order Beam Steering Transducers

Douglas A. Pinnow

Paper

Evaluation of Digitally Coded Acoustic Surface-Wave Matched Filters

W. Stanley Jones; Clinton Hartmann; Lewis T. Claiborne

Paper

Mechanical Filters-A Review of Progress

Robert Johnson; Manfred Börner; Masashi Konno

Paper

Zero Temperature Coefficient Ultrasonic Delay Lines Utilizing Synthetic Quartz Crystals as Delay Media

Morio Onoe; Yuzo Mochizuki

1957

Paper

Methods of Measuring Electrical Characteristics of Ultrasonic Delay Lines

Allen H. Meitzler

1956

Paper

Low-Loss 1000 Microsecond Ultrasound Delay Lines

John E. May Jr.

Volunteer Opportunities

Award/Recognition Menu

2024

2023

2022

2019

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1990

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984

1983

1982

1981

1980

1979

1978

1977

1976

1975

1974

1973

1972

1971

1957

1956