Two awards are typically made by the INTERCOH community at each meeting. These awards are the Mehta Award (a lifetime achievement award) and the Krone Award (a young scientist presentation award). Below is additional information about each award.
The Mehta Award is given to an individual who has made significant contributions to the advancement of the theory or application of cohesive sediment transport in the marine or aquatic environment. The award, which is based on merit only, carries a plaque and a prize of $5,000, and is normally given when INTERCOH is convened. Awardees are globally selected based on nomination packages submitted by the broader community and are not limited to the conference themes or participants.
The award is named in memory of Jayant J. Mehta (1916-1996) by his son Ashish J. Mehta. J. J. Mehta (MS, MIT, 1939) was a pioneer in the inception and growth of the petrochemical industry in India, contributing significantly to the country’s industrial expansion starting in the 1970s. The award is given only if a suitable candidate is found. The Award Committee will indicate the basis for its choice in its letter to the awardee. Deliberations by the committee leading to the selection will remain internal to the committee whose decision will be final. The awardee will be invited to the conference to present a keynote lecture on the award topic.
The deadline to submit nomination packages is May 1, 2026. Nominations are welcome from anyone associated with cohesive sediment transport research or its application. The nomination package should include a letter of recommendation from the nominator indicating the basis for the choice of the nominee, biodata, and two letters of support. The award committee is composed a three prior winners of the Mehta award. The entire package must be transmitted by e-mail to the Award Committee (email address coming soon).
Previous award recipients
Paul Hill (2023)
Johan Winterwerp (2021)
Michael Fettweis (2019)
Sergio Fagherazzi (2017)
Erik A. Toorman (2015)
Carl T. Friedrichs (2013)
Pierre Le Hir (2011)
In honor of Ray Krone, one of the founders of modern cohesive sediment science and engineering, the Krone Award was established in 2005 to recognize outstanding oral presentation by a young scientist. The poster award was established as a separate honor in 2015. Selection is made by the Steering Committee based on content and presentation according to the following criteria:
To qualify as a young scientist, you must either be a student or have been graduated recently (2 years).
Potential candidates must apply at the time of the paper submission, either for oral or poster presentations.
The prize can be won by first authors only (i.e. the presenter, both oral or poster).
The referees will be considerate regarding the use of English, in case that the presenter is a not a native English speaker.
Recipients to date are
2023 Sun Min Choi (Oral)
2023 Justus Patzke (Poster)
2021 Ana Colina Alonso (Oral)
2021 Tom Ashley (Poster)
2019 Kaan Koca (Oral)
2019 Rodrigo Mosquera (Poster)
2017 Megan Baker (Oral)
2017 Roland Hesse (Poster)
2015 Julia Moriarty (Oral)
2015 David Todd (Poster)
2013 Miguel de Lucas Pardo (Oral)
2011 Byung Joon Lee (Oral)
2009 Bram van Prooijen (Oral)
2007 Walter Jacobs (Oral)
2005 Gregor Kűhn (Oral)