IATBR Awards and Prizes
Travel Behaviour Research is a cross-disciplinary field that draws concepts, methods and people from many disciplines, including economics, psychology, engineering, computer science, statistics, geography, urban planning, sociology, mathematics and physics. Over the past several decades, the field has come into its own, as evidenced by a successful and influential series of international conferences and associated books, substantial impact on travel demand forecasting and transportation planning practice, and distinguished members with roots in a variety of home disciplines. The International Association for Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR) is committed to promoting excellence in the profession and rewarding exceptional contributions to the field. In service of that commitment, the Association has two awards, one that recognizes an outstanding new entrant into the field and another that recognizes a lifetime of contributions to the profession through research, education, and service. The awards are as follows:
Eric Pas Dissertation Prize
An annual doctoral dissertation prize was approved at the 1997 IATBR conference in Austin. Later, it was named after Eric I. Pas, a leading and much-loved travel behaviour researcher who passed away at age 49 in November 1997, just a few months after attending the Austin conference. The Eric Pas Dissertation Prize is awarded annually to the author of the dissertation that is judged to be outstanding and best among all dissertations nominated for the prize in that year. Award of the Prize signals the arrival of exceptional new talent in the field, and has become a coveted honor among new entrants to the field and their supervising professors. In addition to the First Prize, the Association often awards Honorable Mentions in recognition of the very high quality submissions received every year.
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award was approved in May, 2003, to recognize senior contributors in this field to which a growing number of researchers and practitioners are devoting the majority of their professional career. It is awarded once every three years in conjunction with the IATBR conference. Nominations are solicited for the award and a jury selects an individual who has made a lifetime of exceptional contributions to the field in research, education, and service.
More information about the awards and winners can be obtained by clicking on the appropriate menu item under Awards.
Eric Pas Dissertation Prize
An annual doctoral dissertation prize was approved at the 1997 IATBR conference in Austin. Later, it was named after Eric I. Pas, a leading and much-loved travel behaviour researcher who passed away at age 49 in November 1997, just a few months after attending the Austin conference. The Eric Pas Dissertation Prize is awarded annually to the author of the dissertation that is judged to be outstanding and best among all dissertations nominated for the prize in that year. Award of the Prize signals the arrival of exceptional new talent in the field, and has become a coveted honor among new entrants to the field and their supervising professors. In addition to the First Prize, the Association often awards Honorable Mentions in recognition of the very high quality submissions received every year.
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award was approved in May, 2003, to recognize senior contributors in this field to which a growing number of researchers and practitioners are devoting the majority of their professional career. It is awarded once every three years in conjunction with the IATBR conference. Nominations are solicited for the award and a jury selects an individual who has made a lifetime of exceptional contributions to the field in research, education, and service.
More information about the awards and winners can be obtained by clicking on the appropriate menu item under Awards.