The Board of Trustees issued the call for applications in autumn 2023 and published it in the bulletins of HTE and OPAKFI, on the internet, and on the notice boards of educational institutions. The competition was open to graduates — primarily engineers and physicists — submitting a summary of their independent work, articles published in field-specific journals, or a new paper as the submitted work. Applicants could hold other degrees as well, but their activity had to fall within the field of acoustics.
For the 2023 call, submitted works presenting the author's own novel scientific results, theoretical or practical innovations, or developments could be entered in three topic areas:
results achieved in applied acoustics research and development, including automotive, building, and mechanical-engineering acoustics:
- in electroacoustics
- in vibration acoustics
- in noise protection, noise reduction, and environmental sound exposure.
In 2023, the Dénes Huszty Memorial Prize consisted of a memorial plaque and a cash prize of 400,000 HUF.
Two applications were received by the stated deadline.
The applications were assessed by Dr. Fülöp Augusztinovicz, Chair of the Foundation's Board of Trustees, and the members of the Board.
The Board of Trustees decided to award a single shared prize under the 2023 competition.
Bálint Lendvai, MSc engineer, doctoral candidate, received the award for his submission on the topic of noise protection, noise reduction, and environmental sound exposure.
Kristóf Horváth, MSc engineer, earned the prize with his submission on the topic of automotive vibration acoustics.
The prize was presented at the 2024 general assembly of HTE.