William Henry Warren established the first faculty of engineering in New South Wales and was appointed as its Professor at the University of Sydney in 1884. Professor Warren was President of the Royal Society of New South Wales on two occasions. He had a long career of more than 40 years and during this time was considered to be the most eminent engineer in Australia. When the Institution of Engineers, Australia was established in 1919, Professor Warren was elected as its first President. He established an internationally respected reputation for the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sydney and published extensively, with many of his papers being published in the Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales.
The Warren Lecture and Prize has been established by the Royal Society of NSW ( with support from the Warren Centre of Advanced Engineering at the University of Sydney and Engineers Australia (Sydney Division)) to acknowledge Professor Warren’s contribution both to the Society and to the technological disciplines in Australia and internationally. The aim of the award is to recognise research of national or international significance by engineers and technologists in their first two decades or so of professional practice. The research must have originated or have been carried out principally in New South Wales. The prize is $1,000 for the winner and a prize of $500 each for two runners-up.

Award Process
Entries are by submission of an original paper written to academic standards. The paper should review the research done and identify its national or international significance. Preference will be given to entries that demonstrate relevance across the spectrum of knowledge – science, art, literature and philosophy – that the Society promotes. An interview may be required. The paper may refer to previously published research but must not violate copyright of previous publications. The winning paper and a selection of other entries submitted will be peer-reviewed and are expected to be published in the Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. Depending on the number of acceptable entries, there may be a special edition of the Journal and Proceedings that would be intended to showcase research by early- and mid-career Australian researchers. (See "Guidelines for Entrants" overleaf.)
A judging panel appointed by the Royal Society of NSW and the Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering will determine the winners and runners-up.
The RSNSW Warren Lecture will be held during March each year and the winner and two runners-up will be invited to read their papers and will be presented with their awards.

The Warren Lecture and Prize…

Guidelines for Entrants
Who should enter?
The Society expects that entries will come from two groups of researchers:
Early-Career Researchers – researchers who have already established a publication record in top-tier journals around a particular topic and wish to make a broader audience aware of the importance of their work;
Early- Mid-Career Researchers – researchers who have completed a larger body of work that they believe has relevance to society generally and wish to publicise this work as part of an on-going research and teaching programme.
Entries would be expected from academics, researchers in government research organisations (e.g., CSIRO, ANSTO, DSTO) and other public and private enterprises that encourage original research and development. However, it is the richness and relevance of the research that the Society sees as important, rather than the affiliated institution.

Entry format
Only electronic entries will be accepted and must be submitted via e-mail to the Society at this address: editor@royalsoc.org.au. Entrants are referred to “Information for Authors” available from the Society’s web-site (http://www.royalsoc.org.au/authors.html).
Closing date for entries
Entries for the 2012 award close on Monday 31 October 2011.