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Recognition of Scientific & Engineering Excellence Funds

IEEE celebrates and recognizes scientific and engineering excellence through the presentation of peer reviewed Medals, Technical Field Awards, and IEEE Society and Council Awards. The following funds support the presentation of many IEEE awards.

IEEE SOCIETY & Council AWARDS

IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society

Walter R. Fried Memorial Fund
Sponsored by: Mrs. Frances Fried, in loving memory of her husband Walter
Walter R. Fried PLANS Best Paper Award in Navigation recognizes the best paper presented at the bi-annual IEEE Position, Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS).

Warren D. White Memorial Fund
Sponsored by: Dana Star and Warren S. White, in loving memory of their father
Warren D. White Award for Excellence in Radar Engineering recognizes a radar engineer for outstanding achievements due to a major technical advance, or a series of advances over time, in the art of radar engineering.

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society

Chen-To Tai Fund
Sponsored by: Tai Family and Friends, in honor and memory of Chen-To Tai
Chen-To Tai Distinguished Educator Award given to an individual for outstanding service to education in the field of antennas and propagation, and whose distinguished career in teaching and research represents the highest qualities of service.

APS Distinguished Achievement Award Fund
Sponsored by: IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society
IEEE APS Distinguished Achievement Award is given for outstanding technical achievement in the fields of Antennas and Propagation.

IEEE Broadcast Technology Society

Clyde M. Hunt Memorial Fund
Sponsored by: Friends and family of Clyde M. Hunt
Clyde M. Hunt Memorial Student Paper Award is given to recognize a student paper of exceptional interest and applicability to the field of Broadcast Engineering

IEEE Circuits and Systems Society

IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Fund
Sponsored by: Philips, NEC, and IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
Supports the presentation of the following IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Awards:
-IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Mac Van Valkenburg Award
-Technical Achievement Award
-Meritorious Service Award
-Society Education Award
-ISCAS Student Best Paper Award
-CAS Industrial Pioneer Award
-CASS Vitold Belevitch Circuits and Systems Award
-Chapter-of-the-Year Award
-Regional Chapter-of-the Year (4)
-IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Guillemin-Cauer Best Paper Award
-IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Darlington Best Paper Award
-CSVT Transactions Best Paper Award
-Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems Prize Paper Award
-Multimedia Prize Paper Award
-Outstanding Young Author Award
-Student Travel Awards (4)

IEEE Communications Society

Edwin Howard Armstrong Award Fund
Sponsored by: Armstrong Memorial Research Foundation
The Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award is presented in recognition of outstanding contributions over a period of years in the field of interest of the IEEE Communications Society.

IEEE Communications Society Awards and Student Travel Grants Fund
Sponsored by: IEEE Communications Society
Supports the honorariums for IEEE Communications Society Awards and when possible student travel grants for students to attend IEEE Communication Society conferences. The honorariums supported through this fund include:
-Donald W. McLellan Meritorious Service Award
-IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Industry Leader Award
-Award for Public Service in the Field of Telecommunications
-Best Tutorial Paper Award
-Leonard G. Abraham Prize
-Stephen O. Rice Prize
-William R. Bennett Prize in the Field of Communications Networking
-Fred W. Ellersick Prize
-IEEE Communications Society Award for Outstanding Paper on New Communication Topics
-ComSoc & Information Theory Joint Paper Award
-Harold Sobol Award for Exemplary Service to Meetings & Conferences
-IEEE Communications Society Publications Exemplary Service Award

IEEE Guglielmo Marconi Paper Prize Award in Wireless Communications Fund
Sponsored by: Qualcomm Incorporated
IEEE Guglielmo Marconi Paper Prize Award in Wireless Communications is presented annually for an original paper in the field of Wireless Communications published in the IEEE Transaction on Wireless Communications in the previous calendar year.

IEEE Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology Society

Morton Antler Memorial Fund
Sponsored by: Mrs. Esther Antler, in loving memory of her husband
Morton Antler Annual Lecture Award is presented during the annual IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts.

IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society

DEI - T. Dakin Endowment Fund
Sponsored by: Family and friends of Thomas Dakin in his memory
Thomas W. Dakin Award is given biennially to recognize outstanding, original technical contributions, as evidenced by their sustained impact in advancing the science and technology of dielectrics and electrical insulation.

IEEE Industry Application Society

IEEE IAS Gerald Kliman Innovator Award Fund
Sponsored by: General Electric Company
IEEE IAS Gerald Kliman Innovator Award recognizes meritorious contributions to the advancement of power conversion technologies through innovations and their application to industry.

IEEE Industry Electronics Society

Rudolf Chope Award Fund
Sponsored by: Rudolf Chope through the Chope Family Bypass Trust
Rudolf Chope Award, once established, will bi-annually recognize distinguished research and development accomplished in quantum and industrial electronics and/or industrial electrical engineering.

IEEE Photonics Society

Aron Kressel Award Fund
Sponsored by: Sarnoff Corporation and NOVA Systems
Aron Kressel LEOS Award is presented to recognize individuals who have made important contributions to opto-electronic device technology.

LEOS - William Streifer Fund
Sponsored by: Shirley Streifer, Donald Scifres, Xerox, and Spectra Diode Labs in memory of William Streifer
William Streifer Award for Scientific Achievement is given to recognize an exceptional scientific contribution which has had significant recent impact in the field of lasers and electro-optics.

IEEE Power & Energy Society

PES T Burke Hayes Fund
Sponsored by: CH2M HILL Foundation
Student Prize Paper Award in Honor of T. Burke Hayes recognizes an outstanding original student paper in the science and practice of electric power engineering.

Excellence in Distribution Engineering Award Fund
Sponsored by: Asplunch Tree, AB Chance Co., Kearney, Commonwealth Edison, Philadelphia Electric, Pacific Gas & Electric, S&C Electric, and Georgia Power
Award for Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering is given in recognition for engineering contributions that have enhanced the quality and economy of electric power distribution.

IEEE-PES Charles Concordia Power Systems Engineering Award Fund
Sponsored by: GE Energy
IEEE-PES Charles Concordia Power Systems Engineering Award is given to recognize outstanding contributions in the high-voltage electric power systems-engineering field.

Uno Lamm HVDC Award Fund
Sponsored by: IEEE Power & Energy Society, Hydro-Quebec, ABB Power Systems, and General Electric
Uno Lamm HVDC Award is presented to recognize outstanding contributions in High Voltage Direct Current Technology.

PES Award Endowment Fund
Provides permanent funding for several key awards in the field of Power Engineering including:
-IEEE Nikola Tesla Award
-Outstanding Young Engineer Award
-Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award
-Regional Outstanding Engineering Award
-Outstanding PES Chapter Award
-Prize Paper Award PES

IEEE PES FACTS/Custom Power Award Fund
Sponsored by: Hingorani Power Electronics, Electric Power Research Institute, Westinghouse, GEC-UK, Siemens-Germany, GE Power Systems, ABB Power Systems
IEEE PES FACTS Award is given to recognize a major contribution to the state of the art of FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission System technology and its applications and IEEE PES Custom Power Award is given to recognize a major contribution to the state-of-the-art in Custom Power technologies and their applications.

Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation Award Fund
Sponsored by: S&C Electric Company
Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation Award is given to recognize individuals who have made a significant contribution to making the automation of electric utility distribution systems a practical reality.

Dr. Cyril G. Veinott Endowment Fund
Sponsored by: Cyril G. Veinott
Cyril G. Veinott Electromechnical Energy Conversion Award is presented to an individual in recognition of outstanding contributions in the field of electromechanical energy conversion.

PES Walter Fee Award Fund
Sponsored by: IEEE Power & Energy Society
Walter Fee Young Engineer Award is given to a member of IEEE PES who is no more than 35 years of age in recognition of outstanding contributions in the leadership of technical activities.

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society

Pioneer in Robotics and Automation Award Fund
Sponsored by: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
Pioneer in Robotics and Automation Award is presented annually to recognize individuals in their mid to late portions of their careers who by virtue of initiating new areas of research, development or engineering have had a significant impact on development of the robotics and/or automation fields.

Inaba Technical Award for Innovation Leading to Production Fund
Sponsored by: Dr. Seiuemon Inaba
Inaba Technical Award for Innovation Leading to Production Award is given annually to the researcher (or team of researchers) whose conceptual innovation has been evolved into a commercialized product based on the fundamental robotics and automation technology introduced by the researcher(s).

IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society

Wohl Outstanding Career Award Fund
Sponsored by: Alphatech and IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society
Joseph G. Wohl Outstanding Career Award is given to an IEEE member in recognition of outstanding professional contributions to systems engineering concepts, methodology, design, education, and management
.

IEEE Vehicular Technology Society

Stuart Meyer Memorial Award Fund
Sponsored by: Ericsson and IEEE Vehicular Technology Society
Stuart Meyer Memorial Award is given to recognize those members of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society who have both served their Society and also have contributed to the development of radio technology and science in an outstanding and exemplary manner.

Jack Neubauer Memorial Fund
Sponsored by: Panasonic
Jack Neubauer Memorial Award is presented to recognize the best systems paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

IEEE Council on Superconductivity

Council on Superconductivity Award Fund
Sponsored by: IEEE Council on Superconductivity
Supports the presentation of the following Council on Superconductivity Awards:
-Award For Continuing And Significant Contributions In The Field Of Applied Superconductivity
-IEEE Max Swerdlow Award for Sustained Service to the Applied Superconductivity Community