Two EDS members were among the recipients of IEEE Awards, presented at the 1998 IEEE Honors Ceremony, held in late June in Detroit, MI.
Rolf Landauer received the IEEE Edison Medal, which is given for a career of meritorious achievement in electrical science or electrical engineering or the electrical arts. His citation reads, "For pioneering contributions to the physics of computing and conduction in small dimensional structures." He has held a variety of research and managerial positions at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. He was Director of Physical Sciences from 1962 to 1966 and in 1966 he became Assistant Director of Research in IBM's Research Division. In 1969, he was appointed an IBM Fellow, and returned to personal research. Dr. Landauer's research ranged over a number of fields, but much of it was related to the kinetics of small structures.
He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has received numerous awards. These awards include the 1992 Stuart Ballantine Medal of the Franklin Institute and the Oliver E. Buckley Prize in solid-state physics by the American Physical Society in 1995.
H. Troy Nagle received the IEEE Richard M. Emberson Service Award, which is given for "Distinguished service to the development, advancement, and pursuit of the technical objectives of the IEEE." His citation reads "For outstanding technical leadership and dedication to the Institute, particularly in preparing for the challenges of the 21st century."
Upon completing his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and his military service which included a tour in Vietnam, he returned to Auburn University as an assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering. He was promoted to the rank of Professor in 1976. During the period, 1979 to 1981, he took a leave of absence from Auburn University to study medicine at the University of Miami. This effort was undertaken to re-orient his research to biomedical engineering. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1981 and returned to Auburn University. In 1984, he joined North Carolina State University as Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. During the period of 1990 - 1992, he established the Biomedical Microsensors Laboratory at NCSU.
Professor Nagle's IEEE activities cover a range of activities. They include: Division VIII Director (Computer Society) (1987 - 1988), Vice President of the Technical Activities Board (TAB) (1989-1990), and IEEE President (1994).
H. Craig Casey, Jr.
Duke University
Durham, NC