IEEE Awards Recipients 1990-Present A-C
Asad A. Abidi
IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits
2008
“For pioneering and sustained contributions in the development of RF-CMOS”
Asad A. Abidi
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
1997
"Low-Power Radio-Frequency IC's for Portable Communications, " PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, Vol. 83, No 4, April 1995, pp. 544-569
Jacob A. Abraham
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
2005
“For contributions to the development of reliable and testable computer hardware systems.”
Norman Abramson
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
2007
“For contributions to the development of modern data networks through fundamental work in random multiple access.”
Norman Abramson
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
1995
"For development of the concept of the Aloha System, which led to modern local area networks."
Leonard Adleman
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
2000
(Co-Recipient) "For the revolutionary invention of the RSA public key cryptosystem which is the first to be widely-adopted."
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
IEEE Corporate Recognition
2005
"For innovations in the evolution of the x86 microprocessors and its extension to a 64-bit architecture."
Jagdishkumar Aggarwal
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
2005
“For inspiring graduate students to achieve excellence through mentoring, teaching, and guidance of research in computer vision and signal processing.”
Alfred V. Aho
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
2003
"For contributions to the foundations of computer science and to the fields of algorithms and software tools."
Narendra Ahuja
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
1999
"For contributions to computer vision and image processing."
Hirofumi Akagi
IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award
2008
“For pioneering contributions to the theory of instantaneous reactive power in three-phase circuits, and its applications to power conditioning”
Isamu Akasaki
IEEE Jack A. Morton Award
1998
(Co-Recipient) "For contributions in the field of group-III nitride materials and devices."
Naofal Al-Dhahir
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2006
(Co-Recipient) For their paper entitled, "Great Expectations: The Value of Spatial Diversity in Wireless Networks.” Proceedings of the IEEE, Volume 92, No. 2, February, 2004
Muhammad A. Alam
IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award
2006
“For contributions to device technology for communication systems”
Robert T. H. Alden
IEEE Haraden Pratt Award
2002
"For outstanding and sustained leadership in many areas of the IEEE especially in the use of electronic communication."
Rod C. Alferness
IEEE Photonics Award
2005
"For seminal contributions to enabling photonics technologies and for visionary leadership in their application to networks and systems."
Shun-ichi Amari
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
1997
"For pioneering contributions and leadership in neural networks and information geometry."
Gilbert F. Amelio
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
1991
"For contributions to the development of charge-coupled device image sensors, leading to their near universal use in consumer video cameras."
John G. Anderson
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award
1991
"For contributions to the insulation coordination of transmission lines."
Brian D.O. Anderson
IEEE Control Systems Award
1997
"For contributions in the areas of adaptive and optimal control, stability, and system identification."
Brian D.O. Anderson
IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal
2001
"For outstanding graduate texts of lasting value and far-reaching international influence, and for outstanding leadership in the development of electrical engineering education in Australia."
John G. Anderson
IEEE Medal for Engineering Excellence
1997
"For technical contributions and engineering leadership in high voltage transmission line design and lightning protection."
Frederick T. Andrews
IEEE Haraden Pratt Award
1998
"For sustained contributions and commitment to the Institute, particularly for leadership in strategic planning and electronic product development"
Max Anliker
IEEE Eli Lilly Award in Medical and Biological Engineering
1993
"For five decades of outstanding achievements and contributions to biological engineering."
Annamalai Annamalai
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Prize Paper Award
2001
"Microdiversity Reception of Spread-Spectrum Signals on Nakagami Fading Channels," IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 47
Dimitri A. Antoniadis
IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award
2002
"For seminal contributions to field-effect devices and silicon process modeling."
Toshiharu Aoki
IEEE Founders Medal
2006
“For outstanding visionary leadership in global standardization and commercialization of broadband multi-media networks.”
Toshiharu Aoki
IEEE Frederik Philips Award
2002
"For leadership of research & development contributing to world-wide advances in digital switching, network intelligence and broadband communications."
Apple Computer, Inc.
IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition
1991
ARM Limited
IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition
2006
“For creating the ARM microprocessor technology that has been successfully embedded into a broad spectrum of today’s digital consumer electronic products.”
Peter M. Asbeck
IEEE David Sarnoff Award
2003
"For development and applications of GaAs-based heterojunction bipolar transistors."
Mansour H. Assaf
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2003
"Fault Tolerance in Systems Design in VLSI Using Data Compression Under Contraints of Failure Probabilities." IEEE Transactions
Karl Johan Astrom
IEEE Control Systems Award
1990
"For fundamental contributions in control theory with emphasis on its practical application."
Karl Astrom
IEEE Medal of Honor
1993
"For fundamental contributions to theory and applications of adaptive control technology."
David Atlas
IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications
2004
"For exceptionally outstanding leadership and significant individual technical contributions to the application of radar for the observation of weather and other atmospheric phenomena."
Norman R. Augustine
IEEE Founders Medal
1996
"For distinguished and innovative corporate and technical leadership in aerospace, electronics and the defense industry."
David H. Auston
IEEE Morris E. Leeds Award
1991
"For pioneering work on the generation and detection of ultrashort electrical pulses and their application to studies of optoelectronic materials and devices."
Henry L. Bachman
IEEE Haraden Pratt Award
1995
"For outstanding leadership in service to the Institute, especially for contributions to the development of the strategic plan entitled IEEE Strategies for the Future."
Richard J. Backe
IEEE Haraden Pratt Award
1992
"For dedication to the professional needs of the employed engineer, and to the broader technical and educational goals of the IEEE."
Paul G. Backes
IEEE Robotics & Automation Award 2008 (Co-Recipient) “For contributions to robotics enabling effective autonomous operations of science investigations under extreme conditions on the planet Mars”
Kenneth G. Badden
IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal
1993
"For major original contributions to the theory of electromagnetic waves in ionized media with applications to terrestrial and space communications."
Ralph H. Baer
IEEE Masura Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award 2008 “For commercialization of interactive video games and other consumer toys”
Christopher H. Bajorek
IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Award
2002
"For leadership in the development and manufacturing of magnetoresistive recording heads for data storage devices."
Earl E. Bakken
IEEE Eli Lilly Award in Medical and Biological Engineering
1994
"For pioneering development and commercialization of implantable cardiac pacemakers."
John W. (Jack) Balde
IEEE Components, Packaging & Manufacturing Technology Award
2004
"For lifetime contributions to tantalum film technology and the introduction of new electronic packaging technology to development and manufacturing."
B. Jayant Baliga
IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Award
1993
"For pioneering contributions to the development of advanced power semiconductor devices."
Bantval Jayant Baliga
IEEE Lamme Medal
1999
"For his sustained, innovative contributions to power semiconductor technology which has had widespread impact on power electronic Systems."
Henry Baltes
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2005
(Co-Recipient) For their paper entitled, "Microfabrication Techniques for Chemical/Biosensors" Proceedings of the IEEE, Volume 91, No. 6, June 2003.
Paul Baran
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
1990
"For pioneering in Packet Switching."
Paul Baran
IEEE Internet Award
2000
(Co-Recipient) "For their early, preeminent contributions in conceiving, analyzing and demonstrating packet switching networks, the foundation technology of the Internet."
Percy Barnevik
IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition Award
1993
"For managerial leadership in creating a global enterprise in the areas of electric power apparatus and systems, transportation, and environmental technologies."
Stanley Baron
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award
2001
"For significant contributions to the development of national and international standards for digital television."
Craig Barrett
IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal
2004
"For contributions to semiconductor manufacturing technology, and leadership in business and in industry initiatives."
Andrew R. Barron
IEEE Browder J. Thompson Memorial Prize Paper Award
1992
(Co-Recipient) "Information-Theoretic Asymptotics of Bayes Methods," IEEE TRANSACTIONS on information Theory, Vol. 36, No. 3, May 1990, pp. 453-471
Thomas Bartlett
IEEE Eric Herz Outstanding Staff Member Award
2006
"For developing and implementing, during his 47 years of service, financial management systems that contributed uniquely to growth and achievements of IEEE."
David K. Barton
IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications
2002
"For contributions to radar system design and analysis, the publication of difinitive radar reference books, and to the exchange of radar technology information internationally."
Thomas H. Barton
IEEE Nikola Tesla Award
1992
"For the practical application of the generalized theory of electrical machines to A.C. and D.C. drives."
Antonio C. Bastos
IEEE Haraden Pratt Award
2006
“For leadership and distinguished service in sustaining and extending IEEE’s global recognition.”
Carl Edward Baum
IEEE Electromagnetics Award
2007
"For contributions to fundamental principles and techniques in electromagnetics”
Carl W. Baum
IEEE Browder J. Thompson Memorial Prize Paper Award
1996
(Co-Recipient) "A Sequential Procedure for Multihypothesis Testing," IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION THEORY, Vol. 40, No. 6, November 1994, pp. 1994-2007.
Eric T. Baumgartner
IEEE Robotics & Automation Award
2008
(Co-Recipient) “For contributions to robotics enabling effective autonomous operations of science investigations under extreme conditions on the planet Mars”
George A. Bekey
IEEE Robotics and Automation Award
2006
“For contributions to research and education in biologically inspired and intelligent robots.”
C. Gordon Bell
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
1992
"For innovative contributions to computer architecture and design."
Bellcore
IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition
1994
Daniel Benigni
IEEE Haraden Pratt Award
2005
"For sustained leadership on Institute major boards and committees, including transforming and transitioning Regional Activities, IEEE-USA, and Standard Activities into their current organizations."
Marcos A. Bergamo
IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award
2005
“For contributions to engineering and developing the world’s first gigabit speed satellite network.”
Toby Berger
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
2006
“For sustained excellence in graduate education and research in information theory”
Elwyn R. Berlekamp
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
1990
"For profound contributions, in mathematical theory and engineering practice, to error-correcting codes for communications and data storage."
Elwyn R. Berlekamp
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
1991
"For profound contributions to the theory and application of error-correcting codes."
Baruch Berman
IEEE Simon Ramo Medal
2005
"For pioneering conception, design and demonstration of a practical hybrid automobile power train providing extremely low exhaust emissions and high fuel efficiency."
Tim Berners-Lee
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
1997
"For conceiving and pioneering the World-Wide Web."
Claude Berrou
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
2003
"For the invention of turbo codes, which have revolutionized digital communications."
H. Neal Bertram
IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Award
2003
"For fundamental and pioneering contributions to magnetic recording physics research, applications and education."
James C. Bezdek
IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award
2007
“For development of the theory and applications of the fuzzy c-means and related pattern recognition methods”
Vijay K. Bhargava
IEEE Haraden Pratt Award
1999
"For meritorious service to the Institute, particularly in regional and section activities, and for his efforts to improve relationships with technical and professional organizations worldwide."
Vijay K. Bhargava
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
2002
"For excellence in graduate teaching, curriculum development, and inspirational research guidance of graduate students in the area of wireless communications."
Ezio Biglieri
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2000
"Fading Channels: Information-Theoretic and Communications Aspects", IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Vol. 44, No. 6, O
Roy Billinton
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award
2008
“For contributions and influence in the development of power system reliability standards”
Michael J. Birck
IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition Award
2001
(Co-Recipients) "For his entrepreneurial and technical leadership in founding Tellabs, a leader in digital cross connect systems and broadband access telecommunications products."
Joel S. Birnbaum
IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition Award
2000
"For leadership in integrating, extending and shaping industrial research and development in measurement, computing and communications."
Richard E. Blahut
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
1998
"For contributions to error-control coding, particularly by combining algebraic coding theory and digital transform techniques."
Erich Bloch
IEEE Founders Medal
1990
"For bold and effective leadership in bringing industry, government, and academia together in new ways to establish and sustain engineering research and education centers across America, and for outstanding contributions to technology, especially in computers, semiconductors, and systems."
Dennis Bodson
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award
1999
"For leadership and technical contributions to standards for digital facsimiles and other telecommunications technologies."
Mark Bohr
IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award
2003
"For leadership in scaling of advanced CMOS technology for microprocessors."
Donald M. Bolle
IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award
2006
“For a distinguished career of Institute leadership in the technical and transnational areas.”
Austin H. Bonnett
IEEE Nikola Tesla Award
2003
"For leadership in the development and application of design standards, maintenance technology, and operating practices to optimize induction motor performance."
Dushan Boroyevich
IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award
2007
“For advancement of control, modeling, and design of switching power converters”
Gerald M. Borsuk
IEEE Frederik Philips Award
2000
"For managerial and technical leadership in directing the creation and transition of new materials and devices into electronic systems."
Anjan Bose
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award
2006
“For enhancement of transmission system operation through the development of real-time operator training simulators”
Bimal K. Bose
IEEE Lamme Medal
1996
"For contributions to the advancement of power electronics and electrical machine drives."
Ronald N. Bracewell
IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal
1994
"For pioneering work in antenna aperture synthesis and image reconstruction as applied to radioastronomy and to computer-assisted tomography."
Oliver Brand
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2005
(Co-Recipient) For their paper entitled, "Microfabrication Techniques for Chemical/Biosensors" Proceedings of the IEEE, Volume 91, No. 6, June 2003.
Karlheinz Brandenburg
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
2004
"For major contributions to digital audio source coding."
George L. Brantingham
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
1993
(Co-Recipient) "For pioneering contributions to consumer electronics products employing synthetic speech for education and entertainment."
Robert K. Brayton
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
2006
"For development of the field of logic synthesis from its early inception through industrial maturity”
Paul S. Breedlove
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
1993
(Co-Recipient) "For pioneering contributions to consumer electronics products employing synthetic speech for education and entertainment."
Michael Brescia
IEEE Internet Award
2008
(Co-Recipient) “For pioneering work in the development of the first Internet routers”
Wayne E. Bretl
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
2006
(Co-Recipient) "For contributions to the development of the vestigial sideband (VSB) digital transmission system for digital television broadcasting”
Baldwin Bridger, Jr.
IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award
1999
"For contributions to the design and application of power apparatus and to grounding practices for industrial commercial power
Yvonne C. Brill
IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award
2002
"For innovations in rocket propulsion systems for geosynchronous and low earth orbit communication satellites and the foresight
Roger W. Brockett
IEEE Control Systems Award
1991
"For pioneering and innovative contributions to nonlinear control, stability, robotics and control engineering education."
Robert W. Brodersen
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Award
1997
"For contributions to the design of integrated circuits for signal processing systems."
Eli Brookner
IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications
2006
“For pioneering contributions to phased array radar system designs, to radar signal processing designs, and to continuing education programs for radar engineers.”
Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
1993
"For significant developments in computer architecture, insightful observations on software engineering, and for computer science education and professional service."
Michel Bruel
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
2008
“For inventing Smart Cut™ layer transfer technology that enabled widespread adoption of SOI for CMOS circuits”
Randal E. Bryant
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
2007
“For seminal contributions to the field of computer-aided circuit design and verification, including the development and promulgation of ordered binary decision diagrams”
Fletcher J. Buckley
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award
1991
"For leadership in the development of IEEE and NFPA electrical standards."
Robert M. Burger
IEEE Frederik Philips Award
1998
(Co-Recipient) "For leading a pioneering cooperative industry-university research effort in silicon technology."
James J. Burke
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award
2005
“For contributions to power distribution engineering.”
Werner Bux
IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award
2003
"For contributions to the design, development and standardization of the token-ring local area network."
Robert Calderbank
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2006
(Co-Recipient) For their paper entitled, "Great Expectations: The Value of Spatial Diversity in Wireless Networks.” Proceedings of the IEEE, Volume 92, No. 2, February, 2004
Andre J. Calvaer
IEEE Lamme Medal
1997
"For outstanding contributions to the analysis of the dynamic performance of electric power systems, including the vital role of reactive power."
Samuel J. Campanella
IEEE Award in International Communication
1990
"For the enhancement of international satellite communications through his contributions to signal processing, echo control, and multiple access systems."
Joe C. Campbell
IEEE Photonics Award
2008
“For seminal and sustained contributions to the development of high-speed, low-noise long wavelength avalanche photodiodes”
Federico Capasso
IEEE David Sarnoff Award
1991
"For pioneering contributions to heterostructure devices through the use of bandgap engineering techniques."
Federico Capasso
IEEE Edison Medal
2004
"For a career of highly creative and influential contributions to heterostructure devices and materials."
William J. Caputi, Jr.
IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies
2005
"For conception and development of innovative range and Doppler bandwidth reduction techniques used in wide-band radars and high resolution synthetic aperture radars."
Francesco Carassa
IEEE Award in International Communication
1992
"For original contributions in the field of microwave radio relay and satellite communications."
Michael Carpentier
IEEE Honorary Membership
1994
(Co-Recipient) "For leadership in pioneering the R&D and policy initiatives at the European Community level in the areas of environment and information and communication technologies."
John A. Casazza
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award
1990
"For leadership in and contributions to the development and reliable utilization of electric power transmission systems."
Rene Castenschiold
IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award
1990
"For research, development, standardization, and application of stand-by power equipment in commercial and industrial power systems."
Edwin Catmull
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
2006
“For fundamental contributions to computer graphics, and a pioneering role in the use of computer animation in motion pictures.”
Vinton G. Cerf
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
1992
(Co-Recipient) "For the creation of the concept of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol architecture for packet switched internetting."
Vinton G. Cerf
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
1997
(Co-Recipient) "For conceiving the Internet architecture and protocols, and for the vision and sustained leadership that led to the current Internet."
K. Mani Chandy
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
1996
"For fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of computer and communications performance modeling."
Leroy L. Chang
IEEE David Sarnoff Award
1990
"For pioneering contributions to the realization and development of quantum wells and superlattices."
Mau-Chung Frank Chang
IEEE David Sarnoff Award
2006
“For development of HBT power amplifiers leading to their commercialization in wireless communications”
Morris Chang
IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal
2000
"For contributions to, and leadership in, the technology and business development of semiconductor devices and the harmonization of the global semiconductor industry."
Madabushi V. K. Chari
IEEE Nikola Tesla Award
1993
"For pioneering contibutions to finite element computations of nonlinear electromagnetic fields for design and analysis of electric machinery."
Vernon L. Chartier
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award
1995
"For contributions to the understanding and characterization of the electromagnetic environment of high voltage transmission lines."
Praveen Chaudhari
IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Award
1992
(Co-Recipient) "For the discovery of amorphous magnetic films used in magneto-optic data storage systems."
Kao Chen
IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award
1992
"For technical direction and application of illuminating systems engineering to achieve energy conservation in industrial facilities."
Tu Chen
IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Award
2001
"For leadership in the advancement of thin-film materials, tools, and processes used for magnetic information disks, and their commercialization as products."
Young-Kai Chen
IEEE David Sarnoff Award
2002
"For contributions to ultrahigh speed heterostructure transistors and seminal work on colliding pulse mode-locked semiconductor lasers."
Boris E. Chertok
IEEE Simon Ramo Medal
2004
"For significant contributions to systems engineering and technical leadership of control systems design for the orbiting space station Mir (peace)."
Harold Chestnut
IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award
1990
"For leadership and dedication to the Institute's technical growth and service worldwide, and for the development of systems engineering concepts."
Weng Cho Chew
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
2000
"For contributions to the inspirational teaching of graduate students, developing graduate cirricula, and inculcating enthusiasm in graduate research in classical and computational electromagnetics."
Leonardo Chiariglione
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
1999
"For technical leadership in the development of the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) international standards for motion video and audio."
Alfred Y. Cho
IEEE Medal of Honor
1994
"For seminal contributions to the development of molecular beam epitaxy."
Stephen Chou
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
2004
"For the invention and development of tools for nanoscale patterning, especially nanoimprint lithography, and for the scaling of devices into new physical regimes."
Leon Chua
IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award
2005
"For seminal contributions to the foundation of nonlinear circuit theory, and for inventing Chua's Circuit and Cellular Neural Networks, each spawning a new research area."
Alan G. Chynoweth
IEEE Frederik Philips Award
1992
"For contributions to industrial research management, and fostering the relationship between research, industry, universities and government."
Alan G. Chynoweth
IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition Award
1996
(Co-Recipient) "For the initiation, organization and inspired leadership of Bellcore's Applied Research Division."
John M. Cioffi
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
2001
"For contributions to the development of asynchronous digital subscriber line technology, and supporting theory."
Richard Citta
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
2006
(Co-Recipient) "For contributions to the development of the vestigial sideband (VSB) digital transmission system for digital television broadcasting”
Bertrand S. Clark
IEEE Browder J. Thompson Memorial Prize Paper Award
1992
(Co-Recipient) "Information-Theoretic Asymptotics of Bayes Methods," IEEE TRANSACTIONS on information Theory, Vol. 36, No. 3, May 1990, pp. 453-471
David D. Clark
IEEE Award in International Communication
1995
"For technical leadership in developing the architecture of the TCP/IP Internet Protocol Suite."
David D. Clark
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
1998
"For leadership and major contributions to the architecture of the Internet as a universal information medium."
John Cocke
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
1994
"For contributions to the computer industry including the invention, development and implementation of Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) architecture and program optimization technology."
James Coleman
IEEE David Sarnoff Award
2008 “For leadership in the development of highly reliable strained-layer lasers”
Robert E. Collin
IEEE Electromagnetics Award
1999
"For significant contributions to electromagnetics as a multi-disciplinary engineering profession."
Oliver M. Collins
IEEE Browder J. Thompson Memorial Prize Paper Award
1994
"The Subtleties and Intricacies of Building a Constraint Length 15 Convolutional Decoder," IEEE TRANSACTIONS on Communications, Vol. 40, No. 12, December 1992, pp. 1810-1819.
Oliver M. Collins
IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award
1998
"For the development of coding for space communications which contributed to the success of the Galileo mission."
Charles Concordia
IEEE Medal of Honor
1999
"For outstanding contributions in the area of Power System Dynamics which resulted in substantial improvements in planning, operation and security of extended power systems"
Esther M. Conwell
IEEE Edison Medal
1997
"For fundamental contributions to transport theory in semiconductor and organic conductors, and their application to the semiconductor, electronic copying and printing industries."
Warren H. Cook
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award
1990
"For leadership in the development of IEEE and NFPA electrical standards."
James W. Cooley
IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal
2002
"For pioneering the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm."
Don Coppersmith
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
2008
“For outstanding achievement and ground breaking contributions in computational complexity and the theory and practice of cryptography”
David L. Corkum
IEEE W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
1998
(Co-Recipient) "Optical Phased Array Technology, "PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, Vol. 84, No. 2, February 1996, pp. 268-298.
Wilfred J. Corrigan
IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal
2005
"For pioneering the modern day gate-array, standard-cell ASIC, system-on-chip and platform ASIC markets and for leadership in semiconductor business, technology, and industry cooperation."
Jean-Pierre Coudreuse
IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award
1997
"For fundamental contributions to broadband communications by Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)."
Thomas M. Cover
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
1997
"For fundamental contributions to information and communication theory, statistics and pattern recognition."
Donald C. Cox
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
1993
"For pioneering and leadership in personal portable communications."
M. George Craford
IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Award
1995
"For contributions and leadership in the research, development, and manufacturing of visible-spectrum LED materials and devices."
John H. Crawford
IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition Award
1997
(Co-Recipient) "For leadership in the development of microprocessors for the personal computer industry."
Seymour R. Cray
IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition Award
1991
"For exceptional personal leadership in the design and construction of the world's highest performance general-purpose supercomputers."
Stephen D. Crocker
IEEE Internet Award
2002
"For leadership in creation of key elements in open evolution of Internet protocols: Network Working Group, Request for Comments process and layered protocol approaches."
David Crocker
IEEE Internet Award
2004
(Co-Recipient) "For their key roles in the conceptuliazation, first implementation, and standardization of network email."
Jerome J. Cuomo
IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Award
1992
(Co-Recipient) "For the discovery of amorphous magnetic films used in magneto-optic data storage systems."
Malcolm R. Currie
IEEE Founders Medal
1995
"For technical and managerial leadership in the electronics industry."
C. Chapin Cutler
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
1991
(Co-Recipient) "For the invention and development of predictive coding of pictures and picture sequences."
