IEEE Award Recipients 1990-Present T-Z
William R. Tackaberry
IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award
1993
"For widespread activity in the power engineering field, as well as United States technology policy and the general administration of the IEEE."
Chen To Tai
IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal
1998
"For outstanding contributions to electromagnetic and antenna theory and the development and application of Green's dyadics."
Angus McMillan Tait
IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition Award
1998
(Co-Recipient) "For leadership and contributions in creating and expanding radio communication approaches that achieved international recognition and success."
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition
2002
(Co-Recipient)"For pioneering and realizing the dedicated IC wafer fabrication business thereby leading worldwide to numerous fabless IC companies."
Eiji Takeda
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
1994
"For pioneering contributions to the characterization and understanding of hot?carrier effects in MOS devices."
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal
2007
“For contributions to education in computing, especially computer organization, networking and operating systems.”
Ching Tang
IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award
2007
“For pioneering contributions to the development of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs)”
Murad S. Taqqu
IEEE W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
1996
(Co-Recipient) "On the Self-Similar Nature of Ethernet Traffic," IEEE/ACM TRANSACTIONS ON NETWORKING, Vol. 2, No. 1, February 1994, pp. 1-15.
Pekka J. Tarjanne
IEEE Award in International Communication
1993
"For his vision and leadership in re-structuring and re-orienting the International Telecommunication Union to the new telecommunications environment."
Pekka J. Tarjanne
IEEE Honorary Membership
1997
"For outstanding leadership and contributions to the implementation of new working methods and structures for the International Telecommunications Union."
Al F. Tasch
IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award
2001
"For contributions to MIS technology, and ion implanation and device modeling."
Carson W. Taylor
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award
2009
“For contributions to enhance the voltage stability, dynamic performance, and reliability of large interconnected power systems.”
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Prize Paper Award
1998
“A Nonlinear Small Gain Theorem for the Analysis of Control Systems with Saturation,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 41, No. 9, September 1996, pp. 1256-1270.
John A. Tegopoulos
IEEE Nikola Tesla Award
1996
"For pioneering contributions in electrical machine design."
Malvin C. Teich
IEEE Morris E. Leeds Award
1997
"For outstanding contributions to electrical measurement using infrared and nonlinear heterodyne detection."
Gabor C. Temes
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
1998
"For inspirational teaching and research guidance of graduate students, and for the authorship of widely used graduate level textbooks."
Gabor C. Temes
IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award
2006
“For fundamental contributions to analog signal processing techniques”
Stephen R. Temple
IEEE Award in International Communication
1994
"For contributions to the development and furtherance of worldwide telecommunications standards."
Lewis M. Terman
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Award
1995
"For leadership in the field of MOS devices and circuits for semiconductor memories."
John B. Terry
IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition Award
1995
"For scientific and managerial leadership in developing military electronic technologies and for his key role in transferring these developments to industry and academia."
Texas Instruments/ Digital Signal Processing Group
IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition
1996
"For technical excellence in the design and application of digital signal processors."
Texas Instruments DLP Products
IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition
2007
“For pioneering innovation, design, and development of the Digital Light Processing, DLP®, technology for a broad range of display applications.”
Charles Thacker
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
2007
“For a central role in the creation of the personal computer and the development of networked computer systems.”
Neville Thiele
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
2003
(Co-Recipient) "For major contributions to the synthesis and analysis of loudspeakers."
David A. Thompson
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
1992
"For pioneering work in miniature magnetic devices for data storage, including the invention, design and development of thin?film and magnetoresistive recording heads."
Kenneth L. Thompson
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
1990
(Co-Recipient) "For the origination of the UNIX operating system and the C programming language."
Clarence G. Thornton
IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition Award
1994
"For scientific and managerial leadership in developing military electronic technologies and for his key role in transferring these developments to industry and academia."
Joseph T. Threston
IEEE Simon Ramo Medal
1995
"For leadership of the design, development and production of the AEGIS ship combat system."
William F. Tinney
IEEE W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
1993
(Co-Recipient) "Enhancements to Givens Rotations for Power System State Estimation, "IEEE TRANSACTIONS on Power Systems, Vol. 6, No. 2, May 1991, pp. 842-849
Titan Corporation
IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition
2003
“For leadership in developing electron bean technology and revolutionizing the fields of medical sterilization, food safety, and bio-security of the mail.”
Sandip Tiwari
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
2007
“For pioneering contributions to nano-crystal memories and to quantum effect devices”
Chai K. Toh
IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award
2005
"For pioneering contributions in communication protocols for ad hoc mobile wireless networks."
Shotaro Tominaga
IEEE Lamme Medal
1991
"For contributions to the development of SF6 gas circuit breakers, zinc oxide surge arresters, and gas insulated switchgear and substations."
Raymond Tomlinson
IEEE Internet Award
2004
(Co-Recipient)"For their key roles in the conceptulization, first implementation, and standardization of networked email."
Paul A. Totta
IEEE Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology Award
2008
(Co-Recipient) “For pioneering achievements in flip chip interconnection technology and for semiconductor device and packages”
Donald. F. Towsley
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
2007
“For fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of computers and communication networks”
Toyota Motor Corporation
IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition
2007
“For the development and promotion of a hybrid combustion-electric power train for automobiles that significantly improves fuel economy and reduces emissions without sacrificing vehicle dynamic performance.”
Joseph F. Traub
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
1991
"For pioneering research in algorithm complexity, iteration theory and parallelism, and for leadership in computing education."
Sol Triebwasser
IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition Award
1996
(Co-Recipient) "For pioneering leadership in the development of MOS large scale integration."
Won-Tien Tsang
IEEE David Sarnoff Award
1994
"For innovative contributions to the design of novel quantum well semiconductor lasers and to epitaxial growth processes."
Yannis P. Tsividis
IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award
2007
"For contributions to circuits and MOS device modeling"
Toshihisa Tsukada
IEEE Jack A. Morton Award
1993
"For contributions to the discovery and development of Buried Heterostructure (BH) semiconductor lasers."
Rao R. Tummala
IEEE David Sarnoff Award
1993
"For development of high density, high performance multichip packages for computer applications."
Charles W. Turner
IEEE Haraden Pratt Award
2003
"For his outstanding leadership in extending the transnational activities of the IEEE into eastern and central Europe."
Hong-Yi Tzeng
IEEE Browder J. Thompson Memorial Prize Paper Award
1997
(Co-Recipient) "On the Message and Time Complexity of Protocols for Reliable Broadcasts/Multicasts in Networks with Omission Failures," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol. 13, No. 7, September 1995, pp.1296-1308.
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Michiyuki Uenohara
IEEE Frederik Philips Award
1996
"For fostering cooperative R&D management and advancement of microelectronics technology."
Fawwaz T. Ulaby
IEEE Electromagnetics Award
2001
"For contributions to microwave remote sensing and technology, its geoscientific applications, and related education."
Fawwaz T. Ulaby
IEEE Edison Medal
2006
“For pioneering research in microwave and radar remote sensing technology and their environmental and industrial applications."
Martin A. Uman
IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal
1996
"For outstanding contributions to the understanding of lightning electromagnetics and its application to lightning detection and protection."
Gottfried Ungerboeck
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
1993
"For contributions to signal processing for data communications, specifically for pioneering trellis?coded modulation."
Gottfried Ungerboeck
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
1994
"For the development and application of trellis modulation to digital communications."
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Kerry J. Vahala
IEEE David Sarnoff Award
2009
(Co-Recipient)“For seminal contributions to improved dynamics of quantum well semiconductor lasers.”
IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award
2010
"For pioneering contributions to multi-antennas systems and microwave propagation."
Jean Van Bladel
IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal
1995
"For major contributions in fundamental electromagnetic theory and its application to electrical engineering."
Andries Van Dam
IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal
1999
"For his field-defining textbooks, the introduction of innovative educational technology, and inspired undergraduate teaching."
Rudy J. van de Plassche
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Award
1996
"For pioneering contributions to the design of integrated circuits for data conversion."
Roger J. Van Overstraeten
IEEE Frederik Philips Award
1999
"For leadership in the creation and management of the Interuniversity Microelectronics Center (IMEC)."
Pravin Varaiya
IEEE Control Systems Award
2002
"For outstanding contributions to stochastic and adaptive control and the unification of concepts from control and computer science.”
Venugopal V Veeravalli
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.
Cyril G. Veinott
IEEE Medal for Engineering Excellence
2000
“For a lifetime career devoted to all aspects of small motor theory and technology, with exceptional impact on applications in industry.”
Narasimham Vempati
IEEE W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
1993
(Co-Recipient) "Enhancements to Givens Rotations for Power System State Estimation, "IEEE TRANSACTIONS on Power Systems, Vol. 6, No. 2, May 1991, pp. 842-849
Sergio Verdu
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
1992
(Co-Recipient)"Control and Optimization Methods in Communication Network Problems, "IEEE TRANSACTIONS on Automatic Control, Vol. 34, No. 9 September 1989, pp. 93-942
Mathukumalli Vidyasagar
IEEE Control Systems Award
2008
“For promulgation of control science and engineering and contributions to robust control, robotics and statistical learning theory”
Chand R. Viswanathan
IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award
1997
"For inspirational undergraduate teaching and curriculum development in solid-state electronics."
Andrew J. Viterbi
IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clark Maxwell Award
2007
"For fundamental contributions, innovation, and leadership that enabled the growth of wireless telecommunications."
John J. Vithayathil
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award
2002
"For pioneering contributions of the thyristor-controlled series capacitor system and for leadership in the advancement of HVdc system technologies."
Eric A. Vittoz
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Award
2004
"For pioneering contributions to low-power device modeling and CMOS circuit design."
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Charles L. Wagner
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award
1999
"For contributions to the design, analysis and application of electric power transmission and distribution systems."
Douglas K. Waineo
IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award
1990
"For conceiving and developing high performance antenna for the Global Positioning System spacecraft and the Space Shuttle Orbiter."
James R. Wait
IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal
1992
"For fundamental contributions to electromagnetic theory, to the study of propagation of Hertzian waves through the atmosphere, ionosphere and the earth, and to their applications in communications, navigation and geophysical exploration."
George W. Walsh
IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award
1993
"For the introduction of complex non?fundamental?frequency analytical techniques to practical industrial power system applications."
Frank Wanlass
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Award
1991
"For the invention of Complementary MOS (CMOS) Logic Circuitry."
Isamu Washizuka
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
1992
"For demonstrating technical feasibility of large size color LCD displays suitable for consumer TV applications."
Hitoshi Watanabe
IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award
2010
"For pioneering contributions to filter design theory and computer-aided circuit design."
Edward A. Watson
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.
Karan L. Watson
IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award
1996
"For developing innovative teaching methods, and fostering diversity in the engineering profession."
Larry F. Weber
IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award
2009
“For pioneering contributions to Plasma Display Technology and its commercialization.”
IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award
1992
"For distinguished leadership in the Institute's technical professional, educational, standards, and publishing activities."
Max T. Weiss
IEEE Frederik Philips Award
1993
"For leadership in building electronics research and engineering organizations for the development and operation of national security space systems."
William J. Weisz
IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition Award
1997
(Co-Recipient) "For engineering leadership and major contributions in two-way radio and paging systems."
Oliver C. Wells
IEEE Morris E. Leeds Award
1994
"For contributions to the application of scanning electron microscopy in dimensional, electrical, and magnetic measurements."
Arthur C. Westrom
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award
2001
"For contributions to the innovation, design and commercialization of electric power distribution products."
Donald C. Wetzel
IEEE Simon Ramo Medal
2006
“For conceiving, implementing, and promoting the Automatic Teller Machine (ATM).”
Marvin H. White
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
2000
"For pioneering and innovative contributions to the development of low-light level, solid-state imagers used in consumer products."
H. Kumar Wickramasinghe
IEEE Morris E. Leeds Award
1992
"For contributions to electrical techniques for nanometer-scale measurement of magnetic, optical, electrostatic and thermal properties of surfaces."
Sheila E. Widnall
IEEE Honorary Membership
1998
(Co-Recipient) "For outstanding leadership to United States Air Force science and technology."
Richard H. Wiggins
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
1993
(Co-Recipient) "For pioneering contributions to consumer electronics products employing synthetic speech for education and entertainment."
Richard P. Wildes
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
1999
"Iris Recognition: An Emerging Biometric Technology", PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, Vol. 85, No. 9, September 1997, pp. 1348-1363
Maurice V. Wilkes
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
1997
"For a lifelong career of seminal contributions to computing, including the first full-scale operational stored program computer and to the foundations of programming."
Jan C. Willems
IEEE Control Systems Award
1998
"For seminal contributions to control theory and leadership in systems research."
Dylan F. Williams
IEEE Morris E. Leeds Award
1995
(Co-Recipient) "For the development of measurement methods for accurate on-wafer characterization of monolithic microwave integrated circuits."
Mason L. Williams
IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award
2007
“For contributions to the modeling and design of high density magnetic recording”
Steve Williamson
IEEE Nikola Tesla Award
2001
"For the development of advanced mathematical models and computational tools for induction machine design."
Walter Willinger
IEEE W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
1996
(Co-Recipient) "On the Self-Similar Nature of Ethernet Traffic," IEEE/ACM TRANSACTIONS ON NETWORKING, Vol. 2, No. 1, February 1994, pp. 1-15.
Alan Willsky
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2004
“Multiresolution Markov Models for Signal and Image Processing,” Proceedings of the IEEE, Volume 90, No. 8, August 2002. Pages 1396-1458
Alan N. Willson
IEEE W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
1994
(Co-Recipient) "How to Identify Unstable dc Operating Points," IEEE TRANSACTIONS on Circuits and Systems-I: Fundamental Theory and Applications, Vol. 39, No. 10, October 1992, pp. 820-832.
Alan N. Willson
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
2010
"For exemplary teaching and curriculum development and inspirational guidance of PhD. student research in the area of circuits and systems."
Daniel V. Wilson
IEEE W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award
1996
(Co-Recipient) "On the Self-Similar Nature of Ethernet Traffic," IEEE/ACM TRANSACTIONS ON NETWORKING, Vol. 2, No. 1, February 1994, pp. 1-15.
Moe Z. Win
IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award
2006
(Co-Recipient) “For pioneering contributions to ultra-wide band communications science and technology.”
Kensall D. Wise
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Award
1999
"For pioneering contributions to the development of solid-state sensors, circuits and integrated sensing systems."
Jack K. Wolf
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
1998
"For fundamental contributions to multi-user communications and applications of coding theory to magnetic data storage devices."
Jack K. Wolf
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
2004
"For fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of information transmission and storage."
Charles M. Wolfe
IEEE Jack A. Morton Award
1990
(Co-Recipient) "For the growth and characterization of ultra-high purity gallium arsenide and related compounds."
C. P. (Ching Ping) Wong
IEEE Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Award
2006
“For contributions in advanced polymeric materials science and processes for highly reliable electronic packages”
Eugene Wong
IEEE Founders Medal
2005
"For leadership in national and international engineering research and technology policy, for pioneering contributions in relational databases."
Jerry Woodall
IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal
2005
"For pioneering contributions to the liquid-phase epitaxy in the GaAs/AIGaAs systems, including applications to photonic and electronic devices."
Herbert H. Woodson
IEEE Lamme Medal
1998
"For leadership in research and technology in the field of pulsed power and energy conversion systems."
Philip M. Woodward
IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies
2009
"For pioneering work of fundamental importance in radar waveform design, including the Woodward Ambiguity Function, the standard tool for waveform and matched filter analysis."
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
1997
(Co-Recipient) "For the development of sub-0.1 micron MOSFET devices and circuits."
John M. Wozencraft
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
2006
“For the development of sequential decoding and the signal space approach to digital communication.”
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Xerox Corporation
IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition
2003
“For its DocuTech product line which unified digital electronics, computing and communications with xerography to create the Print on Demand Industry.”
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Takehisa Yaegashi
IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award (co-recipient)
2010
"For pioneering contributions to the development and market penetration of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) through the establishement of innovative architechtures and control technologies."
Vladimir A. Yakubovich
IEEE Control Systems Award
1996
"For pioneering and fundamental contributions to stability analysis and optimal control."
Sakae Yamamura
IEEE Lamme Medal
2002
"For achievements on analysis methods of electrical circuits and machines, linear induction motors, and motion of electric arcs."
Xin Yao
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2001
"Evolving Artificial Neural Networks," Proceedings of IEEE, Vol. 87, No. 9 September 1999, pp. 1423-1447
Hiroshi Yasuda
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award
2000
"For leadership in the development of standards for multimedia coding and audio/visual services."
Jerry R. Yeargan
IEEE Haraden Pratt Award
2004
"For outstanding contributions to the Engineering Accreditation Activities of the IEEE."
Naoki Yokoyama
IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Award
1998
"For contributions to and leadership in the development of self-aligned refractory-gate gallium arsenide MESFET integrated circuits."
Shoichiro Yoshida
IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal
2006
“For contributions to, and leadership in, the technology and business development of IC lithography.”
Kamon Yoshiyuki
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
1993
(Co-Recipient) "For the development of the WALKMAN, the realization of a totally new concept of miniaturization of consumer electronics."
George W. Younkin
IEEE Richard H. Kaufmann Award
2006
“For innovative design of industrial and commercial numerical control systems and process control”
Francis T. Yu
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
1998
(Co-Recipient) "Optical Pattern Recognition: Architectures and Techniques," PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, Vol. 84, No. 5, May 1996, pp. 733-752.
Hwa N. Yu
IEEE Jack A. Morton Award
1991
(Co-Recipient) "For contributions to the development of advanced bipolar and MOS devices."
Jack H. Yuan
IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award
2006
“For leadership in the development and commercialization of Flash electrically erasable programmable read-only memory-based data storage products.”
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Lotfi A. Zadeh
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
1992
"For seminal contributions to information science and systems, including the conceptualization of fuzzy sets."
Lofti A. Zadeh
IEEE Medal of Honor
1995
"For pioneering development of fuzzy logic and its many diverse applications."
Moshe M. Zakai
IEEE Control Systems Award
1993
"For contributions to non-linear stochastic analysis, and its applications to control systems."
Lixia Zhang
IEEE Internet Award
2009
“For contributions toward an understanding of the complex interactions between Internet components and the developer of the Internet architecture.”
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
1995
"For contributions to non-linear stochastic analysis, and its applications to control systems."
Dusan S. Zrnic
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
1993
(Co-Recipient) "Sensors and Systems to Enhance Aviation Safety Against Weather Hazards," PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, Vol. 79, No. 9, September 1991, pp. 1234-1267
Arturas Zukauskas
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award
2007
(Co-Recipients) For their paper entitled, “Solid-State Lighting: Towards Superior Illumination.”
