Recipients of the 2007 IEEE Technical Field Awards, Prize Paper and 2006 IEEE Eric Herz Outstanding Staff Member Award
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award - sponsored by Brunetti Bequest
Professor Sandip Tiwari
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY, USA
“For pioneering contributions to nano-crystal memories and to quantum effect devices”
IEEE Control Systems Award – sponsored by IEEE Control Systems Society
Professor Lennart Ljung
Linkopings Universitets
Dept of EE Division of Automatic Control
Linkoping, Sweden
“For seminal contributions to system identification and its impact on industrial practice”
IEEE Components, Packaging & Manufacturing Technology Award – sponsored by IEEE Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society
Mr. Dimitry Grabbe
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA, USA
“For contributions to the fields of electrical/electronic connector technology, and development of multi-layer printed wiring boards”
IEEE Electromagnetics Award – sponsored by IEEE Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques, and Geoscience & Remote Sensing Societies
Dr. Carl Edward Baum
University of New Mexico
Dept of ECE
Albuquerque, NM, USA
"For contributions to fundamental principles and techniques in electromagnetics”
IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award - sponsored by IEEE Signal Processing Society
Dr. Allen Gersho
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
“For contributions to the theory and application of speech coding.”
IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award – sponsored by IEEE Electron Devices Society
Dr. James D. Plummer
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
“For seminal contributions to the modeling, simulation and physics of silicon devices”
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award - sponsored by Robert and Ruth Halperin Foundation, in memory of Herman and Edna Halperin
Mr. Eric B. Forsyth
Brookhaven, NY, USA
“For the practical application of superconductors to power transmission technology”
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award - sponsored by Sony Corporation
Mr. Tomlinson Holman
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA, USA
“For engineering contributions and innovative developments in audio and cinema multichannel playback systems.”
IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award - Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Dr. Mason L. Williams
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
San Jose Research Center
San Jose, CA, USA
“For contributions to the modeling and design of high density magnetic recording”
IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award - sponsored by IBM Almaden Research Center (co-recipients)
Mr. Dave Hitz
Network Appliance
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Mr. James Lau
Network Appliance
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
“For innovation in file system technology, leading to the development of network file server appliances.”
IEEE Richard H. Kaufmann Award - sponsored by IEEE Industry Applications Society
Professor Md. Azizur Rahman
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
“For contributions to analysis, design, and development of Interior Permanent Magnet
Motor drives”
IEEE Joseph F. Keithley Award in Instrumentation and Measurement - Keithley Instruments, Incoporated
Mr. Douglas Kent Rytting
Santa Rosa, CA, USA
“For seminal technical and leadership contributions to microwave network analyzer technology”
IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award - IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
Professor Yannis P. Tsividis
Columbia University
Dept Electrical Engineering
New York, NY, USA
"For contributions to circuits and MOS device modeling"
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award - NEC Corporation
Professor Donald F. Towsley
University of Massachusetts
Dept of Comp. Science Amherst, MA, USA
“For fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of computers and
communication networks”
IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award - sponsored by IEEE Power Electronics Society
Professor Dushan Boroyevich
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg, VA, USA
“For advancement of control, modeling, and design of switching power converters”
IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award - Motorola Foundation (three co-recipients)
Dr. Stephen R. Forrest
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Dr. Richard H. Friend
Cambridge University
Dept of Physics
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dr. Ching Tang
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY, USA
“For pioneering contributions to the development of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs)”
IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits - sponsored by IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society
Dr. Hugo De Man
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Dept of Electrical Engineering
Leuven, Belgium
“For leadership in integrated circuit design and design methodology”
IEEE Frederik Philips Award - Philips Electronics NV
Dr. Yong-Kyung (Kenneth) Lee
KT R&D Laboratories
Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea
“For leadership in the management of research and development of broadband networks and the promotion of international collaboration”
IEEE Photonics Award - sponsored by IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society
Professor David Neil Payne
University of Southampton
Optoelectronics Research Centre
Highfield, Southampton, UK
“For pioneering contributions to the development and commercialization of optical fiber-based technologies for communications, sensors, and high power applications”
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award - sponsored by IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award Fund
Dr. Randal E. Bryant
School of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
“For seminal contributions to the field of computer-aided circuit design and verification, including the development and promulgation of ordered binary decision diagrams”
IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award - sponsored by IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Control Systems and IEEE Enginnering in Medicine and Biology Societies
Professor Daniele Mortari
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX, USA
“For innovative designs of orbiting spacecraft constellations, and efficient algorithms for star identification and spacecraft attitude estimation”
IEEE Robotics and Automation Award - sponsored by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
Dr. Gerd Hirzinger
Institute of Robotics and Mechantronics DLR
Wessling, Germany
“For contributions in robot mechatronics, telerobotics, man-machine interface research, and space robotics”
IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award - sponsored by IEEE Computational Intelligence Society
Professor James C. Bezdek
University of West Florida
Computer Science Department
Pensacola, FL, USA
“For development of the theory and applications of the fuzzy c-means and related pattern recognition methods”
IEEE David Sarnoff Award - Sarnoff Corporation
Professor Umesh K.Mishra
University of California
ECE Department
Santa Barbara,CA, USA
“For development of gallium nitride electronics”
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award - sponsored by IEEE Standards Association
Dr. Vic Hayes
Ultrecht, The Netherlands
“For outstanding leadership in the development and gobal acceptance of IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network standards”
IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award - sponsored by Lucent Technologies (two co-recipients)
Michael G. Luby
Digital Fountain, Inc.
Berkeley, CA
Amin Shokrollahi
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
“For bridging mathematics, internet design and mobile broadcasting as well as successful standardization.”
IEEE Nikola Tesla Award - sponsored by Grainger Foundation and the IEEE Power Engineering Society
Dr. Thomas W. Nehl
Delphi Corporation
Shelby Township, Michigan, USA
“For pioneering contributions to the simulation and design of electromechanical drives and actuators for automotive applications”
IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award - sponsored by Kiyo Tomiyasu Fund
Dr. Alberto Moreira
Microwaves & Radar Institute (IHR)
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
“For development of synthetic aperture radar concepts”
TEACHING AWARDS:
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award - sponsored by Leon K. Kirchmayer
Memorial Fund
Dr. Michael Shur
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York, USA
“For inspirational guidance of graduate students & development of novel teaching materials in solid-state electronics”
IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award - sponsored by IEEE Foundation
Dr. Clayton R. Paul
Mercer University
School of Engineering
Macon, GA, USA
“For sustained excellence and creativity in the preparation of instructional material and inspirational teaching of undergraduate engineering students”
IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award - sponsored by IEEE Life Members Committee (two co-recipients)
Dr. Michael Shur
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY, USA
Dr. Arturas Zukauskas
Vilnius University
Vilnius, Lithuania
For their paper entitled, “Solid-State Lighting: Towards Superior Illumination.”
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2006 IEEE Eric Herz Outstanding Staff Member Award
sponsored by IEEE
presented to
Mr. Thomas Bartlett – Northport, NY
"For developing and implementing, during his 47 years of service, financial management systems that contributed uniquely to growth and achievements of IEEE."
