Women Recipients of IEEE Institute-level Awards

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 to champion the hybrid electric mono-propellant rocket engine."

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."

Mildred S. Dresselhaus
IEEE Founders Medal
2004
"For leadership across many fields of science and engineering through research and education, and for exceptional and unique contributions to the profession."

Bonnie J. Dunbar
IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award
1993
"For significant contributions to the processing and development of electronic materials in space."

Kim M. Ess
IEEE Judith Resnik Award
2006
"For technical leadership in the development and certification of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System for the space shuttle."

Thelma Estrin
IEEE Haraden Pratt Award
1991
"For IEEE leadership, strengthening the Institute's technical and professional programs, and her exemplary role in promoting the recognition of woman in engineering."

Susan L. Graham
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
2009
"For contributions to programming language design and implementation and for exemplary service to the discipline of computer science."

Anita K. Jones
IEEE Founders Medal
2007
"For outstanding leadership in academic research and in directing science and engineering research in the Department of Defense."

Nancy Ann Lynch
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
2010
"For contributions to foundations of distributed and concurrent computing."

Barbara H. Liskov
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
2004
"For fundamental contributions to programming languages, programming methodology, and distributed systems."

Muriel Medard
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Prize Paper Award
2002
'The Effect Upon Channel Capacity in Wireless Communications of Perfect and Imperfect Knowledge of Channel,' IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Vol. 46, No. 3, May 2000, pp. 933 - 946.'

Teresa H. Meng
IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits
2009
"For pioneering contributions to the development of integrated wireless communications systems."

Virginia Travers
IEEE Internet Award
2008
(Co-Recipient) "For pioneering work in the development of the first Internet routers."

Sheila Widnall
IEEE Honorary Membership
1998
"For outstanding leadership to United States Air Force science and technology."

Lixia Zhang
IEEE Internet Award
2009
"For contributions toward an understanding of the complex interactions between Internet components and the development of the Internet architecture."