Here are the recipients of the 2013 IEEE medals, service awards, honorary memberships, corporate recognitions, and technical field and prize paper awards. The awards are presented on behalf of the IEEE Board of Directors.
IEEE Medal of Honor
Sponsor: IEEE Foundation
IRWIN MARK JACOBS
Qualcomm
La Jolla, Calif.
“For leadership and fundamental contributions to digital communications and wireless technology.”
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
Sponsor: Bell Labs
Corecipients:
ANDREW CHRAPLYVY
Optical Networks Research
Holmdel, N.J.
ROBERT TKACH
Bell Labs
Holmdel, N.J.
“For contributions to the science and technology of optical communications enabling high-speed wavelength division multiplexing through the mitigation of the effects of fiber nonlinearity.”
IEEE Edison Medal
Sponsor: Samsung Electronics Company
IVAN PAUL KAMINOW
University of California
Berkeley
“For pioneering, lifelong contributions to and leadership in photonic devices and networks instrumental to global high-capacity optical networks.”
IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies
Sponsor: Toyota Motor Corp.
TSUNEO TAKAHASHI
NF Corp.
Yokohama, Japan
“For pioneering the development of navigation technology in automobiles.”
IEEE Founders Medal
Sponsor: IEEE Foundation
LEO L. BERANEK
Bolt, Beranek and Newman
Cambridge, Mass.
“For leadership as a co-founder of a premier consulting firm that shaped modern acoustical practice and laid the groundwork for the Internet, and for public service.”
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
Sponsor: Qualcomm
ARTHUR ROBERT CALDERBANK
Duke University
Durham, N.C.
“For fundamental contributions to coding theory that impacted voice-band modems and wireless communication.”
IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
Sponsor: IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
ROBERT LANGER
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
“For pioneering and innovative therapies using micro- and nanoengineering approaches and biomaterials to tissue engineering, drug delivery, and cancer therapeutics.”
IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal
Sponsor: Texas Instruments
BISHNU S. ATAL
University of Washington
Seattle
“For fundamental and pioneering contributions to speech coding.”
IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award
Funded By: Wolfson Microelectronics
Corecipients:
RICHARD S. MULLER
University of California
Berkeley
RICHARD M. WHITE
University of California
Berkeley
“For pioneering innovation and leadership in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology.”
IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal
Sponsors: MathWorks, Pearson Education, National Instruments Foundation, and IEEE Life Members Committee
J. DAVID IRWIN
Auburn University
Alabama
“For excellence in engineering education through creative and enduring leadership and innovative textbooks.”
IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal
Sponsor: The Federation of Electric Power Companies
Tokyo
BURN J. LIN
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
Hsinchu, Taiwan
“For contributions to lithographic manufacturing, including immersion lithography.”
IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal
Sponsor: Intel Foundation
Corecipients:
SUNLIN CHOU Retired
Intel Corp.
Santa Clara, Calif.
YOUSSEF A EL-MANSY Retired
Intel Corp.
Hillsboro, Ore.
“For establishing a highly effective research-development manufacturing methodology that led to industry leadership in logic technology for advanced microprocessor products.”
IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications
Sponsor: Raytheon Co.
MICHAEL C. WICKS
University of Dayton
Ohio
“For leadership and developments in fully adaptive radar, advanced space-time adaptive processing (STAP), knowledge-based signal processing, and waveform diversity.”
IEEE Medal in Power Engineering
Sponsors: IEEE Industry Applications Society, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IEEE Power Electronics Society, and IEEE Power & Energy Society
HERMANN W. DOMMEL
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
“For pioneering contributions to the methods of analyzing electromagnetic transients and optimal power flow in electric power systems.”
IEEE Simon Ramo Medal
Sponsor: Northrop Grumman Corp.
GENTRY LEE
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, Calif.
“For four decades of spacecraft system engineering excellence enabling space science projects, from the Viking landers to the Phoenix Mars polar lander.”
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
Sponsor: IBM Corp.
JACK B. DENNIS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
“For fundamental abstractions to implement protection in operating systems and for the dataflow programming paradigm.”
IEEE Corporate Innovation Award
Sponsor: IEEE
Applied Materials
Santa Clara, Calif.
“For innovation and leadership in plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) technology for flat panel display manufacturing.”
IEEE Ernst Weber Managerial Leadership Award
Sponsor: IEEE
GURURAJ DESHPANDE
Sycamore Networks
Chelmsford, Mass.
“For demonstrating exceptional business innovation and visionary entrepreneurial leadership in the telecommunications network industry.”
IEEE Haraden Pratt Award
Sponsor: IEEE Foundation
BARRY L. SHOOP
U.S. Military Academy
West Point, N.Y.
“For vision and leadership in improving IEEE operations and governance, and for building a stronger foundation for IEEE’s strategic future.”
IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award
Sponsor: IEEE Technical Activities Board
LEAH H. JAMIESON
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Ind.
“For contributions to IEEE technical activities through leadership, strategic planning, public advocacy, and effective new programs, most notably Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS).”
TECHNICAL FIELD AWARDS
IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award
Sponsors: IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, and IEEE Computational Intelligence Society
ROBERT PLONSEY
Duke University
Durham, N.C.
“For developing quantitative methods to characterize the electromagnetic fields in excitable tissue, leading to a better understanding of the electrophysiology of nerve, muscle, and brain.”
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
Sponsor: The Brunetti Bequest
GIORGIO BACCARANI
University of Bologna
Italy
“For contributions to scaling theory and modeling of metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) devices.”
IEEE Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology Award
Sponsor: IEEE Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology Society
JOHN H. LAU
Industrial Technology Research Institute
Hsinchu, Taiwan
“For contributions to the literature in advanced solder materials, manufacturing for highly reliable electronic products, and education in advanced packaging.”
IEEE Control Systems Award
Sponsor: IEEE Control Systems Society
STEPHEN P. BOYD
Stanford University
California
“For contributions to systems design and analysis via convex optimization.”
IEEE Electromagnetics Award
Sponsors: IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, and IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
LEUNG TSANG
University of Washington
Seattle
“For contributions to statistical electromagnetic theory and applications in remote sensing of complex geophysical environments.”
IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award
Sponsor: IEEE Signal Processing Society
VICTOR ZUE
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
“For pioneering contributions to acoustic phonetics and conversational spoken-language systems.”
IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award
Sponsor: IEEE Electron Devices Society
SHINICHI TAKAGI
The University of Tokyo
Japan
“For contributions to the understanding of transport properties in inversion layers of high-performance MOSFETs.”
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award
Sponsors: The Robert and Ruth Halperin Foundation in memory of Herman and Edna Halperin and IEEE Power & Energy Society
VIJAY VITTAL
Arizona State University
Tempe
“For development of power system stability assessment methods leading to the maximum utilization and increased reliability of transmission facilities.”
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
Sponsor: Sony Corp.
Corecipients:
MARTIN DIETZ
Innosupport
Nüremberg, Germany
KRISTOFER KJÖRLING
Dolby Laboratories
Stockholm
LARS LILJERYD
Dolby Laboratories
Stockholm
“For pioneering innovations in digital audio coding, technology leadership, and contributions to the development of High-Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC).”
IEEE Internet Award
Sponsor: Nokia Corp.
DAVID L. MILLS
University of Delaware
Newark
“For significant leadership and sustained contributions in the research, development, standardization, and deployment of quality time synchronization capabilities for the Internet.”
IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award
Sponsor: Hitachi Data Systems
MICHAEL L. KAZAR
Avere Systems
Pittsburgh
“For developments in networked global file systems and clustered data storage that shaped commercial networked file access and the emergence of cloud storage.”
IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award
Sponsor: IEEE Industry Applications Society
KAUSHIK RAJASHEKARA
Rolls-Royce Corp.
Indianapolis
“For contributions to the advancement of electrical systems in transportation for higher efficiency and lower emissions.”
IEEE Joseph F. Keithley Award in Instrumentation and Measurement
Sponsor: Keithley Instruments
DYLAN FORREST WILLIAMS
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Boulder, Colo.
“For the development of traceable mismatch-corrected microwave-scattering parameters and temporal waveform calibration and measurement.”
IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award
Sponsor: IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
SANJIT K. MITRA
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
“For fundamental contributions to filter design and signal processing.”
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
Sponsor: NEC Corp.
THOMAS ANDERSON
University of Washington
Seattle
“For contributions to understanding and improving the performance, reliability, and security of the Internet.”
IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award
Sponsor: IEEE Power Electronics Society
RIK W. DE DONCKER
RWTH Aachen University
Germany
“For contributions to the development of new components, topologies, and controls in power electronic systems.”
IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award for Emerging Technologies
Sponsor: Motorola Foundation
JAN P. ALLEBACH
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Ind.
“For the development of the Tone-Dependent Error Diffusion algorithm used widely in ink jet and laser printers.”
IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits
Sponsor: IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society
ANANTHA P. CHANDRAKASAN
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
“For pioneering techniques in low-power digital and analog CMOS design.”
IEEE Frederik Philips Award
Sponsor: Philips Electronics
WILLIAM M. HOLT
Intel Corp.
Hillsboro, Ore.
“For leadership in the development and high-volume manufacturing of leading-edge logic technologies.”
IEEE Photonics Award
Sponsor: IEEE Photonics Society
PETER FRANKLIN MOULTON
Q-Peak
Bedford, Mass.
“For the discovery of the Ti:Sapphire laser and the development of many novel solid-state laser systems and applications.”
IEEE Robotics and Automation Award
Sponsor: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
RUZENA BAJCSY
University of California
Berkeley
“For contributions to computer vision, the active perception paradigm, and medical robotics.”
IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award
Sponsor: IEEE Computational Intelligence Society
TERRENCE SEJNOWSKI
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, Calif.
“For contributions to computational neuroscience.”
IEEE David Sarnoff Award
Sponsor: SRI International Sarnoff
SAJEEV JOHN
University of Toronto
Canada
“For the conception and development of light-trapping crystals and for leadership in elucidating their properties and applications in photonics.”
IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award
Sponsor: IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
VELJKO RADEKA
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, N.Y.
“For the development of new radiation detectors, electronics, and systems that operate at the fundamental limits of performance, enabling discoveries in many areas of science.”
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award
Sponsor: IEEE Standards Association
MOHINDAR S. SACHDEV
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
“For contributions to and leadership in the development of guides, recommended practices, and standards for power system protection.”
IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award
Sponsor: Bell Labs
Corecipients:
VAHID TAROKH
Harvard University
Cambridge, Mass.
HAMID JAFARKHANI
University of California
Irvine
SIAVASH ALAMOUTI
Vodafone
Newbury, England
“For contributions to block signaling for multiple antennas.”
IEEE Nikola Tesla Award
Sponsors: The Grainger Foundation and IEEE Power & Energy Society
NORIO TAKAHASHI
Okayama University
Japan
“For contributions to finite element modeling, analysis, and optimal design tools of electrical machines.”
IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award
Sponsors: Dr. Kiyo Tomiyasu, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, and KDDI R&D Laboratories
CARLOS A. COELLO COELLO
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Mexico City
“For pioneering contributions to single- and multiobjective optimization techniques using bioinspired metaheuristics.”
TEACHING AWARDS
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
Sponsor: Leon K. Kirchmayer Memorial Fund
HIDENORI AKIYAMA
Kumamoto University
Japan
“For excellence in graduate teaching, curriculum development, inspirational research guidance, and development of widely used textbooks in pulsed power.”
IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award
Sponsor: IEEE Education Society
CHARLES K. ALEXANDER
Cleveland State University
Ohio
“For contributions to the development and enhancement of undergraduate students’ engineering skills necessary for successful careers.”
PRIZE PAPERS
IEEE Donald G. Fink Award
Sponsor: IEEE Life Members Committee
Corecipients:
STEFANO GALLI
ASSIA
Redwood City, Calif.
ANNA SCAGLIONE
University of California
Davis
ZHIFANG WANG
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond
For their paper: “For the Grid and Through the Grid: The Role of Power Communications in the Smart Grid,” Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 99, No. 6, June 2011, pp. 998–1027.
IEEE W.R.G. Baker Award
Sponsors: IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, IEEE Communications Society, IEEE Control Systems Society, IEEE Information Theory Society, IEEE Power & Energy Society, IEEE Signal Processing Society, and IEEE Vehicular Technology Society
ERDAL ARIKAN
Bilkent University
Ankara, Turkey
For his paper: “Channel Polarization: A Method for Constructing Capacity-Achieving Codes for Symmetric Binary-Input Memoryless Channels,” IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Vol. 5, Issue 7, July 2009, pp. 3051–3073.
For additional information on the recipients and the awards process, visit the IEEE Awards website.