Tuesday, December 24, 2024

IEEE Unveils Honorees for Excellence in Engineering and Technology




Meet the 2025 IEEE Medal and Recognition recipients. The awards are presented on behalf of the IEEE Board of Directors.

Starting next year, the IEEE Medal of Honor monetary prize will be increased to US $2 million from $50,000. The 2025 recipient will be announced during a dedicated press conference in February, the date has not yet been announced. Registration for the live stream of the event is now open.

IEEE FRANCES E. ALLEN MEDAL

Sponsor: IBM

REGINA BARZILAY

MIT

“For innovative machine learning algorithms that have led to advances in human language technology and demonstrated impact on the field of medicine.”

IEEE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL MEDAL

Sponsor: Nokia Bell Labs

RICHARD D. GITLIN

University of South Florida

Tampa

“For high-impact contributions to communications systems and networks.”

IEEE JAGADISH CHANDRA BOSE MEDAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

Sponsor: Mani Lal Bhaumik

SEIZO ONOE

International Telecommunication Union

Geneva

“For contributions to the development, collaborative facilitation, and deployment of 3G and 4G mobile communication systems through R&D and global standardization.”

IEEE EDISON MEDAL

Sponsor: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

DANIELA L. RUS

MIT

“For sustained leadership and pioneering contributions in modern robotics.”

IEEE MEDAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES

Sponsor: Toyota Motor Corp.

ISSA BATARSEH

University of Central Florida

Orlando

“For pioneering contributions to the advancement of renewable energy systems through significant improvement in the overall energy efficiency of microinverters.”

IEEE FOUNDERS MEDAL

Sponsor: IEEE Founders Medal Fund

MUNG CHIANG

Purdue University

West Lafayette, Ind.

“For leadership spanning academia, industry, and government propelling advances in communication networks, semiconductor manufacturing, and international cooperation in advanced technologies.”

IEEE RICHARD W. HAMMING MEDAL

Sponsor: Qualcomm, Inc.

FRANS M. J. WILLEMS

Eindhoven University of Technology

The Netherlands

“For contributions to multiuser information theory, source coding, and information-theoretic security.”

IEEE NICK HOLONYAK, JR. MEDAL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES

Sponsor: Friends of Nick Holonyak, Jr.

FREDERICK ANTHONY KISH, JR.

North Carolina State University

Raleigh

“For pioneering contributions to the development and commercialization of optoelectronic devices, photonic integrated circuits, and LEDs for solid-state lighting.”

IEEE MEDAL FOR INNOVATIONS IN HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY

Sponsor: IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

JAMES J. COLLINS

MIT

“For contributions to synthetic gene circuits and programmable cells, launching the field of synthetic biology, impacting healthcare applications.”

IEEE JACK S. KILBY SIGNAL PROCESSING MEDAL

Sponsor: Apple

RICHARD GORDON BARANIUK

Rice University

Houston

“For contributions to multiscale and sparse signal processing.”

IEEE/RSE JAMES CLERK MAXWELL MEDAL

Sponsor: ARM, Ltd.

ROBERT W. HEATH, JR.

University of California, San Diego

“For contributions to multiple-antenna technologies in wireless networks.”

IEEE JAMES H. MULLIGAN, JR. EDUCATION MEDAL

Sponsors: MathWorks and IEEE Life Members Fund

JAN M. RABAEY

University of California, Berkeley

Imec

Leuven, Belgium

“For worldwide impact in integrated circuits and systems through inspirational teaching, textbook development, and visionary leadership.”

IEEE MILDRED DRESSELHAUS MEDAL

Sponsor: Google

ANDREA J. GOLDSMITH

Princeton

“For contributions to and leadership in wireless communications theory and practice.”

IEEE JUN-ICHI NISHIZAWA MEDAL

Sponsor: The Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal Fund, Japan

ROBERT W. DUTTON

Stanford

“For contributions to and leadership in developing Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) tools for the semiconductor industry.”

IEEE ROBERT N. NOYCE MEDAL

Sponsor: Intel Corp.

KINAM KIM

Samsung Electronics

Suwon-si, South Korea

“For leadership in and contributions to technological breakthroughs and strategic vision in memory and mobile processors.”

IEEE DENNIS J. PICARD MEDAL FOR RADAR TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS

Sponsor: RTX

KAMAL SARABANDI

The University of Michigan

Ann Arbor

“For sustained contributions to advancing radar science and technology for remote sensing and automotive and through-the-wall applications.”

IEEE MEDAL IN POWER ENGINEERING

Sponsors: The IEEE Industry Applications, Industrial Electronics, Power Electronics, and Power & Energy societies

JOHANN WALTER KOLAR

ETH Zurich’s Energy Science Center

“For pioneering contributions to and leadership in power electronics systems, grid interfacing technologies, and ultra-high-speed motor drives.”

IEEE SIMON RAMO MEDAL

Sponsor: Northrop Grumman Corp.

Co-recipients:

BILL OCHS

MIKE MENZEL

SCOTT WILLOUGHBY

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Greenbelt, Md.

“For development of the James Webb Space Telescope, first deployed to see the earliest galaxies in the universe.”

IEEE JOHN VON NEUMANN MEDAL

Sponsor: IBM

MIKLÓS AJTAI

IBM Almaden Research Center

Los Gatos, Calif.

“For contributions to establishing lower bounds in computational complexity and founding lattice-based cryptography.”

IEEE CORPORATE INNOVATION AWARD

Sponsor: IEEE

KIOXIA CORP.

Tokyo

“For contributions to enable low-cost and high-capacity three-dimensional NAND flash memory.”

IEEE RICHARD M. EMBERSON AWARD

Sponsor: IEEE Technical Activities Board

BRUNO MEYER

ConsultBKM

Paris

“For exemplary leadership of IEEE Technical Activities and structuring IEEE to make contributions in response to climate change.”

IEEE HARADEN PRATT AWARD

Sponsor: IEEE Foundation

JOSÉ MANUEL FONSECA MOURA

Carnegie Mellon

“For sustained leadership, global service, and outstanding contributions enabling new opportunities for IEEE and its members.”

IEEE THEODORE W. HISSEY OUTSTANDING YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AWARD

Sponsors: The IEEE Photonics and IEEE Power & Energy societies, and IEEE Young Professionals

AISHWARYA BANDLA

Paxman Coolers Ltd.

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England

“For leadership in patient-centric health technology innovation, and inspiring IEEE Young Professionals to drive meaningful change.”

For additional information on the recipients and the awards process, visit the IEEE Awards website.

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