IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award

Sponsored by: IEEE Industry Applications Society

Nomination Form | Recipients | Committee Roster

Nomination Deadline - January 31st

The IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1986 'for outstanding contributions in industrial systems engineering.'

It may be presented annually to an individual, or team of up to three persons, who have made exceptional contributions to electrical engineering in the industrial environment through the design or application of systems technology, as well as apparatus, devices, or materials for plant power distribution, drive systems, process control, or other utilization systems.

It is presented by the Board of Directors on recommendation of the Technical Field Awards Council and the Awards Board.

The Award is named in honor of Richard Harold Kaufmann in memory of his many important contributions to industrial systems engineering and his dedicated service to the IEEE Industry Applications Society.

In the evaluation process, the following criteria are considered: exceptional contributions to design or application of systems technology, application of systems technology, apparatus, devices or materials for plant power distribution, drive systems, process control or other utilization systems, and the quality of the nomination.

The award consists of a bronze medal, certificate and honorarium.