IEEE Technical Field Awards
The IEEE Technical Field Awards Council encourages you to submit nominations for outstanding candidates. To read summaries of the medals, and to obtain nomination forms, guidelines to nominators and lists of past recipients, visit the links below.
Nomination Deadline: 31 January
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
Sponsored by: Brunetti bequest
Scope: IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award, for outstanding contributions to miniaturization in the electronics arts.
Presentation: Certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Award
Sponsored by: IEEE CPMT Society
Scope: IEEE Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Award, for meritorious contributions to the advancement of components, electronic packaging or manufacturing technologies.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Control Systems Award
Sponsored by: IEEE Control Systems Society
Scope: IEEE Control Systems Award, for outstanding contributions to control systems engineering, science or technology.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
Harry Diamond Memorial Award
The Harry Diamond Memorial Award was presented for outstanding technical contributions in the field of government service in any country, as evidenced by publication in professional society journals. This award is now presented as a Technical Achievement Award by IEEE-USA
IEEE Electromagnetics Award
Sponsored by: IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, and the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
Scope: IEEE Electromagnetics Award, for outstanding contributions to electromagnetics in theory, application or education.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award
Sponsored by: IEEE Signal Processing Society
Scope: IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award, for outstanding contribution to the advancement of speech and/or audio signal processing.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium
IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award
Sponsored by: IEEE Electron Devices Society
Scope: IEEE Andrew Grove Award, for outstanding contributions to solid-state devices and technology.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
Sponsored by: Leon K. Kirchmayer Memorial Fund
Scope: IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching award, for inspirational teaching of graduate students in the IEEE fields of interest.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award
Sponsored by: Herman, Edna, Robert and Ruth Halperin and IEEE Power and Energy Society
Scope: IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award, for outstanding contributions to electric transmission and distribution
Presentation: Certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE William M. Habirshaw Award
The William M. Habirshaw Award was presented for outstanding contributions in the field of the transmission an distribution of electric power. Discontinued after the 1986 presentation, it was replaced by the Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award.
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
Sponsored by: Sony Corporation
Scope: IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award, for outstanding contributions in the field of consumer electronics technology.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Award in International Communication
Scope: IEEE Award in International Communication, for outstanding contributions to international communication. The award was discontinued in November 2007. The final presentation was made in 2006.
IEEE Internet Award
Sponsored by: Nokia Corporation
Scope: IEEE Internet Award, for exceptional contributions to the advancement of Internet technology for network architecture, mobility and/or end-use applications.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award
Sponsored by: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Scope: IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award, for outstanding contributions to the advancement of information storage with emphasis on technical contributions in computer data storage device technology.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award
Sponsored by: IBM Almaden Research Center
Scope: IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award, for outstanding contributions to information storage systems with emphasis on computer storage systems.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award
Sponsored by: IEEE Industry Applications Society
Scope: IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award, for outstanding contributions in industrial systems engineering.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Joseph F. Keithley Award in Instrumentation and Measurement
Sponsored by: Keithley Instruments, Inc.
Scope: IEEE Joseph F. Keithley Award in Instrumentation and Measurement, for outstanding contributions in electrical measurement.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Mervin J. Kelly Award
The Mervin J. Kelly Award was bestowed in recognition of outstanding contributions in the field of telecommunication. The final presentation was made in 1975.
IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award
Sponsored by: IEEE Circuits & Systems Society
Scope:IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award, for outstanding contributions to the fundamentals of any aspect of electronic circuits and systems that has a long-term significance or impact.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
Sponsored by: NEC Corporation
Scope: IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award, for outstanding contributions to the integration of computers and communications.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Morris E. Leeds Award
The Morris E. Leeds Award was established in 1958 and was presented for outstanding contributions in the field of electrical measurement. Special consideration was given to contributions made before the candidate's thirty-sixth birthday.
This award was superceded by the IEEE Joseph F. Keithley Award in Instrumentation and Measurement for presentation in 2003.
IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award
Scope: Important contribution to emerging technologies recognized within recent years; to an individual or team of not more than three.
This award was superceded by the Daniel E. Noble Award in 2000.
IEEE Eli Lilly Award in Medical and Biological Engineering
The Eli Lilly Medical and Biological Engineering Award was established in 1992 and is presented for outstanding achievement in, and contributions to, the field of medical and biological engineering.
The award has been discontinued. The final presentation was made in 1994.
IEEE Jack A. Morton Award
Scope: Outstanding contributions in solid-state devices; to an individual or group.
This award was superceded by the Andrew S. Grove Award in 1999.
IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award
Sponsored by: IEEE Power Electronics Society
Scope:Outstanding contribution(s) to the advancement of power electronics.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award
Sponsored by: Motorola Foundation
Scope:IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award, for outstanding contributions to emerging technologies recognized within recent years.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
Note: Not to be confused with the fellowship named 'Daniel E. Noble Fellowship that is jointly sponsored by the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society and Motorola, Inc.
IEEE Frederik Philips Award
Sponsored by: Philips Electronics NV
Scope: IEEE Frederik Philips Award, for outstanding accomplishments in the management of research and development resulting in effective innovation in the electrical and electronics industry.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Photonics Award
Sponsored by: IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society
Scope: IEEE Photonics Award, for outstanding achievement(s) in Photonics
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
Sponsored by: Piore Award Fund
Scope: IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award, for outstanding contributions in the field of information processing in relation to computer science.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award
Sponsored by: IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Control Systems and Engineering in Medicine and Biology Societies
Scope: IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award, for outstanding contributions to space engineering within the fields of interest of the IEEE.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Robotics & Automation Award
Sponsored by: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
Scope: IEEE Robotics & Automation Award, for contributions in the field of robotics and automation
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award
Sponsored by: IEEE Computational Intelligence Society
Scope: IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award, for outstanding contribution(s) to the advancement of the design, practice, techniques, or theory in biologically and linguistically motivated computational paradigms, including but not limited to neural networks, connectionist systems, evolutionary computation, fuzzy systems, and hybrid intelligent systems in which these paradigms are contained
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE David Sarnoff Award
Sponsored by: Sarnoff Corporation
Scope: IEEE David Sarnoff Award, for exceptional contributions to electronics.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits
Sponsored by: IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society
Scope: IEEE Solid-State Circuits Award, for outstanding contributions to solid-state circuits.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award
Sponsored by: IEEE Standards Association
Scope: IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award, for exceptional contributions to the development and/or advancement of standards in electrical and electronics engineering.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award
Sponsored by: Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs
Scope: IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award, for outstanding contributions to communications technology.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Nikola Tesla Award
Sponsored by: Grainger Foundation and the IEEE Power and Energy Society Award Endowment Fund
Scope: IEEE Nikola Tesla Award, for outstanding contributions to the generation and utilization of electric power.
Presentation: Plaque and cash honorarium.
IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award
Sponsored by: Dr. Kiyo Tomiyasu, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, and IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
Scope: IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award. for outstanding early to mid-career contributions to technologies holding the promise of innovative applications.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award
Sponsored by: IEEE Education Society
Scope: IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award, for inspirational teaching of undergraduate students in the fields of interest of IEEE.
Presentation: Bronze medal, certificate and cash honorarium.
IEEE Vladimir K. Zworykin Award
The Vladimir K. Zworykin Award, established in 1952, was presented for outstanding technical contributions in the field of electronic television. The final presentation was made in 1986.
