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Each year the IEEE Awards Board recommends a select group of recipients to receive IEEE’s most prestigious honors. These are individuals whose exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions have made a lasting impact on technology, society, and the engineering profession.
The 2024 IEEE Technical Field Award recipients listed below will receive their awards at 2024 IEEE-sponsored conferences.
To view a complete list of recipients in all years, select the past and present recipients link shown below. Once in the document, there will be links to each award that are clickable and you can view recipient citations as well.
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2025 IEEE Technical Field Awards
IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award
Kam W. Leong
“For pioneering contributions to bionanotechnology that transformed therapies with drug and gene delivery, gene editing, and anti-inflammation nanomaterials.”
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
Daniel Worledge, Guohan Hu, and Gwan-Hyeob Koh
“For contributions to the development and commercialization of embedded Spin-Transfer-Torque Magnetoresistive Random-Access Memory (STT-MRAM) technology.”
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
Guohan Hu, Gwan-Hyeob Koh, and Daniel Worledge
“For contributions to the development and commercialization of embedded Spin-Transfer-Torque Magnetoresistive Random-Access Memory (STT-MRAM) technology.”
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
Gwan-Hyeob Koh, Daniel Worledge, and Guohan Hu
“For contributions to the development and commercialization of embedded Spin-Transfer-Torque Magnetoresistive Random-Access Memory (STT-MRAM) technology.”
IEEE Control Systems Award
Malcolm C. Smith
“For contributions to robust control, network synthesis, and applications to mechanical systems.”
IEEE Electromagnetics Award
George V. Eleftheriades
“For contributions to engineered surfaces and metasurfaces with application to antennas, cloaking, and sub-diffraction imaging.”
IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award
Shrikanth Narayanan
“For contributions to speech communication science and technologies for inclusive human-centered engineering.”
IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing
Björn E. Ottersten
“For contributions to array processing and its applications in wireless communications.”
IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award
Sayeef Salahuddin
“For pioneering contributions to physics of ferroelectrics and integrated ferroelectric devices.”
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award
Bruce F. Wollenberg
“For contributions to operations, computing, and control of power systems.”
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Technology Award
Steve Mann
"For contributions to the advancement of wearable computing and high dynamic range imaging.”
IEEE Internet Award
Yakov Rekhter
“For contributions enabling the creation of a scalable, robust and policy-based Internet.”
IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award
Vladimir Blasko
“For contributions to the theory and applications of bidirectional power converters in high-performance motor drive systems.”
IEEE Joseph F. Keithley Award in Instrumentation and Measurement
Alexander Bergmann
“For contributions to the field of pollution measurement and leadership in environmental sensing and emissions abatement.”
IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award
Giovanni de Micheli
“For fundamental contributions to the design of systems and networks-on-chip.”
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
Idalis Villanueva Alarcón
“For international leadership in diversifying graduate engineering education, mentorship, professional development, and impact spanning multiple disciplines.’
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
Steven H. Low
“For contributions to the theoretical foundation and practical implementation of Internet congestion control.”
IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award
Atsuo Kawamura
“For pioneering contributions to deadbeat control of PWM inverters and the subsequent development.”
IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits
Michiel Steyaert
“For pioneering contributions to RF CMOS circuits and integrated power converters.”
IEEE Frederik Philips Award
Deirdre Hanford
“For visionary leadership in electronic design automation for secure and energy-efficient microelectronics.”
IEEE Photonics Award
David Richardson
“For contributions to fiber lasers, fiber telecommunications, and hollow-core optical fibers.”
IEEE Robotics and Automation Award
Marc Raibert
“For pioneering and leading the field of dynamic legged locomotion.”
IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award
Yaochu Jin
“For contributions to evolutionary optimization of complex systems.”
IEEE Marie Skłodowska-Curie Award
Chuck Melcher
“For the discovery and development of the cerium-doped lutetium-oxy-orthosilicate scintillator and its long-standing impact on positron emission tomography.”
IEEE Innovation in Societal Infrastructure Award
Wen Gao
“For contributions to and leadership in high-performance AI computing infrastructure and efficient video encoding.”
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award
Paul Nikolich
“For leadership in the development and advancement of global IEEE 802 network standards.”
IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award
Thomas Louis Marzetta
“For originating the Massive MIMO technology in wireless communications.”
IEEE Nikola Tesla Award
Scott D. Sudhoff
“For contributions to the analysis and design of electric machinery and power electronic systems.”
IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award
Anima Anandkumar
“For contributions to AI, including tensor methods and neural operators with applications to scientific domains.”
IEEE Rao R. Tummala Electronics Packaging Award
Jie Xue
“For contributions to industry-leading high-bandwidth networking systems, including advanced IC and Si-Photonic packaging.”
IEEE Transportation Technologies Award
Fei-Yue Wang
“For contributions to intelligent control and management of complex transportation systems.”
IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award
Carlos Calderón Córdova
“For inspirational teaching and encouraging engineering students to apply their skills to solve high-impact real problems in local communities.”
IEEE Lotfi A. Zadeh Award for Emerging Technologies
Dimitar P. Filev
“For technical leadership and pioneering contributions to emerging automotive intelligent control and information systems.”
2024 IEEE Medal Recipients
IEEE Medal of Honor
Robert E. Kahn
“For pioneering technical and leadership contributions in packet communication technologies and foundations of the Internet.”
IEEE President’s Award
Gladys B. West
"For mathematical modeling and development of satellite geodesy models that played a pivotal role in the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS)."
IEEE Frances E. Allen Medal
David J. Kuck
“For pioneering work in vector and parallel computer architecture, software, and compilers that enables many performance-sensitive applications.”
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
Jennifer Rexford
“For contributions to Internet wide-area routing and software-defined networking.”
IEEE Mildred Dresselhaus Medal
Claire Tomlin
“For foundational work in the design and verification of cyber-physical systems with applications to safety in autonomous systems.”
IEEE Edison Medal
Vincent W. S. Chan
“For pioneering technical contributions and leadership in the fields of space and terrestrial optical communications and networks.”
IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies
Hagit Messer
“For contributions to sensing of the environment using wireless communication networks.”
IEEE Founders Medal
Tsu-Jae King Liu
“For leadership in the advancement and commercialization of nanometer semiconductor technologies and the promotion of microelectronics workforce development.”
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
Alexander Barg
“For contributions to the theory of error-correcting codes and their applications in distributed storage, non-volatile memory, and digital fingerprinting.”
IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
Blake S. Wilson and Graeme Clark
“For contributions to the development of the modern cochlear implant.”
IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
Graeme Clark and Blake S. Wilson
“For contributions to the development of the modern cochlear implant.”
IEEE Nick Holonyak, Jr. Medal for Semiconductor Optoelectronic Technologies
Constance J. Chang-Hasnain and Fumio Koyama
“For pioneering contributions to vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and VCSEL-based photonics for optical communications and sensing.”
IEEE Nick Holonyak, Jr. Medal for Semiconductor Optoelectronic Technologies
Fumio Koyama and Constance J. Chang-Hasnain
“For pioneering contributions to vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and VCSEL-based photonics for optical communications and sensing.”
IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal
Palghat P. Vaidyanathan
“For contributions to multirate digital filter banks and sparse array signal processing.”
IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal
Kam Yin Lau
“For spearheading high-speed semiconductor lasers and RF-over-Fiber Systems, enabling today’s wireline and wireless broadband access.”
IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal
Andrea J. Goldsmith
“For educating, mentoring, and inspiring generations of students, and for authoring pioneering textbooks in advanced digital communications.”
IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal
John E. Bowers
“For contributions to photonic integrated circuit technologies.”
IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal
MING-KAI, TSAI
“For vision and leadership in the global semiconductor industry, democratizing technology access for billions of people.”
IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications
Fred Daum
“For research, design, development, analysis, and testing of complex phased array radar systems, making them work in the real world.”
IEEE Medal in Power Engineering
Deepak Divan
“For contributions to advanced power conversion technologies for modern electric power grids.”
IEEE Simon Ramo Medal
John A. Stankovic
“For contributions to the theory of real-time and resource-constrained, distributed systems and the practice of cyber-physical and health systems.”
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
Christopher D. Manning
“For advances in computational representation and analysis of natural language.”
2024 IEEE President's Award
IEEE President’s Award
Gladys B. West
"For mathematical modeling and development of satellite geodesy models that played a pivotal role in the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS)."
2024 IEEE Recognition Recipients
IEEE Honorary Membership
Sung Wook Park
“For contributions to expand the influence of technology and to improve the ecosystem of the global semiconductor industry.”
IEEE Corporate Innovation Award
AMD
“For leadership in development and deployment of chiplet architecture designs for high-performance and adaptive computing.”
IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award
Stefan G. Mozar
“For sustained contributions and leadership of multiple IEEE Societies and Technical Communities, and IEEE Conferences.”
IEEE Haraden Pratt Award
Tariq S. Durrani
“For sustained leadership and outstanding contributions to the IEEE in education, technical activities, awards, and global connections.”
IEEE Theodore W. Hissey Outstanding Young Professional Award
Simay Akar
“For leadership and inspiration of young professionals with significant contributions in the technical fields of photovoltaics and sustainable energy storage.”
IEEE Eric Herz Outstanding Staff Member
Kathy L. Grise, 2024 Recipient
“For leadership in advancing new and emerging technology initiatives and fostering strong collaboration across IEEE and externally.”
2024 IEEE Technical Field Awards
IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award
John A. Rogers
"For multi-disciplinary contributions in the life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and medicine to enable the integration of biology and electronics.”
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
Adrian Mihai Ionescu
“For leadership and contributions to the field of energy-efficient steep slope devices and technologies.”
IEEE Control Systems Award
Alain Bensoussan
“For fundamental contributions to stochastic control, control-theoretic methods in management and finance, and impactful leadership of scientific and engineering organizations.”
IEEE Electromagnetics Award
Kamal Sarabandi
“For contributions to electromagnetic sensing technology and metamaterials for antenna miniaturization.”
IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award
Keiichi Tokuda
“For pioneering contributions to statistical speech synthesis and speech signal processing.”
IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing
Stéphane G. Mallat
“For contributions to the theory and applications of wavelets and machine learning.”
IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award
Tsunenobu Kimoto
“For contributions to silicon carbide material and power devices.”
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award
Joe Hong Chow
“For contributions to the modeling and control of large-scale power transmission systems.”
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Technology Award
Steve B. Furber and Sophie Wilson
“For the design of the 32-bit ARM RISC microprocessor.”
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Technology Award
Sophie Wilson and Steve B. Furber
“For the design of the 32-bit ARM RISC microprocessor.”
IEEE Internet Award
Walter Willinger
“For contributions towards a foundational understanding of Internet traffic and topology.”
IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award
Giuseppe Buja
“For fundamental contributions to modulation and control of industrial drives.”
IEEE Joseph F. Keithley Award in Instrumentation and Measurement
Deepak G. Uttamchandani
“For contributions to photonics-based optical frequency and wavelength domain instrumentation and measurement.”
IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award
Mary Jane Irwin
“For contributions to electronic design automation and power-aware computer architecture.”
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
David N. C. Tse
“For inspirational mentoring and contributions to graduate teaching in wireless communication, power systems, computational biology, and blockchains.”
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award
Anja Feldmann
“For contributions to the field of networking and Internet technologies, specifically to traffic engineering, network measurements, and Internet protocols.”
IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award
David J. Perreault
“For contributions to the development of very-high-frequency power converters.”
IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits
Deog-Kyoon Jeong
“For leadership in the technology development for Digital Video Interface (DVI) and High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).”
IEEE Frederik Philips Award
Bich-Yen Nguyen
“For leadership in the research, development, and commercialization of innovative silicon-on-insulator substrates, process technologies, and devices.”
IEEE Photonics Award
Kim Roberts
“For leadership in the introduction and development of digital coherent signal processing for optical fiber transmission systems.”
IEEE Robotics and Automation Award
Paolo Dario
“For establishing and advancing bionics and biorobotics as key research areas worldwide, integrating robotics and medicine.”
IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award
Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier
“For contributions to the foundations and applications of approximate reasoning and fuzzy systems.”
IEEE Marie Skłodowska-Curie Award
Richard E. Carson
“For contributions to image reconstruction and tracer kinetic analysis in positron emission tomography.”
IEEE Innovation in Societal Infrastructure Award
Elena Ferrari
“For pioneering and sustained contributions to the security and privacy of online social networks.”
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award
Gary R. Hoffman
“For leadership in and development of power systems standards to increase global adoption.”
IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award
Stephen B. Weinstein, Leonard J. Cimini, Jr., and Geoffrey Ye Li
“For fundamental contributions to frequency domain communications including orthogonal frequency division multiplexing.”
IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award
Leonard J. Cimini, Jr., Geoffrey Ye Li, and Stephen B. Weinstein
“For fundamental contributions to frequency domain communications including orthogonal frequency division multiplexing.”
IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award
Geoffrey Ye Li, Stephen B. Weinstein, and Leonard J. Cimini, Jr.
“For fundamental contributions to frequency domain communications including orthogonal frequency division multiplexing.”
IEEE Nikola Tesla Award
Aldo Boglietti
“For contributions to the magnetic and thermal modeling, design, and characterization of electrical machines.”
IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award
Davide Scaramuzza
“For contributions to agile visual navigation of micro drones and low-latency robust perception with event cameras.”
IEEE Rao R. Tummala Electronics Packaging Award
Madhavan Swaminathan
“For contributions to semiconductor packaging and system integration technologies that improve the performance, efficiency, and capabilities of electronic systems.”
IEEE Transportation Technologies Award
V. Anand Sankaran
“For contributions to the advancement and high-volume implementation of automotive electrification technologies.”
IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award
R. Iris Bahar
“For innovative undergraduate teaching and transformative student mentoring that champion inclusivity in engineering and examine societal impacts of technology.”
IEEE Lotfi A. Zadeh Award for Emerging Technologies
Andras Kis
“For pioneering work and breakthroughs on 2D materials and electronic devices.”