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Ieee Edison Medal Recipients IEEE EDISON MEDAL RECIPIENTS 2019 URSULA KELLER "For pioneering and fundamental contributions Director of NCCR MUST (Swiss to and leadership in useable, compact ultrafast National Centre of laser technology, enabling applications in Competence for Research in metrology, sensing, and biophotonics.” Molecular Ultrafast Science and Technology)—ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 2018 ELI YABLONOVITCH "For leadership, innovations, and Professor, Electrical entrepreneurial achievements in photonics, Engineering & Computer semi-conductor lasers, antennas, and solar- Sciences Department, cells.” University of California, Berkeley, USA 2017 MAGNUS GEORGE CRAFORD “For a lifetime of pioneering contributions to Solid State Lighting Fellow, the development and commercialization of Philips Lumileds Lighting visible LED materials and devices.” Company, San Jose, CA, USA 2016 ROBERT W. BRODERSON “For contributions to integrated systems for Professor Emeritus, University wired and wireless communications, including of California, Berkeley, wireless connectivity of personal devices.” Berkeley, CA, USA 2015 JAMES JULIUS SPILKER, JR. “For contributions to the technology and Executive Chairman, AOSense implementation of civilian GPS navigation Inc., Half Moon Bay, systems.” California, USA 2014 RALPH H. BAER “For pioneering and fundamental contributions Owner, R.H. Baer to the video-game and interactive Consultants, Manchester, New multimedia-content industries.” Hampshire, USA 2013 IVAN PAUL KAMINOW “For pioneering, life-long contributions to and Adjunct Professor, Electrical leadership in photonic devices and networks Engineering and Computer instrumental to global high-capacity optical Science Department, networks.” University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA 2012 MICHAEL F. TOMPSETT “For pioneering contributions to imaging President, TheraManager devices, including CCD imagers, cameras, and LLC., Murray Hill, NJ, USA thermal imagers.” 2011 ISAMU AKASAKI “For seminal and pioneering contributions to Professor, Meijo University, the development of nitride-based 1 of 12 IEEE EDISON MEDAL RECIPIENTS High Tech Research Center, semiconductor materials and optoelectronic Nagoya, Japan devices, including visible wave length LEDs and lasers.” 2010 RAY DOLBY “For leadership and pioneering applications in Member of the Board, Dolby audio recording and playback equipment for Laboratories, Inc., San both professional and consumer electronics.” Francisco, CA, USA 2009 TINGYE LI “For leadership, vision, and pioneering Retired, Division Manager, contributions in the field of broadband optical Communications fiber communications.” Infrastructure Research Laboratory, AT&T Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA 2008 DOV FROHMAN- "For pioneering the development of the MOS BENTCHKOWSKY Erasable, Programmable Read Only Memory Retired, Vice President and (EPROM), a key enabler of the information age General Manager, Intel Israel, revolution." Jerusalem, Israel 2007 RUSSELL D. DUPUIS “For pioneering contributions to metalorganic Professor and Steve W. chemical vapor deposition technology and Chaddick Endowed Chair in continuous-wave room-temperature quantum- Electro-Optics, Georgia well lasers.” Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA 2006 FAWWAZ T. ULABY “For pioneering research in microwave and Vice President for Research & radar remote sensing technology and their Williams Professor of Electrical environmental and industrial applications.” Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 2005 PETER LAWRENSON "For outstanding contributions to the field of Private Consultant, Yorks, electrical machines, most notably the England development and commercialization of switched reluctance drives." 2004 FEDERICO CAPASSO “For a career of highly creative and influential VP of Physical Research contributions to heterostructure devices and Bell Labs/Lucent Tech., materials.” Murray Hill, NJ, USA 2003 NOT AWARDED 2 of 12 IEEE EDISON MEDAL RECIPIENTS 2002 ED HAMMER “For contributions to design methods for General Electric Company energy efficient fluorescent lighting systems Cleveland, OH, USA and development of lighting products." 2001 ROBERT H. DENNARD “For the invention of the 1-transistor DRAM IBM Thomas J. Watson cell, and contributions to the development of Research Ctr MOSFET device scaling principles." Yorktown Heights, NY, USA 2000 JUN-ICHI NISHIZAWA “For contributions to materials science and Tohoku University, Sendai, technology, and the invention of the static Japan induction transistor.” 1999 KEES A. SCHOUHAMER "For a career of creative contributions to the IMMINK technologies of digital video, audio, and data University of Essen recording." Essen, Germany 1998 ROLF LANDAUER "For pioneering contributions to the physics of IBM Corporation computing and conduction" T.J. Watson Research Center Yorktown Heights, NY, USA 1997 ESTHER M. CONWELL "For fundamental contributions to transport Research Fellow theory in semiconductor and organic Xerox Corporation, Webster, conductors, and their application to the NY, USA semiconductor, electronic copying and printing industries." 1996 FLOYD DUNN "For creative contributions to the fundamental Professor Emeritus knowledge of ultrasonic propagation in and Dept. of ECE interactions with biological media." University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA 1995 ROBERT W. LUCKY "For an extraordinary career in Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA telecommunications providing visionary technical leadership, support of his profession, and compelling public advocacy of technology." 1994 LESLIE A. GEDDES "For fundamental contributions to applied Purdue University biomedical instrumentation and the West Lafayette, IN, USA understanding of the electrical properties of the cardiovascular system." 1993 JAMES H. POMERENE "For outstanding contributions to the IBM Corp. development of computer architecture, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA including pipelining, reliable main memory and 3 of 12 IEEE EDISON MEDAL RECIPIENTS memory hierarchies." 1992 G DAVID FORNEY, JR. "For original contributions to coding, Codex Corp., Mansfield, MA, modulation, data communication modems, and USA for industrial and research leadership in communications technology." 1991 JOHN LOUIS MOLL "For pioneering contributions to diffused and Hewlett Packard Labs. oxide-masked silicon devices, transistor Palo Alto, CA, USA analysis, the p-n-p-n switch, and optoelectronics." 1990 ARCHIE W. STRAITON "For an outstanding career in electrical Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX engineering with significant contributions in the fields of radio propagation and astronomy, and in engineering education." 1989 NICK HOLONYAK, JR. "For an outstanding career in the field of Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL electrical engineering with contributions to major advances in the field of semiconductor materials and devices." 1988 JAMES ROSS MACDONALD "For seminal contributions to solid state Univ. of North Carolina science and technology, and outstanding Chapel Hill, NC leadership as a research director." 1987 ROBERT A. HENLE "For sustained leadership in, and individual IBM Corp., Yorktown Heights, contributions to, the science and technology of NY semiconductor circuits for computing systems." 1986 JAMES L. FLANAGAN "For a career of innovation and leadership in AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, speech communication science and NJ technology." 1985 JOHN D. KRAUS "For a sustained career as an innovator, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, discoverer, and educator in the fields of OH antennas and radio astronomy." 1984 EUGENE I. GORDON "For a singular career of invention, Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ development, and leadership in electron devices." 1983 HERMAN PAUL SCHWAN "For a career of creative endeavor by which Univ. of Pennsylvania engineering, physics, biology, and medicine Philadelphia, PA have been amalgamated into a coherent field of electromagnetic bioengineering." 1982 NATHAN COHN "For a career of creative contributions and 4 of 12 IEEE EDISON MEDAL RECIPIENTS Leeds & Northrup Co. leadership in the instrument, control and North Wales, PA process computer industry, in the control and economic dispatch of power in large interconnected electrical systems." 1981 C. CHAPIN CUTLER "For his creative contributions to microwave Stanford University, Stanford, electronics, space communications, and CA technology of communication systems." 1980 ROBERT ADLER "For many inventions in the fields of electronic Extel Co., Northbrook, IL beam tubes and ultrasonic devices, and for leadership in innovative research and development." 1979 ALBERT ROSE "For basic inventions in television camera tubes RCA Labs., Princeton, NJ and fundamental contributions to the understanding of photoconductivity, insulators, and human and electronic vision." 1978 DANIEL E. NOBLE "For leadership and innovation in meeting Motorola, Inc., Phoenix, AZ important public needs, especially in developing mobile communications and solid state electronics." 1977 HENRI BUSIGNIES "For technical contributions and leadership in ITT Corp., Nutley, NJ the field of radar, radio communication and radio navigation." 1976 MURRAY JOSLIN "For his leadership in overcoming technical and Consolidated Edison financial obstacles to nuclear power generation Oak Park, IL and for managerial guidance and foresight in the planning, building and operating the early Dresden Nuclear Power Station." 1975 SIDNEY DARLINGTON "For basic contributions to network theory and Bell Labs., North Andover, MA for important inventions in radar systems and electronic circuits." 1974 JAN A. RAJCHMAN
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