Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) Special Awards The Asian American Distinguished Science & Technology Award is presented to an individual of Asian origin who has made distinguished achievement in science, engineering or technology. The Asian American Life Time Achievement Award is bestowed upon an outstanding engineer, scientist, or technologist who is of Asian origin and has made significant contributions toward science technology, industry, or economic development of a country or a community. AAEOY Special Award Winners The award winners for the past years are listed as follows: Year Award Winner 2002 Dr. Leo Esaki 1973 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics Dr. Chang-Lin Tien Chancellor, University of California at Berkeley (1990- 1997) 2003 Dr. Samuel Chao-Chung 1976 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, Thomas Dudley Ting Cabot Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Chih-Tang "Tom" Sah Pittman Eminent Scholar Chair, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Florida 2004 Dr. Steven Chu 1997 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University Dr. Yuan-Cheng Fung Emeritus Scholar, Department of Bioengineering, at University of California at San Diego 2005 Dr. Daniel Chee Tsui 1998 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor, Electrical Engineering, Princeton University Dr. Shu Chien Professor of Bioengineering and Medicine, University of California at San Diego 2006 Dr. Yuan Tseh Lee 1986 Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry, President of Academia Sinica, Taiwan Dr. Albert Y. C. Yu Chairman, OneAngstrom LLC, Former Senior Vice President at Intel Corporation 2007 Dr. Taylor G. Wang Centennial Professor and Director, Center for Microgravity Research and Applied Physics, Vanderbilt University, Astronaut, Payload Specialist, NASA Dr. James Wei Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor, Emeritus Dean of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton University Mr. Minoru S. "Sam" CEO and President, ST-Infonox, Inc. Former President, Araki Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space Company Mr. Norman Y. Mineta Vice Chairman, Hill & Knowlton, Inc. Former US Secretary of Transportation, Former US Secretary of Commerce Dr. Hwa-Nine Yu Emeritus Member of IBM research, Chairman, Technical Advisory Committee, Industrial Technology Research Institute 2008 Dr. Paul C. W. Chu President, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Mr. Sandi Sigh Founder and Chairman of the Board, i2 Technologies, Inc. 2009 Dr. Roger Tsien 2008 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics. Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego Dr. Jeong Kim President of Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs 2010 Dr. Charles Kuen Kao 2009 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics. Dr. Shing-Tung Yau 1982 Fields Metal Award. Professor of Mathematics Department, Harvard University Dr. Arun Netravali 2002 U.S. National Medal of Technology Award and Former President of AT&T Bell Labs .