IEEE Unveils Honorees for Excellence in Engineering and Technology
Meet the 2025 IEEE Medal and Recognition recipients. The awards are presented on behalf of theIEEE Board of Directors.
Starting next year, the IEEE Medal of Honor monetary prize will be increased to US $2 million from $50,000. The 2025 recipient will be announced during a dedicated press conference in February, the date has not yet been announced. Registration for the live stream of the event is now open.
IEEE FRANCES E. ALLEN MEDAL
Sponsor:IBM
REGINA BARZILAY
MIT
“For innovative machine learning algorithms that have led to advances in human language technology and demonstrated impact on the field of medicine.”
IEEE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL MEDAL
Sponsor:Nokia Bell Labs
RICHARD D. GITLIN
University of South Florida
Tampa
“For high-impact contributions to communications systems and networks.”
IEEE JAGADISH CHANDRA BOSE MEDAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
Sponsor:Mani Lal Bhaumik
SEIZO ONOE
International Telecommunication Union
Geneva
“For contributions to the development, collaborative facilitation, and deployment of 3G and 4G mobile communication systems through R&D and global standardization.”
IEEE EDISON MEDAL
Sponsor:Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
DANIELA L. RUS
MIT
“For sustained leadership and pioneering contributions in modern robotics.”
IEEE MEDAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES
Sponsor:Toyota Motor Corp.
ISSA BATARSEH
University of Central Florida
Orlando
“For pioneering contributions to the advancement of renewable energy systems through significant improvement in the overall energy efficiency of microinverters.”
IEEE FOUNDERS MEDAL
Sponsor:IEEE Founders Medal Fund
MUNG CHIANG
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Ind.
“For leadership spanning academia, industry, and government propelling advances in communication networks, semiconductor manufacturing, and international cooperation in advanced technologies.”
IEEE RICHARD W. HAMMING MEDAL
Sponsor:Qualcomm, Inc.
FRANS M. J. WILLEMS
Eindhoven University of Technology
The Netherlands
“For contributions to multiuser information theory, source coding, and information-theoretic security.”
IEEE NICK HOLONYAK, JR. MEDAL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES
Sponsor: Friends of Nick Holonyak, Jr.
FREDERICK ANTHONY KISH, JR.
North Carolina State University
Raleigh
“For pioneering contributions to the development and commercialization of optoelectronic devices, photonic integrated circuits, and LEDs for solid-state lighting.”
IEEE MEDAL FOR INNOVATIONS IN HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY
Sponsor:IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
JAMES J. COLLINS
MIT
“For contributions to synthetic gene circuits and programmable cells, launching the field of synthetic biology, impacting healthcare applications.”
IEEE JACK S. KILBY SIGNAL PROCESSING MEDAL
Sponsor:Apple
RICHARD GORDON BARANIUK
Rice University
Houston
“For contributions to multiscale and sparse signal processing.”
IEEE/RSE JAMES CLERK MAXWELL MEDAL
Sponsor:ARM, Ltd.
ROBERT W. HEATH, JR.
University of California, San Diego
“For contributions to multiple-antenna technologies in wireless networks.”
IEEE JAMES H. MULLIGAN, JR. EDUCATION MEDAL
Sponsors:MathWorks andIEEE Life Members Fund
JAN M. RABAEY
University of California, Berkeley
Imec
Leuven, Belgium
“For worldwide impact in integrated circuits and systems through inspirational teaching, textbook development, and visionary leadership.”
IEEE MILDRED DRESSELHAUS MEDAL
Sponsor:Google
ANDREA J. GOLDSMITH
Princeton
“For contributions to and leadership in wireless communications theory and practice.”
IEEE JUN-ICHI NISHIZAWA MEDAL
Sponsor: The Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal Fund, Japan
ROBERT W. DUTTON
Stanford
“For contributions to and leadership in developing Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) tools for the semiconductor industry.”
IEEE ROBERT N. NOYCE MEDAL
Sponsor:Intel Corp.
KINAM KIM
Samsung Electronics
Suwon-si, South Korea
“For leadership in and contributions to technological breakthroughs and strategic vision in memory and mobile processors.”
IEEE DENNIS J. PICARD MEDAL FOR RADAR TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS
Sponsor:RTX
KAMAL SARABANDI
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
“For sustained contributions to advancing radar science and technology for remote sensing and automotive and through-the-wall applications.”
IEEE MEDAL IN POWER ENGINEERING
Sponsors: The IEEEIndustry Applications,Industrial Electronics,Power Electronics, andPower & Energysocieties
JOHANN WALTER KOLAR
ETH Zurich’s Energy Science Center
“For pioneering contributions to and leadership in power electronics systems, grid interfacing technologies, and ultra-high-speed motor drives.”
IEEE SIMON RAMO MEDAL
Sponsor:Northrop Grumman Corp.
Co-recipients:
BILL OCHS
MIKE MENZEL
SCOTT WILLOUGHBY
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Md.
“For development of the James Webb Space Telescope, first deployed to see the earliest galaxies in the universe.”
IEEE JOHN VON NEUMANN MEDAL
Sponsor:IBM
MIKLÓS AJTAI
IBM Almaden Research Center
Los Gatos, Calif.
“For contributions to establishing lower bounds in computational complexity and founding lattice-based cryptography.”
IEEE CORPORATE INNOVATION AWARD
Sponsor:IEEE
KIOXIA CORP.
Tokyo
“For contributions to enable low-cost and high-capacity three-dimensional NAND flash memory.”
IEEE RICHARD M. EMBERSON AWARD
Sponsor:IEEE Technical Activities Board
BRUNO MEYER
ConsultBKM
Paris
“For exemplary leadership of IEEE Technical Activities and structuring IEEE to make contributions in response to climate change.”
IEEE HARADEN PRATT AWARD
Sponsor:IEEE Foundation
JOSÉ MANUEL FONSECA MOURA
Carnegie Mellon
“For sustained leadership, global service, and outstanding contributions enabling new opportunities for IEEE and its members.”
IEEE THEODORE W. HISSEY OUTSTANDING YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AWARD
Sponsors: TheIEEE Photonics and IEEE Power & Energy societies, and IEEE Young Professionals
AISHWARYA BANDLA
Paxman Coolers Ltd.
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
“For leadership in patient-centric health technology innovation, and inspiring IEEE Young Professionals to drive meaningful change.”
For additional information on the recipients and the awards process, visit theIEEE Awards website.
