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NTC Awards
Best PhD Thesis
Publication Awards
Technical Awards
Overview
The IEEE Nanotechnology Council proudly honors the achievements of individuals and teams who have made outstanding contributions to the field of nanotechnology. This page showcases past recipients of NTC awards, recognizing their excellence, innovation, and impact on the global nanotech community.
Past Awardees
2024 Individual Awards will be presented at IEEE NANO 2024 in Gijon, Spain.
Pioneer Award
The Pioneer Award recognizes individuals who have had a significant impact on the field of nanotechnology by virtue of initiating new areas of research, development or engineering.
Tony Heinz
Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Proposed Award Citation:
For seminal contributions to elucidating the optical and electronic properties of carbon nanotubes, graphene,2D semiconductors, and their heterostructures.
Early Career Award
The Early Career Award recognizes individuals who have made contributions with a major impact on the field of nanotechnology.
Wei Yan
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials and the College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, China
Proposed Award Citation:
For his pioneering and innovative contributions to nanotechnology enabled fiber, fabric and wearable electronics
Chapter of the Year Award
IIT Indore (Indian Institute of Technology-Indore IEEENTC Student Branch Chapter, Bombay Section)
Chair: Mayank Dubey
Proposed Award Citation:
For exceptional dedication to advancing nanotechnology, fostering innovation, and promoting collaboration for the betterment of society.
2023 Individual Awards will be presented at IEEE NANO 2023 in Jeju Island, Korea.
Pioneer Award
The Pioneer Award recognizes individuals who have had a significant impact on the field of nanotechnology by virtue of initiating new areas of research, development or engineering.
Professor Xiangfeng Duan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
"For pioneering contribution to the synthesis and integration of nanoscale materials and devices, especially van der Waals heterostructures and devices."
Early Career Award
The Early Career Award recognizes individuals who have made contributions with a major impact on the field of nanotechnology.
Professor Deep Jariwala, Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
"For breakthrough contributions in logic, memory and photonic devices from low-dimensional semiconductors."
Chapter of the Year Award
University of Saskatchewan IEEE Nanotechnology Council Student Branch Chapter
Chair: José Alvim Berkenbrock
"For outstanding performance during adverse times and innovative and collaborative initiatives that engaged nanotechnology experts and IEEE volunteers"
2023 TC Award
TC-16 (Quantum, Neuromorphic, and Unconventional Computing).
Chair: Giovanni Finocchio, University of Messina, Italy
NTC Best PhD Thesis Award In Nanotechnology
This award recognizes a thesis with remarkable technology innovation or excellence and the thesis should have led to publications in NTC venues including journals and conferences.
Chuanzhen Zhao, Ph.D., Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
"For developing and applying nanoscale tools critical to chemical sensing for the BRAIN Initiative, with further applications in wearable sensors".
2022 Individual Awards will be presented at IEEE NANO 2022 in Mallorca, Spain
Pioneer Award
The Pioneer Award recognizes individuals who have had a significant impact on the field of nanotechnology by virtue of initiating new areas of research, development or engineering.
Professor Xiuling Li, Temple Foundation Endowed Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Microelectronics Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
Email: xiuling.li@utexas.edu
"For innovative contributions to nanoscale device growth, fabrication, and demonstration especially nanowire epitaxy, metal-assisted chemical etching, and self-rolled-up nanomembrane technology".
Early Career Award
The Early Career Award recognizes individuals who have made contributions with a major impact on the field of nanotechnology.
Deblina Sarkar, Assistant Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and AT&T Career Development Chair Professor at MIT Media Lab.
Email: deblina@mit.edu
"For innovative work in development of energy-efficient next-generation computing technology and fusion of nanotechnology with biology towards understanding the brain.".
2021 Individual Awards will be presented at IEEE NANO 2021 in Montreal, Canada
Pioneer Award
The Pioneer Award recognizes individuals who have had a significant impact on the field of nanotechnology by virtue of initiating new areas of research, development or engineering.
Professor Jean-Pierre Leburton
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Email: jleburto@illinois.edu
"For pioneering contribution to the theory and simulation of semiconductor nanostructures and low dimensional nanoscale devices."
Early Career Awards
The Early Career Award recognizes individuals who have made contributions with a major impact on the field of nanotechnology.
Professor Max Shulaker
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Email: shulaker@mit.edu
"For his pioneering work in carbon nanotubes and the broad area of nano-systems, including nanofabrication technologies, nanodevices, circuits, and architectures."
Dr. Myeong-Lok Seol
NASA Ames Research Center
Email: myeonglok.seol@nasa.gov
"For innovative contributions to the development of triboelectric power generation and printed supercapacitors for space missions."
Distinguished Service Award
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual who has performed outstanding service for the benefit and advancement of the Nanotechnology Council.
Professor John Yeow
University of Waterloo
Email: jyeow@uwaterloo.ca
"For distinguished service, including accomplishments as an Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine and other service achievements."
2020 Individual Awards will be presented at IEEE NANO 2020 in Montreal, Canada
Early Career Award
Professor Mikhail Kats
Associate Professor, Dugald C. Jackson Faculty Scholar
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
E-mail: mkats@wisc.edu
"For outstanding technical innovations and achievement in nanophotonics, especially for optical
metasurfaces, light interaction with nanoscale films, and tunable nanomaterials"
Pioneer Award
Professor Supriyo Bandyopadhyay
Commonwealth Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University
E-mail: sbandy@vcu.edu
"For pioneering contributions to spintronics and straintronics employing nanostructures"
Chapter of the Year Award
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Chair: Vasuda Bhatia
Email: vasudabhatia@live.com
2019 Individual Awards will be presented at IEEE NANO 2019 in Macau, China.
Early Career Award
Professor Han Wang
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Southern California
E-mail: han.wang.4@usc.edu
"For his key contributions to the study of black phosphorus and other two-dimensional materials, and their electronic and photonic applications"
Pioneer Award
Prof. Paul Weiss
UC Presidential Chair in Chemistry
University of California, Los Angeles
California NanoSystems Institute and Depts. of Chemistry & Biochemistry
and Materials Science & Engineering
E-mail: psw@cnsi.ucla.edu
"For exploring the ultimate limits of miniaturization and function and championing nanotechnology worldwide"
Distinguished Service Award
Prof. Fabrizio Lombardi
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dana Research Center
Northeastern University
E-mail: lombardi@ece.neu.edu
"For exceptional devotion to the duties and outstanding performance as the Editor-In-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology"
2018 Individual Awards presented at IEEE NMDC 2018 in Portland, Oregon.
Early Career Award
Professor Can Bayram
Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
E-mail: cbayram@illinois.edu
"For seminal contributions to III-V quantum devices and their hetero-integration on silicon and graphene platforms through nanotechnology."
Pioneer Award
Prof. Nader Engheta
H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor
Electrical and Systems Engineering,
Physics and Astronomy,
Materials Science and Engineering,
Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering
E-mail: engheta@ee.upenn.edu
"For his transformative contributions to the nanoscience and nanotechnology of photonic metamaterials and for the development of optical nanocircuits"
T-NANO Best Paper of the Year 2017 Award, presented at IEEE-NANO in Cork, Ireland.
"Negative Capacitance for Boosting Tunnel FET performance"
Co-authors: Masaharu Kobayashi; Kyungmin Jang; Nozomu Ueyama; and Toshiro Hiramoto, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology Vol. 16 , No. 2 , 253 – 258, (March 2017 ) (DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2017.2658688)
Email: masa-kobayashi@nano.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
To read the paper go to https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7833118/
2017 Awards presented at IEEE-NANO 2017 in Pittsburgh.
Early Career Award
Professor Duygu Kuzum
Jacobs School of Engineering
University of California, San Diego
Email: dkuzum@ucsd.edu
"For pioneering contributions towards the development of nanoelectronic synaptic devices for neuromorphic computing."
Pioneer Award
Professor Paras N. Prasad
Executive Director
Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics
State University of New York at Buffalo
Email: pnprasad@buffalo.edu
"For pioneering contributions in creating multifunctional nanoprobes, applying nanophotonics in biomedical technology, and educating future researchers"
Distinguished Service Award
Dominic Massetti
OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
Seal Beach, CA
Email: nick@nmassetticonsulting.com
"Exemplary service to the IEEE San Francisco Bay Area Nanotechnology Council Chapter by organizing and facilitating educational and networking events."
Chapter of the Year Award
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Chair: Glenn Friedman
Email: gxtec@aol.com
2016 T-NANO Best Paper Award
"Wave-Based Neuromorphic Computing Framework for Brain-Like Energy Efficiency and Integration"
Co-authors: Yasunao Katayama, Toshiyuki, Yamane, Daiju Nakano, Ryosho Nakane, and Gouhei Tanaka
IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology Vol. 16, No. 5, 762-769 (2016)
Email: YASUNAOK@jp.ibm.com
2016 Awards presented at IEEE-NANO 2016 in Sendai, Japan.
Early Career Award in Nanotechnology (two awardees):
Tak Sing Wong
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
tswong@psu.edu
"For significant contributions to the field of biologically inspired surface nanoengineering"
Jin-Woo Han
Research Scientist
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffet Field, CA
jin-woo.han@nasa.gov
"For innovative contributions to the development of nanoelectronics, devices, and nanosensors"
Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology:
Shawn-Yu Lin
Professor of Physics
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
sylin@rpi.edu
"For pioneering contribution to the development of 3D optical photonic-crystals and the discovery of the darkest nano-material on earth"
Distinguished Service Award:
Edward G. Perkins
Consultant
e.perkins@ieee.org
"For excellence as the IEEE Nanotechnology Council Secretary and outstanding contributions to the Council's conference activities"
2015 Awards presented at IEEE NANO 2015 in Rome, Italy
Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology
Professor Chennupati Jagadish
Distinguished Professor and Head of Semiconductor Optoelectronics and Nanotechnology Group
The Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
chennupati.jagadish@anu.edu.au
"For pioneering and sustained contributions to compound semiconductor nanowire and quantum dot optoelectronics."
Early Career Award in Nanotechnology
Professor Deji Akinwande
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Texas at Austin
deji@ece.utexas.edu
"For pioneering contributions towards the understanding and development of wafer-scale graphene and flexible nanoelectronics based on two-dimensional sheets."
2014 Awards Presented at IEEE NANO 2014 in Totonto, Canada
Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology
Professor Stephen Y. Chou
Joseph C. Elgin Professor of Engineering
Princeton University
chou@princeton.edu
"For seminal inventions, developments, and academic-industrial-impacts of new nanopatterning methods, especially nanoimprint; and new paradigm-shift electronic, optical, magnetic, biological nanodevices."
Early Career Award in Nanotechnology
Mona Jarrahi
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
UCLA
mjarrahi@ee.ucla.edu
"For contributions to the development of nano-plasmonic and nano-photonic devices and quantum well structures for advancement of terahertz technology."
Chapter of the Year Award
IEEE San Francisco Bay Area Nanotechnology Council Chapter
sites.ieee.org/sfbanano/
Nick Massetti
2014 Chair, Executive Steering Committee
dmassetti@ovt.com
2013 Awards Presented at IEEE NANO 2013 in Beijing, China
Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology:
Professor Charles M. Lieber
Mark Hyman Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Harvard University.
Email: cml@cmliris.harvard.edu
"For pioneering contributions to nanometer diameter wire synthesis and applications, and defining leadership in nanotechnology."
Early Career Award in Nanotechnology:
Professor Masahiro Nakajima
Center for Micro-nano Mechatronics
Nagoya University, Japan.
Email: nakajima@mein.nagoya-u.ac.jp
"For achievements in bio-nanomanipulation systems."
2012 Awards Presented at IEEE NANO 2012 in Birmingham, England
Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology:
Joseph W. Lyding
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Illinois, 1406 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801
Email: lyding@illinois.edu
"For advances in atomic resolution nanofabrication and discovery of the giant deuterium isotope effect and its application to CMOS technology."
Distinguished Service Award:
Ning Xi
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
Email: xin@egr.msu.edu
"For dedicated and distinguished service to IEEE NTC as an Elected Officer"
Early Career Award in Nanotechnology:
Sayeef Salahuddin
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1758
Email: sayeef@eecs.berkeley.edu
"For contributing to the understanding of the physics of hetero-interfaces in nanostructures and investigating their use for energy efficient applications"
2011 Awards Presented at IEEE NANO 2011 in Portland, Oregon:
Pioneer Awards in Nanotechnology:
Alexander A. Balandin
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Email: balandin@ee.ucr.edu
"For pioneering contributions to nanoscale phonon transport with applications in nanodevices, graphene devices, thermoelectric and thermal management of advanced electronics"
Meyya Meyyappan
NASA Ames Research Center, MS 229-3
Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
E-mail: m.meyyappan@nasa.gov
"For carbon nanotube application development and leadership in nanotechnology"
Distinguished Service Award:
Chennupati Jagadish
The Research School of Physics and Engineering
Building 60, Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Email: chennupati.jagadish@anu.edu.au
"For his distinguished services in enhancing the reputation and influence of the Nanotechnology Council during his term as the President of the Council"
Early Career Award in Nanotechnology:
Ali Khademhosseini
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women¡¯s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
65 Landsdowne Street, Room 252
Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Email: alik@mit.edu
"For outstanding nano- and micro-engineering innovations for controlling the cellular environment for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine"
2010 Awards Presented at IEEE NANO 2010 in Korea:
Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology:
Dr. Phaedon Avouris
IBM Watson Research Centre
1101 Kitchawan Rd
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
Email: avouris@us.ibm.com
"For pioneering contributions to the science and technology of carbon-based electronics and photonics"
Distinguished Service Award:
Prof. Aristides Requicha
Laboratory for Molecular Robotics
Computer Science Department
University of southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0781, USA
Email: Requicha@usc.edu
"For leadership excellence as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology"
Early Career Award in Nanotechnology:
Dr. Ali Javey
Dept of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
621C Sutardja Dai Hall
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Email: ajavey@eecs.berkeley.edu
"For creative research on nanomaterials and nanotechnologies for electronic applications"
The following are winners of the 2009 NTC Awards:
Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology
Susumu Noda, Kyoto University
"for pioneering contributions to photonic crystals and nanophotonics"
Distinguished Service Award
Fumihito Arai, Tohoku University
"for his dedicated service to NTC during its formative years"
Early Career Award in Nanotechnology
Adrienne D. Stiff-Roberts, Duke University
"for contributions to the development of nanoscale quantum dots for infrared detection"
2008 NTC Award Winners to be presented at IEEE NANO 2008 in Arlington, Texas
Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology
Prof. Sajeev John, University of Toronto for work in Photonic Crystals
Early Career Award in Nanotechnology
Prof. Sanjay Krishna for quantum dot infrared focal plane arrays
Distinguished Service Award
Ms. Evelyn Hirt for excellent service to the IEEE Nanotechnology Council and nanotechnology
IEEE Nanotechnology Council Announces 2007 Award Winners
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE) Nanotechnology Council (NTC) announced its inaugural award winners. The IEEE Nanotechnology Council is a multi-disciplinary group whose purpose is to advance and coordinate work in the field of Nanotechnology carried out throughout the IEEE in scientific, literary and educational areas. The Council supports the theory, design, and development of nanotechnology and its scientific, engineering, and industrial applications.
NTC announces its inaugural award winners and winners of the awards will receive their awards at the IEEE Nanotechnology Conference to be held in Hong Kong in August 2007.
IEEE NTC Nanotechnology Pioneer Award
The aim of the Nanotechnology Pioneer Award is to recognize individuals who by virtue of initiating new areas of research, development or engineering have had a significant impact on the field of Nanotechnology.
Prof. Pallab Bhattacharya of University of Michigan and Prof. Mark Reed of Yale University are inaugural co-winners of this award.
Professor Bhattacharya is Charles M. Vest Distinguished University Professor of Electrical and Computer Science and John R. Mellor Professor of Engineering at University of Michigan. Prof. Bhattacharya made pioneering contributions to the physics and development of quantum dot nanophotonics.
Prof. Reed is Harold Hodgkinson Professor of Engineering and Applied Science and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics at Yale University. He made pioneering contributions to the electronic transport in nanoscale and molecular systems.
IEEE NTC Nanotechnology Early Career Award
The purpose of the Nanotechnology Early Career Award is to recognize individuals who have made contributions with major impact on the field of nanotechnology and with in 7 years of being awarded the highest degree.
Prof. Chongwu Zhou of University of Southern California is the inaugural winner of this award.
Prof. Zhou is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering- Electrophysics at the University of Southern California. He made ground breaking synthesis and characterization of nanotubes and nanowires for nano and molecular electronics.
IEEE NTC Distinguished Service Award
The purpose of the NTC Distinguished Service Award is to recognize an individual who has performed outstanding service for the benefit and advancement of Nanotechnology Council.
Professor Toshi Fukuda of Nagoya University is the winner of this inaugural award.
Professor Fukuda is Professor of Institute of Advanced Studies and Professor of Nano-Micro Systems Engineering and Mechanical Science and Engineering at Nagoya University. He has served as Founding President of IEEE Nanotechnology Council and provided significant vision and leadership in establishing the Council.
IEEE Nanotechnology Council congratulates all the winners of this year's awards. Deadline for 2008 NTC Awards nominations is October 15, 2007.
