Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology


The IEEE Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology is given by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nanotechnology Council for research in nanotechnology.
The main considerations for judging include distinction in long-term technical achievements, leadership, innovation, breadth, and impact on nanotechnology and engineering, recognizing individuals whose technical achievements go beyond the borders of a particular technical society. Nominees must be at least 10 years beyond their terminal degree. One or two Pioneer Awards are given each year; when two are awarded, there may be one for academics, and one for industry or government. The award consists of honorarium and a commemorative plaque.

Recipients

YearAwardeeInstitutionScope of work
2007Mark ReedYale UniversityMolecular scale electronics
2007Pallab BhattacharyaUniversity of MichiganQuantum dot optoelectronic devices
2008Sajeev JohnUniversity of TorontoPhotonic crystals
2009Susumu NodaKyoto UniversityPhotonic crystals and nanophotonics
2010Phaedon AvourisIBM T.J. Watson Research CenterCarbon-based electronics and photonics
2011Alexander A. BalandinUniversity of California, RiversideNanoscale phonon transport
2011Meyya MeyyappanNASA Ames Research CenterCarbon nanotubes
2012Joseph W. LydingUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignNanofabrication and CMOS giant deuterium isotope effect
2013Charles M. LieberHarvard UniversityNanowire synthesis and applications
2014Stephen Y. ChouPrinceton UniversityNanoimprint lithography and nanodevices
2015Chennupati JagadishAustralian National UniversitySemiconductor nanowire and quantum dot optoelectronics
2016Shawn-Yu LinRensselaer Polytechnic Institute3D optical photonic crystals
2017Paras N. PrasadState University of New York at BuffaloMultifunctional nanoprobes and nanophotonics for biomedical technology
2018Nader EnghetaUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhotonic metamaterials and optical nanocircuits