Faculty Awards and Recognition
National Academy of Engineering
Thomas Jahns (2015) – for advancement of permanent magnet machines and drives or transportation and industrial applications
IEEE Fellow
Nader Behdad (2017) – for contributions to sub-wavelength electromagnetic periodic structures
John Booske (2007) – for contributions to vacuum electronics and microwave processing of materials
Dan Botez (1986) – for leadership in the development of high-power semiconductor lasers
Susan Hagness (2009) – for contributions to time-domain computational electromagnetics and microwave medical imaging
Yu Hen Hu (1999) – for contributions to design and implementation of signal processing algorithms
Thomas Jahns (1993) – for contributions to the development of high-performance adjustable-speed drives for industrial and aerospace applications
Hongrui Jiang (2017) – for contributions to materials and micro-scale optical tools for medical imaging
Mikko Lipasti (2013) – for contributions to the microarchitecture and design of high-performance microprocessors and computer systems
Zhenqiang Ma (2018) – for contributions to flexile and biodegradable microwave electronics
Luke Mawst (2011) – for contributions to the development of high-power designs and new material systems for semiconductor diode lasers
Rob Nowak (2010) – for contributions to statistical signal and image processing
Parmesh Ramanathan (2009) – for contributions to real-time systems and networks
Akbar Sayeed (2012) – for contributions to statistical signal modeling for wireless communications and sensor networks
Barry Van Veen (2002) – for contributions to the development of subspace signal-processing algorithms
American Physical Society Fellow
John Booske (2011)
Zhenqiang Ma (2017)
Optical Society of America Fellow
Dan Botez (1995)
Zhenqiang Ma (2018)
Zongfu Yu (2020)
American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow
Hongrui Jiang (2016)
Zhenqiang Ma (2018)
American Association for Advancement of Science Fellow
Zhenqiang Ma (2017)
SPIE (International Society for Optics and Photonics) Fellow
Zhenqiang Ma (2020)
National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Zhenqiang Ma (2017)
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
Susan Hagness (2000)
Zhenqiang Ma (2008)
Daniel van der Weide (1997)
NSF CAREER (and Young Investigator) Award
Nader Behdad (2011)
John Booske (1990)
Azadeh Davoodi (2011)
Kassem Fawaz (2020)
Susan Hagness (2000)
Hongrui Jiang (2008)
Varun Jog (2020)
Mikhail Kats (2018)
Younghyun Kim (2019)
Irena Knezevic (2006)
Mikko Lipasti (2001)
Daniel Ludois (2015)
Luke Mawst (1998)
Rob Nowak (1999)
Umit Ogras (2017)
Dimitris Papailiopoulos (2019)
Bulent Sarlioglu (2016)
Akbar Sayeed (1999)
Eric Severson (2020)
Daniel van der Weide (1997)
Barry Van Veen (1989)
Andreas Velten (2019)
Giri Venkataramanan (1993)
Zongfu Yu (2018)
AFOSR Young Investigator
Nader Behdad (2011)
Mikhail Kats (2017)
Irena Knezevic (2009)
Andreas Velten (2015)
ARO Young Investigator
Rob Nowak (1999)
ONR Young Investigator
Nader Behdad (2011)
Mikhail Kats (2016)
Rob Nowak (2000)
Daniel van der Weide (1998)
DARPA Young Faculty Award
Hongrui Jiang (2008)
Zhenqiang Ma (2008)
Umit Ogras (2018)
Zongfu Yu (2017)
IEEE Education Activities Board Major Education Innovation Award
John Booske (2014) – for leadership in developing, implementing and promoting student-centered active learning methodologies
IEEE Education Society Mac E. Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award
Susan Hagness (2007) – for demonstrating the benefits of a holistic approach to engineering education that emphasizes the human impact of the subject matter with a multifaceted teaching strategy to engage the whole student
IEEE Electronic Devices Society John R. Pierce Award for Excellence in Vacuum Electronics
John Booske (2020) – for innovative, wide-ranging contributions to vacuum electronics science and technology and for tirelessly fostering collaboration, education and new applications
IEEE Industry Applications Society Outstanding Achievement Award
Thomas Jahns (2011) – in Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to the Applications of Electricity to Industry
IEEE Nanotechnology Council Early Career Award in Nanotechnology
Mikhail Kats (2020) – for outstanding technical innovations and achievement in nanophotonics, especially for optical metasurfaces, light interaction with nanoscale films, and tunable nanomaterials
IEEE Photonics Society Young Investigator Award
Mikhail Kats (2020) – for contributions in the fields of nanophotonics and optical materials, especially for metasurfaces, optics with phase-transition materials, and thermal-emission engineering”
IEEE PES Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Award
Bulent Sarlioglu (2021) – for contributions to the design, development, and manufacturing of electric motors and drives for industrial and aerospace applications