Institute Awards
IEEE Medals
The IEEE Awards Board encourages you to submit nominations for outstanding candidates. Nomination deadline: July 31.
IEEE Technical Field Awards
The IEEE Technical Field Awards Council urges you to submit nominations for outstanding candidates. Nomination deadline: January 31. Note that there are many TFAs that apply to the MTT-S field of interest. We urge you to explore the list and contact the awards chair with candidates for suitable recipients.
IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award
The IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award was established in 2001 to recognize outstanding early to mid-career contributions to technologies holding the promise of innovative applications.
IEEE Fellow
Recognition of the engineering/scientific, leadership, and educational achievements of its members is a major goal of the Institute. The Fellow Committee appreciates your efforts in the preparation of these important nominations. Nomination deadline: March 1.
MTT-S Technical Awards (Nomination deadline: July 31)
Honorary Life Member Award
The position of Honorary Life Member (HLM) recognizes an individual of national and international prominence, who has performed outstanding service to the profession and the Society, whose contributions, technical or otherwise, have made an important impact in the field of interest of the Society, who has been an elected member of the Administrative Committee, an MTT-S member for at least 10 years, and has been elected IEEE Fellow. Furthermore, this award carries the expectation that the candidate will continue to contribute to the Society and participate in its activities as an individual contributor, an advisor, and/or by serving on Society AdHoc and Standing Committees.
Microwave Career Award
Recognizes an individual (IEEE member) for a career of meritorious achievement and outstanding technical contribution by an individual in the field of microwave theory and technology.
Distinguished Educator Award
Recognizes a distinguished educator (IEEE MTT-S member) in the field of microwave engineering and science who best exemplifies the special human qualities of Fred Rosenbaum, who considered teaching a high calling and demonstrated his dedication to MTT-S through tireless service.
Microwave Pioneer Award
Recognizes an individual or a team having made outstanding pioneering technical contributions that advance microwave theory and technology. These contributions are to have been made at least 20 years prior to the year of the award. It is not a condition that nominees are the sole or original researcher or developer. Significant contribution of a specific nature is the key criterion.
Microwave Application Award
Recognizes an individual or a team of no more than five individuals for an outstanding application of microwave theory and technology, which has been reduced to practice nominally ten years before.
Outstanding Young Engineer Award
Recognizes an outstanding young MTT-S member who has distinguished him/herself through achievements within the MTT-S field of interest that may be technical, may represent exemplary service to the MTT-S, or may be a combination of both. This award will be given in the categories “Industry” and “Academia”. Nominee must not have reached his/her 39th birthday and must be an MTT member at time of nomination.
Microwave Prize
The Microwave Prize is the oldest award granted by the Microwave Theory and Technology Society, dating back to 1955. The Microwave Prize recognizes the author(s) of the paper, published in any official IEEE publication during the prior calendar year (but historically selected from the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques), that is judged to be the most significant contribution in the field of interest of the MTT Society.
Terahertz Science and Technology Best Paper Award
Recognizes the most significant contribution in a paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology during the prior calendar year.
Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters Tatsuo Itoh Best Paper Award
Recognizes the most significant contribution in a paper published in the IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters during the prior calendar year.
Microwave Magazine Best Paper Award
Recognizes the most significant contribution in a paper published in the IEEE Microwave Magazine during the prior calendar year.
Journal of Microwaves Best Paper Award
Recognizes the most significant contribution in a paper published in the IEEE Journal of Microwaves during the prior calendar year.
Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwave in Medicine and Biology Best Paper Award
Recognizes the most outstanding/impactful contribution in a paper published in the IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwave in Medicine and Biology Microwaves during the prior calendar year. The award is co-sponsored by the IEEE AP-Society.
Journal of Multiscale and Multiphysics Computational Techniques Best Paper Award
Recognizes the most outstanding/impactful contribution in a paper published in the IEEE Journal of Multiscale and Multiphysics Computational Techniques during the prior calendar year. The award is co-sponsored by the IEEE AP-Society and the IEEE EMC-Society.
MTT-S Service Awards (Nomination deadline: July 31)
Distinguished Service Award
Recognizes an individual (IEEE MTT-S member) who has given outstanding service for the benefit and advancement of the Microwave Theory and Technology Society.
N. Walter Cox Award
Recognizes an individual (IEEE MTT-S member) who has given exemplary service to the Society in a spirit of selfless dedication and cooperation.
COMPLETE LISTING OF IEEE MEDALS, TECHNICAL FIELD AWARDS, AND RECOGNITIONS