SPIE Awards Listing and Winners

CURRENT WINNER:

Hugo Thienpont
B-PHOT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels, Belgium

An individual who, in the opinion of the President and the Board of Directors, has rendered a unique and meritorious service of outstanding benefit to the Society.

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CURRENT WINNER:

Maria J. Yzuel
Autonomous University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain

An individual who, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, has rendered a significant service of outstanding benefit to the Society.

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CURRENT WINNER:

Maryellen Giger
Univeristy of Chicago 
Chicago, Illinois, Unites States

Outstanding discoveries, scientific and technical achievements, or inventions in the field of optics.

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CURRENT WINNER:

Xiang Zhang
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong

Oustanding and sustained contributions to laser source science and technology at the highest level.

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CURRENT WINNER:

Anne Tropper
University of Southampton 
Southampton, United Kingdom

Outstanding lifetime contributions to the field of biomedical optics through the development of innovative, high impact technologies.

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CURRENT WINNER:

Enrico Gratton
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California, United States

Extraordinary achievements in biophotonics technology development that show strong promise or potential impact in Biology, Medicine, and Biomedical Optics.

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CURRENT WINNER:

Keisuke Goda
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan

Outstanding accomplishments in diffractive wavefront technologies, especially those that further the development of holography and metrology applications.

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CURRENT WINNER:

Malgorzata Kujawinska
Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw, Poland

Outstanding contributions to promoting diversity in the education, training and participation of women and/or minorities in optics, photonics, electro-optics, or imaging technologies or applications.

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CURRENT WINNER:

Céline d'Orgeville
ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Weston Creek, Australia

Significant and innovative technical contributions in the engineering or scientific fields of relevance to SPIE, recognizing excellence in academia.

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CURRENT WINNERS:

Sergio Carbajo
Stanford University
Menlo Park, California, United States

Significant and innovative technical contributions in the engineering or scientific fields of relevance to SPIE, recognizing excellence in academia.

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CURRENT WINNERS:

Muyinatu A. Bell
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Outstanding contributions to optics education by an SPIE instructor or an educator in the field.

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CURRENT WINNER:

Bishnu Pal
Mahindra University Ecole Centrale School of Engineering
Telangana, India

Outstanding contributions to optical or photonic techniques in the application and understanding of high speed physical phenomena.

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CURRENT WINNER:

Vladislav Yakovlev
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas, United States

Outstanding accomplishments in medical imaging.

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CURRENT WINNERS:

Kevin Berbaum
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics 
Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Outstanding accomplishments in microlithographic technology, especially those furthering the development of semiconductor lithographic imaging solutions.

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CURRENT WINNERS:

Bruce Smith
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York, United Stats

Significant achievement in the field of optical design.

No award is given in 2021.

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Exceptional contributions in design, construction, testing and theory of optical and illumination systems and instrumentation.

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CURRENT WINNER:

David Aikens
Savvy Optics Corporation
Chester, Connecticut, United States

Exceptional contribution to the field of optical metrology. The award may be presented for a specific achievement, development, or invention of significant importance to optical metrology, or may be given for lifetime achievement.

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CURRENT WINNER:

Krzysztof Patorski
Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw, Poland

Exceptional contribution to the field of optical polarization.

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Outstanding contributions to the field of photonics and the development of innovative, high impact technologies.

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Exceptional achievement in optical or photonic technology or instrumentation for earth or planetary or astronomical science, reconnaissance or surveillance from airborne or space platforms.

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CURRENT WINNER:

Thomas Rimmele
National Solar Observatory (AURA),
Sunspot, New Mexico, United States

Outstanding technical accomplishment in optics, electro-optics, photonic engineering, or imaging.

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CURRENT WINNER:

Shouleh Nikzad
Jet Propulsion Lab
Pasadena, California, United States

Authorship of an outstanding book in the field of optics and photonics, published in the last six years, that has contributed significantly to research, teaching, or the optics and photonics industry.

No award is given in 2021.

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