Ready to honor an individual who has made outstanding contributions to optics and photonics? Follow the step-by-step instructions below to submit your nomination.
Gold Medal: Outstanding engineering or scientific accomplishments in optics, photonics, electro-optics, or imaging technologies or applications / highest honor of the Society |
A.E. Conrady Award in Optical Engineering: Exceptional contributions in design, construction, testing, and theory of optical and illumination systems |
Aden & Marjorie Meinel Technology Achievement Award: Outstanding technical accomplishment in optics, electro-optics, photonic engineering, or imaging |
Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award: Extraordinary achievements in biophotonics technology development |
Britton Chance Biomedical Award: Outstanding lifetime contributions to the field of biomedical optics |
Chandra S. Vikram Award in Optical Metrology: Exceptional contribution to the field of optical metrology |
Dennis Gabor Award in Diffractive Optics: Outstanding accomplishments in diffractive wavefront technologies |
Diversity Outreach Award: Outstanding contributions to promoting diversity in optics and photonics education, technologies, or applications |
Early Career Achievement Award - Academic: Significant and innovative technical contributions in the engineering or scientific fields of relevance to SPIE in first five years of career |
Early Career Achievement Award - Government/Industry: Significant and innovative technical contributions in the engineering or scientific fields of relevance to SPIE in first five years of career |
Frits Zernike Award for Microlithography: Outstanding accomplishments in microlithographic technology |
George W. Goddard Award in Space and Airborne Optics: Exceptional achievement in optical or photonic technology or instrumentation for earth or planetary or astronomical science, reconnaissance, or surveillance |
G.G. Stokes Award in Optical Polarization: Exceptional contribution to the field of optical polarization |
Harold E. Edgerton Award in High-Speed Optics: Outstanding contributions to optical or photonic techniques in the application and understanding of high speed phenomena |
Harrison H. Barrett Award for Medical Imaging: Outstanding accomplishments in medical imaging |
Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award in Photonics: Outstanding contributions to the field of photonics and the development of innovative, high impact technologies |
Maria J. Yzuel Educator Award: Outstanding contributions to optics education by an SPIE instructor or an educator in the field |
Maiman Laser Award: Sustained contributions to laser source science and technology at the highest levels |
Mozi Award: Outstanding discoveries, scientific and technical achievements, or inventions in the field of optics |
Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Award in Optical Design: Significant achievement in the field of optical design |
Serving a diverse and inclusive community is a core value of SPIE. Nominations of historically marginalized groups are especially encouraged. The SPIE Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee provides these resources to avoid unconscious bias in your nominations.
Nominations are eligible for a three-year period.
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