Region 1 Board of Governors Meeting 6 August 2016 2016 IEEE Region 1 Awards Region 1 Board of Governors Meeting 6 August 2016 Jason Hui, 2016 Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair Dan Sniezek, Ralph Wyndrum, Baback Izadi & Harold Belson - Committee Members

Region 1 Awards Categories Professional Awards 3A Technological Innovation (Academic) 3B Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) 3C Managerial Excellence in an Engineering Organization 3D Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE area of interest (University or College) 3E Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE Area of interest (Pre- University or College) 3F Enhancement of the relationship between IEEE and Industry 3G Enhancement of the IEEE or Engineering Profession’s Image with the Public 3H Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and Section

Region 1 Awards Categories Lifetime Service Award 4A The William Terry Distinguished Service Award Region 1 Young Professionals Award Alex Gruenwald Region 1 PACE Award http://r1.ieee.org/r1-awards/

Category 3A: Technological Innovation (Academic) Yu-Dong Yao For outstanding leadership and significant innovations in RF and antenna designs for directed-energy systems. Section: North Jersey Nominator: Kenneth Oexle

Category 3B: Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Alexander C. Loui For significant contributions and technical leadership in multimedia and computer vision algorithms research and develop- ment. Section: Rochester Nominator: F. Jean Kendrick

Category 3B: Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Theodore Koutsoudis For technical advances in signal, data and Adaptive Processing leading to significant improvements in detection, tracking and precision in Airborne Early Warning radars. Section: Long Island Nominator: David Mesecher

Category 3B: Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) T.V. Lakshman For fundamental contributions to advance- ments in high-speed packet networking technologies. Section: New Jersey Coast Nominator: Bala Prasanna

Category 3B: Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Lawrence S. Hausman For outstanding contributions in the development of techniques to extend network analysis measurements for spatially dispersed components. Section: Long Island Nominator: Nikolaos Golas

Category 3C: Managerial Excellence in an Engineering Organization Debra Demou For innovative technical leadership in the successful management of complex embedded software systems. Section: Long Island Nominator: Robert Barat

Category 3C: Managerial Excellence in an Engineering Organization Paresh Patel For outstanding leadership in engineering management for the restoration of vital railroad signaling and communication infrastructure damaged by Superstorm Sandy for the MTA New York City Transit Subway and the benefit of the public. Section: New York Nominator: Nidhish Patel

Category 3C: Managerial Excellence in an Engineering Organization Wilson M. Milian For outstanding leadership and contribu- tions to electrical engineering manage- ment in the design and construction of communication based train control and customer information systems for the MTA New York City Transit Subway system. Section: New York Nominator: Simon Odie

Category 3D: Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE area of interest (University or College) Manu Malek For outstanding contributions to education in the area of cybersecurity. Section: New Jersey Coast Nominator: Bala Prasanna

Category 3D: Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE area of interest (University or College) Haoyu Wang For persistent promotion and consciously improving education in robotics and manufacturing automation. Section: Connecticut Nominator: Biao Zhang

Category 3E: Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE Area of interest (Pre-University or College) Wendi B. Heinzelman For outstanding support and leadership of the University of Rochester IEEE Student Branch. Section: Rochester Nominator: F. Jean Kendrick

Category 3E: Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE Area of interest (Pre-University or College) Jyoti Sharma For significant contributions to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. Section: North Jersey Nominator: Kenneth Oexle

Category 3H: Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and Section Sai Padmanabhau For organizing and presenting the highly successful 2016 IEEE Long Island RF/Microwave Symposium and Exhibits. Section: Long Island Nominator: Jesse Taub

Category 3H: Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and Section Gregory C. Koch For valued service and outstanding contribution to the Buffalo Section. Section: Buffalo Nominator: Judith Moskal

Category 3H: Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and Section MengChu Zhou For outstanding contributions to the IEEE North Jersey Section and its SMC Chapter. Section: North Jersey Nominator: Kenneth Oexle

Category 3H: Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and Section Hong Man For outstanding leadership and contribu- tions to the IEEE North Jersey Section. Section: North Jersey Nominator: Kenneth Oexle

Category 4A: The William Terry Distinguished Service Award Robert W. Lucky For unparalleled creativity, leadership, and inspiration in industrial research, govern- ment scientific programs, and IEEE public recognition globally. Section: New Jersey Coast Nominator: Bala Prasanna

Region 1 Young Professionals Award Daniel A. Cerone For outstanding contributions to the IEEE North Jersey Section’s student activities. Section: North Jersey Nominator: Kenneth Oexle

Alex Gruenwald Region 1 PACE Award North Jersey Section For significant contributions to networking, employment, and the enhancement of the relation with local government and education. Section: North Jersey Nominator: Adriaan van Wijngaarden

Selection Statistics Total 2016 awards selected: 19 (out of 26 submissions) Award recipients by category 3A – 1 3D – 2 3G – 0 3B – 4 3E – 2 3H – 4 3C – 3 3F – 0 4A – 1 Region 1 YP – 1 Alex Gruenwald R1 PACE – 1 Award recipients by Section Buffalo – 1 New York – 2 Connecticut – 1 North Jersey – 6 Long Island – 4 Rochester – 2 New Jersey Coast – 3

Acknowledgements & Next Step Thanks to everyone who nominated an individual or Section! Thanks to the Awards Committee for their reviews Please remember that all selections are confidential until announcements have been made Letters will be sent to the award recipients no later 27 August 2016