ECE Faculty Awards: Magazine and other Technology Awards
Christopher Columbus Foundation Award
The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation is an independent Federal government agency established to "encourage and support research, study and labor designed to produce new discoveries in all fields of endeavor for the benefit of mankind." The Christopher Columbus Foundation awards fellowships to outstanding individuals designated as "Columbus Scholars." These individuals impact the lives of others through innovation, creativity and risk taking.
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Ken Wise
1996
For the development of microelectronic neural probes so tiny they can record or stimulate signals from a single nerve cell in the brain. [More Info] |
Laser Focus World Commercial Technology Achievement Award
The Commercial Technology Achievement Award, sponsored by Laser Focus World, recognizes the most commercially significant new products in diode lasers and other categories.
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Almantas Galvanauskas
2001
Recognized for his development of the first commercial fiber chirped pulse amplifier (FCPA-2). |
Popular Mechanics: World-Changing Innovators for 2012
Popular Mechanics stated that "This year's breakthrough award-winning innovators are the brains and sweat behind some of the world's biggest ideas."
Scientific American Top 50
Scientific American selects its list of Top 50 which honors the top 50 outstanding leaders in science and technology over the past year.
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Jessy Grizzle
2006
For his work in robotics where improved mathematical models and sensors are endowing robots with enhanced mobility. |
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