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J. J. Thomson Medal
for Electronics
Previous winners include:
2015 Dr Asad Madni BS MS CEng FIET,
Distinguished Professor, UCLA whose
visionary leadership and pioneering
contributions to science and technology
are known worldwide
2014 Professor S Ravi P Silva BA MA PhD
History
The IET’s J. J. Thomson Medal was inaugurated in 1976. It was set
up by the Electronics Divisional Board of the Institution of Electrical
Engineers (now the IET).
Sir Joseph John ‘J. J.’ Thomson (1856-1940) was a British physicist
credited with discovering electrons and isotopes.
He was awarded the IET’s Faraday Medal in 1925.
Prize
The Prize consists of an engraved medal and certificate.
Presented at the IET Achievement Awards ceremony.
Criteria
The J. J. Thomson Medal is awarded to an individual who has
made major and distinguished contributions in electronics.
CEng CPhys FIET FInstP FREng
Director, Advanced Technology
Institute, Professor of Solid State
Electronics and Director, NanoElectronics Centre, University of Surrey
for outstanding contributions to the
development of electronic materials
and specifically, carbon electronics
2013 Dr David F Welch, Co-Founder,
Executive Vice President, Chief
Strategy Officer and member of the
Board, Infinera, USA. Dr Welch is a
pioneer in the field of optical devices
and optical networks
2012 Not awarded
2011 Professor Christofer Toumazou, of the
Institute of Biomedical Engineering,
Imperial College, UK, for his innovative
applications of silicon technology
and integrated circuit design
and successful applications of
semiconductor technology to
biomedicine and the life-sciences,
most recently to DNA analysis, leading
to striking innovations in the fields
of genetics and molecular biology
To find out how to nominate
and for further information visit:
www.theiet.org/achievement
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is working to engineer a better world. We inspire, inform and influence the global
engineering community, supporting technology innovation to meet the needs of society. The Institution of Engineering and Technology
is registered as a Charity in England and Wales (No. 211014) and Scotland (No. SCO38698).
Dr Asad Madni, 2015 J J Thomson Medal winner,
receiving the medal from Naomi Climer, IET President