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IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society
Ferroelectrics Recognition Award

The Ferroelectrics Recognition Award is given out by the Ferroelectrics Standing Committee yearly in order to honor members of the Ferroelectrics Society for outstanding achievements in their scientific work as well as in promoting the Ferroelectrics Community.

Please contact Dr. Ahmad Safari safari@rci.rutgers.edu for further information and suggestions for candidates.

 

Recipients of the Ferroelectrics Recognition Award

2010
Marija Kosec - Jozef Stean Institute, Slovenia

For her significant contributions to the processing science and technology of ferroelectric powders, bulk ceramics, thin and thick films

2009
Dragan Damjanovic - EPFL, Switzerland

For his significant contributions to the understanding of relations between crystal instabilities, anisotropy and enhancement of electromechanical properties in piezoelectric ceramics and crystals.

2008
Susan Trolier-McKinstry – The Pennsylvania State University (USA)

For her significant contributions to dielectric and piezoelectric thin films, electronic ceramics, and her pioneering research in understanding the role of domain mobility and stress effects in ferroelectrics.

2007
Tadashi Takenaka – Tokyo University of Science (Japan)

For his significant contributions in Lead-free piezoelectrics and his personal support of the international ferroelectrics community.

2006
Thomas Shrout – The Pennsylvania State University (USA)

For his lasting contributions to the national and international materials community in processing and property engineering of electroceramics.

2004
Nava Setter – EPFL Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Switzerland)

For significant contributions to the fundamental understanding and the application of ferroelectric ceramics.

2004
David Payne – University of Illinois (USA)

For significant contributions to the field of ferroelectric thin layers, sol-gel processing and science.

2003
Seung-Eek (Eagle) Park – Pennsylvania State University and Fraunhofer Technology Center (USA)

For excellence in the growth and characterization of piezoelectric single crystals.

2002
Yao Xi – Tonji University and Xian Jiaotong University (China)

For technical innovation in the ferroelectric field, educational leadership in electronic ceramics in China, and outstanding service to the ferroelectric community both domestically and internationally.

2002
Yukio Sakabe – Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

For outstanding research and development of ceramic dielectrics for use with base metals and for technological innovation in multilayer ceramic capacitors.

2000
Ahmad Safari – Rutgers University (USA)

For technical accomplishments in the field of ferroelectric materials and piezoelectric composites and for his leadership within the society which has resulted in an increasingly international and integrated ferroelectric community.

2000
Rainer Waser – RWTH Aachen and FZ Jülich (Germany)

For his work on defect chemistry in perovskites leading to improved performance and devices and for his leadership within the international ferroelectric community.

1992
Wallace Smith – Office of Naval Research (USA)

For major contributions to the understanding of piezoelectric ceramic/polymer composites and effective continuing advocacy of ferroelectric programs.

1988
Jan Fousek – Technical University of Liberec (Czech Republic)

For outstanding contributions to the understanding of Domain Phenomena in Ferroelectric Crystals.

1988
Kiyoshi Okazaki – Shonan Institute of Technology (Japan)

1986
Cecil Land – Sandia National Laboratories (USA)

For creative and innovative research on ferroelectric and eletro-optic phenomena in ceramic materials and devices.

1983
Eric Cross – The Pennsylvania State University (USA)

For his outstanding contributions to the scientific understanding and technological application of ferroelectric materials.

1983
Issai “Lef” Lewkovitz – AROD University of North Carolina (USA)