Each year, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, the IEEE Fellow Committee recommends a select group of recipients for elevation to IEEE Fellow. Less than 0.1% of voting members are selected annually for this member grade elevation.
The IEEE Board of Directors, at its November 2017 meeting, elevated the following UFFC-S members to IEEE Fellow, effective 1 January 2018:
James Friend
James Friend with the citation:
For contributions to acoustics, microfluidics and microactuation
David Howe
David Howe with the citation:
For contributions to global time synchronization
Kullervo Hynynen
Kullervo Hynynen with the citation:
For contributions to image-guided therapeutic focused ultrasound
Sergei Kalinin
Sergei Kalinin with the citation:
For leadership in piezoresponse force microscopy for nanoscale imaging
L. Scott Smith
L. Scott Smith with the citation:
For contributions to ultrasound transducer technology for medical imaging
Shuji Tanaka
Shuji Tanaka with the citation:
For contributions to micro-electromechanical systems for acoustic wave devices, physical sensors, and power generation