This award is named in honor of Edwin H. Armstrong, most notably the inventor and father of the complete FM radio system. He is responsible for the Regenerative Circuit, the Superheterodyne Circuit, and the Superregenerative Circuit. Armstrong’s inventions and development form the backbone of Radio Communications as we know it. A contemporary, in writing about Armstrong’s life and achievements, refers to him as the "Man of High Fidelity." His life is documented in a book justly called "Empire of the Air."
This award was first presented in 1958 as the Achievement Award. It was changed to its present title in 1975.
Prize
Certificate, plaque, and an honorarium of US$2,000.
Eligibility
Must be a member of the IEEE Communications Society.
Basis for Judging
Demonstrates outstanding contributions over a period of years in the field of interest of the Society.
Presentation
Annually (as soon as possible after recommendation). The award may not be presented if a suitable candidate is not available.
Deadline
Nominations due 1 September unless otherwise noted.
2024 Award Recipient
Lajos Hanzo
For seminal contributions to classical and quantum communications
Lajos Hanzo (FIEEE'04) received Honorary Doctorates from the Technical University of Budapest (2009) and Edinburgh University (2015). He is a Foreign Member of the Hungarian Science-Academy, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng), of the IET, of EURASIP and holds the IEEE Eric Sumner Technical Field Award. For further details please see http://www-mobile.ecs.soton.ac.uk, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lajos_Hanzo
He coauthored 1000+ journal contributions at IEEE Xplore and 19 Wiley-IEEE Press monographs. Furthermore, he advised 125 PhD students and about 50 of them are now professors at various stages of their careers.
PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS
2023 - Leonard Cimini
2022 - Khaled B. Letaief
2021 - Elza Erkip
2020 - Giuseppe Caire
2019 - Geoffrey Ye Li
2018 - Andreas F. Molisch
2017 - Muriel Medard
2016 - Moe Z. Win
2015 - Theodore S. Rappaport
2014 - Andrea Goldsmith
2013 - John M. Cioffi
2012 - Donald Cox
2011 - No Award
2010 - No Award
2009 - H. Vincent Poor
2008 - Sergio Benedetto
2007 - Norman C. Beaulieu
2006 - Larry J. Greenstein
2005 - No Award
2004 - Hussein Mouftah
2003 - Hikmet Sari
2002 - Michael B. Pursley
2001 - Ezio Biglieri
2000 - Laurence B. Milstein
1999 - Al Gross
1998 - Donald L. Schilling
1997 - Marvin K. Simon
1996 - Joachim Hagenauer
1995 - Adam Lender
1994 - Mischa Schwartz
1993 - Paul Schumate
1992 - Hisashi Kaneko
1991 - Burton R. Saltzberg
1990 - Jack K. Wolf
1989 - Paul E. Green, Jr.
1988 - Jack M. Sipress
1987 - Paul Baran
1986 - Gottfried Ungerboeck
1985 - Robert Charles Terreault
1984 - Bob O. Evans
1983 - No Award
1982 - Tadahiro Sekimoto
1981 - Robert Price
1980 - Frederick T. Andrews
1979 - Arthur A. Collins
1978 - Andre Pinet
1977 - William H.C. Higgins
1976 - Walter B. Morrow
1975 - R.W. Lucky
1974 - Frank D. Reese
1973 - S.G. Lutz, C.E. Shannon
1972 - A.E. Joel, Jr.
1971 - A.C. Dickieson
1970 - R.K. Hellmann
1969 - D.S. Rau
1968 - P.G. Edwards
1967 - J.Z. Millar
1966 - W.T. Rea
1965 - A.G. Kanoian
1964 - No Award
1963 - I.S. Coggeshall
1962 - A.G. Clavier
1961 - E.I. Green
1960 - No Award
1959 - K. Bullington
1958 - H.H. Beverage