IET A F Harvey Prize

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The IET A. F. Harvey Engineering Research Prize is a global engineering research prize awarded annually to an innovative researcher by the Institution of Engineering and Technology. It was named after an engineer, Arthur Frank Harvey.

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The award was made for the first time in 2011 and one award is made each year. Between 2011 and 2015 the prize money was £300,000. From 2016, the prize increased to £350,000. [1]

The prize follows a three-year cycle, as follows:

Conditions

The prize money is to be used for the furtherance of scientific research into the fields of medical, microwave, laser or radar engineering.

The IET A F Harvey Engineering Prize committee searches for potential candidates from around the world for the prize, drawing on wide international networks. The committee draws up a short-list of candidates from whom additional information is requested for further detailed consideration. The selection takes into account outstanding achievement and potential for further substantial advances in engineering and technology to the benefit of society.

List of recipients

Source: IET

YearRecipientUniversityRationale
2011 Edward Boyden Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USAFor his pioneering research contributions to, and development of, the field of optogenetics, which has the potential to enable new approaches to therapy. [2]
2012 Hugh D Griffiths University College London, UKFor his outstanding contributions to radar research and his continuing work to make major improvements in bistatic radar and its applications. [3] [4]
2013 Stuart Wenham ARC Photovoltaic Centre of Excellence, University of New South Wales, AustraliaIn recognition of his outstanding contributions to research in the field of lasers and optoelectronics, specifically for his pioneering laser use in advanced silicon solar cell contact formation. [5]
2014 Eleanor Stride University of Oxford, UKIn recognition of her outstanding contributions to research in the field of medical engineering, specifically in biomedical ultrasound and the development of novel agents and fabrication techniques for drug delivery systems engineering. [6]
2015 Yang Hao Queen Mary University, UKIn recognition of his research achievements in microwaves, antennas and, in particular, metamaterial antenna innovations drawing inspiration from transformation optics. [7]
2016 Arseniy Kuznetsov A-STAR's Data Storage Institute, SingaporeIn recognition of his outstanding contributions to research in the field of Lasers and Optoelectronics, as well as pioneering research on dielectric nanoantennas, a new branch of nanophotonics, which studies the behaviour and use of light in nanoscale projects. [8]
2017 Rui L. Reis University of Minho, PortugalFor his outstanding contributions to research in the field of Medical Engineering. [9]
2018 Mario Silveirinha University of Lisbon, PortugalIn recognition of his outstanding contributions to research in the field of Radar and Microwave Engineering, specifically in the electrodynamics of metamaterials and its applications to microwave components and devices. [10]
2019 Jelena Vučković Stanford University, CaliforniaFor her work in nanoscale and quantum photonics [11]
2020 Grégoire Courtine École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), SwitzerlandFor his contributions in the field of neuro-rehabilitation and the restoration of movement in paralyzed patients following spinal cord injury. [12]

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