Dr. L. Rafael Reif President Office of the President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology CitationFor pioneering leadership to reimagine and advance higher education, university-based entrepreneurship, the future of computing, the future of work, sustainability and semiconductor technology.
Dr. Wm A. Wulf AT&T Professor of Computer Science and University Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science University of Virginia CitationFor outstanding accomplishments in academia, government, and industry and reinvention of NAE to serve the nation and engineering profession after a period of organizational turmoil.
Dr. Frances S. Ligler Senior Scientist, Retired, Naval Research Laboratory, Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering North Carolina State University and UNC-Chapel Hill CitationFor the invention and development of portable optical biosensors, service to the nation and profession, and educating the next, more diverse generation of engineers.
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin University Professor, and Albert & Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery University of Connecticut CitationFor fundamental, critical, and groundbreaking scientific advances in the engineering of tissues, guiding technology and science policy, and promoting diversity and excellence in science.
Professor Thomas Kailath Professor of Engineering Stanford University CitationFor pioneering contributions to diverse fields of electrical engineering and for leadership in technology commercialization and in engineering education, guiding a stellar array of young scholars.
Dr. John E. Hopcroft IBM Professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics in Computer Science Cornell University CitationFor contributions to the advancement of computer science through pioneering publications, educational leadership, public service, and outstanding research.
Dr. Ruzena K. Bajcsy NEC Chair Professor of EECS and Director Emeritus of CITRIS EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley CitationFor seminal contributions to the fields of computer vision, robotics, and medical imaging, and technology and policy leadership in computer science education and research.
Dr. Linda P.B. Katehi Chancellor University of California, Davis CitationFor visionary leadership in engineering research, entrepreneurship, and education, and for national advocacy of higher education as a major driver of the U.S. economy.
Dr. Robert A. Brown President Boston University CitationFor contributions to understanding of viscoelastic liquids and crystal growth, commitment to diversity in engineering, and leadership in transforming disciplines and institutions.
Dr. Albert D. Wheelon Retired Chairman and CEO Hughes Aircraft Company CitationFor outstanding contributions to aircraft, spacecraft, and communication satellite technology that enhanced national security and strengthened the U.S. economy.
Dr. Nicholas A. Peppas Fletcher Pratt Chair of Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Pharmacy University of Texas at Austin CitationFor contributions to biomedical and drug delivery applications of polymer networks and hydrogels and for leadership in the bioengineering community
David Atlas Distinguished Visiting Scientist NASA Goddard Space Flight Center CitationFor five decades of research, innovation and development, leading to operational weather radar systems that have improved aviation safety and weather-related safety for millions worldwide.
Dr. Robert Langer David H. Koch Institute Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology CitationFor the invention, development, and commercialization of methods and materials for drug delivery and tissue engineering, mentoring of your scientists, and the promotion of the nation’s health.
John R. Casani Special Assistant to the Director Jet Propulsion Laboratory CitationFor distinguished innovation and leadership in robotic spacecraft engineering and project management that has enabled the first four decades of planetary and deep space exploration.
Dr. Robert M. Nerem Parker H. Petit Professor and Director Georgia Institute of Technology CitationFor seminal contributions to the fluid mechanics of biological systems, pioneering research in tissue engineering & leadership in bioengineering nationally& internationally including founding the American Institute for Medical&Biological Engineering.
Dr. Stanford "Sol" Penner Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Engineering Physics University of California, San Diego CitationFor pivotal studies on thermal radiation, propulsion, combustion, and energy systems, directing government studies, founding a university department and energy center, and training future leaders.
Dr. Shu Chien University Professor of Bioengineering and Medicine and Director University of California, San Diego CitationFor outstanding contributions to elucidating the engineering foundation of cardiovascular dynamics, and integrating engineering and biomedical sciences for the development of the biomedical engineering profession.
Dr. C. Dan Mote Jr. President and Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor University of Maryland CitationFor the creation of a comprehensive body of work on the dynamics of moving flexible structures and for leadership in academia.
Dr. Eli Ruckenstein Distinguished Professor State University of New York CitationFor leadership in modernizing research and development in key areas of chemical engineering.
Dr. Carver A. Mead Gordon and Betty Moore Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Emeritus California Institute of Technology CitationFor visionary contributions in the field of microelectronics including VLSI technology and computational neural systems