Professor Jean Fréchet Professor of Chemistry and Chemical & Biological Engineering (Emeritus) and Emeritus Senior Vice-President for Research, Innovation & Economic Development, KAUST University of California, Berkeley CitationFor the invention, development, and commercialization of chemically amplified materials for micro- and nanofabrication, enabling the extreme miniaturization of microelectronic devices.
Professor C. Grant Willson Rashid Engineering Regents Chair University of Texas CitationFor the invention, development, and commercialization of chemically amplified materials for micro- and nanofabrication, enabling the extreme miniaturization of microelectronic devices.
Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup Managing Director in the Technology Division Morgan Stanley CitationFor conceptualizing and developing the C++ programming language.
Dr. Andrew J. Viterbi President Viterbi Group CitationFor development of the Viterbi algorithm, its transformational impact on digital wireless communications, and its significant applications in speech recognition and synthesis and in bioinformatics.
Dr. Isamu Akasaki Professor Meijo University CitationFor the invention, development, and commercialization of materials and processes for light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
Dr. M. George Craford Chief Technology Officer Philips Lumileds Lighting CitationFor the invention, development, and commercialization of materials and processes for light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
Professor Russell Dupuis Chaired Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Georgia Institute of Technology CitationFor the invention, development, and commercialization of materials and processes for light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
Dr. Nick Holonyak Jr. Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CitationFor the invention, development, and commercialization of materials and processes for light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
Dr. Shuji Nakamura Professor of Materials and Electrical and Computer Engineering University of California, Santa Barbara CitationFor the invention, development, and commercialization of materials and processes for light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
Dr. John B. Goodenough Centennial Professor of Engineering The University of Texas CitationFor engineering the rechargeable lithium-ion battery that enables compact, lightweight mobile devices.
Mr. Yoshio Nishi Retired senior vice president and chief technology officer Sony Corporation CitationFor engineering the rechargeable lithium-ion battery that enables compact, lightweight mobile devices.
Dr. Rachid Yazami Research Director Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) CitationFor engineering the rechargeable lithium-ion battery that enables compact, lightweight mobile devices.
Dr. Akira Yoshino General Manager, Yoshino Laboratory Asahi Kasei Corporation CitationFor engineering the rechargeable lithium-ion battery that enables compact, lightweight mobile devices.
Mr. Martin Cooper Dyna, LLC CitationPioneering contributions to the world’s first cellular telephone networks, systems, and standards.
Dr. Joel S. Engel JSE Consulting CitationPioneering contributions to the world’s first cellular telephone networks, systems, and standards.
Mr. Richard H. Frenkiel CitationPioneering contributions to the world’s first cellular telephone networks, systems, and standards.
Dr. Thomas Haug CitationPioneering contributions to the world’s first cellular telephone networks, systems, and standards.
Dr. Yoshihisa Okumura Emeritus Kanazawa Institute of Technology CitationPioneering contributions to the world’s first cellular telephone networks, systems, and standards.
Dr. T. Peter Brody Chief Scientist Advantech US CitationEngineering development of the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) that is utilized in billions of consumer and professional devices.
Dr. George H. Heilmeier Chairman Emeritus Bellcore CitationEngineering development of the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) that is utilized in billions of consumer and professional devices.