IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal
The IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal was a science award presented by the IEEE for outstanding achievements in the field of electromagnetic waves. The medal was named in honour of German physicist Heinrich Hertz, and was first proposed in 1986 by IEEE Region 8 as a centennial recognition of Hertz's work on electromagnetic radiation theory from 1886 to 1891. The medal was first awarded in 1988, and was presented annually until 2001. It was officially discontinued in November 2009.
Recipients
- 1988: Hans-Georg Unger for outstanding merits in radio-frequency science, particularly the theory of dielectric wave guides and their application in modern wide-band communication.
- 1989: Nathan Marcuvitz for fundamental theoretical and experimental contributions to the engineering formulation of electromagnetic field theory.
- 1990: John D. Kraus for pioneering work in radio astronomy and the development of the helical antenna and the corner reflector antenna.
- 1991: Leopold B. Felsen for highly original and significant developments in the theories of propagation, diffraction and dispersion of electromagnetic waves.
- 1992: James R. Wait for fundamental contributions to electromagnetic theory, to the study of propagation of Hertzian waves through the atmosphere, ionosphere and the Earth, and to their applications in communications, navigation and geophysical exploration.
- 1993: Kenneth Budden for major original contributions to the theory of electromagnetic waves in ionized media with applications to terrestrial and space communications.
- 1994: Ronald N. Bracewell for pioneering work in antenna aperture synthesis and image reconstruction as applied to radioastronomy and to computer-assisted tomography.
- 1995: Jean van Bladel for major contributions in fundamental electromagnetic theory and its application to electrical engineering.
- 1996: Martin A. Uman for outstanding contributions to the understanding of lightning electromagnetics and its application to lightning detection and protection.
- 1997: Owen Storey for discovering the field-aligned paths of Hertzian-wave whistlers generated by lightning, thus discovering the Earth's magnetosphere.
- 1998: Chen To Tai for outstanding contributions to electromagnetic and antenna theory and the development and application of Green's dyadics.
- 1999: Akira Ishimaru or fundamental contributions to the theories and applications of wave propagation and scattering in random media and backscattering enhancement.
- 2000: Arthur A. Oliner for contributions to the theory of guided waves and antennas.
- 2001: Adrianus de Hoop for fundamental contributions to the theory of reciprocity and to the understanding of electromagnetic wave propagation layered in media.