Awards and Prizes
There are various awards and prizes available to members through the local IEEE SA Section, as well as through other IEEE organisational units (e.g. Region 10, IEEE HQ, Student Branches). Below are details of these awards, grouped by those available directly through the IEEE SA Section, and those available through other entities.
IEEE SA Section Awards and Prizes
The following awards are (or have been) available through the IEEE SA Section:
- IEEE SA Section Distinguished Service Award
- IEEE SA Section 10 Years Service Award
- IEEE SA Section In Appreciation Award
- IEEE South Australia Section Outstanding Young Volunteer Awards
- IEEE South Australia Section Outstanding Student Volunteer Awards
- IEEE SA Section Student Travel Award
- IEEE Student Subject Award
- IEEE AP/MTT Chapter Young Engineer Award
IEEE SA Section Distinguished Service Award
The IEEE SA Section established a Distinguished Service Award in 1999. The award is intended to recognise and acknowledge exceptionally meritorious service to the profession of electrical and electronics engineering in South Australia and in particular to the activities and objectives of IEEE South Australia Section. Please see the Terms of Reference for a detailed description.
Nominations are called for each year, and an Awards sub-committee established by the Section Committee evaluates nominations and selects one or more recipients. A Distinguished Service Award may not be presented each year. For further information please contact the SA Section.
Past recipients of this award are:
- Doug Gray - 2006
- Michael Evans - 2005
- Harry Green - 2004
- Don Sinnott - 2004
- Robert Bogner - 2003
- Bevan Bates - 2002
- Noel Martin - 2000
- Andrew Parfitt - 1999
IEEE SA Section 10 Years Service Award
Past recipients of this award are:
- Bevan Bates - 2001
- Noel Martin - 2000
- Andrew Parfitt - 1999
- Robert Bogner - 1998
- Bruce Davis - 1998
IEEE SA Section In Appreciation Award
Past recipients of this award are:
- Bevan Bates - 2001
- Noel Martin - 1997
- D. (Nanda) Nandagopal - 1994
IEEE SA Section Outstanding Young Volunteer Award
This award, supported by IEEE South Australia Section, is given to recognize extraordinary achievements by a member of the IEEE South Australia Section aged 35 or less, who is engaged in activities conforming to IEEE objectives and purposes. Conditions and selection criteria can be found here.
Past recipients of this award are:
- Kin Shing Bobby Yau - 2008
IEEE SA Section Outstanding Student Volunteer Award
This award, supported by IEEE South Australia Section, is given to recognize extraordinary achievements by a student member engaged in activities conforming to IEEE objectives and purposes. Conditions and selection criteria can be found here.
Past recipients of this award are:
- David Kinnaird - 2008
IEEE SA Section Student Travel Award
The IEEE SA Section has established a fund to support awards for student members to travel to events relevant to IEEE's activities. To find out more about the purpose and application guidelines, read the Travel Assistance Fund Guidelines. The recipients of the Travel Award include (where available, follow the link on the recipients name to view a report from the event):
| Recipient | Grade | Affiliation | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | |||
| Sridhar Karuppasami | Student | University of SA | IEEE 67th Vehicular Technology Conference, Singapore |
| Mortzea Mohammadzaheri | Student | University of Adelaide | 3rd IEEE Conference in Industrial Electronics and Applications, Singapore |
| Gretel Png | Student | University of Adelaide | Joint 33rd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, and 16th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, USA |
| Jegathisvaran Balakrisnhnan | Student | University of Adelaide | 33rd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, USA |
| Justin Xu | Student | University of Adelaide | IEEE International High Level Design Validation and Test Workshop, USA |
| Shaghik Atakaramians | Student | University of Adelaide | European Optical Society (EOS) Annual Meeting, Paris |
| 2007 | |||
| Xuemei Zhao | Student | Flinders University | 6th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Science, Melbourne |
| Yinghua Guo | Student | University of SA | IEEE WCNC 2007, Hong Kong |
| Huy Tho Ho | Student | University of Adelaide | International Conference on Image Processing, USA |
| Anselm The | Student | University of SA | PIMRC 2007, Greece |
| Zhining Lim | Student | University of Adelaide | 41st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers 2007, USA |
| Alex Sharp | Student | University of Adelaide | Radar 2007, UK |
| Manzur Ashraf | Student | University of SA | International conference on Mobile Ad hoc and sensor networks (MSN 2007), China |
| 2005 | |||
| Martin Donnelley | Student | Flinders University | IEEE Intl. Symp. Signal Processing and its Applications |
| Kin Shing Bobby Yau | Student | University of Adelaide | General Assembly of URSI |
| Suresh Sankaranarayanan | Student | University of SA | Asia Pacific Communications Conference |
| Chi Wah Yung | Student | University of Adelaide | 4G Mobility Forum |
| Sebastien Wong | Student | University of SA/DSTO | SPIE Defence and Security |
| Quang My Tran | Student | University of SA | Applications and Services in Wireless Networks |
| 2004 | |||
| Luke Rosenburg | Student | University of Adelaide | - |
| David Kettler | Student | University of Adelaide | - |
| Peter Celinski | - | - | - |
| Yong Shyang Liaw | Student | University of SA | - |
| Nimrod Lilith | Student | University of SA | - |
| Mark McDonnell | - | - | - |
| 2003 | |||
| Peter Celinski | - | - | - |
| Matthew Tetlow | - | - | - |
| Peter Pham | - | - | - |
| Wei Xiang | - | - | - |
| 2002 | |||
| Matthew Tetlow | - | - | - |
| Lei Chen | - | - | - |
| Julija Tovirac | Student | University of SA | - |
| David Haley | Student | University of SA | - |
| 2001 | |||
| Lei Chen | - | - | - |
| 2000 | |||
| Viv Crouch | - | - | - |
IEEE SA Section Student Award
Each year the IEEE SA Section presents an award to a student at each of the three South Australian universities for the best achievement in electrical and electronic courses. The students are nominated by the University, and the awardees receive a certificate, two years free membership to IEEE and a cash prize. Click on the year to see a photo.
| Year | University of Adelaide | Flinders University | University of South Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Joel David Zerna | William James Newman | Aaron Paul Debono Joshua Samuel White |
| 2006 | Warren Tuck Peter Burnell |
Tom Badgery | Nathan James Grocke |
| 2005 | Sandun Kodituwakku Stephen Migliore James Tisato |
Miriam Whitten | David Kinnaird |
| 2004 | Jarrad Rosser | Travis Bessel | Aaron Mohtar |
| 2003 | |||
| 2002 | Jennifer McIntosh | Andrew Lemmas | Scott Carr |
| 2001 | Hieu Thi Ngoc Nguyen | Om Krishna Gupta | Michael Chen |
| 2000 | Preethi Chandrasek | Darren Freeman | Edward Stokes |
| 1999 | Timothy Wegener | Andrew Vlassopoulos | Mark Prokic |
| 1998 | Monica Chung | Russell Brinkworth | Timothy Lane |
| 1997 | Thi Bich Ngoc Dinh | Jerome Symons | Kellie Caimanos |
| 1996 | Andrew Schaefer | Luke Errington | - |
| 1995 | Matthew McCarthy Brenton Reimann |
Vaughan Lewis | Kong Han Lee |
| 1994 | Bill Siahamis | Christopher Owens | Kam Wing Li |
| 1993 | David Bohn Gavin Morton |
Simon Gerblich | Lay Fung Goh |
| 1992 | William Young | - | Mark Grieg |
| 1991 | Mark Brooks Mark Krieg |
- | Mark Vincent |
AP/MTT Chapter Young Engineer Award
The IEEE SA AP/MTT Chapter runs a Young Engineer Award to encourage and recognise excellence in the areas of antennas, propagation and microwave theory. See the AP/MTT Chapter page for further information.
Awards from Other IEEE Entities
The following awards are (or have been) available through other IEEE entities:
- IEEE Region 10 Outstanding Volunteer Award
- IEEE Region 10 Outstanding Small Section Award
- IEEE RAB Outstanding Small Section Award
- IEEE Student Awards
- IEEE Member Awards
R10 Outstanding Volunteer Award
This award is presented to one or more volunteers throughout IEEE Region 10 for exemplary volunteer service.
Past recipients of this award from the IEEE SA Section are:
- Robert Bogner - 2003
- Andrew Parfitt - 2001
R10 Outstanding Small Section Award
The IEEE SA Section was awarded the 2004 IEEE Region 10 Distinguished Small Section Award. The photo shows Region 10 Director, Dr Takeuchi, presenting the award to IEEE SA Section Chair, Dr Zia Ahmed, at the IEEE Region 10 Committee Meeting in Singapore in March 2005.
RAB Outstanding Small Section Award
The IEEE SA Section was awarded the 2003 IEEE Regional Activities Board (RAB) Outstanding Small Section Award. This is awarded to a single Section throughout the world that demonstrates excellent work in the past year and has less than 500 members. The photo shows IEEE Vice-President (RAB), Dr Marc Apter, presenting the award to IEEE SA Section Immediate Past Chair, Dr Michael Evans, at the IEEE Region 10 Committee Meeting in Singapore in March 2005.
Student Awards
There are many awards available to Student members, including paper prizes and travel grants. Further information can be found on the IEEE Student Concourse and at the Region 10 student activities website.
Member Awards
Information on the awards available to all IEEE members is available on the IEEE Awards webpage.