2021 IEEE Sensors Council Award Recipients

We are pleased to congratulate the following recipients of the 2021 IEEE Sensors Council Awards. The Council is especially proud to honor their outstanding accomplishments and look forward to their continued involvement with the Council. These awards will be given during our flagship conference, IEEE SENSORS 2021 in late October.

IEEE Sensors Council Lifetime Contribution Award
Troy Nagle
Troy Nagle
“For extraordinary impactful contributions to the Council for over a decade while serving in multiple elected leadership roles”

IEEE Sensors Council Lifetime Contribution Award
Vladimir Lumelsky
Vladimir Lumelsky
“For extraordinary impactful contributions to the Council for over a decade while serving in multiple elected leadership roles”

Technical Achievement Award in Sensor Systems or Networks – Early Career
Katarzyna Wac
Katarzyna Wac
“For contributions to the algorithms enabling improvement of human behavior, well-being, health, disease self-management, and quality of life in the long term”

Technical Achievement Award in Sensor Systems or Networks – Advanced Career
Asad Madni
Asad Madni
“For seminal contributions to the development and commercialization of electronic sensors, systems and instrumentation for aerospace and automotive safety”

Technical Achievement Award in Sensors – Early Career
Muhammad Akram Karimi
Muhammad Akram Karimi
“For commercializing innovative Dual mutually orthogonal resonator (DMOR) based microwave sensors for the oil and gas industry”

Technical Achievement Award in Sensors – Advanced Career
Joseph Wang
Joseph Wang
“For seminal contributions to the fields of wearable sensors and electrochemical biosensors and impacts on the training and professional development of students and postdoctoral sensor researchers from around the globe”

IEEE Internet of Things Journal Outstanding Service Award
Xuemin (Sherman) Shen
Xuemin (Sherman) Shen
“For the contributions to the growth of the IEEE Internet of Things Journal”

2020 IEEE Sensors Council Outstanding Chapter Award

New South Wales (NSW) Section Chapter
“For an active, vibrant, and engaged Chapter”


IEEE Sensors Journal Best Paper Award

For the paper, “Design, Development and Characterization of Textile Stitch-Based Piezoresistive Sensors for Wearable Monitoring

Nauman Ali Choudhry
Nauman Ali Choudhry
Abher Rasheed
Abher Rasheed
Sheraz Ahmad
Sheraz Ahmad
Lyndon Arnold
Lyndon Arnold
Lijing Wang
Lijing Wang

IEEE Sensors Journal Best Paper Award Runner-Up

For the paper, “A Wearable, Multimodal Sensing System to Monitor Knee Joint Health

Caitlin N. Teague
Caitlin N. Teague
J. Alex Heller
J. Alex Heller
Brandi N. Nevius
Brandi N. Nevius
Andrew M. Carek
Andrew M. Carek
Samer Mabrouk
Samer Mabrouk
Florencia Garcia-Vicente
Florencia Garcia-Vicente
Omer T. Inan
Omer T. Inan
Mozziyar Etemadi
Mozziyar Etemadi

IEEE Sensors Letters Best Paper Award

For the paper, “Janus: A Combined Radar and Vibration Sensor for Beehive Monitoring

Herbert M. Aumann
Herbert M. Aumann
Margery K. Aumann
Margery K. Aumann
Nuri W. Emanetoglu
Nuri W. Emanetoglu

IEEE Sensors Journal Best Topical Editor
Cheng-Ta Chiang
Cheng-Ta Chiang

IEEE Sensors Journal Best Associate Editor
Carlos Marques
Carlos Marques