IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society Best Application in I&M Award | IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society

This annual award is in recognition of an individual whose idea applies measurement concepts or instrumentation technology in a novel way to benefit society. The application must be a working solution to an engineering need or problem.

Prize:

$500, a paper certificate, and publication of the idea in the I&M Magazine

Funding:

Funded by the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society.

Presentation:

Award will be given at the annual I2MTC conference.

Basis for Judgement:

It must be an application that best applies I&M principles in an innovative way and delivers impact for the society membership.

Eligibility:

All levels of Membership, including Student Members. Nominees must exhibit actions that reflect positively on and enhance the reputation of the I&M Society.

Recipients

2019

Mathias Bonmarin

For using lock-in thermal imaging to investigate stimuli-responsive nanoparticles in complex environments.

2018

Robert X. Gao

Biography

Robert Gao is the Cady Staley Professor of Engineering and Chair, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, at Case Western Reserve University. He previously served as Pratt & Whitney Endowed Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Connecticut. Since receiving his Ph.D. from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany in 1991, he has been working in the areas of physics-based sensing methods, smart structures and materials, energy harvesting, multi-resolution signal analysis, wireless communication, and energy-efficient sensor networks. He has published two authored and edited books and over 290 scientific papers in archival journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings, graduated over 30 Ph.D. and M.S. students, and holds 4 patents. He is a recipient of multiple awards, including the Technical Award from the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society (2013), Outstanding Associated Editor Award from the IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (2012), Best Paper Award from the International Symposium on Flexible Automation (2012), etc. Professor Gaois currently an Associate Editor for the IFAC Journal of Mechatronics and ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering. He was an Associate Editor for the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and ASME, an elected Associated Member of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP), and an electedMember of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE). Distinguished Lecturer (May, 2014 thru 12/31/2017)|| TIM Associate Editor (2007-2008, 2011-2013)|| TC Chair

Affiliation(s)

Case Western Reserve University

For In-Situ Process Monitoring of Injection Molding.

2017

Paolo Castello

For Smart Phasor Measurement Unit with variable reporting rate for Smart Grids.

2016

Antonello Monti

For Non-linear frequency domain identification for power systems components.

Andrea Cataldo

Roberto Ferrero

For Battery and Fuel Cell Monitoring.

Yong Yan

For Pulverized Fuel Flow Metering Systems.

John Donnal

For the Non-Contact Power Monitor.

Abhinav Sadu

For A Testing Platform for Monitoring Systems for the Power Distribution Grid.

Dario Di Cara