The IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award is a Technical Field Award of the

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given annually for outstanding contributions to the field of

biomedical engineering Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic). BME is also traditionally logical sciences ...

. It was established in 2010. The award is sponsored by the

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, the

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, and the

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. Recipients of this award receive a bronze medal, certificate and a cash honorarium.

Recipients

Source 2013,

Robert Plonsey Robert Plonsey (July 17, 1924 – March 14, 2015) was the Pfizer-Pratt University Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. He is noted for his work on bioelectricity. Education Plonsey was born in New York City in 1924. He ...

, "For developing quantitative methods to characterize the

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in excitable tissue, leading to a better understanding of the

electrophysiology Electrophysiology (from Greek , ''ēlektron'', "amber" etymology of "electron"">Electron#Etymology">etymology of "electron" , ''physis'', "nature, origin"; and , '' -logia'') is the branch of physiology that studies the electrical properties of b ...

of nerve, muscle, and brain." Plonsey retired from

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in 1996 as Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering. 2014, Lihong Wang, "For pioneering

photoacoustic tomography Photoacoustic imaging or optoacoustic imaging is a biomedical imaging modality based on the photoacoustic effect. Non-ionizing laser pulses are delivered into biological tissues and part of the energy will be absorbed and converted into heat, l ...

." Wang is

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of Biomedical Engineering at

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, USA. 2015,

Christofer Toumazou Christofer "Chris" Toumazou, FRS, FREng, FMedSci, FIET, FIEEE, FCGI, FRSM, CEng ( el, Χριστόφορος Τουμάζου, born 5 July 1961) is a British Cypriot electronic engineer. In 2013 he became London's first Regius Profe ...

,"For outstanding contributions to biomedical circuit technology." He is

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of Engineering at

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and has developed numerous medical devices that have revolutionised healthcare. 2016, K. Kirk Shung, "For contributions to

ultrasound imaging Medical ultrasound includes diagnostic techniques (mainly medical imaging, imaging techniques) using ultrasound, as well as therapeutic ultrasound, therapeutic applications of ultrasound. In diagnosis, it is used to create an image of internal ...

and

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technology". Shung is Dean's Professor in Biomedical Engineering at

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. 2017,

Bin He Bin He is a Chinese American biomedical engineering scientist. He was the Trustee Professor and Head of the Department oBiomedical Engineering and Professor by courtesy in thDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of thNeur ...

, "For contributions to

neuroengineering Neural engineering (also known as neuroengineering) is a discipline within biomedical engineering that uses engineering techniques to understand, repair, replace, or enhance neural systems. Neural engineers are uniquely qualified to solve design ...

and

neuroimaging Neuroimaging is the use of quantitative (computational) techniques to study the structure and function of the central nervous system, developed as an objective way of scientifically studying the healthy human brain in a non-invasive manner. Incre ...

". Bin He is

of Biomedical Engineering at University of Minnesota. 2018, Mark S. Humayun, "For contributions to the bioelectronic

retinal implant Retinal prostheses for restoration of sight to patients blinded by retinal degeneration are being developed by a number of private companies and research institutions worldwide. The system is meant to partially restore useful vision to people who ...

." Humayun is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at

. 2019, Matthew O’Donnell, "For leadership in biomedical ultrasonics and

medical imaging Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues (physiology). Medical imaging seeks to rev ...

technologies." O'Donnell is Professor of Bioengineering at

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. 2020, F. Stuart Foster, " For contributions to the field of high-resolution imaging." Foster is Senior Scientist and Professor at the

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. 2021, Katherine Whittaker Ferrara, "For the integration of ultrasound and engineered vesicles in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.”" Ferrara is Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California, USA 2022, Rory A. Cooper, “For extensive contributions to wheelchair technology that have expanded mobility and reduced secondary injuries for millions of people with disabilities.” FISA/PVA Distinguished Professor,

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