SPIE Gold Medal, or Gold Medal Award of SPIE, is the highest honor of
SPIE
SPIE (formerly the Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers, later the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers) is an international not-for-profit professional society for optics and photonics technology, founded in 1955. It ...
(the international society for optics and photonics), and is considered one of the highest award in the fields of
photonic
Photonics is a branch of optics that involves the application of generation, detection, and manipulation of light in form of photons through emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, and sensing. Though ...
and
optical engineering Optical engineering is the field of science and engineering encompassing the physical phenomena and technologies associated with the generation, transmission, manipulation, detection, and utilization of light. Optical engineers use optics to solve ...
and related
instrumental sciences. The Gold Medal started awarding annually since 1977, and the award includes a medal and $10,000 cash award.
Past awardees
See also
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List of engineering awards
This list of engineering awards is an index to articles about notable awards for achievements in engineering. It includes aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, structural e ...
References
External links
* {{official, https://spie.org/about-spie/awards-programs/awards-listing/spie-gold-medal-award
Awards of SPIE