Awards
EuMA has established three awards to acknowledge those individuals who have given exceptional contributions to the microwave community.
The Distinguished Service Award to recognize an individual “who has given outstanding service for the benefit of the European microwave community and, in particular , for the advancement of the European Microwave Association”.
The Outstanding Career Award to recognize an individual “whose career has exemplified outstanding achievements in the field of Microwaves”.
The Pioneer Award to recognize an individual “who is responsible for a noteworthy advance in the field of microwaves which has had a lasting and significant effect on the microwave community”.
The Distinguished Leadership Award to recognize an individual “who has demonstrated outstanding leadership for the benefit of the microwave community and, in particular, for the transformative benefit of the EuMA or European microwave industry”
The awards consist of a bronze medal carrying the name of the award and the name of the recipient.
| Distinguished Service Award | Outstanding Career Award | Pioneer Award | Distinguished Leadership Award | |
| 2024 | Prof. Iltcho Angelov | Prof. Franco Giannini | ||
| 2023 | Prof. Lorenz-Peter Schmidt | Prof. Werner Wiesbeck | ||
| 2022 | Prof. Marian Pospieszalski | Prof. Roberto Sorrentino | ||
| 2021 | Prof. Stephen Nightingale | Prof. Richard V. Snyder | ||
| 2020 | Prof. Raymond Quéré | Prof. Koji Mizuno | ||
| 2019 | Prof. Wolfgang Heinrich | Prof. Alain Cappy | ||
| 2018 | Prof. Robert Weigel | Prof. Vittorio Rizzoli | ||
| 2017 | Prof. Antti Räisänen | Prof. Seán Scanlan | ||
| 2016 | Prof. André Vander Vorst | Dr. Heinrich Daembkes | ||
| 2015 | Prof. Jozef Modelski | Prof. Jacques Sombrin | ||
| 2014 | Prof. Vito Monaco | Prof. Yakov S. Shifrin | ||
| 2013 | Dr. Asher Madjar | Prof Ingo Wolff | ||
| 2012 | Prof. Paul-Alain Rolland | Sir Christopher Snowden | ||
| 2011 | Mr. Holger Meinel | Dr. Kaneyuki Kurokawa | ||
| 2010 | Prof. Roberto Sorrentino | Prof. David Rhodes | ||
| 2009 | Prof. Peter Russer | Prof. Tatsuo Itoh | ||
| 2008 | Prof. Leo Ligthart | Prof. Hans Hartnagel | ||
| 2007 | Prof. Erik Kollberg | |||
| 2006 | Prof. Tibor Berceli | |||
| 2005 | Prof. Peter Clarricoats | |||
| 2004 | Prof. Fred Gardiol |
All EuMA members are welcome to nominate exceptional individuals within the microwave field for the Distinguished Service Award, the Outstanding Career Award, the Pioneer Award, and the Distinguished Leadership Award.
A nomination should include a short statement describing how this individual is exceptional and the nominee’s CV.
Nominations should be submitted to the Awards Committee.
Please use the ‘contact’ button at the top of the homepage if you wish to reach out to the Awards Committee.