2011 EMBS Awards

The EMBS Awards Committee announces the EMBS Awards for 2011.

Academic Career Achievement

Kirk Shung
University of Southern California
For outstanding contribution and achievement to research and education in biomedical ultrasound and engineering.

Professional Career Achievement

Rahul Mehra
Medtronic Consultant
For enhancing our understanding of mechanisms of malignant heart rhythms and developing efficient methods for terminating these rhythms with implantable devices for patients at risk of sudden cardiac death.

Distinguished Service

Maximum A Viergever
University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
For outstanding service to the EMBS community through editorial activities and publications.

Early Career Award

Jose M. Carmena
University of California, Berkeley
For his contribution to the neural basis and technological developments of cortical brain-machine interfaces for the restoration of sensory-motor function in neurologically impaired patients.

William J Morlock Award

Yongmin Kim
University of Washington
For outstanding technical contributions and leadership in developing high-end programmable digital signal processors and applying them to medical imaging.

Technical Achievement Award

Michael Unser
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
For significant contributions in signal and image processing with applications in biomedical imaging.

Technical Achievement Award

Lihong Wang
Washington University in St. Louis
For seminal contributions to ultrasonically enabled biophotonic imaging and modeling of photon transport in biological tissue.

IEEE Medal for Innovation in Healthcare Technology

Harrison H. Barrett
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
For pioneering contributions to the foundations and applications of biomedical imaging science..

Best New Student Chapter or Club Award:

Xiamen University

Outstanding Performance Award:

Carleton University

Outstanding Chapter Award:

Ottawa Chapter