IET Mountbatten Medal

The IET Mountbatten Medal is awarded annually for an outstanding contribution, or contributions over a period, to the promotion of electronics or information technology and their application. The Medal was established by the National Electronics Council in 1992 and named after Louis Mountbatten, The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Admiral of the Fleet and Governor-General of India.[1] Since 2011, the medal has been awarded as one of the IET Achievement Medals.[2]

IET Mountbatten Medal
Awarded forAwarded for an outstanding contribution, or contributions over a period, to the promotion of electronics or information technology and their application.
Sponsored byInstitution of Engineering and Technology and the Institution of Electrical Engineers
DateSince 1992
Country United Kingdom

Eligibility

One of the IET's Prestige Achievement Medals, the Medal is awarded to an individual for an outstanding contribution, or contributions over a period, to the promotion of electronics or information technology and in the dissemination of the understanding of electronics and information technology to young people, or adults.

Criteria

In selecting a winner, the Panel give particular emphasis to:

  • the stimulation of public awareness of the significance and value of electronics;
  • spreading recognition of the economic significance of electronics and IT, and encouraging their effective use throughout industry in general;
  • encouraging excellence in product innovation and the successful transition of scientific advances to wealth-creating products;
  • recognising brilliance in academic and industrial research;
  • encouraging young people of both sexes to make their careers in the electronics and IT industries;
  • increasing the awareness of the importance of electronics and IT amongst teachers and others in the educational disciplines.

Recipients
The rear view of the IET Mountbatten Medal, showing the award that was given to Dr. William Webb in 2018
As of November 2018 [3]

See also

References
  1. "IET Awards - IET Conferences". Conferences.theiet.org. 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  2. http://conferences.theiet.org/achievement/awards/medals/achieve-medals.cfm"
  3. "The Mountbatten Medallists". Institution of Engineering and Technology. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  4. "IET Mountbatten Medal, 2019".
  5. "Nominations open for IET Achievement Awards 2019, Process Engineering News, 2019".
  6. "Nakamura receives Mountbatten Medal at IET's 2017 Achievement Awards for pioneering development of blue LEDs and lasers, SEMICONDUCTORS TODAY, November 2017".
  7. "Inventor of blue LED lights wins at IET Achievement Awards, EW News, 2017".
  8. "IET announces winners of 2015 Achievement Awards, The Manufacturer News, 2015".
  9. "EESE alumnus awarded the Mountbatten Medal, University of Birmingham, UK, 2014".
  10. "Queen's Professor joins ranks of engineering elite, AAAS EurekAlert, 2012".
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