2016 awards sPonsors IEEE Awards proudly acknowledges its 2016 Technical Field Award sponsors. These are some of the world's leading organizations, societies, and individuals whose generous support helps to recognize and promote technological advances for the benefit of humanity. Our partners include: The awards presented at the 2016 IEEE Honors Ceremony Gala are supported by the generosity of the following organizations and societies. Brunetti Bequest Robert and Ruth Halperin Foundation in Memory of Herman and Edna Halperin Hitachi, Ltd. Keithley Instruments, Inc. Leon K. Kirchmayer Memorial Fund Motorola Solutions Foundation NEC Corporation Nokia Bell Labs Nokia Corporation Philips Electronics N.V. Sony Corporation SRI International Sarnoff Dr. Kiyo Tomiyasu Wolong Electric Group Co., Ltd. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society IEEE Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology Society IEEE Circuits and Systems Society IEEE Computational Intelligence Society IEEE Computer Society IEEE Control Systems Society IEEE Education Society IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society IEEE Electron Devices Society IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society IEEE Industry Applications Society IEEE Industrial Electronics Society IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society IEEE Life Members Fund IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society IEEE Photonics Society IEEE Power & Energy Society IEEE Power Electronics Society IEEE Robotics and Automation Society IEEE Signal Processing Society IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society IEEE Standards Association IEEE Vehicular Technology Society 2 | 2016 IEEE AWARDS BooKLET