PRESTIGIOUS IEEE MEDAL OF HONOR PRIZE IS INCREASED TO $2 MILLION

The Highest Award for Exceptional Technology, Engineering, and Science Contributions 
Given by World's Largest Technical Professional Organization Now Ranks 
Among the Largest Monetary Prizes Globally

For the First Time, Recipient of IEEE 2025 Medal of Honor Award to be Announced at a Press Conference Live-Streamed From New York City Early Next Year

PISCATAWAY, N.J., Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a momentous move to recognize the world-changing impact that technology, engineering, and science innovators have on society globally, IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization, today announced that starting in 2025, the IEEE Medal of Honor monetary prize will be increased to $2 million. In addition, for the first time, the 2025 IEEE Medal of Honor laureate will be announced at a dedicated press conference in New York City early next year. To help raise visibility for the vast importance of the work that will be honored, the press conference will be live-streamed. Visit https://engage.ieee.org/medal-of-honor to register for the press conference live stream.

"By significantly increasing the IEEE Medal of Honor monetary prize to $2 million we are elevating our recognition of extraordinary individuals and the work they have done to benefit humanity to its rightful place as one of the world's most prestigious technology-focused prizes and awards," said 2024 IEEE President and CEO Thomas M. Coughlin. "It is a move that also underscores IEEE's role as a public charity whose mission is to advance technology for the benefit of humanity."

K. J. Ray Liu, Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Raising the Prestige of IEEE Awards and 2022 IEEE President and CEO added, "IEEE Medal of Honor laureates dare to envision the new and revolutionary, and make possible what was previously considered impossible. Their seismic accomplishments and positive impact on our world inspires today's technologists, who stand on their shoulders to continue advancing technology to make the world a better place."

Recipients of the IEEE Medal of Honor Have Advanced Technology and Our World in Revolutionary Ways

Established in 1917, the IEEE Medal of Honor is the highest IEEE award, bestowed for remarkable, society-changing achievements such as the creation of the internet; development of life-saving medical device technologies including the CAT scan, MRI, Ultrasound and Pacemaker; as well as transistors and semiconductors, technologies at the heart of modern electronics and computing. The 2025 IEEE Medal of Honor, as well as additional high-profile IEEE awards, will be presented to recipients at the 2025 IEEE Honors Ceremony, which will for the first time be held in Tokyo, Japan, in April 2025.