Description: The IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1986 to recognize outstanding contributions to space engineering, within the fields of interest of the IEEE.

Nomination Deadline - January 31st

The Award is named in honor of IEEE Member Judith Resnik, who was a Mission Specialist on the NASA Space Shuttle Challenger, which exploded on 28 January 1986. Dr. Resnik was a biomedical engineer and staff Fellow with the National Institute of Health when she was selected by NASA in 1978 to join the Space Program. She first flew as a NASA Mission Specialist on the maiden voyage of the orbiter Discovery, which, during 96 orbits of the earth, deployed three satellites and removed hazardous ice particles from the orbiter using the Remote Manipulator System, a Shuttle 50-foot robot arm for which Dr. Resnik developed operational Procedures and Software. Among other NASA projects, Dr. Resnik developed deployment procedures for a Tethered Satellite System. (Nomination Form) Recipient selection is administered through the Technical Field Awards Council of the IEEE Awards Board.

Prize: Bronze medal, certificate and cash prize.

Funding: IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, IEEE Control Systems Society, and IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.

Eligibility: Determined by the IEEE.

Presentation: At the Award Ceremony of any of the three sponsoring societies.
 
Past Recipients:

	2005 - MARCOS A. BERGAMO
	Principal Scientist, BBN Technologies, Cambridge, MA
	"For contributions to engineering and developing the world's first gigabit speed satellite network."
	2004 - ANTHONY W. ENGLAND
	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
	"For significant contributions to the development and application of spaceborne microwave radiometry to remote sensing."
	2003 - SURESH M. JOSHI
	Sr. Scientist for Control Theory, NASA Langley Research Ctr Hampton. VA
	"For contributions to control systems analysis and synthesis methods for flexible spacecraft and advanced space systems."
	2002 - YVONNE C. BRILL
	Aerospace Consultant, Skillman, New Jersey, USA
	"For innovations in rocket propulsion systems for geosynchronous and low earth orbit communication satellites and the foresight to champion the hybrid electric mono-propellant rocket engine."
	2001 - NOT AWARDED
	2000 - NOT AWARDED
	1999 - CHRISTOPHER S. RUF
	Penn State University, University Park, Pa., USA
	"For contributions to the absolute calibration of spaceborne microwave radiometers."
	1998 - OLIVER M. COLLINS
	University of Notre Dame - South Bend, IN
	"For the development of coding for space communications which contributed to the success of the Galileo mission."
	1997 - RODNEY S. ROUGELOT
	Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. - Salt Lake City, UT
	"For pioneering contributions to space flight simulation."
	1996 - PAUL G. STEFFES
	Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA
	"For contributions to an understanding of the Venus atmosphere through innovative microwave measurements."
	1995 - LEANDRE POURCELOT
	University Francois Rabelais - Tours, Cedex, France
	"For application of ultrasound imaging to the measurement of cardiovascular systems during space flight."
	1995 - LEANDRE POURCELOT
	University Francois Rabelais - Tours, Cedex, France
	"For application of ultrasound imaging to the measurement of cardiovascular systems during space flight."
	1994 - JOHANNES DIETRICH
	Inst. Robotics & Syst. Dynamics - Wessling, Germany
	"For development of a successful high-performance, rugged, multi-sensor, miniaturized robotic gripper for use in the outer space environment."
	1993 - BONNIE J. DUNBAR
	Lyndon B. Johnson Space Ctr. - Houston, TX
	"For significant contributions to the processing and development of electronic materials in space."
	1992 - NOT AWARDED
	1991 - LESLIE J. DEUTSCH
	Jet Propulsion Lab. - Pasadena, CA
	"For contributions to the theory and practice of deep space telecommunications and information processing."
	1990 - DOUGLAS K. WAINEO
	Rockwell International - Anaheim, CA
	"For conceiving and developing high performance antenna for the Global Positioning System spacecraft and the Space Shuttle Orbiter."
	1989 - PETER MICHAEL BAY
	Fairchild Space Co. - Germantown, MD
	"For engineering solutions to urgent spacecraft testing problems and for developments in on-orbit servicing."