Description

To recognize scientists and engineers at the mid-stages of their career for outstanding research and/or technological contributions in a field represented by the IEEE Magnetics Society. This award fills a void between the Society’s Early Career, limited to a nominee within 5 years of completion of PhD, and the Achievement Award, which recognizes a nominee for research that has demonstrated unusually high impact, regardless of stage in career.

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Prize
Funding
Presentation
Historical Background
Basis for Judging
Eligibility
Nomination Deadline
July 31, 2026

2026

Recipient(s)
Affiliation
University of Vienna
Austria
IEEE Region
Region 08 (Africa, Europe, Middle East)
Citation

For foundational contributions to magnonics, spintronics, and magnon-based computing.

2025

Recipient(s)
Title

Hyunsoo Yang

Affiliation
National University of Singapore
Singapore
IEEE Region
Region 10 (Asia and Pacific)
Citation

For contributions to spin-charge conversion phenomena and their applications in magnetic memory and terahertz generation.

2024

Recipient(s)
Title

Guohan Hu

Affiliation
IBM Corporation
United States of America
IEEE Region
Region 01 (Northeastern U.S.)
Citation

For pioneering advancements in the development and commercialization of spin-transfer torque magnetic random-access memory (STT-MRAM).

2023

Recipient(s)
Affiliation
CNRS/Thales Lab.
IEEE Region
Region 08 (Africa, Europe, Middle East)
Citation

For contributions to the development of spintronic devices and their use in neuromorphic computing.

2022

Recipient(s)
Affiliation
University of California, Irvine
IEEE Region
Region 06 (Western U.S.)
Citation

For seminal contributions to the understanding of the interplay between spin transport and magnetization dynamics due to spin torques.

2021

Recipient(s)
Affiliation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
IEEE Region
Region 01 (Northeastern U.S.)
Citation

For pioneering contributions to the understanding of chiral exchange interactions, spin-orbit torques, domain wall and skyrmion dynamics in magnetic films, heterostructures and nanostructures.