Kristofer PisterThe Albert F. Sperry Founder Award is the Society's outstanding achievement award and recognizes an outstanding technical, educational or philosophical contribution to the science and technology of instrumentation, systems, and automation. The award is named for Albert F. Sperry who was internationally recognized for his contributions to the advancement and development of instrumentation as an innovator, a business executive and a Society leader. He served as the first ISA President and was elected an Honorary Member of ISA in 1956.
Kristofer PisterDust Networks, Hayward, California, USA
For advances in the development of high-reliability lower-power wireless “mesh” networking.
The Albert F. Sperry Founder Award may be conferred annually and carries a $3,000 honorarium and plaque. Presentation is made at the annual honors and awards program.
This award is open to any person. It was originated to recognize the conception or implementation of fundamental contributions with a profound or significant impact in the broad field of instrumentation, contributions which are basic to the growth and development of major advances in the field. It is intended to honor those whose achievements are of profound significance to instrumentation, systems, and automation technology. Candidates for this award may come from many fields, such as research, engineering, education, philosophy and management involving science, industrial production, economics, government, medicine, politics or human relations.
Nomination of an individual for the Albert F. Sperry Founder Award is accepted from any individual. Nominations are made in writing on the appropriate form.
| 1955 L. deForest 1960 E. Muller 1961 M.J.E. Golay 1962 D.P. Eckman 1963 N. Minorsky 1964 D. Nickerson 1965 D.G. Lampard 1965 A.M. Thompson 1966 D.M. Boyd Jr. 1967 A. Kolin 1968 N. Cohn 1969 A.M. Zarem 1970 H.P. Kalmus 1971 A.R. Barringer 1972 H.R. Chope 1973 S.P. Jackson 1974 J.G. Ziegler 1974 N.B. Nichols 1975 J.E. Starr |
1976 M.A. Faget 1977 A.C. Ruge 1978 W.C. Baumann 1978 H. Small 1978 T. Stevens 1979 P.J. Herzl 1980 W.P. Kistler 1981 W.A. Bajek 1982 C.C. Waugh 1983 V.J. Cushing 1984 G.B. Foster 1985 P.S. Buckley 1986 Not Awarded 1987 Not Awarded 1988 F.G. Shinskey 1989 Not Awarded 1990 T.J. Williams 1991 S.G. Dukelow 1992 H.E. Weaver, Jr. |
1993 Not Awarded 1994 C.H. Cho 1995 Not Awarded 1996 Not Awarded 1997 Not Awarded 1998 Not Awarded 1999 R. Dallimonti 2000 Not Awarded 2001 C.R. Liboni 2002 A.M Dowell III 2002 E.M. Drake 2002 W.H. Johnson, Jr. 2003 Not Awarded 2004 J.A. Pittman 2005 A.E. Summers 2006 J.M. Paros 2007 H.P. Zinschlag 2008 R.L. Moore |