Prof. Asad Madni, co-advisor of HSEL, has been selected to receive Engineering’s most famous award, the John Fritz Medal “For seminal and pioneering contributions to the development and commercialization of innovative sensing and systems technologies, distinguished research leadership, and service to the nation”.
A brief description of the award from Wikipedia is shown below:
The John Fritz Medal is often described as the “Nobel Prize for engineering.” This prestigious award is given annually for notable scientific or industrial achievements. It is granted to living people, but also posthumous. Since its initiation in 1902, there were six years when it was not awarded.
The John Fritz Medal board once consisted of sixteen representatives in four national societies in the fields of civil engineering, mining, metallurgical engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering.
Among the most notable winners are Thomas Edison, Lord Kelvin, Alexander Graham Bell, George Westinghouse, Orville Wright, Charles F. “Boss” Kettering, Claude Shannon, Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore