The IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award was a
Technical Field Award of the
IEEE
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operat ...
that was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2004 and was discontinued in 2011. The award was presented annually from 2006–2010 for outstanding contributions to the advancement of
information storage
Data storage is the recording (storing) of information (data) in a storage medium. Handwriting, phonographic recording, magnetic tape, and optical discs are all examples of storage media. Biological molecules such as RNA and DNA are consi ...
, with an emphasis on technical contributions in
computer data storage device technology. The award was named to honor
Reynold B. Johnson.
The award was presented to three co-recipients in 2006, and to individuals from 2007–2010.
Recipients of this award received a bronze medal, certificate, and honorarium.
Recipients
* 2010:
David B. Bogy
* 2009: Kinam Kim
* 2008: Stanley H. Charap
* 2007:
Mason L. Williams
* 2006: Eliyahou Harari
* 2006:
Sanjay Mehrotra
Sanjay Mehrotra is an Indian-American business executive and the CEO of Micron Technology. He was a co-founder of SanDisk, where he served as president and CEO until its acquisition by Western Digital in 2016.
Early life and education
Mehrot ...
* 2006: Jack Yuan
References
External links
IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award page at IEEEList of recipients of the IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award
Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technology Award
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