# List of engineering awards

This list of engineering awards is an index to articles about notable awards for achievements in engineering. It includes aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, structural engineering and systems science awards. It excludes computer-related awards, computer science awards, industrial design awards, mechanical engineering awards, motor vehicle awards, occupational health and safety awards and space technology awards, which are covered by separate lists.
The list is organized by the region and country of the organizations that sponsor the awards, but some awards are not limited to people from that country.

## International

| Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering | International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering | Outstanding contributions in the field of structural engineering, with special reference to usefulness for society |
| David W. Taylor Medal | Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers | Notable achievement in naval architecture and/or marine engineering |
| Edison Award | Edison Awards | Honoring excellence in innovation |
| Frank Newman Speller Award | NACE International | Significant contributions to corrosion engineering |
| INCOSE Pioneer Award | International Council on Systems Engineering | Significant pioneering contributions to the field of systems engineering |
| Lavoisier Medal (ISBC) | International Society for Biological Calorimetry | Outstanding contribution to the development and/or the application of direct calorimetry in biology and medicine |
| Luigi G. Napolitano Award | International Astronautical Congress | Young scientist, below 30 years of age, who has contributed significantly to the advancement of the aerospace science |
| Mondialogo Engineering Award | Daimler AG, UNESCO | Engineering students in developing and developed countries that form international teams to create project proposals that address the Millennium Development Goals |
| Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award | The Optical Society | Technical achievements in optical engineering and contributions to society such as engineering education |
| UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal | UNESCO | Outstanding contributions to physics through research that has or could have a significant influence on the world |
| Wright Brothers Medal | SAE International | Notable contributions in the engineering, design, development, or operation of air and space vehicles |
| Giorgio Quazza Medal | International Federation of Automatic Control | Outstanding lifetime contributions of a researcher and/or engineer to conceptual foundations in the field of systems and control |

## Africa

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| South Africa | Bernard Price Memorial Lecture | South African Institute of Electrical Engineers | Lecture of general scientific or engineering interest |

## Americas

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| Canada | Iron Ring | Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer | Symbol and reminder of the obligations and ethics associated with the engineering profession |
| Canada | Thomas W. Eadie Medal | Royal Society of Canada | Contributions in engineering and applied science |
| Chile | National Prize for Applied Sciences and Technologies | National Prize for Sciences | Applied sciences and technologies |
| United States | Arthur M Wellington prize | American Society of Civil Engineers | Papers on transportation on land, on the water, in the air, or on foundations and closely related subjects |
| United States | ASME Leonardo Da Vinci Award | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Design or invention is recognized as an important advance in machine design |
| United States | ASME Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Eminently distinguished engineering achievement |
| United States | ASTM International Award of Merit | ASTM International | Distinguished service and outstanding leadership participation in consensus standards activities sponsored by ASTM International committees |
| United States | Abel Bliss Professorship | Abel Bliss | School of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| United States | Academy Scientific and Technical Award | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Original developments resulting in significant improvements in motion picture production and exhibition |
| United States | Alfred Noble Prize | American Society of Civil Engineers | Person not over thirty-five for a technical paper of exceptional merit |
| United States | Azriel Rosenfeld Award | International Conference on Computer Vision : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | Outstanding researchers who are recognized as making significant contributions to the field of Computer Vision over longtime careers |
| United States | Charles Goodyear Medal | American Chemical Society, Rubber Division | Outstanding invention, innovation, or development which has resulted in a significant change or contribution to the nature of the rubber industry |
| United States | Charles Stark Draper Prize | National Academy of Engineering | Advancement of engineering and education of the public about engineering |
| United States | Claud A. Jones Award | American Society of Naval Engineers | United States fleet or field engineers who have made significant contributions to improving operational engineering or material readiness of the United States maritime forces |
| United States | Daniel Guggenheim Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers etc. | Notable achievements in the advancement of aeronautics |
| United States | Dick Volz Award | Georgia Tech | Outstanding Ph.D. thesis in the field of robotics and automation |
| United States | Donald P. Eckman Award | American Automatic Control Council | Outstanding achievements by a young researcher under the age of 35 in the field of control theory |
| United States | Curtis W. McGraw Research Award | American Society for Engineering Education | Significant achievements by young researchers and educators under the age of 40 emphasizing outstanding achievement, trajectory, and potential in all fields of engineering |
| United States | Drucker Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Distinguished contributions to the fields of applied mechanics and mechanical engineering |
| United States | Elliott Cresson Medal | Franklin Institute | For some discovery in the Arts and Sciences, or for the invention or improvement of some useful machine, or for some new process or combination of materials in manufactures, or for ingenuity skill or perfection in workmanship (no longer awarded) |
| United States | Elmer A. Sperry Award | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers etc. | Distinguished engineering contribution which, through application, proved in actual service, has advanced the art of transportation whether by land, sea, air, or space |
| United States | Engineer's Ring | Order of the Engineer | Certified Professional Engineer or graduate from an accredited engineering program |
| United States | Enrico Fermi Award | United States Department of Energy | Lifetime achievement in the development, use, or production of energy |
| United States | Eringen Medal | Society of Engineering Science | Sustained outstanding achievements in Engineering Science |
| United States | Federal Engineer of the Year Award | National Society of Professional Engineers | Federal government engineer: technical excellence, publications, leadership, and community service |
| United States | Frank P. Brown Medal | Franklin Institute | Excellence in science, engineering, and structures (no longer awarded) |
| United States | Benjamin Franklin Medal in Mechanical Engineering | Franklin Institute | Excellence in Engineering |
| United States | George M. Low award | NASA | NASA subcontractors in recognition of quality and performance |
| United States | George Westinghouse Award (ASEE) | American Society for Engineering Education | Outstanding contributions to engineering education |
| United States | Gibbs Brothers Medal | National Academy of Sciences | Outstanding contributions in the field of naval architecture and marine engineering |
| United States | Goethals Medal | Society of American Military Engineers | Eminent and notable contributions in engineering, design, or construction |
| United States | Gordon Prize | National Academy of Engineering | Development of new educational approaches to engineering |
| United States | Harold Brown Award | United States Air Force | Scientist or engineer who applies scientific research to solve a problem critical to the needs of the Air Force |
| United States | Harold Pender Award | University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science | Outstanding member of the engineering profession who has achieved distinction by significant contributions to society |
| United States | Harry C. Bigglestone Award | National Fire Protection Association, Fire Technology | Excellence in the communication of fire protection concepts |
| United States | Hoover Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers etc. | Outstanding extra-career services by engineers to humanity |
| United States | IEEE David Sarnoff Award | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | Exceptional contributions to electronics |
| United States | IEEE Edison Medal | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | A gold medal for achievement in electrical science, engineering, or arts |
| United States | IEEE Eric E. Sumner award | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | Outstanding contributions to communications technology |
| United States | IEEE Fourier Award | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | Contributions in the field of signal processing |
| United States | IEEE Medal of Honor | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | Exceptional contribution or an extraordinary career in the IEEE fields of interest |
| United States | IEEE Nikola Tesla Award | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | Outstanding contribution to the generation or utilization of electric power |
| United States | IEEE Simon Ramo Medal | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | Exceptional achievement in systems engineering and systems science |
| United States | Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition | Vertical Flight Society | Human-powered helicopter |
| United States | Intel Outstanding Researcher Award | Intel | Outstanding contributions to the development of advanced nanoelectronic and manufacturing technologies |
| United States | Joan Hodges Queneau Medal | National Audubon Society, American Association of Engineering Societies | Outstanding contribution by an engineer in behalf of environmental conservation |
| United States | John Fritz Medal | American Association of Engineering Societies | Outstanding scientific or industrial achievements |
| United States | John Price Wetherill Medal | Franklin Institute | Discovery or invention in the physical sciences, or new and important combinations of principles or methods already known (no longer awarded) |
| United States | John R. Ragazzini Award | American Automatic Control Council | Outstanding contributions to automatic control education |
| United States | John Tyndall Award | IEEE Photonics Society, The Optical Society | Pioneering, highly significant, or continuing technical or leadership contributions to fiber optics technology |
| United States | John von Neumann Theory Prize | Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences | Fundamental and sustained contributions to theory in operations research and the management sciences |
| United States | LTPP Data Analysis Contest | American Society of Civil Engineers | Use of the LTPP database for generating knowledge about the behaviour of pavements and roads |
| United States | Lavoisier Medal (Dupont) | DuPont | Scientists and engineers who have made outstanding contributions to DuPont and their scientific fields throughout their careers |
| United States | Lemelson–MIT Prize | Lemelson Foundation | Inventors who have ... had a significant impact in the areas of health, technology, energy, manufacturing, research and other sectors |
| United States | Marconi Prize | Marconi Society | Achievements and advancements made in field of communications (radio, mobile, wireless, telecommunications, data communications, networks, and Internet) |
| United States | Marie Pistilli Award | Design Automation Conference | Outstanding achievements of women in electronic design automation |
| United States | Max Jakob Memorial Award | American Institute of Chemical Engineers | Eminent scholarly achievement and distinguished leadership in the field of heat transfer |
| United States | NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering | National Academy of Sciences | Excellence in the field of aeronautical engineering |
| United States | Nathan M. Newmark Medal | American Society of Civil Engineers | Outstanding contributions in structural engineering and mechanics |
| United States | Norman Medal | American Society of Civil Engineers | Technical paper that "makes a definitive contribution to engineering science" |
| United States | Percy Nicholls Award | American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Notable scientific or industrial achievement in the field of solid fuels |
| United States | Phil Kaufman Award | Electronic System Design Alliance | Individuals for their impact on electronic design by their contributions to electronic design automation |
| United States | PICMET Medal of Excellence | Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology | Extraordinary achievements of individuals in any discipline for their outstanding contributions to science, engineering and technology management |
| United States | Pioneer Award (Aviation) | IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society | Significant contributions of interest to the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society |
| United States | Primetime Engineering Emmy Award | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences | Outstanding engineering developments so significant an improvement on existing methods or so innovative in nature that they materially affect the transmission, recording or reception of television. |
| United States | Raymond D. Mindlin Medal | American Society of Civil Engineers | For outstanding research in applied solid mechanics |
| United States | Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award | American Automatic Control Council | Achievements in control theory |
| United States | Rufus Oldenburger Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Significant contributions and outstanding achievements in the field of automatic control |
| United States | Russ Prize | National Academy of Engineering | Bioengineering achievement that "has had a significant impact on society and has contributed to the advancement of the human condition through widespread use" |
| United States | SPIE Gold Medal | SPIE (Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers) | Photonic and optical engineering and related instrumental sciences |
| United States | Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education | American Society for Engineering Education | Outstanding women engineering educators |
| United States | Steel bridge competition | American Society of Civil Engineers | Contest that tests the knowledge and practicality of teams of university students in the field of structural engineering |
| United States | Stuhlinger Medal | International Electric Propulsion Conference : Electric Rocket Propulsion Society | Outstanding contributions to the science, technology or development of electric propulsion |
| United States | TEC Awards | TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio, NAMM Show | Technically innovative products as well as companies and individuals who have excelled in sound for television, film, recordings, and concerts |
| United States | Technology & Engineering Emmy Award | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | Outstanding achievement in technical or engineering development |
| United States | Theodore von Karman Medal | American Society of Civil Engineers | Distinguished achievement in engineering mechanics, applicable to any branch of civil engineering |
| United States | Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize | American Society of Civil Engineers | Print article in an ASCE journal |
| United States | Timoshenko Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics |
| United States | Victor A. Prather Award | American Astronautical Society | "Researchers, engineers and flight crew members in the field of extravehicular protection or activity in space." |
| United States | Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize | American Society of Civil Engineers | Notable achievements in research related to all areas of civil engineering |
| United States | Washington Award | American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers etc. | Engineering accomplishments which promote the happiness, comfort, and well-being of humanity |
| United States | William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal | American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers | Distinguished achievement in mining other than coal |
| United States | Worcester Reed Warner Medal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | For seminal contribution to the permanent literature of mechanical engineering |

## Asia

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| India | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology | Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchGovernment of India | It is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics. The prize recognizes outstanding Indian work (according to the view of CSIR awarding committee) in science and technology. It is the most coveted award in multidisciplinary science in India. The award is named after the founder Director of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar. |
| India | Aryabhata Award | Astronautical Society of India | Notable lifetime contributions in the field of astronautics and aerospace technology in India |
| India | Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science | Infosys Science Foundation | Awards outstanding achievements of contemporary researchers and scientists across six categories, including Engineering and Computer Science |
| India | Om Prakash Bhasin Award | Om Prakash Bhasin Foundation | Excellence in the areas of science and technology |
| Iran | Khwarizmi International Award | Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology | Individuals who have made outstanding achievements in research, innovation and invention, in fields related to science and technology |
| Malaysia | Malaysia Most Prominent Engineering Leader Award | Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) | Engineering excellence to a Malaysian whose continuous contribution to engineering over many years is of sufficient magnitude, significance and prominence to merit the BEM premier award |
| South Korea | Ho-Am Prize in Engineering | Samsung | Individuals of Korean heritage who have furthered the welfare of humanity through distinguished accomplishments in the field of Engineering |

## Europe

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| Denmark | Niels Bohr International Gold Medal | Danish Society of Engineers, Niels Bohr Institute and Royal Danish Academy of Sciences | Outstanding work by an engineer or physicist for the peaceful utilization of atomic energy |
| Europe | Schwäbisch Gmünd Prize | European Academy of Surface Technology (EAST) | Early career researcher active in Europe on the grounds of originality, creativity and excellence in surface technology |
| Finland | Millennium Technology Prize | Technology Academy Finland | Life-enhancing technological innovation |
| France | Médaille Lavoisier | Société chimique de France | Work or actions which have enhanced the perceived value of chemistry in society |
| Germany | Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis | Berthold Leibinger Stiftung | Applied laser technology and innovations on the application or generation of laser light |
| Germany | Ludwig Prandtl Ring | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt | Outstanding contribution in the field of aerospace engineering |
| Germany | Eduard Rhein Prize | Eduard Rhein Foundation | Outstanding contribution in the field electronics |
| Germany | Otto Hahn Prize | German Chemical Society, German Physical Society, City of Frankfurt | Outstanding achievement in the field of chemistry, physics or applied engineering science |
| Germany | Werner von Siemens Ring | Stiftung Werner-von-Siemens-Ring | People who have promoted the technical sciences through their achievements or, as representatives of science, have opened up new paths through their research into technology |
| Greece | The Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies Award | Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies | Individuals who have contributed significantly to the further development of systemic and complex sciences and their applications towards solving real-life problems |
| Greece | The Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies Medal | Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies | Senior scientists whose work in systems and complex sciences has been extremely influential worldwide |
| Hungary | International Dennis Gabor Award | NOVOFER Foundation | Outstanding scientific achievements with practical applications, with a clear positive attitude towards international cooperation of the researchers |
| Italy | Pirelli Internetional Award | Pirelli Corporation | Communication of science and technology conducted entirely on the internet (award suspended) |
| Italy | Marconi Prize | Marconi Society | recognizing the work done by scientists who have distinguished themselves in the development of applications in the field of telecommunications intended for the advancement of mankind |
| Italy | Marconi Junior Prize | Guglielmo Marconi Foundation | Awarded to graduating students for a thesis project relevant to the ICT field (since 2004, last awarded in 2012) |
| Netherlands | Kamerlingh Onnes Award | Royal Dutch Association of Refrigeration | Scientists active in the field of refrigeration technology, cryogenics and more generally low-temperature science and technology |
| Norway | Betongtavlen | Association of Norwegian Architects | A structure "where concrete is used in an environmentally, esthetically and technically excellent way" |
| Sweden | Nitro Nobel Gold Medal | Dyno Nobel | Outstanding contributions to the field of explosives |
| Switzerland / World | Anton Tedesko Medal | International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering | Distinguished young structural engineer as recognition of his/her life achievements |
| United Kingdom | IET Achievement Medal | Institution of Engineering and Technology | Significant contribution to various fields in engineering |
| United Kingdom | Beilby Medal and Prize | Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, Royal Society of Chemistry, Society of Chemical Industry | Work that has exceptional practical significance in chemical engineering, applied materials science, energy efficiency or a related field |
| United Kingdom | Bessemer Gold Medal | Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | Outstanding services to the steel industry |
| United Kingdom | British Construction Industry Awards | Institution of Civil Engineers | Outstanding achievement in the construction of buildings, taking account architectural and engineering design, construction process, delivery to time and budget, and client satisfaction |
| United Kingdom | Castner Medal | Society of Chemical Industry | Authority on applied electrochemistry or electrochemical engineering connected to industrial research |
| United Kingdom | Clifford Paterson Lecture | Royal Society | Prize lecture on an engineering topic |
| United Kingdom | Engineering Leadership Award | Royal Academy of Engineering | Britain's future engineering leaders |
| United Kingdom | George E. Davis Medal | Institution of Chemical Engineers | Achievements in chemical engineering |
| United Kingdom | Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers | Institution of Structural Engineers | Exceptional and outstanding contributions to the advancement of structural engineering |
| United Kingdom | IET A F Harvey Prize | Institution of Engineering and Technology | Innovative engineering researcher |
| United Kingdom | IET Faraday Medal | Institution of Engineering and Technology | For notable scientific or industrial achievement in engineering or for conspicuous service rendered to the advancement of science, engineering and technology |
| United Kingdom | IET Mountbatten Medal | Institution of Engineering and Technology | Significant contribution to various fields in engineering |
| United Kingdom | International Medal | Royal Academy of Engineering | Non-UK citizens or residents who made exceptional contributions to engineering |
| United Kingdom | James Alfred Ewing Medal | Institution of Civil Engineers | Special meritorious contributions to the science of engineering in the field of research |
| United Kingdom | Kelvin Gold Medal | Institution of Civil Engineers | Distinction in engineering work or investigation |
| United Kingdom | Kremer prize | Human Powered Flight Group | Pioneers of human-powered flight |
| United Kingdom | Longitude rewards | British government | Precise determination of a ship's longitude (no longer awarded) |
| United Kingdom | MacRobert Award | Royal Academy of Engineering | Innovation in engineering by UK corporations |
| United Kingdom | Progress Medal | Royal Photographic Society | In recognition of any invention, research, publication or other contribution which has resulted in an important advance in the scientific or technological development of photography or imaging in the widest sense |
| United Kingdom | President's Medal | Royal Academy of Engineering | Fellow of the Academy who has contributed significantly to the Academy's aims and work through their initiative in promoting excellence in engineering |
| United Kingdom | Prince Philip Medal | Royal Academy of Engineering | Exceptional contribution to engineering as a whole through practice, management or education |
| United Kingdom | Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering | Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation, Royal Academy of Engineering | Ground-breaking innovation in engineering which has been of global benefit to humanity |
| United Kingdom | Saltire Prize | Scottish Government's Energy and Climate Change Directorate | Advances in the commercial development of marine energy |
| United Kingdom | Sir Frank Whittle Medal | Royal Academy of Engineering | Engineer, normally resident in the United Kingdom, for outstanding and sustained achievement which has contributed to the well-being of the nation |
| United Kingdom | Structural Awards | Institution of Structural Engineers | Outstanding structure which demonstrates excellent coordination of all aspects of the engineering elements and services combined with elegance, life-time economy and respect for the environment in which the structure is built |
| United Kingdom | Sugden Award | The Combustion Institute (British Section) | Published paper with at least one British Section member as author, which makes the most significant contribution to combustion research |
| United Kingdom | Telford Medal | Institution of Civil Engineers | Drawings, models, diagrams or essays relating to civil engineering or any other new equipment of invention relating to engineering or surveying in general, which is regarded as most seminal and influential |
| United Kingdom | Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award | Institution of Engineering and Technology | Young female engineering apprentices in the UK |

## Oceania

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| Australia | Australian Engineering Heritage Register | Engineers Australia | Records the history of significant engineering works and places markers and interpretative panels at heritage sites |
| Australia | Barry Inglis Medal | National Measurement Institute, Australia | Leadership, research and/or applications of measurement techniques |
| Australia | David Dewhurst Medal | Engineers Australia | Bronze medal for biomedical engineering |
| Australia | M. A. Sargent Medal | Engineers Australia | Longstanding eminence in science or the practice of electrical engineering |
| Australia | Norman W. V. Hayes Medal | Institution of Radio and Electronics Engineers | Most meritorious paper published in the Proceedings of the Institution of Radio and Electronics Engineers Australia (no longer awarded) |
| Australia | Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal | Engineers Australia | Notable contribution to the science and/or practice of engineering in Australia |