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AWARDS

2016 Joseph F. Keithley Award - Samuel Benz

Joseph F. Keithley Award

According to the organization, "for nearly a century, the IEEE Awards Program has paid tribute to technical professionals whose exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions have made a lasting impact on technology, society, and the engineering profession."

Winner's Name

Samuel Benz

Awarded

July 1, 2015

Awarding Organization

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Samuel Benz, of PML's Optoelectronics and Photonics Division, has received the 2016 Joseph F. Keithley Award in Instrumentation and Measurement from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for outstanding contributions in electrical measurements.His citation reads: "For creating and disseminating quantum-based superconducting voltage standards that form the basis for worldwide precision voltage measurements." (Click here for background on Benz and the voltage standard.)

Physics