The SPIE Early Career Achievement Award is presented in recognition of significant and innovative technical contributions in the engineering or scientific fields of relevance to SPIE. This award recognizes excellence in academia. The contribution(s) must have been made within the first 5 years of a faculty appointment after completing training. Up to two awards may be made each year. Honorarium $2,000.
For significant and innovative technical contributions to the field of structured light and its applications, as well as for the promotion of science in developing countries.
2022 - Bhavin Shastri
2021 - Muyinatu Bell
2020 - Vivan Ferry and Gordon Wetzstein
2019 - Sarah Elizabeth Bohndiek
2019 - Juejun Hu
2018 - Laura Waller
2017 - Maiken H. Mikkelsen
2016 - Jie Yao
2015 - Miriam Vitiello
2014 - Jeremy Nathan Munday
2013 - Timothy J. White
2012 - Andrea Alù
2011 - Aydogan Ozcan
2010 - Alberto Salleo
2009 - Marc Kuchner
2008 - Sanjay Krishna