Bandodkar and Oralkan Receive IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award

Two of our faculty members, Ömer Oralkan and Amay Bandodkar, have been awarded the Technical Achievement Award from the IEEE Sensors Council! 

Two of our faculty members, Ömer Oralkan and Amay Bandodkar, have been awarded the Technical Achievement Award from the IEEE Sensors Council! 

The IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award honors people with outstanding technical contributions within the scope of the IEEE Sensors Council, as documented by publications and patents. It is based on the general quality and originality of contributions. The winners of this Award is presented with a plaque and $2,000 check. Awards are available in two fields: Sensors and Sensor Systems or Networks; within each field, an Early Career and an Advanced Career award will be given. Early Career awards are for individuals within 15 years of receiving the first degree. Advanced Career awards are for individuals beyond 15 years of the first degree.

Oralkan received the Advanced Career Technical Achievement Award in Sensor Systems or Networks “for his pioneering contributions to ultrasonic sensing, imaging, therapy and applications.” Oralkan joined the faculty at North Carolina State University in January 2012. His research interests are at the interface of electrical engineering and the life sciences, particularly in using integrated circuits and underlying technologies to implement medical devices and supporting systems for diagnostics and therapy. More specifically, his current research focuses on developing devices and systems for ultrasound imaging, photoacoustic imaging, image-guided therapy, biological and chemical sensing, and ultrasound neural stimulation.

Bandodkar received the Early Career Technical Achievement Award in Sensors “for developing unique classes of biofuel cell-based, self-powered biochemical sensors and biocompatible, biofluid-activated batteries – efforts that combine advances in electrochemistry, microfluidics, wireless electronics, materials engineering, and hybrid manufacturing” He joined North Carolina State University as an assistant professor in the ECE department with affiliation to the ASSIST Center in January 2021. His research interests include working at the interface of electronics, materials science, and biology to realize next-generation conformal sensors and energy devices with broad applications in wearables, implants, and distributed systems.

Both of these awards will be given out at the IEEE SENSOR 2022 flagship conference in Dallas, Texas on October 30 – November 2.

Congratulations to both ECE faculty members, we are so proud of your achievements!