lifetime achievement award

Awarded annually by euspen Council to engineers or scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the development and growth of one or more apects of the ultra-precision technologies:

high precision engineering
micro-engineering
nanoscience
nanotechnology

The Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 was presented to Technical Adviser/Former General of High Precision Machine Division, Toshiba Machine Co Ltd, Japan:

Lifetime Acheivement Award 2009	Inscription
Dr Katsutoshi Tanaka awarded 3rd June 2009 in San Sebastian, Spain	“In recognition of his promotion of high precision engineering together with his outstanding contributions to research, design and development of ultra precision machine tools in Japan”

Previous Winners	Inscription
Dr Clayton Teague awarded in Zurich in 2008	"In recognition of, and admiration for, his outstanding contributions to the physics of materials, metrology, high precision engineering and nanotechnology, both in research and development and widespread promotion in the USA and internationally."
Professor Toshimichi Moriwaki awarded in Bremen in 2007	"In recognition of his outstanding contributions to research, teaching and world-wide collaborative developments in advanced manufacturing technology in general and high precision engineering particular."
Dr Jean Jaques Gagnepain awarded in Montpellier in 2005	"In international recognition of his pioneering scienfic work and outstanding achievements in promoting multidisciplinary research and innovation, particularly in micro and nano sciences and engineering."
Sir David McMurtry awarded in Glasgow in 2004	"In recognition of his outstanding achievements in engineering design, technological innovation, entrepreneurship and establishing a world-leading business in state-of-the-art metrology instruments and systems."
Professor Manfred Weck awarded in Aachen in 2003	"In recognition of his outstanding contributions to teaching, research, design and development of high perfomance, high precision machine tools and manufacturing processes, gaining a world wide reputation and the gratitute of euspen as a founder member and society president."
Professor Horst Kunzmann awarded in Aachen in 2003	"In recognition of his major contributions internationally in dimensional metrology, advanced manufacturing and high precision engineering, gaining the highest respect and gratitude of euspen as a founder member of the society."
Professor Pat McKeown awarded in Eindhoven in 2002	"In recognition of his major contribution to the growth of high precision engineering, together with sustained lifetime promotion and teaching internationally in the field, gaining a world-wide reputation as a pioneering leader."
Dr Walter Miller awarded in Turin in 2001	"For his outstanding scientific, technical, and entrepreneurial contributions to the development of world leading linear and rotary encoders together with computer control systems, for high performance manufacturing machinery at Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH."
Mr James Bryan awarded in Copenhagen in 2000	"As the founding father of modern precision engineering Jim Bryan has continued to make outstanding contributions to its scientific and technological development and growth. In his tireless promotion of precision engineering philiosophies, principles, innovations, practices and standards through research, design and teaching, he has justly earned world-wide respect, admiration and friendship."
Professor Norio Taniguchi awarded in Bremen in 1999	"In recognition of his unique and outstanding contributions to research and development in the ultra precision materials processing technologies and in 1974, being the first to formulate and use the term Nanotechnology. Through his vision, writings and example of total dedication to his field of endeavour he has stimulated the development of what will be one of the dominant technologies of the 21st Century."