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Optica Names Mary Hayhoe the 2022 Edgar D. Tillyer Award Recipient
Optica (formerly OSA) is pleased to announce that Mary Hayhoe, University of Texas at Austin, USA, has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the Edgar D. Tillyer Award. Hayhoe is honored for outstanding contributions to our understanding of visual perception and cognition in natural tasks through the innovative use of technology for recording eye, head, limb, and body position in both natural and virtual environments.
Mary Hayhoe received her BA from the University of Queensland, Australia, and her PhD from the University of California at San Diego, USA. She is currently a Professor in the Center for Perceptual Systems at the University of Texas Austin. Previously, she was a member of the Center for Visual Sciences at the University of Rochester, USA.
Hayhoe has been a leader in developing virtual environments and experimental paradigms for the investigation of natural visually guided behavior, and for innovative use of technology for recording eye, head and body movements in natural contexts. Her work reveals the factors that influence sensory-motor decisions in the context of active behavior, and how gaze behavior relates to attention, working memory, and cognitive goals.
She is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Vision. She is a Fellow of Optica and the Society of Experimental Psychologists, and received the Davida Teller Award.
Established in 1953, the Tillyer Award is presented to an individual who has performed distinguished work in the field of vision, including but not limited to the optics, physiology, anatomy or psychology of the visual system. It honors Edgar D. Tillyer’s important contributions to the advancement of better vision and the optical sciences, and is endowed by the American Optical Company and the Chope Family Bypass Trust.
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Optica (formerly OSA), Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, is the society dedicated to promoting the generation, application, archiving and dissemination of knowledge in the field. Founded in 1916, it is the leading organization for scientists, engineers, business professionals, students and others interested in the science of light. Optica’s renowned publications, meetings, online resources and in-person activities fuel discoveries, shape real-life applications and accelerate scientific, technical and educational achievement.
