2026 Awards Session

Monday, May 18, 2026, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Talk Room 2

We are pleased to honor our awardees at the VSS 2026 Awards Session.

Davida Teller Award

T. Rowan Candy

Indiana University

Congratulations to T. Rowan Candy, the 2026 recipient of the Davida Teller Award.

Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science

Nancy Kanwisher

Walter A Rosenblith Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Investigator, McGovern Institute

Congratulations to Nancy Kanwisher, the 2026 recipient of the Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science.

Elsevier/VSS Young Investigator Award 

Ilker Yildirim

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Yale University

Congratulations to Ilker Yildirim, the 2026 recipient of the Elsevier/VSS Young Investigator Award.