Suren Arutunian of the Yerevan Physics Institute received the 2008 award for developing Vibrating Wire Sensors. These sensors measure a change in frequency of a vibrating wire, have been tested on a multitude of beam types, such as electron, proton, and hard x-ray undulator beams, and can be used on other beams as well. A major advantage of using a frequency signal is that it can be transferred large distances without disturbances.
Read more about Suren Arutunian device. Read about the 2008 conference here.