Shuji Nakamura
Shuji Nakamura (中村 修二, Nakamura Shūji, born May 22, 1954) is a Japanese-born American electronic engineer. He is a professor at the Materials Department of the College of Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).[5] He is known as the inventor of the blue LED.[6]
Shuji Nakamura | |
|---|---|
中村修二 | |
_(2).jpg) Shuji Nakamura in 2014 | |
| Born | 22 May 1954
(aged 72) |
| Nationality | American[1][2] |
| Citizenship | Japan (until 2005) United States (since 2005)[3][4] |
| Alma mater | University of Tokushima |
| Known for | Blue and white LEDs |
| Awards | Millennium Technology Prize (2006) Harvey Prize (2009) Nobel Prize in Physics (2014) Global Energy Prize (2015) National Inventors Hall of Fame (2015) Mountbatten Medal (2017) Zayed Future Energy Prize (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electronic engineering |
| Institutions | University of California, Santa Barbara |
With Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano, he is one of the three winners of the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics.
References
- ↑ 中村教授「物理学賞での受賞には驚いた」 ノーベル賞. The Nikkei (October 2014)Nikkei Inc..
- ↑ Shuji received American citizenship in 2000. Japan does not recognize dual nationality.
- ↑ No Title (in ja) (18 October 2014)Asahi Shimbun Digital. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ↑ No Title (in ja) (18 October 2014)withnews.
- ↑ Shuji Nakamura. Santa Barbara: University of California. Retrieved July 31, 2008.
- ↑ Nobel laureate fought the odds to make history (10 October 2014)Pacific Coast Business Times. Retrieved Oct 10, 2014.
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