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Shuji Nakamura

Japanese: 中村 修二
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Birthplace: Ikata, Nishiuwa District, Ehime, Japan
Occupation: Japanese-born American electronic engineer and inventor specializing in the field of semiconductors, and regarded as the inventor of the blue LED
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About Shuji Nakamura, Nobel Prize in Physics, 2014

Shuji Nakamura (中村 修二, Nakamura Shūji, born May 22, 1954) is a Japanese-born American electronic engineer and inventor specializing in the field of semiconductor technology, professor at the Materials Department of the College of Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), and is regarded as the inventor of the blue LED, a major breakthrough in lighting technology.

Recognition

  • 2001 – Asahi Prize from the Japanese Newspaper, Asahi Shimbun
  • 2002 – Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics from the Franklin Institute.
  • 2006 – Finland's Millennium Technology Prize for his continuing efforts to make cheaper and more efficient light sources.
  • 2007 – nominee for the European Inventor Award awarded by the European Patent Office
  • 2008 – Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research.
  • 2008 – Honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
  • 2008 – Holst Memorial Lecture Award [Eindhoven University of Technology and Royal Philips Research, the Netherlands].
  • 2009 – Harvey Prize from the Technion in Israel.
  • 2012 – Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association (SVIPLA) Inventor of the Year.
  • 2014 – Nobel Prize in Physics together with Prof. Isamu Akasaki and Prof. Hiroshi Amano for inventing blue light-emitting diodes.
  • 2015 – Global Energy Prize for the invention, commercialization and development of energy-efficient white LED lighting technology
  • 2015 – Asia Game Changer Award
  • 2017 – Mountbatten Medal
  • 2018 – Zayed Future Energy Prize
  • 2021 – Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
  • 2022 – Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement

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About Nakamura 中村 修二 (日本語)

中村 修二(なかむら しゅうじ、英語: Shuji Nakamura、1954年(昭和29年)5月22日 - )は、電子工学を専門とする技術者、研究者。徳島大学博士(工学。日亜化学時代の1993年に世界に先駆けて実用的な高輝度青色発光ダイオードを開発し、その発明により赤﨑勇・天野浩とともに2014年のノーベル物理学賞を受賞した [%E6%B3%A8%E9%87%88 2]。日亜化学との訴訟[%E6%B3%A8%E9%87%88 3]でも注目を集めた。2005年までは日本国籍であったが、その後アメリカ国籍を取得している[%E6%B3%A8%E9%87%88 ]。

日亜化学工業開発部主幹研究員、同社 窒化物半導体研究所 所長を経て、2000年よりカリフォルニア大学サンタバーバラ校(UCSB)教授。科学技術振興機構のERATO中村不均一結晶プロジェクトの研究統括を務めるとともに、大学発ベンチャー「SORAA」も立ち上げた。中村を中心としたUCSBの研究グループは、2007年に世界発の無極性青紫半導体レーザーを実現した。2014年文化功労者、文化勲章受章。2017年、日本工業大学特別栄誉教授。

Shuji Nakamura (中村 修二, Nakamura Shūji)

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1954
May 22, 1954
Ikata, Nishiuwa District, Ehime, Japan