Social/Economic Well-Being Isamu Akasaki Hiroshi Amano Shuji Nakamura Individual/Humanity Well-Being Patrick O. Brown Stephen P. A. Fodor World Environmental Well-Being Charles Elachi Nobuyoshi Fugono Ken'ichi Okamoto

Technical Achievement: The Development of Blue Light Emitting Semiconductor Devices - Development of the blue light emitting diode and laser diode is the final link in completing the light spectrum for semiconductor devices. Shuji Nakamura 1977 Bachelor of Electronic Engineering, University of Tokushima 1979 Master of Electronic Engineering, University of Tokushima 1994 Doctor of Engineering, University of Tokushima 1979-1999 Nichia Chemical Corporation 2000-present Professor, University of California at Santa Barbara Honors: 1996 Nishina Memorila Award 1996 IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (LEOS) Engineering Achievement (with Drs. Akasaki and Amano) 1997 MRS Medal Award 1997 Okochi Memorila Award 1998 C&C Award (with Dr. Akasaki) 1998 British Rank Prize (with Drs. Akasaki and Amano) 1998 IEEE Jack A. Morton Award (with Dr. Akasaki) 2000 Honda Award 2000 Carl Zeis Research Awrd 2001 Asahi Award (with Dr. Akasaki) 2001 OSA Nick Holonyak, Jr. Award 2001 IEEE Quantum Electronics Award 2002 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Engineering He is honored with many other awards. > Awardees

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