Shuji Nakamura

Shuji Nakamura
Date personale
Născut	22 mai 1954 (69 de ani)[13][14][15] Ikata⁠(d), Prefectura Ehime, Japonia
Cetățenie	Japonia (22 mai 1954–2005)  Statele Unite ale Americii (2005–)
Ocupație	fizician inginer inventator profesor universitar[*]​
Limbi vorbite	limba japoneză
Activitate
Domeniu	fizică
Instituție	Ehime University[*][[Ehime University (higher education institution in Ehime Prefecture, Japan)|​]] University of California, Santa Barbara[*][[University of California, Santa Barbara (public university near Goleta, California, United States and part of the University of California system)|​]] Nichia[*][[Nichia (Japanese chemical engineering and manufacturing company)|​]]
Alma Mater	University of Tokushima[*][[University of Tokushima (higher education institution in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan)|​]] Universitatea din Nagoya[*]​ 愛媛県立大洲高等学校[*][[愛媛県立大洲高等学校 |​]]
Organizații	National Academy of Engineering[*][[National Academy of Engineering (engineering branch of the United States National Academies)|​]] Academia Poloneză de Științe
Cunoscut pentru	blue light-emitting diode[*][[blue light-emitting diode |​]]
Premii	Premiul Nobel pentru Fizică (2014)[1][2] Ordinul Culturii[*]​ (2014) Premio Princesa de Asturias de Investigación Científica y Técnica[*][[Premio Princesa de Asturias de Investigación Científica y Técnica (science award)|​]] (2008) Medalia Benjamin Franklin[*]​ (2002) Premiul Harvey[*]​ (2009)[3] Quantum Electronics Award[*][[Quantum Electronics Award |​]] (2002) National Inventors Hall of Fame[*][[National Inventors Hall of Fame (award)|​]] (2015)[4] Charles Stark Draper Prize[*][[Charles Stark Draper Prize (one of three prizes that constitute the "Nobel Prizes of Engineering")|​]] (2015) Zeiss Research Award[*][[Zeiss Research Award |​]] (2000) Persoană de merit cultural[*]​ (2014) Premiul Asahi[*]​ (2000) Premiul Millennium Technology[*]​ (2006)[5][6][7] Medalia Edison[*]​ Globalnaia ienergia[*][[Globalnaia ienergia (international award for science)|​]] (2015) MRS Medal Award[*][[MRS Medal Award (science award)|​]] (1997)[8] Premiul Nishina[*]​ (1996) IET Kelvin Lecture[*][[IET Kelvin Lecture (IET lecture)|​]] (2010) Clarivate Citation Laureates[*][[Clarivate Citation Laureates (award)|​]] (2002)[9] Nick Holonyak Jr. Award[*][[Nick Holonyak Jr. Award (award of the Optical Society)|​]] (2001)[10] IEEE Jack A. Morton Award[*][[IEEE Jack A. Morton Award (award for contributions in the field of solid-state devices)|​]] (1998)[11] NAS Award for the Industrial Application of Science[*][[NAS Award for the Industrial Application of Science (award conferred by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences)|​]] (2020)[12]
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Shuji Nakamura (n. 22 mai 1954, Ikata^⁠(d), Prefectura Ehime, Japonia) este profesor la Universitatea din California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) și unul dintre inventatorii LED-ului albastru. Împreună cu Isamu Akasaki și Hiroshi Amano, a fost distins cu Premiul Nobel pentru Fizică 2014, „pentru inventarea de LED-uri albastre eficiente, care a permis surse de lumină albă intense și economice”.^[16]