{"361421":{"#nid":"361421","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Draper Prize for Engineering Rewards LED Pioneers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ELEDs reduced U.S. CO2 emissions by an estimated 12 million tons in 2013, produce the greatest amount of light for the energy used, and have the longest lifetime of any lighting source available. In recognition of the significant benefit to society created by the initial development and commercialization of LED technologies 20 years ago, five pioneers will receive the $500,000 Draper Prize for Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u201cGreat engineers imagine new things \u2013 and build them,\u201d said Draper Laboratory President and CEO Kaigham J. Gabriel. \u201cThese LED pioneers created technologies that brought new light to our lives, spawning an industry that today boasts hundreds of thousands of jobs while making energy consumption more efficient.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EIsamu Akasaki; George Craford; Russell Dupuis; Nick Holonyak, Jr.; and Shuji Nakamura each made contributions critical to taking light-emitting diodes from laboratory concept to ubiquitous reality in smartphone screens, surgical lighting, agriculture and many other applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EHolonyak created the first red LED in 1962. Craford invented the first yellow LED in 1972. He also developed processes for the first large-scale commercial production of red LEDs, and decades later contributed to the development of high-efficiency white LEDs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/fac_profiles\/bio.php?id=129\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Dupuis\u003C\/a\u003E invented the process that is the basis of virtually all production of high-brightness LEDs, laser diodes, solar cells, and high-speed optoelectronic (light controlling) devices, in 1977.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAkasaki created the first blue LED in 1989, which enabled bright energy-saving white light sources by using Dupuis\u2019 technology. Nakamura demonstrated the first high-brightness blue LED in 1994, which led to the development of Blu-ray\u2122 technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ELong-lasting white light used in LED display screens comes from mixing red, yellow and blue LEDs. According to industry analysts, LED lighting created a $17.7 billion global industry, while benefiting the environment with its high efficiency.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EDupuis was appointed Steve W. Chaddick Chair in Electro-Optics at Georgia Tech in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2003.\u0026nbsp; He is currently studying the growth of III-V compound semiconductor devices by MOCVD, including materials in the InAlGaN\/GaN, InAlGaAsP\/GaAs, InAlGaAsSb, and InAlGaAsP\/InP systems. A Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, Dupuis and two of his colleagues were awarded the 2002 National Medal of Technology for their work on developing and commercializing LEDs. He won the 1985 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IEEE_Morris_N._Liebmann_Memorial_Award\u0022\u003EIEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award\u003C\/a\u003E. He is a member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Academy_of_Engineering\u0022\u003ENational Academy of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and is a Fellow of the IEEE, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Physical_Society\u0022\u003EAmerican Physical Society\u003C\/a\u003E, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science\u0022\u003EAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science\u003C\/a\u003E, and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Optical_Society_of_America\u0022\u003EOptical Society of America\u003C\/a\u003E. Dupuis won the 2004 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Bardeen\u0022\u003EJohn Bardeen\u003C\/a\u003E Award and the 2007 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IEEE\u0022\u003EIEEE\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edison_Medal\u0022\u003EEdison Medal\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe Charles Stark Draper Prize was established and endowed by Draper Laboratory in 1988 in tribute to its founder, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.draper.com\/profile\/docslab.html\u0022\u003EDr. Charles Stark Draper\u003C\/a\u003E, who pioneered inertial navigation. It honors those who have contributed to the advancement of engineering and public understanding of the importance of engineering and technology. Previous winners over the past 25 years include the inventors of the mobile phone and supporting infrastructure, the World Wide Web, GPS, and the turbojet engine. The Draper Prize for Engineering, which annually recognizes engineers whose accomplishments have significantly benefited society, is considered the Nobel Prize of engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EECE\u2019s Russell Dupuis among honorees\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ECE\u2019s Russell Dupuis among honorees"}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-01-07 09:44:47","changed_gmt":"2022-05-26 17:09:36","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-01-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-01-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72274":{"id":"72274","type":"image","title":"Russell Dupuis","body":null,"created":"1449177454","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:17:34","changed":"1475894653","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:13"}},"media_ids":["72274"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"groups":[{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"113781","name":"Draper Prize"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kay.kinard@coe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}