The spotlight of achievement once again shines on light-emitting diode (LED) technology. Last year, Shuji Nakamura, with the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB), received the 2020 National Academy of Science (NAS) Award for his world-changing developments in the field of LEDs.
This year, Nakamura was named with other innovators for the 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for fundamental advancements in solid-state lighting. Honored for their achievements were Isamu Akasaki (Meijo/Nagoya), Shuji Nakamura (UCSB), Nick Holonyak Jr (University of Illinois), M. George Craford, and Russell Dupuis (GA Tech).
LED technology has become a crucial part of our world. The global industry for visible LEDs predicted to be worth over $108 billion by 2025. LED lighting is 75 percent more energy-efficient and 25 times longer lasting than traditional incandescent lightbulbs, thus helping to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Various types of LED-based technologi
Norwich University of the Arts student Hannah Goldsmith
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A 20-year-old Norwich design student has been selected as the winner of a global competition after hundreds had entered.
Norwich University of the Arts second year student, Hannah Goldsmith, has been named as the winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QE Prize) 2021 Create the Trophy Competition.
More than 2,000 people aged between 14 and 24 initially entered with Miss Goldsmith emerging victorious after 10 finalists were shortlisted.
This is Hannah Goldsmith s design which won her the QE Prize trophy
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An expert panel of designer and engineer judges led by Sir Ian Blatchford, director and chief executive of the Science Museum Group, felt her design was a worthy winner.
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“I am so honored to receive the Queen Elizabeth Prize for my contributions to solid-state lighting, which provides tremendous benefits for humanity by providing energy-efficient lighting and displays,” Nakamura said.
Short for “light-emitting diode,” LEDs have become ubiquitous in our modern lives, replacing energy-guzzling incandescent and florescent lightbulbs in homes, public spaces, commercial businesses and vehicles.
“Their innovations have resulted in a 10-fold increase in energy efficiency of lighting and displays over conventional technologies,” said Steven DenBaars, fellow materials and electrical and computer engineering professor at UCSB and, with Nakamura, co-director of the campus’s Solid State Lighting and Energy Electronics Center.
LED Lighting Development Wins 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Date Announced: 04 Feb 2021
Isamu Akasaki, Shuji Nakamura, Nick Holonyak Jr, M. George Craford and Russell Dupuis awarded the world’s most prestigious engineering accolade.
London, UK
The 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) is awarded for the creation and development of LED lighting, which forms the basis of all solid state lighting technology. Isamu Akasaki, Shuji Nakamura, Nick Holonyak Jr, M. George Craford and Russell Dupuis are recognised not only for the global impact of LED and solid state lighting but also for the tremendous contribution the technology has made, and will continue to make, to reducing energy consumption and addressing climate change.
LED Lighting Development Wins 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize)
Isamu Akasaki, Shuji Nakamura, Nick Holonyak Jr, M. George Craford and Russell Dupuis awarded the world s most prestigious engineering accolade.
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LONDON, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The 2021 QEPrize is awarded for the creation and development of LED lighting, which forms the basis of all solid state lighting technology. Isamu Akasaki, Shuji Nakamura, Nick Holonyak Jr, M. George Craford and Russell Dupuis are recognised not only for the global impact of LED and solid state lighting but also for the tremendous contribution the technology has made, and will continue to make, to reducing energy consumption and addressing climate change.