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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. News provided by Share this article Share this article 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. ....
He is also a member of BMW s supervisory board. Jan 27th, 2021 GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences BERLIN (AP) The head of Germany s national earth sciences research center has been dismissed from his post amid allegations of corruption. The German Research Center for Geosciences, or GFZ, said Tuesday it had terminated the contract of scientific executive director and board chairman Reinhard Huettl “with immediate effect.” The GFZ runs an international seismic monitoring network known as GEOFON that provides near-real time information on earthquakes around the world. Huettl, who had been in the post since 2007, was suspended in October following allegations of what the GFZ called “compliance violations with respect to handling of financial resources.” ....
German science centre fires director, citing trust concerns by The Associated Press Last Updated Jan 26, 2021 at 11:58 am EDT BERLIN The head of Germany’s national earth sciences research centre has been dismissed from his post amid allegations of corruption. The German Research Center for Geosciences, or GFZ, said Tuesday it had terminated the contract of scientific executive director and board chairman Reinhard Huettl “with immediate effect.” The GFZ runs an international seismic monitoring network known as GEOFON that provides near-real time information on earthquakes around the world. Huettl, who had been in the post since 2007, was suspended in October following allegations of what the GFZ called “compliance violations with respect to handling of financial resources.” ....