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Dr. Shuji Nakamura

Nobel Laureate & Cree Professor in Solid State Lighting and Displays
Materials Department & Electrical Engineering · University of California, Santa Barbara

Field: physicsLocation: Santa Barbara, California, United StatesInstitutional homepage ↗

Research Biography & Scholarly Focus

Dr. Nakamura was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which enabled bright, energy-saving white light sources.

Department & Affiliation

Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara
Faculty Division: Materials Department & Electrical Engineering
Supervision / Inquiries: Contact directly via official department directory

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