SSLEEC General News and Nobel News

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Buckwalter, James(2)

Congratulations to Professor James Buckwalter for his induction as senior member of the US National Academy of Inventors

Friday, March 13, 2026, 4:00 pm

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McGowan, Brenda(PWA-Unsung-Heroine)

Congratulations to Brenda McGowan on receiving the 2026 PWA Unsung Heroine Award

Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 11:05 am

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Miller, Marc(PWA-Unsung_Hero)

Congratulations to Marc Miller on receiving the 2026 PWA Unsung Hero Award

Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 11:00 am

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Roark Chao researches microLEDs(PERKO-2026)

Hair-width LEDs could replace lasers — and a UCSB doctoral student is helping make it happen

Monday, February 23, 2026, 8:30 am

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UC Inventions - top 10 (571)

UC tops worldwide ranking of universities for patented inventions

Friday, February 20, 2026, 2:00 pm

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Santa Barbara emerges as tech titan thanks to UCSB and Google Quantum AI

Friday, February 20, 2026, 1:00 pm

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DenBaars, Steven

Steven P. DenBaars recognized as OPTICA's Nick Holonyak Jr. Award, 2026

Thursday, February 19, 2026, 11:30 am

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Roark Chao is a UCSB researcher in Schuller and DenBaars Group, making an impact at conferences, being a TA and mentoring students

Thursday, February 19, 2026, 11:00 am

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2025 Leiden Rankings - UC Santa Barbara ranks first among U.S. public universities and among the very top institutions worldwide

Monday, February 9, 2026, 12:00 pm

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DenBaars_Steven(IEE2025)

IEEE Fellow Steven P. DenBaars is honored with the 2026 IEEE NICK HOLONYAK, JR. MEDAL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES

Friday, December 19, 2025, 8:45 am

Nobel News

 

 

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Nakamura, Shuji (photo credit: Matt Perko)

Professor Shuji Nakamura's interview: "I want my work to enhance human life and contribute to achieving world peace"

Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 6:00 pm

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Shuji with blackboard and candlesticks with lights

New rules flip the the switch to make LEDs household bulbs of choice

Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 6:00 pm

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Shuji_Nakamura(OV Digital)

22 May: Shuji Nakamura is recognized on his birthday

Monday, May 22, 2023, 6:00 pm

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Solitaire Nakamura

Professor Shuji Nakamura featured on Solitaire, in a deck of cards featuring famous inventors

Monday, May 22, 2023, 6:00 pm

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KAUST Twitter

Professor Shuji Nakamura speaks at the "Future of Semiconductor Forums 2023"

Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 6:00 pm

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Nobel Prize Medal

Professor Shuji Nakamura is featured in Forbes Magazine

Sunday, March 19, 2023, 6:00 pm

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Professor Shuji Nakamura was key to the Invention of Blu-Ray Technology

Wednesday, January 11, 2023, 6:00 pm

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Nakamura, Shuji (photo credit: Matt Perko)

Shuji Nakamura Receives Richard J. Goldstein Energy Lecture Award From Professional Group

Monday, November 15, 2021, 9:00 pm

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Shuji_Nakamura by Randy Lamb, UCSB

Shuji Nakamura Receives Most-Prestigious Prize for Engineering

Sunday, February 21, 2021, 6:00 pm

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Nakamura, Shuji (photo credit: Matt Perko)

UCSB Professor Shuji Nakamura Receives National Academy of Science Award

Wednesday, May 6, 2020, 11:00 am

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Shuji with blackboard and candlesticks with lights

Professor Shuji Nakamura to receive the 2019 Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy

Thursday, December 19, 2019, 6:00 pm

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Nakamura, Shuji (photo credit: Matt Perko)

'The Current War' Helps CTA Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Hall of Fame

Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 6:00 pm

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Shuji_Nakamura(Macau2023)

Professor Shuji Nakamura inducted as a fellow of U.K.’s Royal Academy of Engineering

Monday, September 30, 2019, 12:00 pm

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Shuji Nakamura among other prestigious colleagues at the University of Perugia

Professor Shuji Nakamura receives Honoris Causa Doctorate in Energy and Sustainable Development

Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 6:00 pm

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LED lights on the ground at night creating a face of a man

LED Light Innovator Shuji Nakamura Honored with Zayed Future Energy Prize Lifetime Achievement Awar

Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 6:00 pm

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DAILY NEXUS SCIENCE & TECH: Scaling New Heights

Thursday, February 1, 2018, 6:00 pm

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Dewa power station in Jebel

The impact of new discoveries is only just being realised, writes Nobel Prize winner Shuji Nakamura

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 6:00 pm

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Professor Shuji Nakamura's relief sculpture unveiled at The University of Tokushima

Sunday, April 3, 2016, 12:00 pm

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Nobel Prize Medal

Professor Shuji Nakamura gives the Nelson W. Taylor Lecture at Penn State’s University Park campus

Monday, March 28, 2016, 12:00 pm

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Shuji_Nakamura by Randy Lamb, UCSB

Interview with 2014 Nobel Laureate in Physics Shuji Nakamura

Saturday, December 6, 2014, 5:00 pm