SSLEEC General News and Nobel News

General News
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Henry Yang(filmstrip)

Three decades of dedication — and progress: Chancellor Yang concludes a historic chapter

Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 1:00 pm

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Henry Yang & Michael Drake(2025)

UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry T. Yang awarded UC Presidential Medal

Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 12:00 pm

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UC Santa Barbara Graduate Division Commencement Ceremony 2025

Monday, June 23, 2025, 4:00 pm

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College of Engineering Named for Former Dean Robert Mehrabian

Monday, June 23, 2025, 12:15 pm

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Celebrating the LGBTQIA+ Community

Monday, June 23, 2025, 12:10 pm

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Pioneering UCSB Laser Expert John Bowers Is Set to Retire

Monday, June 23, 2025, 12:00 pm

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Professor John Bowers to retire after 38 years at UC Santa Barbara

Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 9:00 am

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Professor John Bowers honored with 23rd William Gould Dow Distinguished Lectureship

Friday, May 30, 2025, 10:30 am

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Celebrating John Bowers, Founding Director of UC Santa Barbara's Institute of Energy Efficiency

Friday, May 30, 2025, 10:00 am

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Compound Semiconductor Week 2025 announces Professor Srabanti Chowdhury (UCSB Alumnae) as The Quantum Devices Award recipient

Friday, May 30, 2025, 9:15 am

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Van de Walle, Chris

Compound Semiconductor Week 2025 announces Professor Chris Van de Walle's as The Welker Award recipient

Friday, May 30, 2025, 9:00 am

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Shuji_Nakamura(McGill University 2025)

Professor Shuji Nakamura will receive McGill’s top award, the Honorary Doctorate of Science

Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 2:00 pm

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Professor Sriram Krishnamoorthy is the Co-organizer of 2025 Gallium Oxide Workshop

Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 1:00 pm

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Professor James S. Speck and his co-authors have a new book release

Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 12:00 pm

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Sally Nayak(UCLA)

Congratulations to Sally Nayak, who is starting research at UCLA

Thursday, May 8, 2025, 11:00 am

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Mishra, Conduction characteristics of ICeGaN

Improving GaN Device Architectures: Novel combinations show promise for different applications.

Monday, March 31, 2025, 2:00 pm

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These Mathematical Equations Are Slashing America’s Electric Bills

Monday, March 24, 2025, 10:00 am

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Boosting electro-optic performance in III-V semiconductors

Thursday, March 13, 2025, 11:00 am

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Bowers, John & Galan Moody (left)

Professor John Bowers is a recipient of A DARPA Award to Squeeze Light for Powerful On-Chip Optical Sensors

Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 12:00 pm

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Holmes, Archie(PhD97)

From Semiconductors to System Leadership: Dr. Archie Holmes on Engineering Higher Ed’s Future

Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 11:00 am

Nobel News

 

 

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Professor Shuji Nakamura was listed as contributing to the Top 10 Japanese Tech Innovations that changed the world

Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 8:30 am

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Professor Shuji Nakamura receives Honorary Doctorate of Science at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec

Friday, May 30, 2025, 1:00 pm

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The invention of the white LED lightbulb (BBC podcast)

Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 10:00 am

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Invention of Blue LED, Laser and Solid State Light, by 2014 Nobel Laureate Shuji Nakamura (10 years ago)

Monday, March 17, 2025, 5:00 pm

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Nakamura, Shuji (lightbulbs) AFP

6 famous engineers of today · Elon Musk · Satya Nadella · Shuji Nakamura · Sundar Pichai · Robert S. Langer · Dr. Andrew Viterbi

Friday, February 28, 2025, 9:30 am

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Shuji Nakamura's induction into Engineering and Science Hall of Fame

Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 8:00 pm

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Shuji Nakamura to be inducted into Engineering and Science Hall of Fame

Monday, July 29, 2024, 8:00 pm

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Professor Shuji Nakamura is a featured speaker at the Future of Semiconductor Forum 2024 in Riyadh

Wednesday, June 12, 2024, 11:00 am

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What today’s photonics industry can learn from the quest for the blue LED

Friday, March 22, 2024, 2:00 pm

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Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED

Thursday, February 8, 2024, 11:00 pm

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Professor Shuji Nakamura recognized as the LpS DIGITAL Innovation Awards Honoree 2023

Sunday, December 10, 2023, 11:45 pm

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Inventors Hall of Fame recognizes Professor Shuji Nakamura

Monday, December 4, 2023, 12:20 pm

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Nobel laureate Shuji Nakamura to give talk at UM

Thursday, August 17, 2023, 12:04 pm

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What’s going on with your lightbulbs?

Sunday, August 13, 2023, 12:00 pm

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

Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 6:00 pm

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

Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 6:00 pm

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Professor Shuji Nakamura is featured in Forbes Magazine

Sunday, March 19, 2023, 6:00 pm