 | Jerry M. Woodall |
In recognition of his exceptional achievements in material and device science technology, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has presented its 2005 Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal to Jerry M. Woodall, the C. Baldwin Sawyer Professor of Electrical Engineering, professor of applied physics and co-director of the Center for Microelectronic Materials and Structures at Yale.
The medal was created in honor of Jun-ichi Nishizawa, known as the "father of Japanese microelectronics," for his lifetime of outstanding achievements. The prize, which was presented for the first time in 2004, consists of a gold medal, bronze replica, certificate and honorarium. The citation reads "for pioneering contributions to the liquid-phase epitaxy in the GaAs/AlGaAs systems, including applications to photonic and electronic devices."
Woodall joined the Yale Faculty of Engineering in 1999 after many years at IBM Research, where he first worked on ways of growing highly purified and perfect GaAs crystals for early injection lasers. His later work involved the invention and development of technologically and commercially important compound semiconductor heterojunction materials, processes and related devices. Examples include light-emitting diodes, lasers, ultra-fast transistors and solar cells, which are all in widespread use today. Woodall's research has resulted in over 275 publications and 67 issued U.S. patents.
Paul Fleury, dean of Yale Engineering, said: "Professor Woodall's curiosity, drive and creativity have for decades led to advances in technology that touch virtually everyone -- though his microscopic inventions are invisible to most. The Nishizawa Award is but the latest in a long series of well-deserved and prestigious recognitions by the most knowledgeable of his peers."
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