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  • LED pioneer Nick Holonyak awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize

    Feb 2, 2021 8:30 am by Liz Ahlberg TouchstoneExcellence
    Illinois electrical and computer engineering professor Nick Holonyak Jr. was among five LED pioneers honored with the 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. Pictured in 2015. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer.

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    Professor Nick Holonyak Jr., has been awarded the 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering 'for the creation and development of LED lighting, which forms the basis of all solid-state lighting technology.'

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