November 1, 2010
It has been announced that the 24th Japan IBM Science Prize in Electronics will be awarded to Dr. Hideki Hirayama for his work on the development of high-quality AlGaN-based semiconductor crystals and advanced research on deep-UV LEDs. Dr. Hirayama is the Team Leader of the Terahertz Quantum Device Team, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute (ASI).
The prize is intended to contribute to the improvement of basic science research and to encourage young researchers. The prize is awarded to persons who have made major contributions to physics, chemistry, and computational science and electronics, and was established in 1987. There were four projects and four prize recipients announced this year.
The recipients will make presentations on their individual research at the award ceremony to be held on November 29 at IBM Japan headquarters.
We offer our sincere congratulations to Dr. Hirayama on this honor.
IBM press release website
http://www-06.ibm.com/jp/press/2010/11/0101.html (In Japanese only)
Dr. Hideki Hirayama
Education| 1989-1994 | Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| 1994 | Tokyo Institute of Technology, PhD (Department of Physical Electronics) |
Research Experience
| 2005-present | Team Leader, Terahertz Quantum Device Laboratory, RIKEN |
| 1994-2005 | Research Scientist of RIKEN |
| 2004-present | Visiting Professor, Saitama University |
Awards
| 2010 | APEX/JJAP Editorial Contribution Award, The Japan Society of Applied Physics |
| 2005 | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Young Scientist Award, MEXT |
| 2003 | 6th Marubun Incentive Award, Marubun Research Foundation |
Award Presentation and Commemorative Lecture (November 29, 2010)