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<p class=MsoNormal><i>This Thursday, San Diego State University will have the
privilege of hosting the Kyoto Laureate in technology, Dr. Isamu Akasaki. This
will be an outstanding opportunity for faculty, staff and students to learn
more about one of the true innovators in blue LED technology. I strongly
recommend that you attend and that you encourage you students to do so. Please
register for the event. Additional information is provided below. I look
forward to seeing you there! David<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>2010 Kyoto Prize Symposium </b><br>
Thursday, April 22, 10:00–11:30 a.m.<br>
Montezuma Hall<br>
Presentation by Dr. Isamu Akasaki, pioneer of blue LED technology<br>
Demonstrations by Sony & blue LED light displays by the Illuminating
Engineering Society<o:p></o:p></p>
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Blue LED technology has brought us Blu-ray movies, stunning light displays and
ecofriendly lighting. Once considered to be technologically impossible, the
development of blue LED became a reality thanks to one man’s breakthrough
discovery. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Dr. Isamu Akasaki is the 2009 recipient of the Kyoto Prize
in Advanced Technology—Japan's highest private award for global
achievement—and he is considered to be the pioneer of blue LED
technology. His extraordinary achievement stimulated research on blue LEDs
worldwide and was the first step toward their eventual commercialization in the
1990s. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Akasaki will speak about his lifetime contributions to
semiconductor science during a special free presentation at 10 a.m. on
Thursday, April 22, at San Diego State University's Montezuma Hall. Joining him
is Edgar Tu, Senior Vice President of Sony Electronics, who will discuss the
commercial impact of Akasaki's work over the past twenty years, with
demonstrations of an LED-backlit HDTV and a Blu-ray Disc player, plus a 3-D TV
that will use Blu-ray technology. The Illuminating Engineering Society of San
Diego will also create blue LED light installations throughout the building to
enhance the lecture. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>For more information and to register for the presentation,
please visit <a href="http://www.kyotoprize.org/events/registration.cfm"
target="_blank">http://www.kyotoprize.org/events/registration.cfm</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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