Steven P. DenBaars

Steven P. DenBaars is an American material scientist, electrical engineer, and academic.

Steven P. DenBaars
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Arizona University of Southern California
Known for	Nitride Semiconductors MOCVD Light-emitting diode Laser Diode
Scientific career
Fields	Materials, Electrical Engineering & Nitrides
Institutions	University of California, Santa Barbara
Doctoral advisor	P. Daniel Dapkus

DenBaars earned a B.Sc in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, at University of Arizona in 1984, and a Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California in 1988.[1] In 1992 he was appointed as a professor in the Materials Department and the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department at University of California, Santa Barbara. DenBaars has over 800 published papers.[2]

Awards and recognitions

• Member of the National Academy of Inventors, 2013[3]
• Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2012[4]
• IEEE Photonics Society Aron Kressel Award, 2010[5]
• Mitsubishi Distinguished Professor, UC Santa Barbara Materials[6]
• USC Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Southern California

See also

• Shuji Nakamura

References

1. "Bio | Solid State Lighting & Energy Electronics Center". ssleec.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
2. "Steve DenBaars Bio – UCSB Office of Technology & Industry Alliances". tia.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
3. "National Academy of Inventors". www.academyofinventors.org. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
4. "Professor Steven P. DenBaars". NAE Website. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
5. "Aron Kressel Award Winners - IEEE Photonics Society". www.photonicssociety.org. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
6. "Steven P. DenBaars". materials.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-16.

External links

• Solid State Lighting & Energy Electronics Center website at the University of California, Santa Barbara.