Awards

CSW has a long tradition of honoring some of the top researchers in the field of compound semiconductors.

Attendees are welcome to download a copy of the CSW 2022 Awards Brochure below.

Welker Award 2022 Recipient

Prof. Constance
Chang-Hasnain
Berxel Photonics Ltd.

For pioneering contributions to VCSEL photonics, nano-photonics and high contrast metastructures for optical communications and optical sensing

The 2022 award is sponsored by ams OSRAM.

The Welker Award was established in 1976 by Siemens AG in honor of Heinrich Welker, the pioneer in the field of III-V compound semiconductors. The award is now supported by Osram GmbH and given away for outstanding research in the area of III-V compound semiconductors. Click here to see the list of the previous recipients, which includes three Nobel Laureates, and click here for the list of the 2020-2021 recipients.

Quantum Devices Award 2022 Recipient

Prof. Masaaki Tanaka
The University of Tokyo

For pioneering contribution to epitaxial synthesis of advanced semiconductor based spintronics materials and strucexploratory devices applications

The 2022 Quantum Devices Award is sponsored by Japanese Section of the ISCS Steering Committee.

The Quantum Devices Award was initiated by Fujitsu Quantum Devices Ltd. in 2000, and is now sponsored by the Japanese section of the ISCS steering committee. The Award honors pioneering contributions to the field of compound semiconductor devices and quantum nanostructure devices including physics and epitaxial growth. Click here to see the list of the previous recipients, and click here for the list of the 2020-2021 recipients.

ISCS Young Scientist Award 2022 Recipient

Prof. Elaheh Ahmadi
University of Michigan

For seminal contributions to molecular beam epitaxy of N-polar (Al,Ga,In)N and (Al,Ga)2O3 heterostructures

The 2022 ISCS Young Scientist Award is sponsored by II-VI Incorporated.

The ISCS Young Scientist Award is supported by the International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors (ISCS). Established in 1986, the ISCS Young Scientist Award acknowledges technical achievements in the field of compound semiconductors by a scientist younger than 40 years on the first day of the Symposium. Click here to see the list of the previous recipients, and click here for the list of the 2020-2021 recipients.

IPRM Award 2022 Recipient

Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagarajan
Marvell

In recognition of the breakthrough work in the development and commercialization of Large Scale InP Photonic Integrated Circuits

The 2022 IPRM Award is sponsored by II-VI Incorporated.

The IPRM Award was initiated by the Indium Phosphide and Related Materials (IPRM) Conference in 1993, as The Michael Lunn Award. During the first three years following its introduction (1993-1995), the award was given for the best paper presented at IPRM. The award criteria were revised in 1996 to recognize individuals who have made “outstanding contributions to the InP community”. In 2007, the award was renamed the IPRM Award and has since been sponsored by the IPRM international steering committee to recognize individuals or organizations who have made an outstanding contribution to the InP and related materials community, especially in the areas of materials growth, integrated photonic components, and high frequency electronics. Click here to see the list of the previous recipients, and click here for the list of the 2020-2021 recipients.

CSW Best Student Paper Award

The 2022 Best Student Paper Awards are sponsored by II-VI Incorporated.

The CSW Best Student Paper Award was established for students who present their work as speakers or poster presenters. The award is are open only to students who are officially registered at a university by the abstract submission deadline. Awardees will be selected by members of the program committee based on abstract content and presentation quality. All papers with registered students as first-authors will enter the competition. Student award applicants are strongly encouraged to attend the award ceremony in the closing session. A partial list of previous CSW Best Student Paper Awardees can be found here, and click here for the list of the 2020-2021 recipients.