Kenichi Iga

Optica, Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, has named Kenichi Iga, Professor Emeritus and former President of Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan the 2024 Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus W. Quinn Prize recipient.

Iga is recognized for pioneering contributions and visionary leadership in the field of semiconductor lasers and optoelectronics and a dedication to training and educating future generations.

Reference: OPTICA

John Bowers

John Bowers, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering in the UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering (COE), the Fred Kavli Chair in Nanotechnology, and the director of the UCSB Institute for Energy Efficiency, has been selected to receive the 2024 Jun-ichi Nishizawa Prize from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his “contributions to photonic integrated circuit technologies.”

Reference: IEEE Photonics Society / UC SANTA BARBARA

Fumio Koyama

Emeritus Professor Fumio Koyama of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Specially Appointed Professor at the Institute of Innovative Research) has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 IEEE Nick Holonyak Jr. Medal for pioneering contributions to vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and VCSEL-based photonics for optical communications and sensing.

Reference: IEEE Photonics Society / Tokyo Tech News