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SETi honoured with Tibbetts Award at the White House
The aluminium gallium nitride UV LED innovator has been awarded for its role in research and development for the U.S. government under the SBIR program
Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) has received a Tibbetts Award.
The award was presented by the US Small Business Administrator, Karen Mills, to Remis Gaska and Michael Shur, at a ceremony held at the White House.
Image: (from left to right), Roland Tibbetts, Karen Mills (SMA Administrator), Remis Gaska, Sean Greene (Associate Administrator of Investment and Innovation) and Michael Shur
Gaska and Shur founded SETi in 1999 to develop III-nitride based electronic and optoelectronic devices. Under DARPA and SBIR funded programs SETi developed proprietary technology that led to the development of Ultraviolet (UV) LEDs with peak emission wavelengths ranging from 230nm through 365nm.
SETi has over 100 patents covering materials, devices and applications in UV LED technology, many of which were the result of US government backed development under SBIR funding.
The company continues to further its device technology and develop new applications of UV LEDs through multi-agency programs and recently announced more than 10% efficiency in a 275nm LED thanks to the DARPA/ARL CMUVT program.
The Tibbetts Awards, are named after Roland Tibbetts, who was instrumental in developing the SBIR program. The awards are presented to companies and individuals from all over the United States.
Tibbetts award winners are selected based on the economic impact of their technological innovation, and on whether they have met federal research and development needs, encouraged diverse participation in technological innovation, and increased the commercialisation of federal research.
