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George Turner awarded for MBE innovation

The MIT scientist has been awarded for his pioneering developments in antimonide material and device research which have enabled an entire field of mid-infrared optoelectronics
The 2013 Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) Innovator Award, co-sponsored by Veeco Instruments Inc. and the North American MBE (NAMBE) organisation, has been awarded to George W. Turner, Ph.D., Group Leader of the Lincoln Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Turner was presented with the award at the NAMBE Conference in Banff, Canada by Charles Tu, Ph.D., an Associate Dean and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering.

The NAMBE organisation selected Turner for his pioneering and sustained contributions in antimonide materials research and mid-wavelength infrared laser development.

Most of this work has involved MBE growth in specially configured growth systems, designed for precise and reproducible lower-temperature growth of a multitude of various lattice-matched bulk alloys and strain-compensated quantum well structures.

Multiple presentations, publications, and patents, as well as a chapter in “MBE: From Research to Mass Production,” document Turner's contributions to the MBE community. He has also received the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Fellowship Award and the IEE J.J. Thomson Premium Award.

“The MBE Innovator Award was established to recognise researchers who have made the most seminal contributions to the art and science of MBE,” comments James A. Gupta, National Research Council of Canada and General Chair of this year’s NAMBE. “I am delighted that this year’s award recognises the work of George Turner, whose pioneering developments in antimonide material and device research have enabled an entire field of mid-infrared optoelectronics.”

“Veeco congratulates Dr. Turner on his long-standing success in the field of MBE. Furthermore, we reiterate our sincere appreciation to all innovative contributors in MBE,” comments Jim Northup, Veeco’s Vice President and General Manager. “We proudly support this award as a key driver in the expansion of MBE technology into new frontiers of research and production applications.”

The MBE Innovator Award, initiated eleven years ago, recognises those individuals whose innovations have significantly advanced the field MBE in materials research, device development, device commercialisation, or equipment development.

The award consists of a $3,000 honorarium and plaque. Members of the NAMBE organisation help advance MBE technology by sharing research discoveries on new materials and devices based upon MBE, as well as by supporting MBE as a high-volume manufacturing technology."



From left to right; Drew Hanser, Veeco’s Director of Technology, George W. Turner and Charles Tu

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