The Asian Scientist 100
Yasuhiko Arakawa
Institution
University of Tokyo
Country
Japan
Field
Materials Sciences
Arakawa won the 2017 Japan Academy Prize for his pioneering research on quantum dots, which are semiconductor nanostructures that are now being used in lasers and photonic devices.
(Photo: International Commission for Optics)
AWARDS
- 2017 Japan Academy Prize
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