Background
Holonyak, Nick was born on November 3, 1928 in Zeigler, Illinois, United States. Son of Nick and Anna (Rosoha) Holonyak.
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Physical Properties of Semiconductors (Prentice Hall Series in Solid State Physical Electronics) by Wolfe Charles M. Holonyak Nick Stillman Gregory E. (1989-02-01) Hardcover
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Physical Properties of Semiconductors (Prentice Hall Series in Solid State Physical Electronics)
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Nick Holonyak
Edit ProfileElectrical engineering educator
Education
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1950; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy (Texas Instruments fellow), University of Illinois, 1954; Doctor of Science (honorary), Northwestern University, 1992; Doctor of Engineering (honorary), Notre Dame U., 1994.
Career
Member technical staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1954-1955;
physicist, unit manager, manager advanced semiconductor laboratory, General Electric Company, Syracuse, New York, 1957-1963;
professor electrical engineering and materials research laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1963;
John Bardeen chair professor electrical & computer engineering & physics, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1993;
member, Center Advanced Study, since 1977. Series editor Prentice-Hall, Inc., since 1962. Consultant Monsanto Company, 1964-1989, National Electronics Company, 1963-1970, Skil Corporation, 1967, GTE laboratories Tech.Adv.
Council, 1973, Xerox, 1983-1987, Ameritech, 1985-1986.
Works
book
Membership
Served with United States Army, 1955-1957. Fellow. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life, Morris Liebmann award 1973, Jack A. Morton award 1981, Edison medal 1989), American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society, American Optical Society (Charles H. Townes award 1992), International Engineering Consortium. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Engineering, NAS (Indsl Application of Science award 1993), Electrochemical Society (Solid State Science and Technical award 1983), Mathematics Association American, Ioffe Institute (honorary 1992), Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (John Bardeen award 1995), Eta Kappa Nu (Karapetoff Eminent Mems. award 1994, eminent).
Connections
Married Katherine Resident Advisor Jerger, October 8, 1955.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Cordiner award General Electric, 1962, John Scott medal City of Philadelphia, 1975, Gallium Arsenide Conference award with Welker medal 1976, Monie A. Ferst award Sigma Xi, 1988, National Medal Science National Science Foundation, 1990, NAS award Industrial ApplicationSci., 1993, American Society for Engineering Education Centennial medal, 1993, 50th Annual award American Elec. Association, 1993, Japan Prize, 1995.Recipient Cordiner award General Electric, 1962, John Scott medal City of Philadelphia, 1975, Gallium Arsenide Conference award with Welker medal 1976, Monie A. Ferst award Sigma Xi, 1988, National Medal Science National Science Foundation, 1990, NAS award Industrial ApplicationSci., 1993, American Society for Engineering Education Centennial medal, 1993, 50th Annual award American Elec. Association, 1993, Japan Prize, 1995.