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Date Announced: 10 May 2022
LED and laser expert Martin Dawson elected to UK institution that is the world’s oldest independent scientific academy.
The Head of Fraunhofer CAP and Professor at the University of Strathclyde has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).
Professor Martin Dawson, Director of Research at Strathclyde’s Institute of Photonics and head of the Strathclyde-hosted Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics, has received the accolade in recognition of a research career of more than 30 years, in which he has become a leading international figure in his field.
Professor Dawson specialises in micro-LEDs (micro-sized light-emitting diodes), semiconductor materials and microfabrication, optoelectronic device development, and laser technology. He has also been involved in the formation and technical development of a number of spinout businesses.
Professor Dawson joins a group this esteemed group, who are proposed by the existing Fellowship.
Professor Dawson said: “I am truly delighted and greatly honoured to have been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, the world’s oldest independent scientific academy and a learned society of the very highest prestige.
“My election owes much to the unique opportunities and major support that the University of Strathclyde has given me over more than 25 years, in particular through my roles in the Institute of Photonics, the Department of Physics and Fraunhofer UK. I am grateful to all my colleagues who have made this such a creative and productive place in which to work.”
Sir Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society said: “It is an honour to welcome so many outstanding researchers from around the world into the Fellowship of the Royal Society.
“Through their careers so far, these researchers have helped further our understanding of human disease, biodiversity loss and the origins of the universe. I am also pleased to see so many new Fellows working in areas likely to have a transformative impact on our society over this century, from new materials and energy technologies to synthetic biology and artificial intelligence. I look forward to seeing what great things they will achieve in the years ahead.”
Prof Raoul Klingner, added ‘” As Chair of Fraunhofer UK and Director of Research for Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft I extend all our congratulations to Martin on his election to this prestigious Fellowship. This is great recognition for his scientific excellence, and he has always pursued technology for the benefit to society. He fully embodies the values of the Royal Society and Fraunhofer alike.”
Professor Dawson joined Strathclyde in 1996 and was instrumental in establishing the Institute of Photonics that year. He has published more than 900 journal and conference papers in the course of his career. He has led Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics since its inception in 2012.
He is a Fellow Member of Optica (formerly OSA) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Institute of Physics and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Professor Dawson was awarded two international prizes in 2021 - the Global SSL Award of Outstanding Achievement by the International SSL (solid state lighting) Alliance (ISA), and Optica’s Nick Holonyak Jr Award. He was also awarded the 2016 Gabor Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics and the 2016 Aron Kressel Award by the IEEE Photonics Society.
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