Michael Shur Among Five Blue Spectrum Pioneers Honored by CompoundSemi Online

	Mark McCarty

Michael Shur, the Patricia W. and C. Sheldon Roberts '48 Professor of Solid State Electronics and director of the Center for Broadband Data Transport Science and Technology at Rensselaer, has been honored as one of the first “Blue Spectrum Pioneers” by CompoundSemi News Online. Shur was honored "for extraordinary contributions to blue spectrum development and faith in the future."

“Blue spectrum solid-state light emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes made of Group III nitride materials are revolutionizing the world of lighting and optical storage,” writes Jo Ann McDonald, founding editor of CompoundSemi News. “The history of their evolution is the classic ‘20-year overnight success story.’ The visionaries who pioneered the commercial applications kept chipping away, and finally, in 2003, the blue spectrum industry is tapping the Mother Lode.”

According to CompoundSemi News, “Shur’s Introduction to Solid State Lighting, co-authored by Artusa Zukauskas and Remis Caska, is now the textbook in this quickly evolving, truly revolutionary field.” CompoundSemi News is published by the Compound Semiconductor Foundation.