The Society for Information Display (SID) today unveiled this year’s industry innovators chosen to join the ranks of SID’s Honors and Awards recipients.
These noteworthy technologists, scientists, engineers, professors and business leaders are selected annually from a field of highly talented professionals for their distinguished contributions to the field of information display technology.
The 2017 honorees will be recognized during SID’s annual Honors and Awards Banquet on May 22 during Display Week in Los Angeles, Calif.
Each of the 15 winners this year are celebrated for their unique contributions to the industry and unwavering efforts to improve display technology. More details surrounding each of this year’s exceptional winners can be found in the article “SID Recognizes Outstanding Members of the Display Community” in the March/April issue of Information Display Magazine.
2017 SID Honors and Awards Recipients
The Karl Ferdinand Braun Prize: Presented for outstanding technical achievement in, or contribution to, display technology. Hiroyuki Ohshima, SID Fellow and CTO of Huawei’s Japan Research Center, receives the Karl Ferdinand Braun Prize for his contributions in developing low-temperature polycrystalline-silicon (LTPS) technology and his leadership in the mobile-display industry.
The Jan Rajchman Prize: Presented for outstanding scientific or technical achievement in, or contribution to, research on flat-panel displays. SID Fellow and CTO of China Star Optoelectronics Technology Shui-Chih Alan Lien, Ph.D. is awarded this prize for his contributions to LCD science and technology, specifically, the development of multi-domain vertical alignment LCDs, extended Jones matrix and 110-in. curved televisions.
The Otto Schade Prize: Awarded to an outstanding scientific or technical achievement in, or contribution to, the advancement of functional performance and/or image quality of information displays. Martin S. Banks, Ph.D., professor of optometry and vision science at U.C. Berkeley, receives this award for his research into the causes of viewer discomfort and misperceptions in depth and motion and the creation of technology to mitigate these effects.
The Slottow-Owaki Prize:Awarded for outstanding contributions to the education and training of students and professionals in the field of information displays. Deng-Ke Yang, Ph.D., SID Fellow and professor at Kent State University, will receive this year’s prize for his contributions to the education and training of students and professionals in the field of LCDs.
The Lewis and Beatrice Winner Award: Awarded for exceptional and sustained service to SID by a Society member. Kenneth I. Werner, journalist, analyst, consultant and principal of Nutmeg Consultants, is granted this award for his long-term dedication as an editor, teacher, technologist, and SID proponent.
The inaugural Peter Brody Award: Awarded to honor outstanding contributions of young researchers. Yi-Pai Huang, Ph.D., professor and associate of R&D at National Chiao-Tung University, earns this award for his innovative contributions to the development of wide-view MVA pixel technology and field-sequential-color driving methodology.
2017 SID Fellow Awards
honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the information-display field. This year’s winners are:
Toshiaki Arai, Ph.D., Chief Technologist, JOLED Inc., Tokyo
Sin-Doo Lee, Ph.D., Professor, School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
Hyun Jae Kim, Ph.D., Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul
Sang-Hee Ko Park, Ph.D., Professor at Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon
Qun (Frank) Yan, Ph.D., Professor at Fuzhou University, and Chief Technology Advisor, Sichuan Changhong Electronic Group Co., Ltd., China
2017 SID Special Recognition Awards
are presented to members of the technical, scientific and business community for distinguished and valued contributions to the information-display field. The 2017 recipients are:
Masaki Hasegawa, Ph.D., Manager, Merck Performance Materials Ltd., Tokyo
Jang Hyuk (Jeremy) Kwon, Ph.D., Professor at Kyung Hee University, Seoul
Raymond Kwong, Ph.D., Director, Universal Display Corporation HK Ltd., Hong Kong
Kenichiro Masaoka, Ph.D., Principal Research Engineer, Advanced Television Systems Research Division, NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratories, Hong Kong
A video tribute to this year’s winners can be found here.
SID will be honoring this year’s Honors & Awards winners on Monday evening, May 22 at 8pm, during Display Week. The banquet will be held at Hotel Indigo in Los Angeles; tickets cost $100 and must be purchased in advance. More information can be found at www.displayweek.org.
