Nobel laureate Nakamura wins U.S. prize for engineering

Nobel laureate Nakamura wins U.S. prize for engineering

WASHINGTON, United States, March 2 Kyodo - Shuji Nakamura, a Japanese-born professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, poses in Washington on Feb. 24, 2015, after receiving the Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering from the National Academy of Engineering. Nakamura, a co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of a high-brightness blue LED, received the U.S. award together with four others, including Nick Holonyak, an American engineer known as the "Father of LED."

Japan engineers awarded

Japan engineers awarded

WASHINGTON, United States - Asahi Kasei Corp. fellow Akira Yoshino (L) and Yoshio Nishi, former executive of Sony Corp, hold certificates after receiving the Draper Prize in Washington on Feb. 18, 2014. The annual award, known as the "Nobel Prize of engineering," is issued by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.

Japanese researcher awarded Draper Prize

Japanese researcher awarded Draper Prize

WASHINGTON, United States - Yoshihisa Okumura (C), 86-year-old honorary professor of the Kanazawa Institute of Technology, on Feb. 19, 2013, attends a ceremony in Washington to receive the Charles Stark Draper Prize awarded to him and four others for pioneering contributions to the world's first cellular telephone networks, systems and standards. Okumura is the first Japanese winner of the Draper Prize, one of three prizes awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.

Japanese researcher awarded Draper Prize

Japanese researcher awarded Draper Prize

WASHINGTON, United States - Yoshihisa Okumura (L), 86-year-old honorary professor of the Kanazawa Institute of Technology, on Feb. 19, 2013, attends a party prior to a ceremony in Washington to receive the Charles Stark Draper Prize awarded to him and four others for pioneering contributions to the world's first cellular telephone networks, systems and standards. Okumura is the first Japanese winner of the Draper Prize, one of three prizes awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.

Nakamura attends U.S. academy prize ceremony

Nakamura attends U.S. academy prize ceremony

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Shuji Nakamura (C) receives the Draper Prize from the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in Washington on Feb. 24, 2015. The Japanese-born professor of the University of California, Santa Barbara, was among the five recipients of the prize for developing light-emitting diodes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nakamura attends U.S. academy prize ceremony

Nakamura attends U.S. academy prize ceremony

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Shuji Nakamura (3rd from R) receives the Draper Prize from the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in Washington on Feb. 24, 2015. The Japanese-born professor of the University of California, Santa Barbara, was among the five recipients of the prize for developing light-emitting diodes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo