{"id":21254,"date":"2021-02-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/?p=21254"},"modified":"2021-02-09T16:11:45","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T21:11:45","slug":"chancellor-names-2020-winners-of-innovator-and-entrepreneur-of-the-year-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/chancellor-names-2020-winners-of-innovator-and-entrepreneur-of-the-year-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Chancellor Names Innovator and Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">NC State has a long history of innovative research \u2014 aimed at solving the world&#8217;s toughest challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the way our university&#8217;s employees responded to the unique challenges of the past year exemplifies our innovative culture \u2014 from the thousands who abruptly pivoted to working remotely, to every researcher who&#8217;s shifted focus and pitched in their expertise toward combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, to those who&#8217;ve continued to transform technologies into needed products and services by leveraging external partnerships, filing patents or launching new ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1990, NC State has held an annual Celebration of Innovation, awarding an innovator of the year and an entrepreneur of the year. In lieu of the usual celebration and recognition ceremony at The Point, Chancellor Randy Woodson announced the 2020 winners in a virtual-celebration video, which you can watch below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In the spirit of our land-grant mission, the world needs NC State to serve as a trusted source of truth, scientific rigor and a source of innovation [&#8230;] now more than ever,&#8221; Woodson says in the video. &#8220;And it&#8217;s altogether fitting that we recognize our researchers, our innovators, entrepreneurs, partners and investors for their contributions.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NC State Office of Research Commercialization&#039;s Celebration of Innovation Awards\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/504484425?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to learn more about the winners and others recognized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innovator of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Heath received the Innovator of the Year Award for his seminal work in signal processing and wireless communications. Heath\u2019s research has been supported by AT&amp;T, Cisco, Samsung, Qualcomm, Verizon and a variety of other corporations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2021\/01\/RobertIEEEcropped-e1609953665847.jpg\" data-fullsize=\"600x903\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2021\/01\/RobertIEEEcropped-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21255\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Robert Heath, a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Heath\u2019s pioneering contributions to multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communications significantly expanded the capabilities of WiFi devices \u2014 and helped make it possible to access the internet via cellular networks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognizing that each input and output has an optimum number of data streams it can support, Heath developed a revolutionary concept that allows a wireless communication system to smoothly transition between higher data rates and better reliability. Heath continues to make an impact on the future of wireless communications today, currently partnering with a number of companies to launch a center on 6G cellular systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heath, a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, holds 64 U.S. patents on many aspects of MIMO communications. Heath is also a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which recognized him in 2019 as a winner of the Kiyo Tomiyasu Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Entrepreneur of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fred Kish received the John S. Risley Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the success of multiple optical-communication technologies he\u2019s helped commercialize. Kish\u2018s work has led to the launch of numerous telecommunications products, which have generated over $10 billion in total revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2021\/01\/2011Infinera186-mod-scaled.jpg\" data-fullsize=\"1707x2560\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2021\/01\/2011Infinera186-mod-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2021\/01\/2011Infinera186-mod-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2021\/01\/2011Infinera186-mod-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2021\/01\/2011Infinera186-mod-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2021\/01\/2011Infinera186-mod-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2021\/01\/2011Infinera186-mod-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2021\/01\/2011Infinera186-mod-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Fred Kish, the M.C. Dean Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Nanofabrication Facility<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Kish played a key role in the development and commercialization of three technologies that have allowed for significant advancements in the field of fiber-optics: the first commercially available photonic integrated circuit; red-orange-yellow LEDs that were over 200% more efficient than their predecessors; and native oxides that enable peak performance of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, or VCSELs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kish was the first employee of Infinera, which now works with major internet service providers throughout the world, and has served as an advisor or consultant for a number of other businesses throughout his nearly 30-year career. Since joining NC State in 2019, Kish has continued to promote entrepreneurship by expanding the capabilities of the Nanofabrication Facility to better serve small, local companies in addition to academic researchers. Kish is also working with faculty across the College of Engineering to establish a new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kish is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which recognized him with the David Sarnoff Award in 2004. Kish is also a previous winner of the IEEE Photonics Society\u2019s Engineering Achievement Award and The Optical Society\u2019s Adolph Lamb Medal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Others Recognized<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, 17 startup companies were launched in partnership with the Office of Research Commercialization, six projects received support from the Chancellor\u2019s Innovation Fund and over 100 faculty members received patents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-ncst-highlight\"><h2 class=\"highlight__label\">Related<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/commercialization\/\" class=\"highlight__link\" data-ua-cat=\"Highlight Block\" data-ua-action=\"Story Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/commercialization\/\"><div class=\"highlight__text-container\"><h3 class=\"highlight__heading\">Office of Research Commercialization<\/h3><p class=\"highlight__teaser\">TThe Office of Research Commercialization (ORC) protects and promotes university research discoveries and intellectual property, works with and guides industry partners, and boosts the acceleration of startups.<\/p><p class=\"highlight__cta\">Learn <span class=\"nowrap\">more\u00a0<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"> <svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"false\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg> <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Startups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Chimera Solids<\/li><li>ClearSens, Inc.<\/li><li>Comple Coffee International<\/li><li>Freedom Fibers<\/li><li>Green Future Technologies<\/li><li>HTC Cann, Inc.<\/li><li>LaunchTC, LLC<\/li><li>Locative Press<\/li><li>Morrison Engineering, LLC<\/li><li>NEXT Systems<\/li><li>Smart Harmony, LLC<\/li><li>Stitch Partners<\/li><li>The Manufacturing Engine Group, LLC<\/li><li>The Plant Pathways Company<\/li><li>Theia Medical<\/li><li>Tissue Analytica<\/li><li>VecTriLateral<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chancellor&#8217;s Innovation Fund<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201cCommercial Development of RNA-Based Anticoagulants for Human Health\u201d \u2013 Thomas LaBean and Abhichart Krissanaprasit<\/li><li>\u201cCellulose Based Zinc Nutritional Supplements\u201d \u2013 James Martin and Jonathan Holt<\/li><li>\u201cSery CRISPR: A Novel Tool for Genome Engineering\u201d \u2013 Gavin Williams and Zhongtian Zhang<\/li><li>\u201cCommercialization of the Fiber Reduction (FiRe) Technology to Manufacture Low Cost and Sustainable Hygiene Tissue Products\u201d \u2013 Ronalds Gonzalez, Hasan Jameel, Richard Venditti, Lokendra Pal and Franklin Zambrano<\/li><li>\u201cModular Gas to Liquids System for Shale Gas Upgrading\u201d \u2013 Fanxing Li and Luke Neal<\/li><li>\u201cPlant-Based Fibers for Low-Cost, Automotive Carbon Fiber and Circular Textile Economy\u201d \u2013 Ericka Ford<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-related-stories\"><h2 class=\"related-stories__label\">Related<\/h2><div class=\"ncst-component__related-stories-container\"><a \n      href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/commercialization\/2020\/08\/07\/cif-awardees-2020\/\"\n      class=\"ncst-component__bold-link text-link\"\n                >\n    <span class=\"text\">Chancellor&#8217;s Innovation Fund Supports Six Promising Projects<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patent Recipients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Albena Ivanisevic \u2013 10,602,791<\/li><li>Alexandra Crawley \u2013 10,450,584; 10,584,358<\/li><li>Alexej Smirnov \u2013 10,414,729<\/li><li>Alper Bozkurt \u2013 10,368,798<\/li><li>Amy Grunden \u2013 10,526,615<\/li><li>Andre West \u201310,694,793<\/li><li>Andrew Nesbitt \u2013 10,602,791<\/li><li>Andrew Thomas \u2013 10,602,791<\/li><li>Austin Teague \u2013 10,602,791<\/li><li>B. Jayant Baliga \u2013 10,355,132<\/li><li>Behnam Pourdeyhimi \u2013 10,464,000<\/li><li>Benjamin Anthony \u2013 10,602,791<\/li><li>Bharat Balagopal \u2013 10,539,621<\/li><li>Bongmook Lee \u2013 10,352,914<\/li><li>Brian Cummins \u2013 10,545,158<\/li><li>Brian Floyd \u2013 10,551,162<\/li><li>Carly Bohnenblusch \u2013 10,602,791<\/li><li>Carson Binns \u2013 10,602,791<\/li><li>Caryn Siggins \u2013 10,602,791<\/li><li>Charles Apperson \u2013 10,694,793<\/li><li>Charles Blackwell \u2013 10,633,770<\/li><li>Chunhong Lu \u2013 10,633,770<\/li><li>Collin Ladd \u2013 10,431,726<\/li><li>Cong Sheng Huang \u2013 10,539,621; 10,677,848<\/li><li>Craig Yencho \u2013 PP031,837; PP031,855<\/li><li>David Hinks \u2013 10,640,914<\/li><li>Dennis Werner \u2013 PP031,260; PP031,658<\/li><li>Dishit Parekh \u2013 10,431,726<\/li><li>Dominic Gillooly \u2013 PP031,837; PP031,855<\/li><li>Edward Grant \u2013 10,508,367<\/li><li>Edward Sachet \u2013 10,468,548<\/li><li>Emiel DenHartog \u2013 10,694,793<\/li><li>Ericka Ford \u2013 10,633,770<\/li><li>Fanxing Li \u2013 10,486,143; 10,550,051<\/li><li>Federico Scurti \u2013 10,593,444<\/li><li>Feysel Yamaner \u2013 10,427,188<\/li><li>Frances Ligler \u2013 10,545,158<\/li><li>Francisco Suarez \u2013 10,431,726<\/li><li>Frederick Livingston \u2013 10,508,367<\/li><li>Glenn Walker \u2013 10,545,158<\/li><li>Guan Wang \u2013 10,640,914<\/li><li>Habiballah Rahimi Eichi \u2013 10,401,433; 10,661,805<\/li><li>Harold Freeman \u2013 10,640,914; 1,0640,918<\/li><li>He Huang \u2013 10,335,294<\/li><li>Heike Sederoff \u2013 10,526,615<\/li><li>Hilary Walker \u2013 10,602,791<\/li><li>Injong Rhee \u2013 10,547,555; 10,674,474<\/li><li>Jagdish Narayan \u2013 10,529,564; 10,566,19; 10,586,702<\/li><li>James Dieffenderfer \u2013 10,368,798<\/li><li>James Murdock \u2013 10,602,791<\/li><li>Jesse Jur \u2013 10,483,448; 10,602,791<\/li><li>Jiahong Yan \u2013 10,637,245<\/li><li>Jihwan Kim \u2013 10,386,558<\/li><li>Jon Rust \u2013 10,602,791<\/li><li>Jon-Paul Maria \u2013 10,468,548<\/li><li>Jose Bruno-Barcena \u2013 10,513,695<\/li><li>Justin Schwartz \u2013 10,507,913; 10,577,253; 10,593,444<\/li><li>Kenneth Adler \u2013 10,683,328<\/li><li>Kenneth Pecota \u2013 PP031,837; PP031,855<\/li><li>Kevin Greene \u2013 10,551,162<\/li><li>Leonard White \u2013 10,522,306<\/li><li>Luke Neal \u2013 10,550,051<\/li><li>Macon Adams \u2013 10,602,791<\/li><li>Malgorzata Szymczyk \u2013 10,640,918<\/li><li>Maria Azcarate-Peril \u2013 10,513,695<\/li><li>Matthew Breen \u2013 10,450,612; 10,501,806; 10,513,738<\/li><li>Matthew Craver \u2013 10,508,367<\/li><li>Maxim Voynov \u2013 10,414,729<\/li><li>Maziar Vanouni \u2013 10,574,054<\/li><li>Medwick Byrd \u2013 10,334,874<\/li><li>Meghan Hegarty-Craver \u2013 10,508,367<\/li><li>Mehmet Ozturk \u2013 10,431,726<\/li><li>Meri Reeber \u2013 PP031,837; PP031,855<\/li><li>Michael Dickey \u2013 10,431,726<\/li><li>Michael Escuti \u2013 10,386,558<\/li><li>Michael Nolan \u2013 10,596,387<\/li><li>Ming Liu \u2013 10,335,294<\/li><li>Mo-Yuen Chow \u2013 10,401,433; 10,539,621; 1,0661,805; 10,677,848<\/li><li>Murthy Guddati&nbsp; \u2013 10,451,399<\/li><li>Ning Lu \u2013 10,574,054; 10,637,245<\/li><li>Nithyananthan Poosamani \u2013 10,547,555; 10,674,474<\/li><li>Omer Oralkan \u2013 10,427,188<\/li><li>Quanyin Hu \u2013 10,363,226<\/li><li>Ralph Dewey \u2013 10,383,299; 10,590,429 ; 10,681,883; 10,687,490<\/li><li>Ramsey Lewis \u2013 10,590,429 ; 10,681,883<\/li><li>Ravi Komanduri \u2013 10,386,558<\/li><li>Richard Roe \u2013 10,694,793<\/li><li>Rodolphe Barrangou \u2013 10,450,584; 10,584,358<\/li><li>Russell Gorga \u2013 10,602,791<\/li><li>Shannyn Holder \u2013 10,602,791<\/li><li>Subhashish Bhattacharya \u2013 10,522,306<\/li><li>Suzanne Dagher \u2013 10,513,695<\/li><li>Taryn Kittel \u2013 10,577,253<\/li><li>Thomas Isleib \u2013 201900014<\/li><li>Thomas Ranney \u2013 PP030,788; PP030,953; PP031,150; PP031,409; PP031,898<\/li><li>Veena Misra \u2013 10,352,914<\/li><li>Vikas Chauhan \u2013 10,551,162<\/li><li>Viswanath Padmanabhan Ramesh \u2013 10,431,726<\/li><li>Vivek Samu \u2013 10,451,399<\/li><li>Wan Kan Chan \u2013 10,507,913<\/li><li>Wanyi Tai \u2013 10,653,709<\/li><li>Xiao Zhang \u2013 10,427,188<\/li><li>Xiuzhu Fei \u2013 10,640,914<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false,"raw":"<!-- wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n<!-- wp:ncst\/default-post-header \/-->\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"is-style-lead\"} -->\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">NC State has a long history of innovative research \u2014 aimed at solving the world's toughest challenges. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And the way our university's employees responded to the unique challenges of the past year exemplifies our innovative culture \u2014 from the thousands who abruptly pivoted to working remotely, to every researcher who's shifted focus and pitched in their expertise toward combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, to those who've continued to transform technologies into needed products and services by leveraging external partnerships, filing patents or launching new ventures.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since 1990, NC State has held an annual Celebration of Innovation, awarding an innovator of the year and an entrepreneur of the year. In lieu of the usual celebration and recognition ceremony at The Point, Chancellor Randy Woodson announced the 2020 winners in a virtual-celebration video, which you can watch below. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"In the spirit of our land-grant mission, the world needs NC State to serve as a trusted source of truth, scientific rigor and a source of innovation [...] now more than ever,\" Woodson says in the video. \"And it's altogether fitting that we recognize our researchers, our innovators, entrepreneurs, partners and investors for their contributions.\" <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vimeo.com\\\/504484425\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"vimeo\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/vimeo.com\/504484425\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Continue reading to learn more about the winners and others recognized.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Innovator of the Year<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Robert Heath received the Innovator of the Year Award for his seminal work in signal processing and wireless communications. Heath\u2019s research has been supported by AT&amp;T, Cisco, Samsung, Qualcomm, Verizon and a variety of other corporations.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":21255,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2021\/01\/RobertIEEEcropped-e1609953665847.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2021\/01\/RobertIEEEcropped-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21255\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Robert Heath, a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Heath\u2019s pioneering contributions to multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communications significantly expanded the capabilities of WiFi devices \u2014 and helped make it possible to access the internet via cellular networks. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recognizing that each input and output has an optimum number of data streams it can support, Heath developed a revolutionary concept that allows a wireless communication system to smoothly transition between higher data rates and better reliability. Heath continues to make an impact on the future of wireless communications today, currently partnering with a number of companies to launch a center on 6G cellular systems.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Heath, a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, holds 64 U.S. patents on many aspects of MIMO communications. Heath is also a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which recognized him in 2019 as a winner of the Kiyo Tomiyasu Award.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Entrepreneur of the Year<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fred Kish received the John S. Risley Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the success of multiple optical-communication technologies he\u2019s helped commercialize. Kish\u2018s work has led to the launch of numerous telecommunications products, which have generated over $10 billion in total revenue.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":21268,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2021\/01\/2011Infinera186-mod-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2021\/01\/2011Infinera186-mod-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21268\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Fred Kish, the M.C. Dean Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Nanofabrication Facility<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kish played a key role in the development and commercialization of three technologies that have allowed for significant advancements in the field of fiber-optics: the first commercially available photonic integrated circuit; red-orange-yellow LEDs that were over 200% more efficient than their predecessors; and native oxides that enable peak performance of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, or VCSELs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kish was the first employee of Infinera, which now works with major internet service providers throughout the world, and has served as an advisor or consultant for a number of other businesses throughout his nearly 30-year career. Since joining NC State in 2019, Kish has continued to promote entrepreneurship by expanding the capabilities of the Nanofabrication Facility to better serve small, local companies in addition to academic researchers. Kish is also working with faculty across the College of Engineering to establish a new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kish is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which recognized him with the David Sarnoff Award in 2004. 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