Mr. Can Bayram, a fifth-year PhD student in the Center for Quantum Devices at Chicago's Northwestern University's electrical engineering and computer science department, is the first place winner of "Engineering Student of the Year" (by Boeing Company) in the world.

The IEEE Photonics Society Membership Committee has selected Mr. Bayram as a winner of the 2009 IEEE Photonics Society Graduate Student Fellowship. The Fellowship consists of a one-time award of a $5,000 honorarium.  The Membership Committee was very impressed with his accomplishments and academic record, and IEEE Photonics Society hopes this Fellowship Award will help him pursue his career goals in the field of lasers and electro-optics.  In addition to the Fellowship Award, complimentary registration to the meeting and a travel grant of up to $2,500 is available to Mr. Bayram to attend the Photonics Society 2009 Annual Meeting.

IEEE Photonics Society Award Ceremony (October 2009): From left to right: Prof. Dr. Manijeh Razeghi (Walter P. Murphy Professor and Director of Center for Quantum Devices), Mr. Can Bayram (IEEE Award Recipient), Dr. Ferechteh H. Teherani (Founder and CEO of Nanovation).

IEEE Photonics Society Award Ceremony (October 2009): From left to right: Mr. Can Bayram (IEEE Award Recipient), IEEE Photonics Society President Prof. Dr. John Marsh (from University of Glasgow). Mr. Bayram received his award from IEEE Photonics Society President Prof. Dr. John Marsh (from University of Glasgow).

Mr. Bayram is a PhD Candidate at the Center for Quantum Devices under the supervision of Walter P. Murphy Professor and Director, Manijeh Razeghi, in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at Northwestern University. His research area is wide bandgap semiconductor devices including III-Nitride materials (AIGaInN) and II-VI materials (ZnO) with a focus on avalanche and single photon detection in ultraviolet spectral region, and high power blue-green-white light emitting diodes.

SPIE has awarded the $6000 Laser Technology, Engineering and Applications Scholarship to Can Bayram at Northwestern University. This scholarship is awarded in recognition of the student's scholarly achievement in Laser Technology, Engineering, or Applications. Funds are provided in part by a gift from the former Forum for Military Applications of Directed Energy, and in part by SPIE.

Northwestern University Award Ceremony (May 2009): From left to right: Dr. Ferechteh H. Teherani (Founder and CEO of Nanovation), Prof. Dr. Manijeh Razeghi (Walter P. Murphy Professor and Director of Center for Quantum Devices), Prof. Dr. Henry Bienen (Northwestern University President), Prof. Dr. Dan Linzer (Northwestern University Provost), Mr. Can Bayram (Dow and SPIE Award Recipient)

Mr. Bayram is a PhD Candidate at the Center for Quantum Devices under the supervision of Walter P. Murphy Professor and Director, Manijeh Razeghi, in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at Northwestern University. His research area is wide bandgap semiconductor devices including III-Nitride materials (AIGaInN) and II-VI materials (ZnO) with a focus on avalanche and single photon detection in ultraviolet spectral region, and high power blue-green-white light emitting diodes.

The Northwestern Institute for Sustainable Practices announced today that Can Bayram will receive $10,000 prize from the Dow Sustainability Innovation Challenge in recognition of his research contributing to global sustainability. The Dow Sustainability Challenge is a new initiative to recognize exceptional work by students who are engaged in ongoing scientific, technical or social research to develop innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to meet human needs while also protecting the environment, promoting economic growth and achieving social welfare, now and into the future.

Dow Chemical Company Sustainability Innovation Award Ceremony at University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) (October 2009): From left to right: Prof. Donald Scavia (Director of the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute at University of Michigan), Mr. Can Bayram (Awardee), Dr. Neil Hawkins (Vice President of Sustainability and Environment, Health & Safety for The Dow Chemical Company), and Prof. David C. Munson (Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering at University of Michigan).

Dow Chemical Company Sustainability Innovation Award Ceremony at University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) (October 2009): From left to right: Mr. Can Bayram (Awardee), Mr. David E. Kepler (Executive Vice President of Business Services, Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Information Officer for The Dow Chemical Company).

Northwestern University Award Ceremony (May 2009): From left to right: Prof. Dr. Julio M. Ottino (Distinguished Robert R. McCormick Institute Professor and Walter P. Murphy Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Dean of the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science), Mr. Can Bayram (Dow and SPIE Award Recipient), Prof. Dr. Kimberly A. Gray (Northwestern University Professor of Civil Engineering and by courtesy Chemical and Biological Engineering), Prof. Dr. Keith Harley (Northwestern University Adjunct Professor of School of Law and Director of the Chicago Environmental Law Clinic).