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Willson Accepts Japan Prize

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Grant C. Willson, professor of chemical engineering and chemistry, recently accepted the Japan Prize, one of the most prestigious international awards in science and technology, for his development of a process used to manufacture nearly all of the microprocessors and memory chips worldwide.

The presentation ceremony took place in Tokyo April 24, 2013.  … Read the rest »

Willson Wins Japan Prize for Innovative Semiconductor Materials

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Willson Wins Japan Prize for Innovative Semiconductor Materials

C. Grant Willson, professor of chemistry and chemical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the Japan Prize, an international award similar to the Nobel Prize, for his development of a process that is now used to manufacture nearly all of the microprocessors and memory chips in the world.

He’s … Read the rest »