Russell D. Dupuis has been named the recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award, an honor that is given to interationally renowned researchers and educators to come to Germany and work with German colleagues on mutually agreed upon research projects.

Dr. Dupuis will be working with Michael Kneissl and Dieter Bimberg at the Technical University of Berlin on growth of compound semiconductor nano structures in the III-N system. Dr. Dupuis holds the Steve W. Chaddick Endowed Chair in Electro-Optics and is a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar. He has been on the faculty of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech since 2003 and leads the Center for Compound Semiconductors. The Center is a focal point for research and educational collaborations in the Georgia Tech community related to compound semiconductors, including conventional and nanotechnology materials and devices.