IQE PLC IQE plc: Dr D Nelson awarded IoP Gold Medal
October 29 2020 - 10:07AM
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29 October 2020
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29 October 2020
Dr Drew Nelson awarded Institute of Physics Gold Medal and made
a Fellow of the Institute of Physics
IQE plc (AIM: IQE, "IQE" or the "Group"), the leading
manufacturer of advanced semiconductor wafer products for the
global semiconductor industry, is pleased to announce that its
President and CEO, Dr Drew Nelson, OBE, has been awarded the
Institute of Physics prestigious 'Katharine Burr Blodgett' Gold
Medal. Dr Nelson has also been made a Fellow of the Institute of
Physics.
The Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal is awarded for contributions
to the application of physics in an industrial or commercial
context.
The award was made to Dr Nelson for "pioneering efforts in
commercialising compound semiconductor materials and promoting the
UK as the global leader in this field". The full citation can be
found at www.iop.org/about/awards .
Jonathan Flint, Institute of Physics President, said:
"Congratulations to all the winners of this year's IOP Awards,
which recognise and reward excellence in individuals and teams and
their contribution to physics. We're delighted to celebrate the
winners' extraordinary achievements."
Dr Drew Nelson, CEO and founder of IQE, said:
"This award is a huge honour, and I am delighted to have been
made a Fellow of the esteemed Institute of Physics. I am extremely
proud of the track record we have built at IQE and the leadership
position we have developed in the global compound semiconductor
industry.
However, I recognise that none of this would be possible without
the support of my colleagues at IQE and I remain extremely grateful
for their ongoing commitment and dedication."
Dr Nelson intends to donate his prize award of GBP1,000 to a
local charity supporting people from underprivileged backgrounds to
go through University.
Contacts:
IQE plc
+44 (0) 29 2083 9400
Drew Nelson
Tim Pullen
Amy Barlow
Headland Consultancy (Financial PR)
+ 44 (0) 20 38054822
Andy Rivett-Carnac: +44 (0) 7968 997 365
Chloe Francklin: +44 (0)78 3497 4624
ABOUT IQE
http://iqep.com
IQE is the leading global supplier of advanced compound
semiconductor wafers and materials solutions that enable a diverse
range of applications across:
-- handset devices
-- global telecoms infrastructure
-- connected devices
-- 3D sensing
As a scaled global epitaxy wafer manufacturer, IQE is uniquely
positioned in this market which has high barriers to entry. IQE
supplies the whole market and is agnostic to the winners and losers
at chip and OEM level. By leveraging the Group's intellectual
property portfolio including know-how and patents, it produces
epitaxy wafers of superior quality, yield and unit economics.
IQE is headquartered in Cardiff UK, with c. 650 employees across
nine manufacturing locations in the UK, US, Taiwan and Singapore,
and is listed on the AIM Stock Exchange in London.
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