RTP, N.C., Jan. 20, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- X Display Company (XDC), a leader in MicroLED
displays, announced today that Prof. John
Rogers, Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee at XDC,
has been conferred with the prestigious Washington Award for "his
pioneering work in technology development which focuses the concern
for humanity, through platforms that address key medical
challenges, in designs that facilitate use across all global
communities".
Prof. Rogers joins an elite list of Washington Award winners
that includes Herbert Hoover (1919),
Orville Wright (1927), Henry Ford (1944), Neil
Armstrong (1980), Gene Cernan
(2003), and William Nye (2014).
Matthew Meitl, Co-Founder and
Executive Vice President of XDC, completed graduate studies in
Prof. Rogers' research group. "John can translate cutting-edge
science into practical solutions with extraordinary skill," said
Dr. Meitl. "XDC's technology originates from Prof. Rogers'
pioneering work and as chair of our Scientific Advisory Committee,
he continues to steer our MicroLED innovations to meet the display
industry's needs."
XDC has developed best-in-class technology for mass transfer of
PixelEngine™ devices for high performance MicroLED displays. With
over 500 patents and an enviable eco-system of customers, investors
and partners, XDC aims to shape the $150B display industry landscape.
About the Washington Award
The prestigious Washington Award is conferred upon an
engineer(s) whose professional attainments have preeminently
advanced the welfare of humankind. Each year, during Engineers
Week, presentation of the award is made at a joint banquet of the
members and guests of the Western Society of Engineers; the
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum
Engineers; American Society of Civil Engineers; American Society of
Mechanical Engineers; Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers; National Society of Professional Engineers; and the
American Nuclear Society.
About Prof. John
Rogers
Professor John A. Rogers obtained
BA and BS degrees in chemistry and in physics from the University of Texas, Austin, in 1989. From
MIT, he received SM degrees in physics
and in chemistry in 1992 and a PhD degree in physical chemistry in
1995. From 1995 to 1997, Rogers was a Junior Fellow in the
Harvard University Society of Fellows.
He joined Bell Laboratories as a Member of Technical Staff in the
Condensed Matter Physics Research Department in 1997, and he served
as Director of this department from the latter part of 2000 until
2002. He then spent 13 years at the faculty of University of Illinois, most recently as the
Swanlund Chair Professor and Director of the Seitz Materials
Research Laboratory. In the fall of 2016, he joined Northwestern University as the Louis Simpson and
Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering,
Biomedical Engineering and Medicine, with affiliate appointments in
Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering and
Chemistry, where he is also Director of the recently endowed Center
for Bio-Integrated Electronics. Prof. Rogers has published more
than 700 papers, is a co-inventor on more than 100 patents, and has
co-founded several successful technology companies. His research
has been recognized by many awards, including the MacArthur
Fellowship (2009), the Lemelson-MIT Prize (2011), the Smithsonian
Award for American Ingenuity in the Physical Sciences (2013), the
MRS Medal (2018), and most recently the Benjamin Franklin Medal
from the Franklin Institute (2019). He
is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National
Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, the National
Academy of Inventors, and the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences.
About X Display Company
X Display Company (XDC), a Cork,
Ireland and RTP, North
Carolina-based technology developer, licenses intellectual
property for manufacturing MicroLED displays, sells MicrolC &
PixelEngine™ components and Micro Transfer
Printing Equipment that will power next-generation
displays. XDC is poised to capture share in the display
market, delivering solutions that will make peoples' lives
better. www.xdisplay.com
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