Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: OLED), enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED® technology and materials, announced today the recipients of the UDC Innovative Research Award in Organic Electronics and the UDC Pioneering Technology Award in Organic Electronics. These awards were presented at the 18th International Meeting of Information Display (IMID) conference on August 30, 2018 in Busan, Korea by Dr. Julie Brown, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Universal Display.
“Universal Display Corporation is proud to sponsor and support the innovative and brilliant research work in the organic electronics industry,” said Steven V. Abramson, President and Chief Executive Officer. “As a leader in the OLED industry, we believe that it is important to encourage and foster the relentless pursuit of exploration, experimentation and education in the scientific community. We congratulate the award recipients, and commend all the researchers for the important role they play in the field of organic electronics.”
The UDC awards recognize outstanding individuals or teams that have demonstrated innovative ideas or research initiatives impacting the organic electronics industry. The winners were selected by IMID and KIDS (Korean Information Display Society). The recipients for 2018 are:
UDC Innovative Research Award in Organic Electronics
Byung-Jun Kang, Dong-Myung Lee, Chang-Jae Yu, E-Joon Choi (Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Korea), and Jae-Hoon Kim (Hanyang University, Korea)
UDC Pioneering Technology Award in Organic Electronics
Hwang-Beom Kim and Jang-Joo Kim (Seoul National University, Korea)