{"id":52204,"date":"2020-11-30T13:10:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T13:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africagiant.org\/?p=52204"},"modified":"2020-11-30T13:10:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T13:10:37","slug":"a-nigerians-contribution-to-nano-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulyne.wp-warriors.com\/?p=52204","title":{"rendered":"A Nigerian&#8217;s Contribution To Nano Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"52204\" class=\"elementor elementor-52204\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f3263d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f3263d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5eff82dc\" data-id=\"5eff82dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49fe7bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49fe7bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"><div dir=\"auto\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africagiant.org\/who-is-an-african-giant\/\">African Giant<\/a> Professor Deji Akinwande has been recognised as a major contributor to nano technology. Prof Deji, a professor in the United States, received the 2016 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) by President Barrack Obama, meaning Deji has the United States government\u2019s highest honour for scientists and engineers in the early stages of research.<\/div><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"><div dir=\"auto\">He is a co-inventor of a high-frequency chip-to-chip interconnect and an electrically small antenna for bio-electronics. Prof. Akinwande was awarded the above honour for his contribution to Nano technology; &#8220;outstanding research accomplishments in nanomaterials, graphene device physics, and opto-electronics, and for dedication to the education of future scientists and engineers.&#8221;<\/div><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"><div dir=\"auto\">Prof. Deji Akinwande is known for his groundbreaking research on nanomaterials, sensors, devices and flexible technology and considered to be one of the top researchers in the world in the areas of graphene, silicon electronics and 2-D nanomaterials for use in flexible electronics. 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