James J. Coleman

James J. Coleman
Born (1950-05-15) May 15, 1950
Chicago, Illinois, US
EducationUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Known forStrained-layer quantum well lasers
MOCVD epitaxy
AwardsIEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal (2021)
John Tyndall Award (2013)
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical Engineering
Physics
WorkplacesBell Labs
Rockwell International
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Nick Holonyak

James J. Coleman is the Intel Alumni Endowed Chair[1] Emeritus in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.[2] His research interests include the epitaxial growth and processing of semiconductor materials and devices, especially metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), strained-layer quantum well heterostructure lasers, and integrated photonics.

Career

Coleman received BS (1972), MS (1973), and PhD (1975) degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. After graduation, Coleman began working at AT&T Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ) in 1976 as a Member of Technical Staff. From 1978 to 1982 he was a Member of Technical Staff at Rockwell International (Anaheim, CA). In 1982, he returned to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign[3] as Associate Professor and was promoted to Professor in 1984. He was named the Franklin W. Woeltge Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2002) and the Intel Alumni Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2003).

Coleman is a Fellow of OSA (now Optica), IEEE, SPIE, American Physical Society, Materials Research Society, and AAAS. He is a member[4] of the National Academy of Engineering.

He was President of the IEEE Photonics Society in 2010-2011.

Research

Coleman studies epitaxial growth and processing of semiconductor materials and devices, especially liquid phase epitaxy (LPE), metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD and strained-layer quantum well heterostructures.  His primary interest is semiconductor diode lasers, including quantum well, quantum dot, and strained layer lasers, as well as integrated photonic devices.

He has published more than 400 scientific papers and holds 10 U.S. patents.

Honors

  • IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal (2021)
  • John Bardeen Award, TMS - The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (2020)
  • John Tyndall Award, IEEE Photonics Society and Optical Society of America (2013)
  • SPIE Technical Achievement Award (2011)
  • IEEE David Sarnoff Award (2008)
  • Nick Holonyak, Jr. Award, Optical Society of America (2006)
  • ISCS Heinrich Welker Award (2004)
  • William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award, IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (2000)

References

  1. ↑ Communications, Grainger Engineering Office of Marketing and. "Coleman: Intel Alumni Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering". ece.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  2. ↑ Communications, Grainger Engineering Office of Marketing and. "Coleman retiring after distinguished career". ece.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  3. ↑ Communications, Grainger Engineering Office of Marketing and. "James J Coleman". ece.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  4. ↑ "Professor James J. Coleman". NAE Website. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
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