photo Herbert Kroemer

Herbert Kroemer

Prize
Nobel Prize in Physics — 2000
for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics
Citizenship
Germany Germany United States United States
Languages
English, German
date of birth
8/25/1928
place of birth
Weimar
date of death
3/8/2024
Lived
95 years
member of
  • American Physical Society
    • start time: 1/1/1972
  • National Academy of Engineering
    • start time: 1/1/1997
  • National Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 1/1/2003
  • European Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 1/1/2004
  • Academy of Science for Public Utility
employer
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
  • University of Colorado Boulder
field of work
  • semiconductor
  • physics
  • electrical engineering
  • theoretical physics
  • solid-state physics
  • high-frequency technology
educated at
  • University of Jena
  • University of Göttingen
occupation
  • physicist
  • university teacher
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