Professor Debdeep Jena of the University of Notre Dame has been awarded the 2012 Young Scientist Award by the International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors (ISCS 2012).  The award is for his work in fundamental contributions to the understanding of transport nitrides and two-dimensional crystals for high performancew transistors.  The awards ceremony will take place in a special session on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Compound Semiconductor Week (CSW) to be held in Santa Barbara, CA, August 26-30, 2012.  Prof. Jena is one of the principal investigators in NRI's MIND Center at the University of Notre Dame. Congratulations, Debdeep!