For her field opening contributions to the science and engineering of photonic crystals, and in particular, for the use of 2D microcavites for the Purcell-like enhancement of the spontaneous emission rate of embedded quantum dots.
Professor Arbabian and research professor Khuri-Yakub lead research that utilizes interplay of microwaves and ultrasound to develop a detector with military and medical applications.
For her major and field opening contributions to nano photonics and its application to information science; including the design and fabrication of 2D photonic crystals with integrated quantum dot structures.
Professor Nick McKeown, alumni Martin Casado, and Prof. Scott Schenker (Berkeley) received one of this year's NEC C&C prizes for their work in SDN movements and OpenFlow protocol.