I believe you might be thinking about Shuji Nakamura (and his then-employer Nichia), one of the other two who shared the prize. Akasaki and Amano were mostly as

I believe you might be thinking about Shuji Nakamura (and his then-employer Nichia), one of the other two who shared the prize. Akasaki and Amano were mostly associated with Nagoya University, and Akasaki later with Meijo.