This division spans a wide range of research involving emerging solid-state devices, integrated micro/nanosystems, advanced materials, nanotechnology, electromagnetic fields and waves, and their applications.
The division includes the following active topics and themes:
- Electromagnetic (EM) fields – from fundamentals to applications
- Electrical power generation, distribution/transmission, and utilization
- EM waves – wave guiding, propagation, and interactions
- Optical fibers and applications
- Photonics – materials, devices, and photonic integrated circuits
- Optoelectronics (lasers, solar cells, detectors)
- Transistors (SiGe, MIS, III-V) and beyond-CMOS devices
- Micro/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS & NEMS) – mechanical, electrical, magnetic, optical, thermal, and biological transducers
- RF/microwave devices and systems
- Sensors and actuators, sensors for Internet of Things (IoT)
- Nanotechnology
- Biotechnology – BioMEMS, biomedical materials, devices, and microsystems, wearable and implantable devices
- Advanced materials – wide-bandgap semiconductors, ferroelectric, piezoelectric materials, metamaterials
- Quantum devices and quantum technologies
FACULTY
Area Chair: Navid Asadi
Biography
Primary Research Area
Electronics
Research Interests
Energy-Efficient and secure analog/RF/mixed-signal circuits and systems for biomedical and IoT applications; time-domain sensing and sensor interfaces, human body communication, brain-channel communication for untethered neural implants, physical-layer security, low-power wireless and wireline techniques
Honors and Awards
ECE Teaching Excellence Award, 2025
NSF CAREER Award, 2025
Best 3-Minute Thesis Award (Audience Choice), IEEE Microwave Week 2020
Best Paper Awards, IEEE CICC, 2019, CICC 2021, HOST 2018, HOST 2019
Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship (2022) and Andrews Fellowship (2017-2019), Purdue University
Education
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2022
M. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India, 2015
B. Tech., National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur, India, 2011