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
Electrophysics
Research Interests
Nanophotonic and optical interconnect, Integrated photonics, Quantum engineering, Sensors, MOS and nanostructure device modeling
Honors and Awards
Rising Star in Photonics, American Chemical Society (ACS), Class of 2025
Stanford–Elsevier Top 2% Scientists Ranking, 2025
OSA Grant – Women Attending to Science, Optical Fiber Conference (OFC), USA
JASSO Research Excellence Award, Japan
Education
Ph.D. Electrical & Computer Eng., University of Texas at Austin, 2021
M.S. Electrical & Computer Eng., Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2014