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
Signals and Systems
Research Interests
Research Interests
: Sensorimotor Integration, Computational and Systems Neuroscience, Brain-Machine Interfaces
Honors and Awards
National Science Foundation Excellence in Neural Engineering Award , 2001
Best Student Paper Award, 23rd IEEE International Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2001
Education
PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2002
MS, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Alexandria, 1996
BS, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Alexandria, 1993