Chair's presentation about EE in April 2008
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New EE Departmental Brochure has been published
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Prof. Wie has received $393,000 in new funding from Samsung Electronics
Prof. Wie has received $393,000 in new research funding from Samsung Electronics. This funding will be used to investigate and model degradation processes in amorphous and polycrystalline silicon thin film transistors used in the backplane circuits of active-matrix LCD display and organic LED display. Amorphous silicon and organic semiconductor devices undergo degradation processes, such as a large shift in the threshold voltage or a large increase in the leakage current, that are not common in single crystal devices. Objective is to identify, understand and model the physical mechanisms of degradation in TFTs under bias and temperature stress for predicting reliability and lifetime of the devices in circuits.
UB Today acrticle about Prof. Takeuchi
The renowned lithium battery researcher Esther Takeuchi brings her considerable energy and creativity to UB after a trailblazing career in industry. For the full story Click Here.
A recent publication of Prof. Bird was highlighted on the front cover of Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
Prof. Takeuchi has been elected Vice President of the Electrochemical Society
Prof. Takeuchi has been elected Vice President of the Electrochemical Society. This is one of the most prestigious international electrochemical societies, and is quite an honor for her and the department.
Prof. Mitin named SUNY Distinguished Professor
Professor and Chair of the Electrical Engineering Department Vladimir Mitin has just been named SUNY Distinguished Professor in recognition of prominence and reputation in the field of nanophononics, the branch of nanotechnology concerned with heat transfer and energy exchange at the nanoscale level. Click here for the story in UB reporter.
Prof. Mitin received AFOSR grant to investigate kinetics and transport in quantum-dot structures
Prof. Mitin has received a three-years AFOSR grant for advanced theoretical research in the area of electron kinetics in quantum-dot structures with the main goal to optimize infrared photodetectors. This research program focuses on design of next generation quantum-dot infrared photodetectors (QDIPs) with controllable electron kinetics. A wide range of novel properties may be realized through the manipulation of quantum dots and potential barriers created by selective doping. The local and collective barriers around the dots may be used to separate the localized intra-dot electron states from the conducting states in the matrix and, in this way, to control all electron processes. Engineering of QDIPs with manageable kinetics is a promising way for substantial improvements in performance.
Prof. Mitin's papers selected for Virtual Journals in Science and Technology
Virtual Journals in Science and Technology have been jointly developed by the American Institute of Physics (AIP) and the American Physical Society (APS). Each of the virtual journals presents an online collection of relevant papers from a broad range of source journals in the physical sciences. Articles appearing in these virtual journals are selected by editors and experts in the particular fields. Prof. Mitin's papers are often selected for virtual journals. His recent paper "Heat current in the magnetic field: Nernst-Ettingshausen effect above the superconducting transition," published in Physical Review B 77, 064501 (2008), has been selected for the February 15, 2008 issue of Virtual Journal of Applications of Superconductivity. This work produced in collaboration with Andrei Sergeev and Michael Reizer has developed the gauge-invariant formulation of thermomagnetic phenomena. It has been shown for the first time that the interaction energy of electrons with a magnetic field should be considered as the thermal energy (heat), while, as it is well established, the interaction with an electric field contributes to potential energy. Only with this fundamental correction, the thermomagnetic coefficients satisfy basic physical principals, such as the Onsager relation and the third law of thermodynamics. This work gives a direct answer to the question: what is heat and what is potential energy in the magnetic field.
Former UB EE Student elected into the National Academy of Engineering
Former UB EE student Chrysostomos L. (Max) Nikias, MS 1980 & PhD 1982, Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at USC was just elected into the National Academy of Engineering.
Prof. Yoon received a 2008 NSF CAREER award
Dr. Yong-Kyu 'YK' Yoon has received the Faculty Early Career
Development (CAREER) Award from National Science Foundation (NSF). The
NSF CAREER program offers the most prestigious awards in support of the
early career-development activities of those scholars who most
effectively integrated research and education within the context of the
mission of their organization. He will receive a grant of $399,999 in
support of the project titled "RF/Microwave components and devices
using micro-/nano machined metamaterial" for a period of 5 years
starting from February 1, 2008.
This research will investigate and implement low loss, multidimensional
high quality metamaterials using advanced micromachining and
nanotechnology, and translate the developed metamaterial technologies
to highly efficient, compact, and multifunctional radio frequency (RF)
devices and components. The technical and societal impacts of this
research will occur in diverse areas such as telecommunications,
defense, microelectronics, and medical imaging.
EE Department Holiday Postcard
Prof. E. Takeuchi is 2008 recipient of an Astellas USA Foundation Award, administered by the American Chemical Society (ACS)
Dr. Takeuchi has been selected as the 2008 recipient of an Astellas USA
Foundation Award, administered by the American Chemical Society (ACS).
This award carries a $30,000 prize and an invitation to speak at a ½ day
ASC symposium during the 236th ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia, PA,
in August 2008.
The Astellas USA Foundation Awards were established to identify
individuals or teams who exemplify the criterion of having significantly
contributed to scientific research that improved public health through
their contributions in the chemical and related sciences. The award
information letter from ACS recognizes the achievements of Dr. Takeuchi
in the development of silver anadium oxide (SVO) battery technology
which enabled the development of lifesaving implantable cardiac
defibrillators (ICDs).
The Communications research group receives yet another federal research grant
Prof. Weifeng Su, Prof. Tommaso Melodia, Prof. Stella Batalama, and Prof. Dimitris Pados (principal investigator) receive a new $451,000 AFRL grant for work on cognitive airborne networking. Earlier this year, Prof. Dimitris Pados and Prof. Stella Batalama (principal investigator) received a $312,000 AFOSR grant for research on multiuser steganography.
Prof Bird's Research Highlighted in many news articles
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070927135543.htm http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-09/uab-qdt092707.php http://www.physorg.com/news110120796.html http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=5038 http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol39/vol39n5/articles/BirdSpintronics.html
UB Electrical Engineering Dept represented at The Center of Inquiry's (CFI) Science and Art Festival
The UB Electrical Engineering Dept was well represented by two students Hung Van and Jonathan Bell at the CFI Science and Art Festival on Sept 15, 2007. The exhibit shown below included a demonstration of Atomic Force Microscopy, An exhibit that will be unveiled at the Buffalo Museum of Science which demonstrates how nanotechnology can be used to improve ordinary household lighting, and also samples of nanometer scale devices made in the department. For more information about the festival Click Here.
Prof. Esther S. Takeuchi becomes a Greatbatch Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Electrical Engineering
Greatbatch Inc. agrees to fund Prof. Esther S. Takeuchi's professorship for 5 years at a level of $100k per year. The funding is unrestricted and starts on January 1, 2008.
Third $750K NYSTAR Grant Awarded to EE bringing it to 2.25 Million Awarded over the past four years
A third NYSTAR Grant has been awarded to the EE department at the University at Buffalo to recruit Professor Strasser to develop an advanced technological foundry to produce terahertz devices such as nanostructured emitters and detectors. Click Here for more informatiom.
Department welcomes Professor Melodia.
The department welcomes:
Dr. Tommaso Melodia Click Here to visit Prof Melodia's Faculty Page
New article of Prof. Bird with co-authors has been accepted for pubication in Physical Review Letters
New paper on probing trapped spins in quantum point contacts of Prof. J. Bird group with co-authors has been published in PRL: "Probing the microscopic structure of bound states in quantum point contacts", Y. Yoon, L. Mourokh, T. Morimoto, N. Aoki, Y. Ochiai, J.L. Reno, et al.
Prof. Stella N. Batalama was selected to serve in the 2007-2008 Faculty in Leadership class for the University
Prof. Stella N. Batalama was selected to serve in the 2007-2008 Faculty in Leadership class for the University. In this program, faculty leaders are paired with a senior member of administration in the offices of the president and the Provost. They will focus on specific projects that will allow them to gain valuable administrative experience.
Prof. Mitin Publishes new Nanoelectronics Textbook
The textbook by V.V. Mitin, V.A. Kochelap, and
M.A. Stroscio 'Introduction to Nanoelectronics: Science,
Nanotechnology, Engineering, and Applications' is now in the final
stage of publication by Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-
88172-2. This textbook is suitable for advanced undergraduate and
graduate students in electrical and electronic engineering,
nanoscience, materials, bioengineering, and chemical engineering.
The new textbook is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary account of the
technology and science that underpin nanoelectronics, covering the
underlying physics, nanostructures, nanomaterials, and nanodevices.
Without assuming prior knowledge of quantum physics, this book provides
a unifying framework for the basic ideas needed to understand the
recent developments in the field. Following an introductory description
of recent trends in semiconductor and device nanotechnologies, as well
as novel device concepts, materials for nanoelectronics are treated,
covering methods of growth, fabrication, and characterization.
Treatment then moves to an analysis of nanostructures including
recently discovered nanoobjects, and concludes with a discussion of
devices that use a simple scaling-down approach to copy well-known
microelectronic devices, and nanodevices based on new principles that
cannot be realized at the macroscale. Numerous illustrations, homework
problems, and interactive Java applets help the student to appreciate
the basic principles of nanotechnology, and to apply them to real
problems.
Cartwright to be provost's point person for UB 2020
Alexander N. Cartwright, professor of electrical engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been appointed vice provost for strategic initiatives, a new position in which he will serve as the point person in the Provost's Office for the UB 2020 strategic strengths initiatives. UB Reporter Article
New publication of Prof. J. Bird on spintronics and qubit processing is featured in Journal of Physics.
Prof. J. Bird with co-authors has published an article entitled: "Using split-gate structures to explore the implementation of a coupled- electron-waveguide qubit scheme" in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter The paper is featured in the July 2007 print version of the journal. click here for article
Prof. Batalama and Prof. Pados received new US AFOSR grant
2/12/2007 Professors Stella Batalama and Dimitris Pados received a new US AFOSR grant of $312,826 for work on blind spread-spectrum steganalysis via iterative techniques (duration 34 months).
A Single Chip Terahertz Detector
Prof. J. Bird (EE) in collaboration with Prof. A. Markelz (Physics/EE), and collaborators at several other universities, received a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the NSF Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT) initiative to develop novel Terahertz detectors. The grant was one of only 10 that NSF funded, from more than 400 applications to the NIRT program. For more information Click Here.
Wireless Sensors for Power Systems
The team from the UB EE Department, lead by Prof. W. James Sarjeant, James Clerk Maxwell Chair and director of the UB's Energy Systems Institute, is seeking to develop new power-systems failure diagnostic technology based on miniature wireless sensors. Such systems would provide a far more efficient, and cost-effective way to modernize the power grid, as opposed to replacing components after they fail. The research team includes J. Zirnheld, adjunct lecturer in electrical engineering and deputy director of UB's Energy Systems Institute, Profs. J. Bird, A. Cartwright, A. Titus, V. Mitin (all from EE), and Prof. C. Basaran (CSEE). For more information Click Here.
Prof. Alexander Cartwright was name an Associate Editor for the new SPIE Journal of Nanophotonics
Prof. Alexander Cartwright was name an Associate Editor for the new SPIE Journal of Nanophotonics. This appointment is recognition of the Prof. Cartwright's international reputation in nanophotonics. This journal dedicated to nanophotonics is acknowledgment of the continued expansion of research in this excited area. The multidisciplinary research areas cover the synthesis, fabrication and application of nanostructured materials and devices. For more information please Click here.
2006 EE Ph.D. Graduate name Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McGill University
2006 EE Ph.D. Graduate name Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McGill University. Vamsy Chodavarapu, a 2006 Ph.D. graduate of the Electrical Engineering, was recently named an Assistant Professor at McGill University. Dr. Chodavarapu's graduate research focused on portable biological and chemical sensors. Specifically, he demonstrated the feasibility of developing multianalyte sensor systems using standard CMOS processing. Dr. Chodavarapu was co-advised by Prof. Alexander Cartwright and Prof. Albert Titus.
Department welcomes Professor Yoon.
The department welcomes:
Dr. Yong K. Yoon (RF/Microwave, from August 2006)
Department welcomes Professor Oh.
The department welcomes:
Dr. Kwang W. Oh (nanoelectronics, from March 2006)
Ph.D. student presentation highlighted
in Nature Conferences blog
Presentation of our Ph.D. student, Matthew Bell, at the American Physical Society meeting was highlighted in Nature Conferences blog:
APS: Superconducting eyes on the sky
Second $750,000 NYSTAR Award in Nanotechnology and Engineering
http://www.buffalo.edu/news/fast-execute.cgi/article-page.html?article=76570009
Professor Mitin has been recognized as a world-class research faculty and received $750,000 award from the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) to conduct multidisciplinary research designed to develop and commercialize multifunctional nanosensors and sensor networks to enhance health care, especially for remote applications, to improve detection of contaminants and to boost advances in quantum communication.
One of the projects that the grant will make possible addresses the current health-care system's inadequate out-patient monitoring of vital biological parameters. It involves development of a customized, mobile health-monitoring system, called a Biofluid-Probe Platform for Mobile Health Telematics, which will consist of multi-analyte sensors allowing hospitals to monitor essential chemical and biological parameters in patients' blood and urine frequently and remotely.
Another project Mitin is investigating exploits the ability of novel quantum technologies to surpass traditional classical approaches, using ultrafast photon counters with high quantum efficiency. Specifically, Mitin will work toward achieving ultrafast quantum communication.
The research will be concentrated in UB's Center on Hybrid Nanodevices and Systems, which integrates scientific and technological achievements in nanomaterials and electronics with fundamental engineering research in the fields of public healthcare, environmental monitoring and communication.
