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Education
Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California-Berkeley
Research Interests
Nanoscale biomedical sensing and imaging with color centers in diamond, nanophotonic metasurfaces for attojoule optical logic and computational imaging/displays
Education
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of New Mexico
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of New Mexico
Research Interests
Development of epitaxial techniques for growth of novel semiconductor lasers (Mid-infrared), saturable absorbers, detectors and solar cells, III-V molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)
Ladan Arissian
Research Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
ladan@unm.edu
Phone: (505) 277-7389
Tom Atwood
Research Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
tatwood@ece.unm.edu
Phone: (505) 845-7632
Ganesh Balakrishnan
Professor, Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Program, Electrical Computer Engineering
gunny@unm.edu
Phone: (505) 259-6412
Education
B.E. in Electronics and Communications Engineering, University of Madras, India
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Toledo
Ph.D. in Optical Sciences and Engineering, University of New Mexico
Research Interests
Semiconductor device development including epitaxy and characterization, high power vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers and novel semiconductor material development for Mid-Infrared lasers.
Education
Ph.D Physics, University of Latvia, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics (FPM)
Master Degree in Physics, University of Latvia, FPM
Igal Brener
Research Professor, Center for High Technology Materials; Nanophotonics Thrust Leader, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
ibrener@sandia.gov
Phone: (505) 844-8097
Steven R.J. Brueck
Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Physics and Astronomy
sbrueck@unm.edu
Phone: (505) 272-7092
Education
B.S., Columbia University
M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests
Nanoscale lithography and nanofabrication with applications to nanophotonics, nanofluidics, and nanoscale epitaxial growth and sources/detectors; tunable infrared lasers; ultra-high resolution optical microscopy.
Tito Busani
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
busanit@unm.edu
Phone: (505) 239-4202
Education
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany.
Research Interests
2D materials: structural, mechanical and electronic properties; flexible electronics, optoelectronics and photonics; rolled-up Nanotech; bio-devices integration; and THz radiation
Education
M.S., Physics Engineer, University of Brussels
Ph.D., Physics, University of Brussels and UC Berkeley (Advisor Erwin L. Hahn)
Research Interests
Ultrafast and intense laser pulses generation, diagnostic, and interaction with matterUltrasensitive sensors of displacement, rotation, magnetic fields, index of refraction
Mode-locked lasers and frequency combs
Armin Doerry
Research Professor, Center for High Technology Materials; Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Armin.W.Doerry@ieee.org
Phone: (505) 845-8165
Education
BSEE, University of Kansas
MSEE, University of Kansas
PhD, University of New Mexico
Research Interests
Radar Remote Sensing, Imaging radar, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) radar, radar system design, radar system analysis, and radar data exploitation
Education
PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2015
Sang Eon Han
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
sehan@unm.edu
Phone: (505) 277-8670
Education
BS in Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, 1996
MS in Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, 1998
PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2009
Research Interests
- Nanophotonics
- Thermal Radiation
- Solar Energy Harvesting and Conversion
- Nanoscale Thermal Energy Conversion
Daniel Feezell - Nanofabrication Advisor CHTM
Associate Professor, Electrical Computer Engineering
dfeezell@unm.edu
Phone: (505) 272-7823
Education
B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Irvine
M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Interests
Epitaxial growth, fabrication, and characterization of group III-nitride materials and devices, including nonpolar/semipolar orientations. Solid-state lighting and high-efficiency LEDs. Visible edge-emitting and vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. Applications of group III-nitrides to energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Tom Gavrielides
Research Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
agavrielides@unm.edu
Phone: (505) 272-7946
Education
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois
M.S. Physics, DePaul University, Chicago
Ph.D. Physics, University of Minnesota
Research Interests
Laser physics, optical resonators and quantum electronics and in particular in problems in interactions of radiation with atoms and radiation propagation phenomena. Problems of diffraction from grating of conductive surfaces and dielectric interphases, time dependent radiation propagation through turbulent media, dynamics of lasers subject to optical injection, modulation, feedback or phase conjugate feedback, control and synchronization of chaotic lasers and nonlinear systems, nonlinear optics and applications to laser systems, research in solid state, and fiber laser
Frederic Grillot
Research Professor, Center for High Technology Materials
grillotf@chtm.unm.edu
Phone: (505) 272-7845
Education
MSc in Physics, University de Bourgogne, France (1999)
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Universite de Franche-Comte, France (2003)
Research Habilitation Physics, Universite Paris VII, France (2012)
Research Interests
Semiconductor physics, optoelectronics, quantum confined devices, nonlinear photonics, laser instabilities, high speed optical communications systems, surface plasmons, ultra-fast optics, photonics integrated circuits
PHONES:
+33 145 817 064 (France)
(505) 803-4919
Education
B.S. in Chemistry, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 1997
M.S. in Chemistry, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 2000
Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Arizona, May 2008
Research Interests
Energy transfer in coupled quantum dot and plasmonic nanostructures; DNA mediated optical coupling; semiconductor-metal hybrid nanomaterials; and, fabrication and optical characterization of plasmonic sensors and probes
Sang M. Han
Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Associate Chair of Chemical & Biological Engineering; Director, Nanoscience & Microsystems Engineering
meister@unm.edu
Phone: (505) 277-3118 (Office)
Education
B.S. in Chemical Engineering with Honors, University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Interests
Selective heteroepitaxy of Ge and III-V compound semiconductors on Si for multijunction solar cells and RF applications; scanning tunneling microscopy of quantum structure and film growth, and organic-inorganic hybrid systems; hybrid micro/nanofluidic systems for advanced bioseparation and analysis, including high-resolution protein separations in nanofluidic FET devices; and, nanocrystal synthesis, functionalization, and integration for nonlinear optical and biological applications
PHONES:
Office: (505) 277-3118
FEC LAB: (505) 277-6766
CHTM Lab: (505) 272-7327
Dept. Office: (505) 277-5433
Education
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Interests
Avalanche photodiodes, optical communications, image/signal processing, algorithms for infrared and spectral sensing and imaging, distributed networks and computing
Mani Hossein-Zadeh
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
mhz@chtm.unm.edu
Phone: (505) 272-7845
Education
BS in Applied Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
MS in Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
MS in Electrical Engineering, Viterbi School, University of Southern California
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Viterbi School, University of Southern California
Research Interests
Electro-optics, microwave-photonic devices and systems, ultra high-Q optical microresonators, optomechanical interaction in UH-Q optical resonators, optical communication, photonic sensors, optofluidics and plasmonics
Education
PhD, Bioengineering, Arizona State University, 2009
MS, Bioengineering, Arizona State University, 2008
BS.E, Bioengineering, Arizona State University, 2003
Research Interests
MEMS Fabrication
Smart Material Development
Flexible/stretchable systems
Neural Interface Devices
Ken Jungling
Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
kenjungling@aol.com
Phone: (505) 277-2436
Don Kendall
Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
donk@thuntek.net
Phone: (505) 277-2436
Education
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of New Mexico, USA
M.S. Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
B.S. Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Research Interests
Synthesizing the flexible and stretchable crystalline piezoelectric materials and transforming and developing these materials for high-temperature application devices
Seung Chang (SC) Lee
Research Associate Professor, Center for High Technology Materials
Education
Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences, Focus: Optical Materials and Laser Spectroscopy
Research Interests
Optical materials, laser spectroscopy, glasses, ceramics, glass-nanocrystal hybrid composites; advanced materials with engineered microstructure and tunable properties; microstructure-property relationships; materials at extreme pressure environments: synchrotron x ray diffraction and laser spectroscopy in diamond anvil cells.
Ting Shan Luk - Research Professor
Principal Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
tsluk@sandia.gov
Phone: 505-844-8931
Education
Ph.D. Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1981
B.Sc. Physics, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1975
Research Interests
Fundamental research and applications of nanophotonics which includes photonic crystals, plasmonics, epsilon-near-zone materials, metamaterials and metasurfaces.
Education
B.S. in Physics, Sharif University of Technology
M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics, The Ohio State University
Research Interests
Quantum and nonlinear behavior of optical waveguides; and, Anderson localization: Wave propagation in random media
Kevin Malloy
Professor Emeritus, Physics and Astronomy; Associate Vice President for Research Initiatives
malloy@chtm.unm.edu
Phone: (505) 277-7374
Education
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Research Interests
Semiconductor physics, device physics
Marek Osinski
Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
osinski@chtm.unm.edu
Phone: (505) 272-7812
Education
M.Sc. in Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Ph.D. in Physical Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Research Interests
Nanotechnology, biomedical applications of colloidal nanocrystals, nanoscintillators for nuclear radiation detection, optoelectronic integrated circuits, semiconductor lasers, light-emitting diodes, group-III nitrides, degradation mechanisms and reliability, computer simulation.
• Integrating Nanotechnology with Cell Biology and Neuroscience Project
Education
Ph.D. Nanoscience and Microsystems
Rohit Prasankumar - Research Associate Professor
Nanophotonics Co-Thrust Leader, Center for Integrated Technologies
Education
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S. Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Research Interests
Ultrafast phenomena in complex materials (e.g., correlated electron materials, semiconductor nanostructures, Dirac materials); time-integrated and time-resolved optical spectroscopy from terahertz (THz) to x-ray frequencies; development of novel optical techniques for examining the properties of physical, chemical, and biological systems.
Education
PhD Optical Science and Engineering 2022, UNM
Masters in Optoelectronics and Laser Technology, 2013. International School of Photonics, Cochin University of Science and Technology
Research Interests
Nanolithography, Large area Nanopatterning, Photonics and Laser Technology
Education
Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Chemical Engineering, 1989
B.S. University of Colorado, Chemical Engineering, 1984
Research Interests
Modeling and Simulation (Finite Element, Discrete Element), Computational fluid mechanics, Nano-manufacturing (nano-particle composites, nano-imprinting), and Polymer processing and coating flows
Education
PhD, Cornell University
Research Interests
Surface physics, medical imaging, nuclear sensors; crystal growth and nucleation phenomena; vacuum, gaseous and solid electrical breakdown; high electric field processes; ion sources, neutron generators, x-ray sources, radiation damage, plasma physics
Ashwani Sharma
Lecturer III, Electrical Computer Engineering; Research Professor, Electrical Computer Engineering
Education
BS,MS & PhD, University of New Mexico
Research Interests
Micro-Nano-Electronics; nanoscale lithography and nanofabrication with applications to nano-opto-electronics, and radiation effects on devices
Education
Ph.D. Physics University of Latvia, Riga
Research Interests
Quantum senors in different physical systems for biosensing and material science applications.
Gennady Smolyakov
Research Associate Professor, Center for High Technology Materials
gen@unm.edu
Phone: (505) 272-7800
Yixiang Xie
Research Associate Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
y10xie15@unm.edu
Phone: (505) 272-7839
Payman Zarkesh-Ha - Acting Director
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
pzarkesh@unm.edu
Phone: (505) 277-6724
Education
BS in Electrical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
MS in Electrical Engineering, Sharif University, Tehran, Iran
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
