Congratulations to new PhD degree graduates from POEM Center
Tammy C.Y. Huang defended her PhD dissertation in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE). Tammy’s dissertation research was entitled “Phononic and photonic properties of shape-engineered silicon nanoscale pillar arrays.” During her PhD studies Tammy had an internship...
Balandin and Kargar secure NSF grant to fund development of unique spectroscopy system
Alexander Balandin, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Fariborz Kargar, adjunct assistant professor, both of the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE), received Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) funding of...
Balandin receives funding from DOE for investigating phase transitions in the two-dimensional quantum materials
ECE distinguished professor Alexander Balandin received $500K funding for investigating electric-bias control of phase transitions in a special type of quantum materials. The Department of Energy (DOE) project aims at understanding physical mechanisms and developing...
Show Must Go On
Professor Balandin's invited talk entitled "Monitoring and Controlling Charge-Density-Waves in 2D Materials," which was supposed to be presented at the American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, Denver, Colorado on Monday March 2nd, was, instead, presented at...
Two graduates of Balandin Group accepted employment with industry leaders – Keysight Technologies and Intel Corporation
Congratulations to Sahar Naghibi who defended her PhD dissertation in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and accepted employment with the Keysight Technologies in Santa Clara, California. Sahar’s new job is research and development (R&D) relevant to her prior...