CURRICULUM VITA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vijay P. Singh, Ph.D. (EE)

 

 

 

 

Chairman, Professor

and Earl Parker Robinson Chair in Engineering

 

 

 

 

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Kentucky

453 Anderson Hall,

Lexington, KY 40506-0046

Phone: (859) 257-3243

Fax:    (859) 257-3092

E-mail: vsingh@engr.uky.edu

Web address: http://www.engr.uky.edu/~vsingh/

 

 

 

 

October 2007


 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

        

HOME ADDRESS :     4109 Kentucky River Parkway

                                      Lexington, KY 40515

 

TELEPHONE:              (859) 257-3243 (WORK)

                                      (859) 971-2815 (HOME)

        

E-MAIL:                       vsingh@engr.uky.edu

        

AGE:                             59 years

CITIZENSHIP:            U.S.A.

MARRITAL STATUS: Married, 2 children

HEIGHT:                      5'8"

WEIGHT:                     168 lbs.

        

        

FIELD OF RESEARCH

        

Thin Film Solar Cells; Nanoelectronic Devices; Organic Semiconductors; Sensors. Electroluminescent Displays 

 

Optoelectronics ; Flat-Panel Displays; Electronic Materials; Thin-film Technology.

 

Propagation Delays in Integrated Circuits and Packages; Multi-Chip Modules; High Speed Electron Devices.

    

        

EDUCATION

        

Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering), 1974, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

        

Field of Study:   Solid State Electronics

Thesis Topic:     Noise in Ferroelectric Detectors for  

                           Infra-red Radiation

Thesis Advisor:  Dr. Aldert van der Ziel

        

M.S. (Electrical Engineering), 1970, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

        

B. Tech. (Electrical Engineering), 1968, I.I.T-Delhi (Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi), New Delhi, India.

        


 

HONORS AND AWARDS

 

Invited Speaker and Member of International Organizing Committee,  Symposium on Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells,  International Materials Research Congress, 2006, Cancun, Mexico, August 16-20, 2006.

Invited Speaker and Session Chair, Thirteenth International Workshop on the Physics of Semiconductor Devices, National Physical Laboratory, 2005, New Delhi, India, December 13-17, 2005.

Invited Speaker, 50th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, 2005,  Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India, , December 5-9, 2005.

Invited Speaker and Member of International Organizing Committee,  Symposium on Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells,  International Materials Research Congress, 2006, Cancun, Mexico, August 18-22, 2005.

Invited Speaker, Symposium on Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, International Materials Research Congress, 2004, Cancun, Mexico, August 22-26, 2004.

Invited Speaker, International Conference on Luminescence and its Applications, ICLA 2004, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India, February 9-12, 2004.

Chairman of Symposium on Materials Development in Flat Panel Displays, International Materials Research Congress, 2003, Cancun, Mexico, August 17-21, 2003.

Invited Speaker and Member of International Organizing Committee,  Symposium on Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells,  International Materials Research Congress, 2003, Cancun, Mexico, August 17-21, 2003.

Invited Speaker, First International Workshop on Nano-Structure Materials For New Energy Systems, Conversions and Applications, Instituto Mexicano Del Peterolio, Mexico City, February 27-28,  2003.

Chairman of Symposium on Materials Development in Liquid Crystal and Electroluminescent Displays, International Materials Research Congress, 2002, Cancun, Mexico, August 25-29, 2002.

Invited Speaker and Member of International Organizing Committee, Sixth International Symposium on Solar, Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Batteries, Cancun, Mexico, Aug 25-29, 2002.

Recepient of the Earl Parker Robinson Chair in Engineering, University of Kentucky Lexington, 2000-Continuing

Invited Speaker and Member of International Organizing Committee, Eleventh International Workshop on the Physics of Semiconductor Devices, Delhi, India, Dec. 7-11, 2001

Member of International Organizing Committee, and Invited Speaker, Fifth International Symposium on Solar, Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Batteries, Cancun, Mexico, Aug 27 - Sept 1, 2001.

Invited Speaker, IUPAC, International Symposium on Green Chemistry, University of Delhi, January 10-13, 2001, Delhi, India.

Invited Speaker and Member of International Organizing Committee, Tenth International Workshop on the Physics of Semiconductor Devices, Delhi, India, Dec. 14-18, 1999.

Invited Speaker and Member of International Organizing Committee, Fourth International Symposium on Solar, Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Batteries, Cancun, Mexico, Aug 28 - Sept 2, 2000.

Recipient of  Schellenger Professor Chair in Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, 1993-1999.

Invited Speaker and Member of International Organizing Committee, Third International Symposium on Solar, Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Batteries, Cancun, Mexico, Aug 28 - Sept 2, 1999.

Invited Speaker and Member of International Organizing Committee, Second International Symposium on Solar, Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Batteries, Cancun, Mexico, Aug 28 - Sept 4, 1998.

Technical Program Chairman, National Workshop on Cadmium Telluride for Space Applications, Issues and Challenges, Feb. 12-13, 1997, El Paso, Texas.

Session Chair, Photovoltaics session, Third International Symposium on Solar, Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Batteries, International Materials Research Congress, Cancun, Mexico, Aug 28 - Sept 2, 1999.

Session Chair, "Optoelectronics" Session at the International Materials Research Congress, April 30-Sept 4, 1998, Cancun Mexico.

Session Chair, Surface and Thin Films I Session at the 6th Annual Ceramics and Advanced Materials Symposia and Poster Session held on October31, 1994 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Member of the International Organization Committee for the Seventh International Workshop on Electroluminescence held Oct 10-12, 1994 in Beijing, China.

Listed in American Men and Women of Science, Who’s Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology, Who's Who of Contemporary Achievement, Who’s Who among Asian Americans, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering.

Secretary, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers El Paso Section (1984-87).

Picked as "The Outstanding Faculty Member in the College of Engineering, for the year 1988."

Picked as "Teacher of the Year" by Etta Kappa Nu, El Paso Section for 1984-85 and for 1993-94.

Picked as the outstanding Graduate Teacher and Researcher in the College of Engineering, UTEP, 1992.

Member, Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society.

Dean's List in the senior year of undergraduate studies.

        

SUMMARY  OF  MAJOR  ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

 

I.  SOME RESEARCH AND TECCHNOLOGY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

A. Electroluminescent Display Devices

 

  1. Did pioneering research in electron transport analysis in electroluminescent displays and developed the first analytical model for blue emitting SrS: Ce, a.c. thin film electroluminescent (ACTFEL) display devices [1]-[6].  For more details, “A model for Electroluminescence in SrS:Ce ACTFEL Display Devices”, V.P. Singh and D.C. Morton, IEEE Transaction on Electron Devices, vol. 39, no. 6, June 1992, pp 1331-1340.
  2. Developed the first analytical model for blue emitting SrS: Cu, Ag, a.c. thin film electroluminescent (ACTFEL) display devices [7]-[8].   For more details, “An Analytical Model for Electron Transport and Luminance in SrS: Cu, Ag ACTFEL Display Devices,” Vijay P. Singh, Praveen Sivakumar, Alberto Aguilera, David C. Morton, and Eric Forsythe. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 51, #3 (March 2004), pp. 357-363.
  3. Developed an analytical model for yellow emitting ZnS: Mn, a.c. thin film electroluminescent (ACTFEL) display devices [9]-[12].  For more details, "Analysis of ZnS:Mn Type A. C. Thin Film E1ectroluminescent Display Devices with Bulk Traps," V. Singh, W. Majid, D. Morton, Journal of Society for Information Display, vol. 1, No.2, pp. 135-141 June 1993.
  4. Developed a theoretical model for yellow emitting, ZnS: Mn, direct current powder electroluminescent (DCPEL) display devices [13]-[14].  For more details, "Current Transport and Aging in Direct Current Powder Electroluminescent Display Devices," J. A. Raposo, V. P. Singh, J.C. McClure, R.G. Bell and J.W. Mayo, Journal of the Society for Information Display (SID), vol. 1, No.4, pp. 397-403, December 1993.

 

B.  Solar Cells

 

  1. Pioneered the development of thin film solar cell technologies using the CdS/CdTe and CdS/ Cu2S photovoltaic devices. This work started in 1974 and is continuing, now including other technologies like nanostructures, organic semiconductors and CIS/CdS, as well.   Selected patents and publications are listed in [15]-[34].
  2. Designed, fabricated and demonstrated the lightweight, flexible CdS/CdTe thin film solar cell on a molybdenum foil substrate, with an open circuit voltage of 824 mV [25], [28].  For more details, “Design Issues in the Fabrication of CdS-CdTe Solar Cells on Molybdenum Foil Substrates,” Singh, V.P. and J. McClure, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 76, pp. 369-385 (2002).
  3. Designed, fabricated and demonstrated the CuPc/PTCBI organic semiconductor solar cell that yielded an open-circuit voltage of 1.15 V, highest value of record in a single junction device [32], [34].  For more details, Copper-phthalocyanine-based organic solar cells with high open circuit voltage”, V.P. Singh*, R. S. Singh, B. Parthasarathy, A. Aguilera, J. Anthony and M. Payne, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 86, pp. 082106-1 to 082106-3, (February 2005).
  4. Performed electron transport analysis in CdS/CdTe and CdS/ Cu2S heterojunction devices and developed theoretical models for device operation [23], [26], [28], [21], [17].  For more details, “Electro-optical Characterization and Modeling of Thin film CdS-CdTe Heterojunction solar Cells”, by Vijay P. Singh, David L.  Linam, David D. Dils, John C. McClure and G. B. Lush,  Solar Energy Materials and solar Cells,  Vol.63, No.4, pp.445-466, (August 2000).
  5. Was the founding member (with 2 other scientists) and President, in 1982, of a start up company called Photon Energy Inc, in El Paso, Texas.  The company developed CdS/CdTe solar cell technology using inexpensive spray pyrolysis techniques.  Pilot line production was set up and the product demonstrated.  After 6 years of development work, the company was sold to Golden Photon Inc., Golden, Colorado.  CdS/CdTe technology is still a leading contender for large scale manufacture of inexpensive solar cells.
  6. Was part of the original founding team (with 2 other scientists and 3 technicians) in 1976, of a start up company called Photon Power Inc, in El Paso, Texas.  The company developed copper sulfide solar cells as well as transparent conductive coatings used in solar cells and displays.  Copper sulfide solar cells suffered from long term stability problems and in 1982, technology developed by Photon Power Inc.was sold to Cherry Display Products Inc. who utilized the transparent conductive coating technology for their products.

 

II.  PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

A. Industrial Research and Development

 

In 1976, after my post-doctoral research in photovoltaic devices at University of Delaware, I joined Photon Power Inc., El Paso, Texas as Research Engineer to become a part of a founding team of 3 scientists and 3 technicians at this start-up R & D Company.   I was instrumental in pioneering the development of the sprayed thin film CdS/Cu2S and CdS/CdTe solar cells and hold several patents in this field.  In 1977, new investments came in from an oil co., CFP/TOTAL of France and LOF Inc. of Toledo, Ohio and, within a couple of years, our company grew from 6 to 105 employees.  I was promoted to Section Head, Device Development in 1980 and to the Manager of Materials and Device Research in 1981.  Photon Power Inc. was sold in early 1982 and two colleagues and  I went on to start a new company, Photon Energy Inc. in March 1982.  I served as President and Research Manager till September 1983 when I joined the local university as a faculty member.  I continued to do consulting work for Photon Energy Inc. in the development of photovoltaic devices.  Since then, I have consulted with several other companies as well, in the area of optoelectronic device research and development.

        

B.  Academic and Government Research

        

In September 1983, I joined the faculty of the Electrical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at El Paso as an Associate Professor.  I have been, or am the Principal Investigator on more than twenty funded research projects in the area of optoelectronic devices and high speed electron devices. I did research work on electroluminescent display devices at the U.S. Army Electronics Technology and Devices Lab, Fort Monmouth, NJ during summers of 1986, 1987 and 1988 and in the area of optical turbulence at Atmospheric Sciences Lab, White Sands Missile Range, NM during summer 1989. I have also completed several consulting assignments in the development of high temperature superconductors and electronic display devices with government and university laboratories. In September 1990, I was promoted to full Professor of Electrical Engineering and to Schellenger Chair and Director of Electronic Devices Laboratory in 1993. From 1997-1999, I was the Associate Dean for Research for the College of Engineering at the University of Texas.

 

In January 2000, I joined the Department of Electrical Engineering at University of Kentucky (UK) as Chairman, Professor and Earl Robinson Chair in Engineering.  For the past 7 years at UK, I have continued my research activities in solar cells, display devices and nanoelectronics.

         

C. Teaching

        

As a faculty member since September 1983, I have taught graduate and undergraduate courses in nanoelectronic devices, advanced optoelectronic devices, advanced semiconductor devices, integrated circuits, ultra-fast electron devices for supercomputers, high speed computer design, electronic materials, circuits and networks. I have developed four new graduate courses and two new undergraduate courses.

 

D.  Entrepreneurship

  

The road to entrepreneurship for me began in 1974 at the University of Delaware where I did a couple of years of post- doctoral research work as a Research Assistant Professor at the Institute of Energy Conversion.  From that basic research in solar cells evolved several ideas for novel device structures involving spray deposited cadmium sulfide and copper sulfide semiconductors.  As these ideas developed and patents were obtained, six of us, three scientists and three technicians, began work at a start up company called Photon Power Inc.   The company developed copper sulfide solar cells as well as transparent conductive coatings used in solar cells and displays.  Copper sulfide solar cells suffered from long term stability problems and the company was sold to Cherry Display Products Inc. who utilized the transparent conductive coating technology for their products.

 

Later in 1982, I was instrumental in developing a new solar cell design based on cadmium telluride and we found the venture capital and the three of us started a new company called Photon Energy Inc.  Pilot line production was set up and the product developed.  After 6 years of development work, the company was sold to Golden Photon Inc., a subsidiary of Coors.

 

Since then, I have continued basic and applied research in solar cells in an academic setting,  moving from solar cells for terrestrial applications to those for space applications and am now engaged in developing inexpensive organic and nanostructured solar cell designs at the University of Kentucky.  We have achieved record high voltages in these cells and are working to increase current and power output.  Once these technical problems are solved, my graduate and postdoctoral students and I hope to be able to start a company that will engineer the scale up in size and quantity so that solar panels can be manufactured in a profitable fashion.

     

E. Management

 

As the Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Kentucky from January 2000 to present, I have held the supervisory responsibility for twenty five faculty and six staff members.

 

As the Director of the Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CeNSE), from July 2001 to 2005, I  provided leadership for seven core faculty members ( and another 10 less active faculty participants) and about 25 graduate students and post doctoral fellows who conduct research in this center. 

 

As the Associate Dean for Research during (1997-1999), I administered various research issues in the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso, which had sixty faculty members in five departments. With the intent of nourishing scholarly activity and enhancing sponsored research activities, I initiated and established eleven research focus groups among the college faculty. I also spearheaded new thrust to establish an interdisciplinary Manufacturing program which would serve the needs of industry and students, leading finally to a new degree of Ph.D. in Manufacturing.

 

As the Director of the Electronic Devices Laboratory for ten years (1989-1999), I was  in charge of a large number of student researchers/employees. Typical size of our research group was twenty-five members, including 3 faculty members, 4 Ph.D. and 11 M.S. students and 7 undergraduate student researchers.  Over all these years, I have managed research grants and contract funds in millions of dollars.

 

As the Research Manager at Photon Power Inc., I was in charge of fifteen employees including seven scientists, over a period of about three years. (1981-1983).

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

    

January 2000 to Present

Chairman, Professor and Earl Parker Robinson Chair in Engineering

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Kentucky

453 Anderson Hall

Lexington, KY-40506-0046

 

July 2001 to May 30, 2005

Director, Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CeNSE)

University of Kentucky

 

August 1999 to December 1999

 

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso      

 

March 1997 to July 1999

 

Assistant Dean for Research, College of Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso

 

September 1993 to December 1999:

        

Schellenger Chair and

Director, Electronic Devices Laboratory

University of Texas at El Paso

        

September 1990 to December 1999:

        

Professor and Principal Investigator on more than twenty funded research projects in optoelectronic & semiconductor devices.

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

The University of Texas at El Paso

        

September 1992 to December 1999:

        

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Research Institute (Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Materials Science and Engineering) and Materials Research Center of Excellence.

 

September 1993 to December 1999:

 

Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering

Center for Environmental Resource Management (Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Environmental Science and Engineering) and Materials Research Center of Excellence

The University of Texas at El Paso

        

September 1983 to August 1990:

         

Associate Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department        

The University of Texas at El Paso

        

March 1981 to August 1983:

        

Manager, Materials & Device Research

Photon Power Inc., El Paso, Texas

Major Projects: Research and development work on Photovoltaic devices, specifically.

        

i.   CdS/CdTe and Cu2S/CdS Cells and Modules

ii. Thin Film Cadmium Telluride

iii. Thin Film Cadmium Sulfide

iv. Thin Film Tin Oxide

        

March 1980 to March 1981:

        

Section Head, Device Development

Photon Power Inc., El Paso, Texas

Major Projects: Determination of the effect and criticality of various process parameters as related to the characteristics of CdS and of the Cu2S/CdS device. Improvement of the device structure for higher efficiency.

      

1976-80

        

Research Engineer, Photon Power Inc., El Paso, Texas.

Major Projects:

        

i.                    Development of techniques for electronic and optical measurements (like resistivity, junction capacitance, spectral absorption, optical losses and quantum efficiency, thickness/surface profiling, electron microscopy and energy-dispersive x-ray) on thin film tin oxide, cadmium sulfide, copper sulfide and Cu2S/CdS junction.

ii.         Analysis of electronic transport at the Cu2S/CdS junction.

iii.        Electrical modeling of the Cu2S/CdS cells and their series connection into panels and modules.

        

1974-76

        

Associate Scientist, Institute of Energy Conversion, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware

Major project: Electronic characterization of thin film Cadmium Sulfide/Copper Sulfide Solar Cell.

        

1972-74

        

Research Assistant, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Project:   Investigation of limits on pyroelectric detectors for infrared radiation and development of a sensitive, low-noise detector.

        

1968-72

        

Teaching Assistant, Electrical Engineering Department

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Duties:   Teaching and grading undergraduate courses in Electronics and Electromagnetic Fields and Waves.

        


CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

        

Courses Developed

        

I have developed five new graduate courses, Ultrafast Electronic Devices for Supercomputers (EE 3514), Advanced Optoelectronic Devices (EE 3512), Advanced Semiconductor Devices (EE 3511), and High Speed Computer Design (EE 3590), Fundamentals of Nanoelectronic Devices (EE 599)  and two new undergraduate courses, Electronic Devices (EE 3329) and Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Devices (EE 3450). These seven courses provide a strong, solid education in the important and growing fields of photonics, solid state electronics and integrated circuits.

 

Curriculum Committee Chair

     

I was the chairman of the Electronics and Fields Committee of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering for the last ten years (1990-1999). The committee decides upon the course content and textbooks for all undergraduate courses in electronic circuits, solid state electronic devices, integrated circuits, electronic materials and electromagnetic fields.

        

        

COURSES TAUGHT

        

Graduate Courses

 

EE 663  Optoelectronic Devices 

 

EE 599 Fundamentals of Nanoelectronic Devices

 

EE 3511, Advanced Semiconductor Devices

 

EE 3512, Advanced Optoelectronic Devices

        

EL 3514, Ultrafast Electron Devices for Supercomputers

        

EE 3590, High Speed Computer Design

        

Undergraduate Courses

        

EE 360 Introduction to Semiconductor Devices

 

EE 221, Circuits II

 

EE 222,  Electrical Engineering Laboratory I -Circuits Laboratory

 

EE 3450, Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Devices

        

EE 3329, Electronic Devices

        

EE 3352, Networks II

        

EE 3251, Networks I

 


UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT MENTORING

        

I was a "Faculty Mentor" for more than seventy-undergraduate students working in Electronic Device Laboratory at the University of Texas at El Paso and about 10 in the Electronic Devices Laboratory at the University of Kentucky.  These students were selected on a competitive basis to perform research work in the lab. Most of these students have gone on to pursue distinguished careers in graduate education and research in the industry.

 

 

GRADUATE STUDENT MENTORING

 

I have been the thesis director of more than seventy five graduate students at the M.S. and Ph.D. level.

 


ACADEMIC COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION

(Needs to be updated)

 

Departmental Committees:           Microelectronics

                                                      Curriculum (continuing)

 

College Committees:                     Chairs Team

                                                      Executive Committee for the Laboratory for Advanced                                

                                                            Networking.

       

Intellectual Property Committee for the University (1997-1999)

 

University Research Council (1997 -1999)

        

University Scholarship Committee, (1996 -1999)

 

Chair, Murchison Scholarship Committee (1998 -1999)

 

Chairman, of permanent committee for electronics and fields curriculum (1989- Dec. 1999).

 

Task Group for the “White Paper” on Manufacturing Issues (June 1998 - Dec.1999).

 

Search Committee for Associate Vice President for Research and Sponsored Projects (1997-1998).

 

Search Committee for the Chair of Physics Dept. at UTEP (September 1998 -1999).

      

Department Committee for the overhaul of computer engineering curriculum, Spring 1988.

        

University Research Committee, 1991-1994.

        

Search and Screen Committee, Dean of Graduate School, Spring 1992.

        

Faculty Senator for College of Engineering, 1988-1990.

        

Search and Screen Committee, Chair, Physics Department, Fall 1987.

        

Committee for Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Fall 1987.

        

Promotion & Tenure Committee in Civil Engineering, Fall 1996.

        

Search Committee for Associate Vice President for Research and Sponsored Projects, 1997-98. 

      

Served on the ad hoc Committee to determine for the college if it is feasible to proceed with the implementation of a M.S. program in Manufacturing Engineering, April-May 1985.

        

Electronics Committee to reevaluate the course content of the overall electronics program and decide upon textbooks, Spring 1987.

        

Served on the departmental committee for recommendations on curriculum changes, Fall 1983.

 

EFFORTS IN PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

(Needs to be updated)

 

        

Have Established contacts with Planar, Inc., Golden Photon Inc., Boeing Inc., Raytheon Inc., Johns Hopkins University (Applied Physics Laboratory), National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), Army Research Lab., Sandia National Labs., Los Alamos Lab., Georgia Tech. Phosphor Research Center, Cypress Semiconductors, Lexmark & Perking Elmer with a view to developing future technical relationships to benefit student research programs. These contacts have helped many students with their experimental measurements and employment opportunities.        

 

CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES

(Needs to be updated)

 

 

(Many conferences need to be added here, including in Cancun, Delhi, Mumbai etc.).

Organized and hosted the Sixth International Workshop on Electroluminescence, El Paso, TX. May 11-13, l992. (Technical Program Chairman)

        

Helped organize the Seventh International Workshop on Electroluminescence, Beijing, China, October l0-12, 1994. Member, International Organizing Committee

        

Helped organize the Sixth Annual Ceramics and Advanced Materials Symposia of the American Ceramic Society, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Oct. 31,1994. Chairman, Surface and Thin Films Session

        

Organized the National Workshop on Cadmium Telluride for Space Applications, Issues and Challenges, Feb. l2-l3 1997, UTEP, sponsored by NASA. (Technical Program Chairman)

 

Second International Symposium on Solar, H2, Fuel Cell and Batteries, Cancun, Mexico, Aug. 30 – Sept. 4, 1998. Member, International Organizing Committee.

 

Tenth International Workshop on the Physics of semiconductor Devices, Delhi, India, Dec. 14-18, 1999. Member, International Organizing Committee.

 

Third International Symposium on Solar, H2, Fuel Cell and Batteries, Cancun, Mexico, Aug. 28 – Sept. 2, 1999. Member, International Organizing Committee.

 

Fourth International Symposium on Solar, H2, Fuel Cell and Batteries, Cancun, Mexico, Aug. 29 – Sept. 3, 2000. Member, International Organizing Committee.

 

Eleventh International Workshop on the Physics of semiconductor Devices, Delhi, India, Dec. 2001. Member International Organizing Committee.

 

Fifth International Symposium on Solar, H2, Fuel Cell and Batteries, Cancun, Mexico, Aug. 27 – Sept. 1, 2001, Member, International Organizing Committee

 

 Sixth International Symposium on Solar, H2, Fuel Cell and Batteries, Cancun, Mexico, Aug. 26 – Aug 31, 2002, Member, International Organizing Committee.

 

Symposium on Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, International Materials Research Congress, 2003, Cancun, Mexico, August 17-21, 2003, Member, International Organizing Committee, 

 

Symposium on Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, International Materials Research Congress, 2004, Cancun, Mexico, August 22-26, 2004.

 

Thirteenth International Workshop on the Physics of Semiconductor Devices, National Physical Laboratory, 2005, New Delhi, India, December 13-17, 2005.

 

International Conference on Nano Technology – Materials and Methods (To Meet Global Challenges), CIT-Nanotech 2006, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore-641014, India, June 23-25, 2006.

 

 

 

MATERIALS RESEARCH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

        

I was a participating research Faculty for 8 years (1992-1999) in the Materials Research Center of Excellence (MRCE) an inter-departmental group of UTEP Faculty with sponsored research grants involving the synthesis and characterization of electronic, optical and high-temperature materials.

   

    

CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT

        

I was on the Faculty of the Center for Environmental Research and Management (CERM), an inter-departmental group of UTEP Faculty directly involved in the research in technologies (like solar energy) which directly impact the quality of our environment for 7 years. This faculty administers and provides instruction for an inter-departmental Ph. D program in Environmental Science and Engineering.

        

 

MATERIALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

        

I was on the Faculty of the Materials Research Institute (MRI) an umbrella group of materials research oriented Faculty across the UTEP campus who administered and provided instruction for an inter-departmental Ph.D. program in Materials Science and Engineering.

 

 

            CENTER FOR NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

 

I helped establish the Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CeNSE) with grant funds from National Science Foundation and the state of Kentucky.  It serves as a high-tech. laboratory and a focal point for device and, materials research at the nano-scale. Nearly $4 million has been invested in the basic fabrication techniques of film deposition, lithographic pattern definition, and material etching and film and device characterization. CeNSE is enabling the UK faculty and students to perform and cutting edge research in a variety of fields and would be of value to the existing and start-up companies in the nanoelectronics area.  I am currently the director for this center.

 

 

CENTER FOR VIZUALIZATION AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS (CVVE)

 

Although not directly involved as researcher, I have provided leadership as Department Chairman in the establishment and growth of the CENTER FOR VIZUALIZATION AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS (CVVE) at the University of Kentucky.

 

 

REVIEW/REFEREE ACTIVITIES

(Needs to be updated)

 

I have reviewed papers submitted to following journals:

 

Progress in Photovolatics

       

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

 

IEEE Electronic Device Letters

 

Journal of Applied Physics

 

Journal of Electrochemical Society

        

Journal of the Society for Information Display

        

Journal of Solar Energy Materials

        

Solid State Electronics

 

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

        

Proposals submitted to NSF in the area of solid state electronic display devices

        

Proposals submitted to National Research Council in the area of Flat Panel Display Devices

        

International Science Foundation, Long-Term Research Grants Program

        

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