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Victor Acosta

Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy


Phone: (505) 272-7837



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
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Ganesh Balakrishnan

Professor, Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Program, Electrical Computer Engineering


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.

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Tito Busani

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering


Phone: (505) 239-4202



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Francesca Cavallo - Associate Director

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering




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

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Jean-Claude Diels

Professor, Physics and Astronomy


Phone: (505) 272-7830



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 matter
Ultrasensitive sensors of displacement, rotation, magnetic fields, index of refraction
Mode-locked lasers and frequency combs
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Tara Drake

Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy


Phone: (505) 272-4738



Education

PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2015

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Sang Eon Han

Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering


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
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Daniel Feezell - Nanofabrication Advisor CHTM

Associate Professor, Electrical Computer Engineering


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.

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Terefe Habteyes

Associate Professor, Chemistry


Phone: (505) 272-7504



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

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Sang M. Han

Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Associate Chair of Chemical & Biological Engineering; Director, Nanoscience & Microsystems Engineering


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

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Nathan Jackson

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering




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

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Martin Kirk

Distinguished Professor, Chemistry


Phone: -(505) 277-5992



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

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Marek Osinski

Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering


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

• Nanophotonics

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Payman Zarkesh-Ha - Director

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering


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