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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
Ganesh Balakrishnan
Professor, Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Program, Electrical and 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.
Tito Busani
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
busanit@unm.edu
Phone: (505) 239-4202
Francesca Cavallo - 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
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
Education
PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2015
Research Interests
Frequency combs, nonlinear & quantum optics, integrated photonics, precision measurement.
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 and 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.
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
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
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
Marek Osiński is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of New Mexico (UNM). He holds joint professorships with UNM’s Departments of Physics & Astronomy, Computer Science, and Nuclear Engineering. He is also a core member of the Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM) at UNM. He received the M.Sc. degree in theoretical physics from Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland, and the Ph.D. degree in physical sciences from the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PASc), Warsaw. He is also affiliated with UNM’s Comprehensive Cancer Center, Center for Emerging Energy Technologies, and Center for Biomedical Engineering, and actively participates in interdisciplinary graduate programs in Optical Science & Engineering (OSE) and Nanoscience & Microsystems Engineering (NMSE). He currently serves as the ECE Co-Chair of the OSE graduate program. His main current research interests include single-photon sources and detectors, quantum photonic integrated circuits, semiconductor ring lasers, injection locking, photonic crystals, laser cooling, monolithically integrated optoelectronic circuits, comprehensive simulation of optoelectronic devices, memristors, neuromorphic computing, synthesis and characterization of colloidal nanocrystals, nanoscintillators, nanophosphors, and effects of radiation on optoelectronic devices.
Dr. Osiński is a Life Fellow of IEEE (’18), IEEE Photonics Society, and IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, as well as Fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) (‘02) and Fellow of the Optical Society of America (’03). He has authored or co-authored over 590 technical papers, 7 book chapters, and 26 patents. He also co-edited 32 books of SPIE conference proceedings on Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices and 26 other SPIE volumes in the fields of advanced high-power lasers, optoelectronics, nano-biophotonics, and colloidal nanoparticles for biomedical applications. From 1992 until 2003, he served as North American Editor of Progress in Quantum Electronics. From 2012 till 2017, he served as Associate Editor of IEEE Photonics Journal. Currently, he serves as Director of the National Quantum Virtual Laboratory program on Quantum Computing Applications of Photonics, supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
• Integrating Nanotechnology with Cell Biology and Neuroscience Project
Payman Zarkesh-Ha
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
