Nanotechnology Research in ECE

The Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science is part of PSU's Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. The center facilitates research and education in nanoscience and technology across varied disciplines such as chemistry, biology, geology, and physics - as well as engineering and computer science.

PSU is also one of four research institutions that comprise the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI), a collaborative network of academic, industry, and federal research institutions in the Northwest that is moving nanoscience and microtechnology innovations from basic research to commercialization.

There are a number of Engineering and Computer Science faculty involved in nanotechnology research. Along with Professors Prasad and Daasch, here are other faculty involved in this exciting research area.

Professor Jun Jiao's research is focused on developing fabrication techniques for nanotubes and nanowires. She also is investigating their use as building blocks for nanoelectronic devices and as the new generation of electronic field emitters. Jiao was awarded the 2004 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by President George W. Bush.

Professor John Carruthers' research interests are in nanoelectronics and the measuring of nanoscale materials, objects, and devices, which includes examining defects, surfaces, and inerfaces in the process of integrating nanotechnologies into microscopic host systems. Carruthers joined PSU after a long career as a senior technologist for Intel, and is one of the co-directors of ONAMI.

Professor Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske specializes in Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) design automation and is applying it to nanotechnology and nanodevice design.

Professor Xiaoyu Song is researching design automation, formal methods, digital IC design, and emerging technologies. He is applying them to the design and verification of nano/molecular scale circuits.

Professor Dan Hammerstrom is studying biologically inspired information engineering at the molecular scale. This includes studying Intelligent Signal Processing (ISP) and its implementation in hybrid CMOS/nanoelectronic sensor electronics.

Left to right: Professors Xiaoyu Song, Rob Daasch, Jun Jiao, Shalini Prasad, Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske, Dan Hammerstrom, Rajindra Solanki, and John Carruthers