Expert Qualifications
This highly qualified expert received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University University. He is the primary inventor of 11 patents and has reviewed 20+ cases on patent validity and infringement since 1998. He is a Fellow of several professional organizations in the field including the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers, American Physical Society, and The Optical Society of America. Formerly, he was at AT&T Bell Laboratories where he researched novel sources of ultraviolet and soft X-ray coherent radiation, advanced lithography, picosecond optoelectronics, semiconductor physics, surface physics, MOS device physics, and integrated circuit process technology. He held management positions as Head of the Laser Science Research Department and Head of the ULSI Technology Research Department at AT&T Bell Labs. He has also done technical consulting for Rodel Inc., Alpha Golf, Inc., University Technology Ventures, Inc., and Veeco Metrology Group. Currently, this expert is the Associate Chair of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Chair of the EE Division, College of Engineering at a high-ranking major university.
Bio Snapshot
- Location: CA
- B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering Stanford University
- Member, Fellow, Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers
- Member, Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Catalan Institute for Nanoscience
- Fellow, American Physical Society
- Fellow, Optical Society of America
- Fellow, IEEE
- Honor, DARPA Most Significant Technical Accomplishment Award, 2000
- Honor, National Semiconductor Distinguished Professorship in Engineering, University of California, 2007
- Honor, Paul Gray Distinguished Professorship in Engineering, University of California, 2016
- Honor, Primary inventor of 11 patents
- Former, Technical Consult at Rodel Inc., Alpha Golf, Inc., University Technology Ventures, Inc., and Veeco Metrology Group
- Former, Department Head of Laser Science Research Department at AT&T, Bell Laboratories
- Former, Department Head at Ultra-Large Scale Integrated Circuits Technology Research Department at AT&T, Bell Laboratories
- Former, Deputy Director for Science, The Molecular Foundry, at a United States national laboratory
- Former, Associate Dean of Research, College of Engineering, University of California, 2012-2017
- Present, Associate Chair of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Chair of the EE Division, an Elite California University
