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Electronic and photonic materials research is invested in III-V nitrides, carbon nanotubes, fiber optic sensors, quantum dots and computational modeling. Engineering breakthroughs—like the blue LED—were produced by Boston University labs and interdisciplinary researchers continue to explore myriad applications in such areas as health care, national defense and information systems.

Related Faculty

  • ME MSE Soumendra Basu
    Soumendra Basu, PhD

    Professor (ME, MSE)
    Associate Division Head (MSE)

  • Enrico Bellotti, PhD

    Professor (ECE, MSE)

  • David Campbell, PhD

    Professor (Physics, ECE, MSE)

  • Ji-Xin Cheng, PhD

    Distinguished Professor (ECE, BME, MSE)

  • Luca Dal Negro, PhD

    Professor (ECE, MSE, Physics)

  • MSE Physics Michael El-Batanouny
    Michael El-Batanouny

    Professor (Physics, MSE)

  • MSE Chemistry Malika Jeffries-EL
    Malika Jeffries-EL

    Associate Professor (Chemistry, MSE),
    Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

  • MSE Physcis William Klein
    William Klein

    Professor (Physics, MSE, ECE)

  • Professor Moustakas headshot
    Theodore Moustakas, PhD

    Professor Emeritus (MSE, ECE)
    Distinguished Professor of Photonics and Optoelectronics

  • Roberto Paiella, PhD

    Professor (ECE, MSE)

  • MSE Physics Anatoli Polkovnikov
    Anatoli Polkovnikov

    Professor (Physics, MSE)

  • Siddharth Ramachandran, PhD

    Distinguished Professor of Engineering (ECE, Physics, MSE)

  • Michelle Sander, PhD

    Professor (ECE, BME, MSE)

  • Anders Sandvik

    Professor (Physics, MSE)

  • Sahar Sharifzadeh, PhD

    Associate Professor (ECE, MSE, Chemistry)

  • MSE Physics Kevin Smith
    Kevin Smith

    Professor (Physics, MSE)

  • Anna Swan, PhD

    Associate Professor (ECE, Physics, MSE)

  • M. Selim Ünlü, PhD

    Distinguished Professor (ECE, MSE, BME)

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