Distinguished Colloquium

Abstract

NSF’s Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devics (EPMD) Program supports innovative research on novel devices based on the principles of electronics, optics and photonics, optoelectronics, magnetics, opto- and electromechanics, electromagnetics, and related physical phenomena. An overview will be given on the program’s continued effort to advance the frontiers of micro-, nano- and quantum-based devices. The role of novel materials, advanced synthesis, and emerging technologies enabling miniaturization, integration, and energy efficiency will be discussed. Electro-mechanical resonance process on optical transmission properties and magneto-elasto-electrical interactive behavior, in a family of electronic and ferroic (such as piezoelectric, ferroelectric, and magnetoelectric) materials, may be introduced as examples to illustrate that new functionalities or innovative solutions can be obtained through discovering, understanding, enabling, and controlling their dynamic interactions at meso-, micro-, and nanoscales.

Bio

Ruyan Guo is a Program Director for Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices (EPMD) in the Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) of Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation. She manages the interdisciplinary science and engineering research thrust in photonic devices and coordinates the EPMD program. She is Robert E. Clarke Endowed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Texas at San Antonio, and previously a professor of Electrical Engineering Department and the Materials Research Institute, Penn State University. Guo has experience in chairing academic department and developing interdisciplinary academic programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels. An expert in electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices, She has been recognized as Society Fellow of IEEE, America Ceramics Society, The International Society for Optics and Photonics, and an Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics (WAC).