RESEARCH STATEMENT: My Current Research Interests Lie in the Intersection of Novel III-V Materials, Hetero-Structures, and Photonic and Electronic Quantum Devices
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Prof. Can Bayram University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS: 2020 – present Assoc. Prof. (tenured), Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept., Resident Faculty, Nick Holonyak, Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Affiliate Faculty, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Engineering Partner, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA 2014 – 2020 Asst. Prof. (tenure-track), Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept., Resident Faculty, Nick Holonyak, Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA 2011 – 2014 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, IBM Research, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA EDUCATION: 2005 – 2011 Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering) Northwestern University, Illinois, USA Ph.D. focus on Solid State Devices and Photonics 2001 – 2005 B.S. (Electrical Engineering) Bilkent University, Ankara, TURKEY B.S. focus on Physical Electronics RESEARCH STATEMENT: My current research interests lie in the intersection of novel III-V materials, hetero-structures, and photonic and electronic quantum devices. Particularly, my research group explores III-V materials and novel devices, hetero-integration of III-Vs on unconventional platforms such as graphene and silicon, heat transport across/through semiconductors, efficiency droop mechanisms and remedies in AlInGaN emitters, and ultra- fast THz photonics/electronics. My work is interdisciplinary. My team demonstrates strong skills in solid state physics, first principles calculations, Technology Computer Aided Design, micro/nano-fabrication, and reliability characterization and analysis of semiconductor devices. TEACHING STATEMENT: As an instructor, I teach fundamental and applied concepts in semiconductors. I first motivate the class using the big applied picture and then focus on the atomic scale and describe fundamental interactions leading to the macroscopic effects observed in light emitting diodes, solar cells, and transistors. I firmly believe teaching and research go together. I bring real-life problems to the classroom. I ask the class to leave their comfort zone, forego the classical classroom mentality, and look at tomorrow's needs via extending their knowledge, skills, and self. LINKS: Research Group: https://icorlab.ece.illinois.edu/ ECE Faculty Page: https://ece.illinois.edu/about/directory/faculty/cbayram Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/2881810/can-bayram/ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3987-1132 Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57191636162 Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ctr9kVsAAAAJ&hl Curriculum Vitae 1 of 31 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Prof. Can Bayram University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA SELECT FACULTY RESEARCH HONORS, AWARDS, & RECOGNITION: O (2019) National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Competition Finalist (Team: Cubic LEDs, Graduate Student: Mr. Richard Liu, Advisor: Prof. Can Bayram) (awarded to only five graduate-advisor teams nationally) for U of I U.S. Patent 10,027,086 – a method for enabling single-crystal single-phase cubic GaN semiconductors. This work lays the foundations for enabling this next phase of III-nitride materials for advanced light emitting diodes and transistors. O (2019) Invitation to the China-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (CAFOE), hosted by Qualcomm and organized by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) (held biennially, sixty participants - including the organizing committee and speakers - from Chinese and US universities, industry, and government are to cover four topics - Smart Cities, New Materials, Neuroengineering, and 5G Wireless Communication Technology during the two and a half days of the symposium) O (2018) International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Young Scientist Prize in Optics for revolutionizing the way graphene has been employed and making major contributions to III-V photonic devices (awarded annually to one in the world - by International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)) O (2018) IEEE Nanotechnology Council Early Career Award in Nanotechnology in recognition of his seminal contributions to III-V quantum devices and their hetero-integration on silicon and graphene platforms through nanotechnology (awarded annually to one in the world - by IEEE Nanotechnology Council) O (2018) Dean's Award for Excellence in Research for Assistant Professor for the best research conducted during the last academic year (awarded to 6 assistant professors amongst the eligible pool of 135+ (tenure-track) College of Engineering assistant professors) O (2018) Turkish American Scientists & Scholars Association (TASSA) Young Scholar Award in recognition of his accomplishments as a young Turkish American scholar (two junior Turkish-American faculty is recognized every other year) O (2018) OSA Society Senior Membership Elevation in recognition of his experience and professional accomplishments in the field of optics and photonics. O (2017) NSF CAREER Award for a five-year $500K grant funding for the project titled “CAREER: Cubic Phase Light Emitting Diodes for Advanced Solid State Lighting”) (awarded to 156 scientists amongst > 3,050 applicants (success rate of ~5%) by National Science Foundation) O (2017) CS MANTECH Best Student Paper Award (Mr. Richard Liu) at the 2017 International Conference on Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (CS MANTECH) (awarded to only 1 amongst 22 student presenters (success rate of < 5%)) O (2016) AFOSR Young Investigator Award for a three-year $360K grant funding for the project titled “YIP: Investigating Heteroepitaxy Principles and Transport Characteristics of Vertically-Integrated GaN-on-Graphene Heterostructures” (awarded to 56 scientists amongst > 265 applicants (success rate of ~20%) by Air Force Office of Scientific Research) O (2016) IEEE Society Senior Membership Elevation (awarded to only 9% of IEEE’s approximately 428,000 members, which requires extensive experience, and reflects professional maturity and documented achievements of significance) O (2014) IEEE Electron Devices Society Early Career Award for his seminal contributions to GaN-based electron devices and their heterointegration on silicon (awarded annually to one in the world - by IEEE Electron Devices Society) Curriculum Vitae 2 of 31 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Prof. Can Bayram University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA SELECT POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH HONORS, AWARDS, & RECOGNITION: O (2014) Docent (Associate Professor) title in Electrical Engineering from the Turkish Council of Higher Education O (2014, 2013, 2013) IBM Invention Achievement Awards (by International Business Machines Corporation) O (2013) SPIE Society Senior Membership Elevation for significant technical accomplishments in GaN devices and for significant contributions as an educator in the field of electronics, optics, and photonics. O (2012) Best Paper Award at Infrared Optoelectronics Materials and Devices Conference, (MIOMD-XI) (co-chaired by Franklin Medal Laureate Prof. Manijeh Razeghi, Nobel Laureates Profs. Leo Esaki, and Klaus von Klitzing) SELECT PREDOCTORAL RESEARCH HONORS, AWARDS, & RECOGNITION: O (2010) IBM Ph.D. Fellowship (awarded annually to select researchers in the world by International Business Machines Corporation) O (2010) Link Foundation Energy Fellowship (awarded annually to three in USA and Canada by Link Foundation) O (2010) IEEE Electron Devices Society PhD Fellowship (awarded annually to three in the world - one in USA - by IEEE Electron Devices Society) O (2009) Boeing Engineering Student of the Year (awarded annually to one in the world by Boeing Company) O (2009) IEEE Photonics Society Graduate Student Fellowship (awarded annually to twelve in the world - seven in USA - by IEEE Photonics Society) O (2009) SPIE Laser Technology, Engineering and Applications Scholarship (awarded annually to one in the world - third top recognition - by SPIE Society) O (2009) Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship (awarded annually to ten in the world by International Centre For Diffraction Data) O (2008) Dow Sustainability Innovation Award (awarded to one in select worldwide universities by Dow Chemical Company) O (2005) IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society Travel Award (awarded to select by the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Program Committee) SELECT FACULTY TEACHING HONORS, AWARDS, & RECOGNITION: O (2020) Faculty Advisor, Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Graduate Finalist Mr. Richard Liu. (Since 2014, when the competition opened nationwide, Richard is the first ECE ILLINOIS student (also the third U of I student) to be recognized as a graduate finalist) O (2018) List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students (for outstanding ECE 498/443 class ratings of Instructor’s Overall Teaching Effectiveness of 4.7 and Overall Quality of Course of 4.5, U of I at Urbana-Champaign) O (2015) Collins Scholar (The Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education, College of Engineering, U of I at Urbana-Champaign) Curriculum Vitae 3 of 31 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Prof. Can Bayram University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA SELECT FACULTY SERVICE HONORS, AWARDS, & RECOGNITION: O (2019) SPIE Community Champion (for outstanding volunteerism with the Society in 2019) This distinction recognizes his commitment