N. Tansu, Lehigh University (RCEAS, ECE & INCL + CPN) NELSON TANSU, Ph.D. Daniel E. '39 and Patricia M. Smith Endowed Chair Professor in Photonics and Nanoelectronics Director, Lehigh Integrated Photonics and Nanofabrication Core Laboratory [INCL, university-wide] Director, Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics (CPN) Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA, Email - [email protected] Information updated up to: December 2019 Office Contact Information Nelson Tansu, Ph.D. [Fellow of National Academy of Inventors, NAI Fellow – elected in 2016] [ISI Highly Cited Researcher, Clarivate Analytics, 2018] Daniel E. '39 and Patricia M. Smith Endowed Chair Professor in Photonics and Nanoelectronics Director, Integrated Photonics and Nanofabrication Core Laboratory (INCL, university-wide) Director, Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics (CPN) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) P. C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science (RCEAS) Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA Email: [email protected], Cell Phone: (484) 547-4818, Fax: (610) 758-2605 Research Group: www.ece.lehigh.edu/~tansu , CPN Web: www.lehigh.edu/cpn ECE Page: http://www.ece.lehigh.edu/index.php?page=tansu Academic Lineage Tree: https://academictree.org/etree/tree.php?pid=431754 Birth Place and Date Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, & October 20th, 1977 (Age: 42); U.S. Permanent Resident Marital Status: Married with Adela Gozali Yose (since 2007) [with 1 son] Educational Background Fall 1998 – May 2003 University of Wisconsin-Madison Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Electrical Engineering (specialization area: Applied Physics) with distributed minors in Physics and Material Science Engineering • WARF Graduate University Fellowship & VILAS Graduate University Fellowship • Ph.D. Advisor: Prof. Luke J. Mawst • Dissertation Title: ‘Novel Quantum-Wells GaAs-Based Lasers for All Transmission Windows in Optical Communication’. • Ph.D. Committee Members: Prof. Luke J. Mawst (Chair), Prof. Dan Botez, Prof. Franz J. Himpsel, Prof. William N. G. Hitchon, and Prof. Zhenqiang (Jack) Ma. • The 2003 Harold A. Peterson Best ECE Dissertation Award–1st Prize, and Graduate Dissertator Award Fall 1995 – Spring 1998 University of Wisconsin-Madison Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, and Physics • Bohn Scholarship & Graduated with Highest Distinction Fall 1992 – Spring 1995 SMA Sutomo 1 (Medan, Indonesia) High School Diploma (with major in Physics) from Indonesia Ministry of Education • Valedictorian of the Graduating Class-1995 (1/415 overall) Academic Professional Experiences July 2018 – Present Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA Daniel E. '39 and Patricia M. Smith Endowed Chair Professor (with Tenure) in Photonics and Nanoelectronics Director, Lehigh Integrated Photonics and Nanofabrication Core Laboratory [INCL, university-wide] Director, Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), P. C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science June 2014 – June 2018 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA Daniel E. '39 and Patricia M. Smith Endowed Chair Professor (with Tenure) in Photonics and Nanoelectronics Smith Family Endowed (Founding) Director, Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics (CPN) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) & Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics (CPN) P. C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science Page 1 of 82 N. Tansu, Lehigh University (RCEAS, ECE & INCL + CPN) February 2014 – May 2014 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA New Century Endowed Chair Professor (with Tenure) in Engineering and Applied Science Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) & Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics (CPN) P. C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science June 2013 – January 2014 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA New Century Endowed Chair Associate Professor (with Tenure) in Engineering and Applied Science Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) & Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics (CPN) P. C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science May 2010 – May 2013 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA Class of 1961 Associate Professor (with Tenure) of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) & Center for Optical Technologies (COT) P. C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science May 2009 – April 2010 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA Associate Professor (with Tenure) of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) & Center for Optical Technologies (COT) P. C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science April 2007 – April 2009 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA Peter C. Rossin (Term Chair) Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) & Center for Optical Technologies (COT) P. C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science July 2003 – April 2007 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) & Center for Optical Technologies (COT) P. C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science June 1998- May 2003 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA Ph.D Candidate, Graduate University Fellow, and Graduate Research Assistant Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Reed Center for Photonics, Ph.D. Advisor : Prof. Luke J. Mawst Fellowships: WARF Graduate University Fellowships & VILAS Graduate University Fellowships Sept 1998 – May 2003 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA Graduate Grader for various ECE classes • ECE 745 (Advanced Semiconductor Devices Theory), ECE 743 (High Power Semiconductor Lasers) • ECE 536 (Integrated Optics and Integrated Optoelectronics), ECE 335 (Semiconductor Devices) Sept 1995- May 1998 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA Undergraduate Research Assistant • Prof. Dan McCammon (Physics Department), Detector for X-Ray Calorimeters (Fall 1995, Spring 1996) • Prof. Duncan Carlsmith (Physics Department), Development of Neutrino Detectors (Summer 1996, Fall 1996) • Prof. Robert Joynt (Physics Department), Theory for High-Tc Superconductivity (Spring 1997, Summer 1997) • Prof. John G. Webster (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Department of Biomedical Engineering), Computational Electromagnetism Design for Electrode Used for Cardiac Arrhythmia Therapy (Fall 1997, Spring 1998) Page 2 of 82 N. Tansu, Lehigh University (RCEAS, ECE & INCL + CPN) Academic Administrative and Industry Appointments June 2014 – present Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA Daniel E. '39 and Patricia M. Smith Endowed Chair Professor (with Tenure) in Photonics and Nanoelectronics Director, Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics (CPN) [2014-present] Director, Integrated Photonics and Nanofabrication Core Laboratory [INCL, university-wide] [2018-present] Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) & Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics (CPN) P. C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science ➢ Reports Directly to the Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences [successful renewal in 2017] ➢ Reports Directly to the Provost’s Appointed Committee June 2014 – Present Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA Chair for the Lehigh University Intellectual Property Advisory Council (LIPAC) ➢ Reports Directly to the Vice President for Research • Set the priorities and opportunities for intellectual property and technology transfer at Lehigh University • Identify the strategy for enhancing the technology transfer and intellectual property generations at Lehigh University • Develop a strategy for improving the technology creation, technology transfer, intellectual property protections, and technology commercialization at Lehigh University January 2008 – Present MIS Group, North Sumatra, Indonesia Chairman of Board of Directors The Group is a manufacturing industry with markets covering South East Asia and American continents. MIS Group is located in a 20-acre facility, and it is one of the largest packaging industries in Sumatra / Indonesia. • Strategic Visions and Long Term Goals • Managing the Board of Directors • New Initiatives and Directions of the Group • Major Facility and Financial Planning for the Group January 2008 – August 2008 Alcatel Lucent Bell Labs, Murray Hills, NJ, USA Technical Consultants • Analysis of the Intellectual Properties Owned by Alcatel Lucent. • Provided Recommendations on the Relevance and Marketability Analysis of the Intellectual Portfolios Awards & Honors Received • Finalist of the 1995 Indonesian Physics Olympiad Team • Valedictorian of the Graduating Class-1995 (Rank 1/415 overall) (SMA Sutomo 1, Indonesia) • Dean’s Lists (Every semesters), University of Wisconsin-Madison • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors (Inducted in 1998), University of Wisconsin-Madison • Bohn’s Scholarship (Department of Electrical Computer Engineering, UW-Madison) Received this scholarship as the top rank (1st out of several thousand undergraduate students) undergraduate junior/senior students in the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. • Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Graduate University Fellowship (Graduate School, University of Wisconsin-Madison) The WARF Graduate University Fellowship