Arguably, the transistor has made the biggest impact on human civilization since the development of agriculture. My interests are to further expand the limits of this development through enhanced use of new materials. At the very nano-scale, it involves designing and testing devices and materials to produce a compelling alternative to the best low power device architecture available -- silicon CMOS. At the very large, enhanced use of electronics stands to make great impacts in the power management systems of the future. Under both circumstances, while the size may be much different, the electric fields that are managed are nearly the same. Furthermore, power efficiency is critical to both applications and similar governing physical mechanisms require investigation. The simultaneous investigation of new materials and device architectures requires a rigorous, collaborative and very interdisciplinary approach.
