Author: HPY

A journal manuscript on thin-film semiconductor/2D materials has been submitted. This work represents a continuing collaboration with Los Alamos National Lab and Korea Aerospace University. This project was initiated by a former graduate student (Dr. David Magginetti) and sponsored by the University of Utah (Start-up Fundings).

The story of the NSF CAREER award recipients in 2021 at the U has been posted on the College of Engineering (COE) website. Check out the project details here.

If you would like to learn about our PhD program  in the area of “optoelectronic materials and devices”, please join us with a series of free information session webinars (30 min). Faculty members will introduce exciting research projects in their labs and discuss the opportunities of scholarships and entrepreneurship. Please check this website for an updated schedule. The link will be provided one week before the webinar.

1. First session: August 30 (Monday) at 10 pm.
2. Second session: tentative; September 27 at 9 pm [local time in Utah; MT]
3. Third session: expect to be on the November 30th (8 am or 7 pm MT; TBA)

• • PhD opportunities in Optoelectronic Research Groups (ECE) at the University of Utah
  • Time: Sep 27, 2021 09:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

List of faculty members attending this webinar

• Prof. Rajesh Menon: http://lons.utah.edu
• Prof. Beradi Sensale-Rodriguez: https://terahertzoptoelectronics.org
• Prof. Weilu Gao: https://sites.google.com/view/weilugaolabuu
• Prof. Heayoung Yoon: https://yoon.ece.utah.edu

It is exciting to have a new PhD student, Etee Kwana Roy. Etee has a strong research background in the analytical modeling of multiparticle self-assembly. At the U, she will work on the  microstructural measurements and analysis of thin-film semiconductor devices. We sincerely welcome Etee.

Five undergrad students (Donggi, Jin, Donghun, Seok, and Yunghwan) from the University of Utah Asia Campus (https://asiacampus.utah.edu/) are visiting the main campus for two weeks. Today, the students had a lab tour of our lab. Our undergrad researchers, Miranda (left) and Olivia (right), gave a lab tour and showed their experimental set-ups for PV measurements. We enjoyed the discussions. Hope to see them again in the future soon.

Electrical and computer engineering associate professor Heayoung Yoon was recently appointed to the University Research Committee (URC) for a second, three-year term beginning July 2021. Yoon is one of only a handful of faculty to serve in this position twice.

Yoon said she enjoys the exposure to other departments and colleges that working on the research committee provides. She believes that research should be interdisciplinary and is always looking for opportunities to collaborate and support the work of others.

“I think that exposure to the research of other departments provides very valuable experience, and I’m happy that I was given another opportunity to serve on the committee,” Yoon said.

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We welcome a new undergrad researcher, Miranda Cardenas. After taking Dr. Yoon’s ECE 3200 class, Miranda wants to know the application of semiconductor materials and devices. She is working on a solar energy project. We are excited to work with her.