Class of 1969
Inducted September 19, 2014
Education:
• Jefferson High School – 1969
• University of Minnesota, BEE, MSEE, Electrical Engineering
• Purdue University, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering
Accomplishments/Work History:
• Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
• Teacher and Researcher at Purdue University for 35 years – specialty is nanoelectronics, especially nanotransistors – the basic building blocks of all modern electronic systems
• Recipient of Purdue University’s Morrill Award in 2012 and Purdue’s Best Teacher in Engineering Award in 1996
• Recipient of several national awards in recognition of research and teaching accomplishments including, The University of Minnesota’s Alumni Achievement Award in 2013
• Selected to the Thomson Reuters Corporation’s list of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014”
• Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering