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April 2024: Congratulations to Christina Dinh for receiving the Outstanding Graduate Student Award from the College of Engineering. She is a rising star in our MSE department and has made significant contributions to the field of semiconductors. Well-deserved recognition!
April 2024: Julian Battaglia, our brilliant MSE undergraduate researcher, secured 1st place in the 22nd annual Arizona Materials Bowl Capstone Project and Poster Competition with his work on graphene nanoribbon transistors. He proudly brought to Tucson the "Most Wanted" Territorial Materials Trophy. Congratulations to Julian and the entire GNR Team on their well-deserved success!
April 2024: Prof. Zafer Mutlu takes on a joint appointment as Assistant Professor within the Physics department!
April 2024: Prof. Zafer Mutlu takes on a joint appointment as Assistant Professor within the ECE department!
April 2024: Fusenano Workshop (Molecules to Systems: The Future of Semiconductors with 1D & 2D Nanomaterials) Talks and Panel Discussion Now Available on YouTube!
April 2024: Prof. Zafer Mutlu joins Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Workforce Advisory Board (WAB), aiming to foster a sustainable workforce pipeline from universities to SRC members. WAB, comprising industry representatives from various sectors, including scientists, engineers, HR/recruiting professionals, academia, government agencies, and non-profits, works to develop mechanisms for this goal.
March 2024: We are excited to welcome Dr. Kentaro Yumigeta as our group's first postdoc. Dr. Yumigeta, a recent graduate from ASU's MSE department in May 2023, joins us with an impressive academic record, including a perfect 4.0 GPA and an exceptional publication record with over 25 articles, eight of which are in the Nature portfolio journals such as Nature, Nature Physics, and Nature Materials. His research focus will be on the synthesis and electronic devices of graphene nanoribbons. We are extremely excited to have you on board, Dr. Yumigeta! Welcome to our team!
March 2024: Prof. Zafer Mutlu gives an invited talk at the colloquium in MSE department at University of Texas at Dallas on March 8, 2023.
Feb 2024: Christina Dinh and Muhammed Yusufoglu, two of my brilliant students, won the second and third-place awards for their outstanding poster presentations on graphene nanoribbon transistors at FUSENANO 2024 Workshop. These awards were determined through voting by the participants from both semiconductor industry and academia.
Feb 2024: U of A News published a nice article about FUSENANO 2024 Workshop led by Prof. Zafer Mutlu. Click here for the article.
Feb 2024: Prof. Zafer Mutlu led FUSENANO 2024 Workshop "Molecules to Systems: The Future of Semiconductors with 1D & 2D Nanomaterials," which took place in Tucson, AZ on February 19-20, 2024.
Feb 2024: We reached another significant milestone in our research journey. We successfully demonstrated the fabrication of our first topological acoustic devices at Optical Sciences Micro/Nano Fabrication Cleanroom at U of A. This project receives support from NSF STC New Frontiers of Sound Science and Technology Center. Kudos to my PhD student, Howard Yawit for his excellent work.
Jan 2024: Prof. Zafer Mutlu is teaching "Semiconductor Processing Laboratory, MSE 447L/547L" this semester (Spring 24). The course offers hands-on experience in semiconductor processing, including cleanroom safety, wafer cleaning, lithography, etching, thin film deposition, packaging, and more. Held in Arizona Nano Fabrication Center cleanroom facility, it aims to motivate students for careers in semiconductor and microelectronics, preparing them for industry and academic research.
🏆 Award Update - Jan 2024: Prof. Zafer Mutlu has been selected as a 2024 Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing Fellow (CSM Fellow '24). In recognition of his outstanding achievements, he will contribute to the center's efforts in semiconductor research, education, and workforce development at U of A.
✅ Funding Update - Jan 2024: Prof. Zafer Mutlu has received a grant from Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing for his project titled 'Digital Resources for Expanding Access to Modernized Semiconductor Laboratory (DREAMS Lab)'. With this grant, Prof. Mutlu will develop digital online content for Semiconductor Processing Laboratory, MSE 447L/547L course that he is teaching this semester. This content will benefit a wider community.
Jan 2024: We're excited to welcome Howard Yawit to our group! Howard, majoring in ECE, has joined us as a Ph.D. candidate in MSE program. He marks my second Ph.D. student at U of A. He will be working under NSF STC New Frontiers of Sound Science and Technology Center project.
Dec 2023: Prof. Zafer Mutlu attended IEEE IEDM 2023, special TSMC mini workshop, and UC Berkeley Alumni night in San Francisco, where catching up with friends, colleagues, and outstanding professors like Chenming Hu was truly delightful. Prof. Hu is widely recognized for his significant contributions to FinFET transistor. Very proud to have been colleagues with him in EECS department at UC Berkeley during my postdoctoral studies.
🏆 Award Update - Dec 2023: Our latest article, "Contact Engineering for Graphene Nanoribbon Devices," received prominent featuring on the journal's website.
🏆 Award Update - Dec 2023: Prof. Zafer Mutlu has been selected as a awardee of George H. Davis Travel Fellowship. Established in 2009 by U of A Foundation, the fellowship covers expenses related to participating in top-tier national or international conferences.
Nov 2023: Our group member, Christina Dinh, was featured in a news article about a $35.5M grant awarded to U of A's College of Engineering, with a significant portion allocated for upgrading the Micro/Nano Fabrication Center.
Nov 2023: Prof. Zafer Mutlu gave an invited talk and chaired a session at 2023 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting in Boston, MA. Details here.
October 2023: Prof. Zafer Mutlu gave an invited talk on Graphene Nanoribbon Transistors to the Advanced Device Research group at Intel Corporation, Components Research.
October 2023: Our team participated in the first Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) LMD Annual Review in Albany, New York. It was a pleasure to present our results, receive positive feedback, and witness the excellent results/presentations from SRC community. The lab tour at Albany NanoTech Complex was particularly enlightening, providing us with a close look at ASML's renowned EUV tool.
October 2023: Prof. Zafer Mutlu gave an invited talk at the colloquium of ECE Department at U of A.
✅ Funding Update - September 2023:
Our team has recently become part of the new $30 M NSF STC, New Frontiers of Sound Science and Technology Center, led by Prof. Pierre Deymier of U of A. Prof. Zafer Mutlu was granted $0.5 M and will focus on design and fabrication of nano/micro-scale topological acoustic devices for a range of applications including quantum information processing, wireless communication, and beyond.
September 2023: Prof. Zafer gave an invited talk at the colloquium of Physics Department at U. of Arizona.
September 2023: Prof. Zafer Mutlu and Christina Dinh recently participated in Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Techcon Conference. Christina gave an excellent talk and presented a poster on our latest research in contact engineering for graphene nanoribbons.
✅ Funding Update - August 2023: Our team has been awarded a research grant of over $1.2M by Freeport-McMoRan. The project aims to explore the interplay between the mineralogical composition of chalcopyrite, its semiconductor properties, and its leaching behavior. Prof. Isabel Barton from U of A's Mining and Geological Engineering is leading the project, with Prof. Zafer Mutlu serving as one of the two Co-PIs.
August 2023: Introducing Muhammed Yusufoglu, my very first PhD student, joining our team! He earned his Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Istanbul Technical University (ITU), ranking second in his department at one of Turkey's top engineering universities. He continued his academic journey with a master's degree from Koç University, another esteemed institution in Turkey, graduating with a perfect 4.00 GPA. He also recently completed a summer internship at Japan's National Institute for Materials Science. A warm welcome to Muhammed – we're very excited to have you on board!
✅ Funding Update - May 2023: Our research team, led by Prof. Zafer Mutlu and including Prof. Mike Crommie (UC Berkeley), Prof. Selçuk Köse (U of Rochester), Prof. Ulya Karpuzcu (U of Minnesota) , and Prof. Mehmet Belviranli (Colorado School of Mines), has secured a grant from NSF's Future of Semiconductors (FuSe) Program. This grant will support our project focused on on enhancing single-device performance, addressing materials challenges, integrating circuits, and considering system-level implications., marking Prof. Mutlu's first NSF grant at U of A.
May 2023: Today marks a significant milestone for our research. We have successfully demonstrated our first nanoFET devices with channel lengths reduced to 30 nm in both Optical Sciences Micro/Nano Fabrication Cleanroom and Arizona Nano Fabrication Center at U of A. Kudos to Christina Dinh and Thomas Sweepe for their excellent work.
✅ Funding Update - February 2023: Our research team has secured a grant for Research Initiative for Semiconductors at the University of Arizona (RISE Arizona) project led by Prof. Zafer Mutlu. This grant has been awarded by U of A Foundation Board of Trustees through their Small Grants Committee's University Strategic Priority Awards.
✅ Funding Update - January 2023: Our research team, led by Prof. Zafer Mutlu and including Prof. Mike Crommie (UC Berkeley), Prof. Selçuk Köse (U. of Rochester), and Prof. Mehmet Belviranli (Colorado School of Mines), has secured a grant from SRC. This grant will support our project focused on exploring atomically precise graphene nanoribbons as channels for post-silicon transistors, marking Prof. Mutlu's first grant at U of A.
January 2023: Prof. Zafer Mutlu spoke as an invited panelist at an Academic Panel on Microelectronics Training Needs during 2023 MEWD Workshop at ASU.
January, 2023: Christina Dinh from MSE at U of A joined our lab. She marks my first student at U of A. A warm welcome to our team, Christina!
December 2022: Prof. Zafer Mutlu participated in 2022 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM). It was a pleasure to reconnect with my postdoc mentor, Prof. Jeffrey Bokor at UC Berkeley. His guidance and mentorship have played a significant role in my achievements. Thank you, Prof. Bokor, for generously sharing your wisdom with me.
August 2022: Dr. Zafer Mutlu has joined MSE faculty at U of A as an Assistant Professor. Let the journey begin! Find the College of Engineering's announcement here.
