Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speaker 1
Tuesday, 25 March 2008 (0915 - 1000 hrs) The Bipolar Field-Effect Transistor Theory (A Summary of Recent Advances) Chih-Tang SAH Professor of Physics and Professor of Electrical Engineering Univesity of Florida, Gainesville, USAChih-Tang Sah received the BS degrees in Physics (1953) and in Electrical Engineering (1953) from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, and the MS (1954) and PhD (1956) degrees from Stanford. He apprenticed with Shockley (1956-1959) and joined Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation (1959-1964) where he helped hire, direct and manage the 64-member Fairchild Physics department which was responsible in the development of the first generation manufacturing technologies for volume production of silicon bipolar and MOS transistors and integrated circuits. He was appointed a professor of physics and a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) for 25 years (1962-1988) and an Eminent Scholar and a Graduate Research Professor at the University of Florida (UFL) for 20 years (1988-2008) which is continuing. He wrote a three-volume textbook titled Fundamentals of Solid-State Electronics (1991 FSSE) , FSSE- Study Guide (1993) and FSSE- Solution Manual (1996), the latter included a 100-page exposition on Transistor Reliability. FSSE was translated into Chinese (2003). He was the Founding Editor (1991) of the International Series on the Advances in Solid State Electronics and Technology (ASSET) which published three titles by invited authors (1990's) and is currently publishing six monographs (2007-8) by invited authors on compact modeling of devices for computer-aided design of integrated circuits, all with the World Scientific Publication Company. He was named a world's 1000 most cited scientist during 1963 to 1978 by the Institute of Scientific Information. He is a Life Fellow of the IEEE, the American Physical Society and the Franklin Institute, and a Fellow of American Association of the Advancement of Science. Dr. Sah was appointed an Honorary Professor of Peking (2002), Tsinghua (2003) and Xiamen (2004) Universities of China and received the Doctorem Honoris Causa from the Katholiche Universteit de Leuven, Belgium (1975) and the Honorary Doctorate from Chiaotung University, Taiwan (2004). His semiconductor research and teaching contributions were recognized thrice by the IRE-IEEE: the Browder J. Thompson Prize (IRE-1962) for the best paper published by an author under thirty, and the IEEE J. J. Ebers (1981) and Jack Morton (1989) Awards; twice by the semiconductor industry, the co-recipient with Morris Chang the First Achievement Award in High Technology of the Asian-American Manufacturing Association in San Jose, California (1984), and the Fourth annual University Research Award of the Semiconductor Industry Association (1998). He was the co-recipient in integrated circuit technology, with Yung-Cheng Fung in bioengineering, of the first Pioneer Recognition Award of the Committee-of-100 (a Chinese-American-citizen organization). He was the second annual Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award of the Asian-American Engineer of the Year sponsored by the Chinese Institute of Engineerings/USA (2003). Professor Sah was elected an Academician of the US National Academy of Engineering (1986), the Academia Sinica in Taipei (1998) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing (2000). His current research has been on MOS transistor models in order to help further the development of compact models for computer aided design of nanometer MOS integrated circuits.
Keynote Speaker 2
Tuesday, 25 March 2008 (1030 - 1115 hrs) Carbon Nanotubes: Large-scale Production and their Practical Applications Endo MORINOBU Professor Shinshu University, JapanDr. Morinobu Endo is Professor of Shinshu University. His current work ranges from basic science to applications of various forms of carbons; carbon nanotubes, new forms of carbon and graphite, nano-porous carbons,graphite intercalation compounds, Li ion battery, electric double layer capacitors. After receiving a M.S. degree from Shinshu University, he obtained a Ph.D. from Nagoya University. He is the present chairman of Japan Carbon Society, and he was one of the group chairmen of Industry-University Cooperative Research Committees, No.117 JSPS (Japanese Society for Promotion of Science). He also is one of the international advisory members of CARBON journal. He has been invited at many international conferences and symposium as a plenary lecturer/key-note speaker. In addition, he has joined many international conferences as a chairman, organizer and advisory board member.
Keynote Speaker 3
Tuesday, 25 March 2008 (1115 - 1200 hrs) Growth and Engineering of Nanowire Heterostructures Harry E. RUDA Energenius Professor of Advanced Nanotechnology Centre for Advanced Nanotechnology University of Toronto, CanadaHarry Ruda received the B.Sc. degree in materials physics with honors from Imperial College, London University, England, in 1979, and the Ph.D. degree from Massachusets Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusets, USA, in 1982, for work on growth and characterization of HgCdTe for infrared detectors. Following these studies, he accepted an IBM postdoctoral fellowship to work on defect calculations in GaAs and transport in low dimensional GaAlAs-based quantum heterostructures. In 1984 he joined 3M where his work focused on theoretical optical and transport properties of wide bandgap II-VI semiconductors, principally ZnSe-based. In 1989, Dr. Ruda joined the University of Toronto and now holds the position of Full Professor. He currently is also the Energenius Advanced Nanotechnology chair holder, and director of the Energenius Centre for Advanced Nanotechnology.
Keynote Speaker 4
Wednesday, 26 March 2008 (0915 - 1000 hrs) Nano-Optoelectronics for Ultrafast Photonics and Electronics Seng-Tiong HO Professor Northwestern University, USAProf. Ho received the B.S. degrees in physics and electrical engineering, and M.S. in electrical engineering and computer science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1984, and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from MIT in 1989. From 1989 to 1991, he was a Member of the Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey. From 1982-1984, he was also a research member at Microring Laser Gyro Group at Northrop Corporation, Norwood, Massachusetts. In 1991 he joined the faculty of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Prof. Ho's fields of research include Nanophotnics: nanoscale lasers, microring resonators, photonic bandgap structures, and wavelength Mux/Demux. Prof. Ho is elected a Fellow of the Optical Society of America in 1999. He was awarded the NSF Young Investigator Award (CAREER) in 1995, NSF Research Initiation Award in 1992, and Newport Resaerch Award of the Optical Society of America in 1986. He was invited lecturer to Abdus Salam Internationa Center for Theoretical Physics and Summer School Institut d'Etudes Scienfiques de Cargese in 1998. He is active in a number of professional societies and conferences, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Pi Sigma, and Sigma Xi.
Keynote Speaker 5
Wednesday, 26 March 2008 (1030 - 1115 hrs) Post Silicon Technologies in the Post-CMOS Era Gianguido RIZZOTTO Group Vice President and General Manager Corporate Research and Development ST Microelectronics, ItalyGianGuido Rizzotto was born in Lentate sul Seveso (Italy) in 1945. He graduated from the University of Milan in 1971 with a degree in Physics. Today he is in charge of :Post Silicon R&D Group and is focusing on: Carbon Nano-Tubes, Molecular Electronics, Nano-Hybrid Silicon structures (memories, cognitive computing), Polymeric Electronics, Multi Scale Modelling & Multi-Objective Optimization. Rizzotto has played an important role in international research programs with several universities and R&D centers. His research and development activities have been awarded more than 50 patents. Rizzotto co-authored three publications on SoftComputing and has published over 100 articles and numerous conference reports. With an extensive network in the research community, Rizzotto sits on the Boards of: The European Nanotechnology Association (Be), The European Center for SoftComputing (Spain), The Nanotechnology Advisory Board at CNR (National Research Council) Italy, IMAST (Technological District for Polymeric and Composite Materials Engineering and Structures), the Scientific Advisory Board of IMRE A*STAR (Institute of Materials Research & Engineering – Agency for Science, Technology and Research) in Singapore, AIRI (Italian Association for Industrial Research), the Advisory board of ALTRAN. He is Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Science. He is member of the International Informatization Academy (ECOSOC-United Nations).
Keynote Speaker 6
Wednesday, 26 March 2008 (1115 - 1200 hrs) Nano-optoelectronic Materials and Application Eric SUN Executive Director Nanocs International CorporationDr. Eric Sun is a seasoned business executive in nanotechnology and life science industries. He is the Executive Director of Nanocs International Corporation, a leading nanotechnology company with business offices in New York, Singapore and Shanghai. Since its inception in 2000, Nanocs International has transformed from a startup company into a multinational global enterprise engaging in the businesses and technologies of life science, new energy as well as optoelectronic devices including thin film solar cell, field emission display and solid state lighting. Dr. Sun is also the chief operating officer of BBTech Inc., a biopharmaceutical company based in Massachusetts, USA. Dr. Sun is a frequently invited speaker in numerous conferences and symposium. He has published over 50 articles in renowned international journals such as Nature Bio. and filed over 20 patents in nanotechnology, he is one of the pioneers for synthesis of CNT solvent and applications. He has been featured on a number of magazines and newspapers including Crain's Business, New York Sun and SmallTimes magazine. Dr. Sun got his Ph.D. from New York University and did his postdoctoral research in Harvard Medical School.
