BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Eastern BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20211209T195307Z UID:9DB04B94-35BB-4D9B-A2DE-23B13303052E DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20211005T183000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20211005T203000 DESCRIPTION:Semiconductors: 21st Century Gold\n\nTried to purchase a car la tely? Or a new dishwasher or refrigerator? Then you may have been told of supply-chain difficulties\, arising from a global shortage of “semicondu ctor chips”. What are these “semiconductor” materials and why are th ey so important? In my presentation\, I will briefly review the extent to which semiconductors have permeated almost every aspect of modern society\ , before going on to describe why these materials are important and what t hey are used for. Finally\, I will touch on the recent emergence of new se miconductor materials that are no more than a few atomic layers thick\, an d will describe our own research here at Buffalo that seeks to understand the properties of these fascinating materials.\n\nAgenda: \nJonathan Bird joined the faculty of the UB Department of Electrical Engineering as Profe ssor in Fall 2004. More recently\, since July 2017\, he has been serving i n the role of Chair of that Department. He also holds an Adjunct Professor position in the Department of Physics at UB\, and is a Visiting Professor at Chiba University in Japan. Jonathan obtained his B.Sc. (First-Class Ho nors) and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from the University of Sussex (United K ingdom) in 1986 and 1990\, respectively. He was a JSPS Visiting Fellow at the University of Tsukuba (Japan) from 1991 - 1992\, after which he joined the Frontier Research Program of the Institute of Physical and Chemical R esearch (RIKEN\, also in Japan). In 1997\, he was appointed as Associate P rofessor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Arizona State Univ ersity\, where he spent seven years before joining UB. Prof. Bird's resear ch is in the area of nanoelectronics. He is the co-author of more than 300 peer reviewed publications\, which have been cited almost 8500 times for an h-index of 41\, and of undergraduate and graduate texts. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and was NYSTAR Distinguished Professor of 200 3. His research is currently supported by the the National Science Foundat ion\, the Semiconductor Research Corporation and the Air Force Office of S cientific Research.\n\nHONORS & AWARDS\n\n- Japan Society for the Promotio n of Science Visiting Research Fellow (1991)\n- Fellow: Institute of Physi cs (2002)\n- Senior Member: IEEE (2002)\n- NYSTAR Distinguished Professor of 2003\n- Visiting Professor\, Graduate School of Science and Technology\ , Chiba University\, Japan (2008)\n- UB Exceptional Scholar: Sustained Ach ievement Award (2008)\n- SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholar ship & Creative Activities (2012)\n\nRoom: 112\, Bldg: Norton\, SUNYAB\, A mherst\, New York\, United States\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.or g/m/282458 LOCATION:Room: 112\, Bldg: Norton\, SUNYAB\, Amherst\, New York\, United St ates\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/282458 ORGANIZER:jmmoskal@ieee.org SEQUENCE:5 SUMMARY:Semiconductors: 21st Century Gold URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/282458 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div><strong>Semiconductors: 21st Century Gol d</strong></div>\n<p>Tried to purchase a car lately? Or a new dishwasher o r refrigerator? Then you may have been told of supply-chain difficulties\, arising from a global shortage of &ldquo\;semiconductor chips&rdquo\;. Wh at are these &ldquo\;semiconductor&rdquo\; materials and why are they so i mportant? In my presentation\, I will briefly review the extent to which s emiconductors have permeated almost every aspect of modern society\, befor e going on to describe why these materials are important and what they are used for. Finally\, I will touch on the recent emergence of new semicondu ctor materials that are no more than a few atomic layers thick\, and will describe our own research here at Buffalo that seeks to understand the pro perties of these fascinating materials.</p>\n<div id="yiv2946441494yqtfd83 692" class="yiv2946441494yqt2207532157"></div><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p ><strong>Jonathan Bird</strong>&nbsp\;joined the faculty of the UB Departm ent of Electrical Engineering as Professor in Fall 2004. More recently\, s ince July 2017\, he has been serving in the role of Chair of&nbsp\;that De partment.&nbsp\;He also holds an Adjunct Professor position in the Departm ent of Physics&nbsp\;at UB\, and is a Visiting Professor at Chiba Universi ty in Japan. Jonathan obtained his &nbsp\;B.Sc. (First-Class Honors) and P h.D. degrees in Physics from the University of Sussex (United Kingdom) &nb sp\;in 1986 and 1990\, respectively. He was a JSPS Visiting Fellow at the University of Tsukuba (Japan) from 1991 - 1992\, after which he joined the Frontier Research Program of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Resea rch (RIKEN\, also in Japan). In 1997\, he was appointed as Associate Profe ssor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Arizona State Universi ty\, where he spent seven years before joining UB. Prof. Bird's research i s in the area of nanoelectronics. He is the co-author of more than&nbsp\;3 00 peer reviewed publications\, which have been cited almost 8500 times fo r an h-index of 41\, and of undergraduate and graduate texts. He is a Fell ow of the Institute of Physics and was NYSTAR Distinguished Professor of 2 003. His research is currently supported by the the National Science Found ation\,&nbsp\;the Semiconductor Research Corporation&nbsp\;and the Air For ce Office of Scientific Research.</p>\n<p><strong>HONORS &amp\; AWARDS&nbs p\;</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Vis iting Research Fellow (1991)</li>\n<li>Fellow: Institute of Physics (2002) </li>\n<li>Senior Member: IEEE (2002)</li>\n<li>NYSTAR Distinguished Profe ssor of 2003&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Visiting Professor\, Graduate School of Scie nce and Technology\, Chiba University\, Japan (2008)&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>UB E xceptional Scholar: Sustained Achievement Award (2008)</li>\n<li>SUNY Chan cellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship &amp\; Creative Activities (2 012)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR