Sayeef Salahuddin
Sayeef Salahuddin is an electrical engineer and academic, serving as the TSMC Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on electronic and spintronic devices, particularly in the area of low-power device physics.
Education and career
Salahuddin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 2003.[1] He obtained a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University in 2007.[2] In 2008, he joined the University of California, Berkeley, as a faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.[3]
He is the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Electron Device Letters since 2022[4] and has previously served on its editorial board from 2013 to 2016. He also chaired the IEEE Electron Devices Society's Nanotechnology Committee from 2014 to 2016.
Research work
Salahuddin's research encompasses device physics for energy-efficient electronic systems, including negative capacitance transistors and spintronic devices.[5] He co-directs the Berkeley Device Modeling Center and the Berkeley Center for Negative Capacitance Transistors.[6]
Awards and honors
- IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award (2025)[7]
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2023).[8]
- American Physical Society Fellows (2019)[9]
- Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2019)[10]
- IEEE Electron Devices Society George E. Smith Award (2018)[11]
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) (2013)[12]
- NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (2012)
- IEEE Nanotechnology Early Career Award (2012)[13]
References
- ^ "IEEE BUET Student Branch | Department of EEE, BUET". eee.buet.ac.bd.
- ^ "Bangladeshi engineer nominated for US Presidential honour". Bdnews24.com.
- ^ "Sayeef Salahuddin | EECS at UC Berkeley". www2.eecs.berkeley.edu.
- ^ Nathan, Arokia (December 2022). "Announcing Prof. Sayeef Salahuddin as New Editor-in-Chief". IEEE Electron Device Letters. 43 (12): 2022. Bibcode:2022IEDL...43.2022N. doi:10.1109/LED.2022.3221594.
- ^ "New Computer Simulations Help Scientists Advance Energy-Efficient Microelectronics". Berkeley Lab News Center. 12 September 2024.
- ^ Manke, Kara (7 April 2022). "Engineered crystals could help computers run on less power". Berkeley News.
- ^ "IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award". ETHW. 26 November 2024.
- ^ "2023 AAAS Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)". aaas.org.
- ^ "APS Fellows Archive". aps.org.
- ^ "IEEE Fellows Directory - Member Profile". services27.ieee.org.
- ^ "George E. Smith Award - IEEE Electron Devices Society". ieee.org.
- ^ "President Obama Honors Extraordinary Early-Career Scientists". whitehouse.gov. 18 February 2016.
- ^ "2012 Awardees". IEEE Nanotechnology Council.