David E. Aspnes
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David Erik Aspnes is a Distinguished University Professor and member of the Department of Physics at North Carolina State University
. Formal education includes BS (1960) and MS (1961) degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
and a Ph.D. (1965) in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
. Obtained year long postdoctoral research associate positions at both the University of Illinois and Brown University before taking a technical staff position at Bell Laboratories in 1967. Joined Bellcore as a result of the Bell System divestiture
in 1983 to head the Interface Physics Department. He joined the North Carolina State University
Physics Department in 1992 as a full professor and was made a Distinguished University Professor in 1999. He was elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences
in 1998.
"Principal research interests have been in the areas of optical spectroscopy and semiconductor and surface physics. Contributions include the discovery, elucidation, and development of low-field electroreflectance for high-resolution spectroscopy of semiconductors and the determination of their band structures, the development and application of spectroscopic ellipsometry
to surfaces, interfaces, thin films, and bulk materials, and the development and application of reflectance-difference spectroscopy to real-time analysis of epitaxial growth. Current research activities are directed toward nondestructive analysis of surfaces and interfaces, and in particular the real-time diagnostics and control of semiconductor epitaxy by organometallic chemical vapor deposition."
As of 11 July 2008 David Aspnes has published over 400 papers and has been granted 23 patents.
David Aspnes currently resides in Apex, North Carolina
with his wife, Cynthia Ball, and their many cats and dogs.
Father of James Aspnes
, professor in Computer Science at Yale University and original creator of TinyMUD
. Son Gary Aspnes is a scientist with Pfizer and daughter Ann Aspnes is a clinical psychologist with the Veterans Hospital system.
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
. Formal education includes BS (1960) and MS (1961) degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
and a Ph.D. (1965) in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
. Obtained year long postdoctoral research associate positions at both the University of Illinois and Brown University before taking a technical staff position at Bell Laboratories in 1967. Joined Bellcore as a result of the Bell System divestiture
Bell System divestiture
The Bell System divestiture, or the breakup of AT&T, was initiated by the filing in 1974 by the U.S. Department of Justice of an antitrust lawsuit against AT&T. The case, United States v...
in 1983 to head the Interface Physics Department. He joined the North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
Physics Department in 1992 as a full professor and was made a Distinguished University Professor in 1999. He was elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
in 1998.
"Principal research interests have been in the areas of optical spectroscopy and semiconductor and surface physics. Contributions include the discovery, elucidation, and development of low-field electroreflectance for high-resolution spectroscopy of semiconductors and the determination of their band structures, the development and application of spectroscopic ellipsometry
Ellipsometry
Ellipsometry is an optical technique for the investigation of the dielectric properties of thin films....
to surfaces, interfaces, thin films, and bulk materials, and the development and application of reflectance-difference spectroscopy to real-time analysis of epitaxial growth. Current research activities are directed toward nondestructive analysis of surfaces and interfaces, and in particular the real-time diagnostics and control of semiconductor epitaxy by organometallic chemical vapor deposition."
As of 11 July 2008 David Aspnes has published over 400 papers and has been granted 23 patents.
David Aspnes currently resides in Apex, North Carolina
Apex, North Carolina
Apex is a town in Wake County, North Carolina and a suburb of Raleigh. The population was 37,476 according to the 2010 census., wakegov.com-Geography:Apex is located at ....
with his wife, Cynthia Ball, and their many cats and dogs.
Father of James Aspnes
James Aspnes
James Aspnes is a professor in Computer Science at Yale University. He earned his Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1992. His main research interest is distributed algorithms....
, professor in Computer Science at Yale University and original creator of TinyMUD
TinyMUD
TinyMUD is the name of a MUD server codebase, and the first MUD running that codebase. The MUD itself has subsequently come to be known as "TinyMUD Classic" or simply "Classic", or occasionally "DaisyMUD"...
. Son Gary Aspnes is a scientist with Pfizer and daughter Ann Aspnes is a clinical psychologist with the Veterans Hospital system.
Awards and honors
- 1973 Fellow of the American Physical Society
- 1976 Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award
- 1979 Optical Society of America
- 1987 Wood Prize of the Optical Society of America
- 1993 John Yarwood Memorial Medal of the British Vacuum Council
- 1996 Elected Fellow - American Vacuum Society
- 1996 Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids
- 1996 Alumni Outstanding Research Award - North Carolina State University
- 1996 Elected Fellow - Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
- 1997 Max-Planck - Gesellschaft Prize for International Cooperation
- 1998 Medard W. Welch Award of the American Vacuum Society
- 1998 Elected Member of the National Academy of Sciences
- 2002 Elected Fellow - American Association for the Advancement of Science