Supriyo Datta
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Supriyo Datta is an Indian born American researcher
and author
. He is currently the Thomas Duncan Distinguished professor at the School of Electrical Engineeirng
at Purdue University
. A recipient of the Frederick Emmons Terman Award from the American Society of Engineering Education in 1994, and the Presidential Young Investigator Award
from the National Science Foundation
, 1984 he is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
, the Institute of Physics
and the American Physical Society
. He is also a distinguished lecturer of IEEE Electron Devices Society
since 2004.
He is the current Director of NASA Institute for Nanoelectronics and Computing (INAC)
. As an author, his books are widely used as original research and design work in the field of nanotechnology
and electronic devices.
, India
in 1975. He then received both his MS
and PhD
from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
in 1977 and 1979 respectively.
In 1981, he joined Purdue University
, where he is (since 1999) the Thomas Duncan Distinguished Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering
. He started his career in the field of ultrasonics and was selected by the Ultrasonics group as its outstanding young engineer to receive an IEEE Centennial Key to the Future Award and by the ASEE to receive the Terman Award for his book on Surface Acoustic Wave Devices.
(NEGF) formalism of many-body physics with the Landauer formalism from Mesoscopic physics
.
research but also on graduate and undergraduate curriculum development in the area. He is a Fellow
of the American Physical Society
(APS) as well as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE) and has received two IEEE technical field awards: the 2002 IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
and the 2008 IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
.
In 2006 he won the "Herbert Newby McCoy Award", given by Purdue University
to the faculty member ... making the greatest contribution of the year to science. He received the Frederick Emmons Terman Award from the American Society of Engineering Education in 1994, the Presidential Young Investigator Award
from the National Science Foundation
, 1984 and the D.D.Ewing teaching award from the School of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University in 1983.
Researcher
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and author
Author
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. He is currently the Thomas Duncan Distinguished professor at the School of Electrical Engineeirng
Purdue University School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University offers both undergraduate B.S. degree as well as M.S. and Ph.D. graduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. The school of ECE enrolls approximately one thousand undergraduates and five hundred graduate...
at Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
. A recipient of the Frederick Emmons Terman Award from the American Society of Engineering Education in 1994, and the Presidential Young Investigator Award
Presidential Young Investigator Award
The Presidential Young Investigator Award was awarded by the National Science Foundation. The program operated from 1984 to 1991, and was replaced by the NSF Young Investigator Awards and Presidential Faculty Fellows Program...
from the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
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, 1984 he is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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, the Institute of Physics
Institute of Physics
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and the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
. He is also a distinguished lecturer of IEEE Electron Devices Society
IEEE Electron Devices Society
The ' is a professional society of the IEEE.- History :The IEEE Electron Devices Society was initially formed as the IRE Electron Tubes and Solid-State Devices Committee in 1951, and quickly became a professional group in March of 1952 called the IRE Professional Group on Electron Devices...
since 2004.
He is the current Director of NASA Institute for Nanoelectronics and Computing (INAC)
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
. As an author, his books are widely used as original research and design work in the field of nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...
and electronic devices.
Early Life and Education
Datta received his B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology in KharagpurKharagpur
Kharagpur is an industrial city in India. It is located in the Midnapore West district of the state of West Bengal.Kharagpur was chosen as the location of the first campus of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology . The IITs are the premier technical education institutes in India and...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 1975. He then received both his MS
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
and PhD
PHD
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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...
in 1977 and 1979 respectively.
In 1981, he joined Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
, where he is (since 1999) the Thomas Duncan Distinguished Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering
Purdue University School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University offers both undergraduate B.S. degree as well as M.S. and Ph.D. graduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. The school of ECE enrolls approximately one thousand undergraduates and five hundred graduate...
. He started his career in the field of ultrasonics and was selected by the Ultrasonics group as its outstanding young engineer to receive an IEEE Centennial Key to the Future Award and by the ASEE to receive the Terman Award for his book on Surface Acoustic Wave Devices.
Career
Since 1985 he has focused on current flow in nanoscale electronic devices and is well-known for his contributions to spin electronics and molecular electronics. Datta’s most important contribution was the approach he pioneered for the description of quantum transport far from equilibrium, combining the non-equlibrium Green's functionGreen's function
In mathematics, a Green's function is a type of function used to solve inhomogeneous differential equations subject to specific initial conditions or boundary conditions...
(NEGF) formalism of many-body physics with the Landauer formalism from Mesoscopic physics
Mesoscopic physics
Mesoscopic physics is a sub-discipline of condensed matter physics which deals with materials of an intermediate length scale. The scale of such materials can be described as being between the size of a quantity of atoms and of materials measuring micrometres. The lower limit can also be defined...
.
Awards
His approach to the problem of quantum transport has not only had a significant impact on nanoelectronicsNanoelectronics
Nanoelectronics refer to the use of nanotechnology on electronic components, especially transistors. Although the term nanotechnology is generally defined as utilizing technology less than 100 nm in size, nanoelectronics often refer to transistor devices that are so small that inter-atomic...
research but also on graduate and undergraduate curriculum development in the area. He is a Fellow
Fellow
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of the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
(APS) as well as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(IEEE) and has received two IEEE technical field awards: the 2002 IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award
The IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award is an award is presented for outstanding contributions to nanotechnology and miniaturization in the electronics arts. It may be presented to an individual or a team of up to three...
and the 2008 IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
The IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award, which was initially called the IEEE Graduate Teaching Award, is a Technical Field Award of the IEEE that has been presented annually since 1992 to an individual by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers "for inspirational teaching...
.
In 2006 he won the "Herbert Newby McCoy Award", given by Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
to the faculty member ... making the greatest contribution of the year to science. He received the Frederick Emmons Terman Award from the American Society of Engineering Education in 1994, the Presidential Young Investigator Award
Presidential Young Investigator Award
The Presidential Young Investigator Award was awarded by the National Science Foundation. The program operated from 1984 to 1991, and was replaced by the NSF Young Investigator Awards and Presidential Faculty Fellows Program...
from the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
, 1984 and the D.D.Ewing teaching award from the School of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University in 1983.
Publication
- Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor ISBN 978-0521631457
- Electronic Transport in Mesoscopic Systems: Cambridge Studies in Semiconductor Physics and Microelectronic Engineering ISBN 978-0521599436
- Quantum Phenomena:Modular Series on Solid State Devices, Vol 8 ISBN 978-0201079562
- Surface Acoustic Wave Devices ISBN 978-0138779115
External Links
- Indian Institute of Technology Distinguished Alumni
- Nanohub.org Profile
- Purdue University Profile