Curriculum vitae

Hassan Raza
Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of the Punjab
Lahore
Pakistan

Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Iowa
205 North Madison St.
116 IATL, Iowa City, IA 52242.

Tel: 1 319 384 1879, 92 42 3550694

Email: nstnrg@gmail.com
Web: https://sites.google.com/site/nstnrg/

Born: January 6, 1979

Citizenship: Pakistan
Permanent Residency: USA

Education:

Ph.D. Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana USA. (Jan 2003 – May 2007)
Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering (Microelectronics and Nanotechnology)
Ph.D. Thesis: Understanding transport through molecules on silicon
Thesis Advisor: Supriyo Datta

M.S. Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana USA. (Aug 2001 – Dec 2002)
Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering (Microelectronics and Nanotechnology)
M.S. Thesis: Fabrication and characterization of ultra-thin nitrided gate oxide MOS capacitors
Thesis Advisor: Rashid Bashir

B.Ss. University of Engineering & Technology Lahore Pakistan. (April 1997 – June 2001)
Major: Electrical Engineering (Electronics and Communications)
B.S. Thesis: Real-time implementation and optimization of ACELP and MP-MLQ CELP codecs
Thesis Advisor: Noor M. Sheikh

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Employment:

University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Aug 2012 – present.

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.

Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (tenure-
track), Aug 2009 – present.

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.

Assistant Professor (adjuct), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (adjunct), May
2009 –Aug 2009.

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Nanoscale Systems, School of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, May 2007 – May 2009.

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.

Graduate Research Assistant, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aug 2001 – May
2007.

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aug 2003 – May
2004, Aug 2001 – Dec 2001.

HONORS & AWARDS:

2012 Keynote Speaker,

International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology
Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

2012 HEC Visiting Scholar,

Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

2011 Research on Nanoribbons chosen as

Annual Highlights among 50 papers by JPCM of IOP, UK.

2011 Old Gold Faculty Fellowship

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

2011 HEC (Higher Education Commission) Visiting Scientist

University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.

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2010 Presidential Faculty Fellowship
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

2009 Research on Graphene chosen as Annual Highlights among 35 papers by

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter of Institute of Physics (IOP).

2006 NSF Fellowship for Neutron Scattering Summer School

National Institute for Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

2005 ICTP Fellowship for the Winter College on Optics and Photonics in Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology
Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy.

2004 Magoon Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Engineering

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.

2004 ICTP Fellowship for the Spring College on Science at the Nanoscale
Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy.

1997-2001 Top 1-percentile of undergraduate class of 250 students

University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.

1996 10th position in Intermediate exam with over 100,000 participants

Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Lahore, Pakistan.

1994 7th position in Secondary exam with over 100,000 participants

Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Lahore, Pakistan.

Professional and Scholarly Associations:

APS (American Physical Society)

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

Research Areas:

I. Post-CMOS Logic and Memory Devices

II. Graphene Nanostructures

III. Spintronics

IV. Plasmonics

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V. Silicon Nanostrcutrues

VI. Single Molecule Transport

VII. Nanodevices for Energy Harvesting

VIII. Biosensors for Medical Applications

Research Grants and Contracts: (Total = $763,400)

1) The Math & Physical Science Funding Program (MPSFP) University of Iowa, 08/2011-
06/2012. PI: Hassan Raza, Funding: $25,000.

2) Old Gold Faculty Fellowship, University of Iowa, Office of Provost, 08/2011-09/2011. PI:
Hassan Raza, Funding: $6,000.

3) Instructional Equipment Grant, University of Iowa, 04/2011-06/2011, co-PI: Hassan Raza (PI:
Erwei Bai), Funding: $3,900.

4) ICRU (Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates), University of Iowa, 08/2010-05/2011.

PI: Hassan Raza, Funding: $2,500.

5) Presidential Fellowship, University of Iowa, Office of Provost, 06/2010-07/2010. PI: Hassan

Raza, Funding, $6,000.

6) Nanoscale Lab Equipment, University of Iowa College of Engineering General Education

Fund Supplement, 04/2010 – 06/2010. PI: Hassan Raza, Funding: $100,000.

7) Nanoscale Devices and Systems Laboratory Development, University of Iowa ARRA funding
competition (5% award rate), 08/2009 – 06/2010, PI: Hassan Raza (72% effort), co-PI: David
Andersen, Funding: $500,000.

8) University of Iowa Startup Package, 08/2009-07/2012, Startup Funding: $120,000, Travel:

$6,000 and 3-years graduate student funding (about $136,000), total = about $260,000.

Books:

Hassan Raza (Editor), Graphene Nanoelectronics: Metrology, Synthesis, Properties and

Applications, (Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2012).

Hassan Raza, Nanoscale Devices, Cambridge University Press (tentative 2012), under
preparation.

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Hassan Raza, Freshman Lectures on Nanotechnology, Cambridge University Press (tentative
2012), under preparation.

Book Chapters:

Hassan Raza, Introduction (to Graphene Nanoscience and Nanotechnology), Graphene

Nanoelectronics: Metrology, Synthesis, Properties and Applications, (Springer, Berlin
Heidelberg New York, 2012)

Hassan Raza, Field-modulation devices in Graphene Nanostructures, Graphene Nanoelectronics:

Metrology, Synthesis, Properties and Applications, (Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York,
2012)

Patents:

Hassan Raza, Electronic Structure Modulation Transistor, United States Patent Application
20100214012, Patent Pending.

Invited Talks (selected):

Hassan Raza, Why Graphene Matters?, Department of Physics, Lahore University of

Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan, Dec. 2011.

Hassan Raza, Graphene Nanoelectronics, Department of Electronics, Quaid-i-Azam University,

Islamabad, Pakistan, Dec. 2011.

Hassan Raza, Wonders of Graphene based Nanotechnology, Department of Electrical

Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, Dec. 2011.

Hassan Raza, Graphene and its Nanostructures, Department of Physics, University of

Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, Dec. 2011.

Hassan Raza, Opportunities and Challenges in Graphene Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,

International Conference in Nanotechnology, UAE University, Al Ain, Nov. 2011; International
Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanoethics, COMSATs Lahore Pakistan., Dec. 2011.

Tehseen Z. Raza, Hassan Raza, NEGF based semi-empirical models for magnetic
heterostructures, Department of Physics, University of Iowa, November 2010.

Hassan Raza, Graphene Nanoelectronics, Northwestern University – NCN (Network for

Computational Nanotechnology) talk, August 2010.

Hassan Raza, Field-modulation of Graphene Nanostructures, Department of Physics, University

of Northern Iowa, April 2010.

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Hassan Raza, Graphene for Sustainability, OSTC Symposium, April 2010.

Hassan Raza, Resistance of a single molecule on silicon surface, Department of Chemistry,

University of Iowa, Oct. 2009.

Hassan Raza, Non-equilibrium phenomenon at the nanoscale for novel electronic devices,
Department of ECE, University of Iowa, March 2009.

Hassan Raza, Edwin C. Kan, Electrical-field modulation in graphene nanostructure, IEEE

NANO, Arlington, TX, Aug. 2008.

Hassan Raza, Quantum Transport by Example (a set of three tutorials), IEEE EDS (Electron
Device Society) talk, Cornell University, Jan. 2008.

Hassan Raza, Electronic-structure Modulation Transistor: A New Switch with Few kT Supply
Voltage, IEEE EDS (Electron Device Society) talk, Cornell University, Jan. 2008.

Hassan Raza, Molecular Electronics, The Abdus Salam ICTP, Trieste, Italy, May 2004.

Journal Publications:
* - under review # - in preparation

[27#] Hassan Raza, Misalignment and strain in multilayer graphene nanoribbons, in preparation.

[26#] Tehseen Raza, Hassan Raza, Finite area scaling in tunnel magnetoresistance, under
preparation.

[25#] Tehseen Raza, Hassan Raza, Image effects in magnetic tunnel barriers, under preparation.

[24#] Hassan Raza, On the Possibility of an Electronic-structure Modulation Transistor, in

preparation.

[23#] Hassan Raza, Hybrid finite difference and element method for solving Schrodinger
equation, in preparation.

[22#] David R. Andersen, Hassan Raza, Collective modes of massive Dirac Fermions in
armchair graphene nanoribbon, in preparation.

[21*] Lillian Oetting, Tehseen Z. Raza, Hassan Raza, Hückel-NV: MATLAB-based nano-
visualization software for extended Hückel theory, submitted.

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[20*] Hassan Raza, Tehseen Z. Raza, Undergraduate curriculum in nanodevice engineering with
hands-on laboratory experience, submitted.

[19*] Hassan Raza, Tehseen Z. Raza, Introducing nanoengineering to first year students through
an interactive seminar course, submitted.

Logic and Memory Devices

[18] Jonathan Shaw, Yu-Wu Zhong, Kevin J. Hughes, Tuo-Hung Hou, Hassan Raza , Shantanu
Rajwade, Julie Bellfy, James R. Engstrom, Héctor D. Abruña, and Edwin Chihchuan Kan ,
Integration of Self-Assembled Redox Molecules in Flash Memory Devices, IEEE Transactions
on Electron Devices 58, 826 (2011).

[17] Jaegoo Lee, Judy J. Cha, Sara Barron, David A. Muller, R. Bruce van Dover, Ebenezer K.
Amponsah, Tuo-Hung Hou, Hassan Raza and Edwin C. Kan, Stackable nonvolatile memory with
ultra thin polysilicon film and low-leakage (Ti, Dy)xOy for low processing temperature and low
operating voltages, Microelectronic Engineering, in press.

[16] Jonathan Shaw, Tuo-Hung Hou, Hassan Raza and Edwin C. Kan, Statistical metrology of
metal nanocrystal memories with 3D finite-element analysis, IEEE Transactions on Electron
Devices 56, 1729 (2009).

[15] Tuo-Hung Hou, Hassan Raza, Kamran Afshari, Daniel J. Ruebusch, Edwin C. Kan,
Nonvolatile memory with molecule-engineered tunneling barriers, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 153109
(2008). [Featured in IEEE Spectrum June 2008, p. 20 and Nature News April 2008]

[14] Hassan Raza, Edwin C. Kan, An atomistic quantum transport solver with dephasing for
field-effect transistors, J. Comp. Elec. 7, 423 (2008).

[13] Nauman Z. Butt, Albert Chang, Hassan Raza, Rashid Bashir, J. Liu, Dim-Lee Kwong, Low
frequency noise statistics for the breakdown characterization of ultra-thin gate oxides, Appl.
Phys. Lett. 88, 112901 (2006).

Graphene Nanostructures

[12] Hassan Raza, Zigzag Graphene Nanoribbons: Bandgap and Midgap State Modulation, J.
Phys.: Condens. Matter, 23, 382203 (2011), Fast Track Communication [IOP Select Article].

[11] Hassan Raza, Passivation and edge effects in armchair graphene nanoribbons, Phys. Rev. B
84, 165425 (2011).

[10] Hassan Raza, Edwin C. Kan, Armchair graphene nanoribbons: Electronic structure and
electric field modulation, Phys. Rev. B 77, 245434 (2008).

[9] Hassan Raza, Edwin C. Kan, An extended Hückel theory based atomistic model for graphene
nanoelectronics, J. Comp. Elec. 7, 372 (2008).

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[8] Hassan Raza, Edwin C. Kan, Field modulation in bilayer graphene band structure, J. Phys.:
Condens. Matter 21, 102202 (2009), Fast Track Communication [highlighted in the collection
of outstanding papers]

Graphene Plasmonics

[7] David R. Andersen, Hassan Raza, Plasmon dispersion in semimetallic armchair graphene
nanoribbons, Phys. Rev. B 85, 075425 (2012).

Spintronics

[6] Tehseen Z. Raza, Jorge I. Cerda, Hassan Raza, Three-dimensional extended Hückel theory-
nonequilibrium Green’s function spin polarized transport model for Fe/MgO/Fe heterostructures,
J. Appl. Phys. 109, 023705 (2011).

[5] Tehseen Z. Raza, Hassan Raza, Independent-band tight-binding parameters for Fe-MgO-Fe
magnetic heterostructures, IEEE Trans. Nanotechnol., in print (2010).

Silicon Nanostructures

[4] Hassan Raza, Theoretical study of isolated dangling bonds, dangling bond wires and dangling
bond clusters on H:Si(100)-(2x1)surface, Phys. Rev. B 76, 045308 (2007).

[3] Hassan Raza, Tehseen Z. Raza, Edwin C. Kan, Electrical transport in a two-dimensional
electron and hole gas on a Si(001)-(2x1) surface, Phys. Rev. B 78, 193401 (2008).

Single Molecule Transport

[2] Hassan Raza, Kirk H. Bevan, Diego Kienle, Incoherent transport through molecules on
silicon in the vicinity of a dangling bond, Phys. Rev. B 77, 035432 (2008).

[1] Hassan Raza, A theoretical model for single molecule incoherent scanning tunneling
spectroscopy, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20, 445004 (2008).

Conference Publications:

[20] David R. Andersen, Hassan Raza, Plasmon dispersion in semimetallic armchair graphene
nanoribbons, CLEO/IEQC (submitted).

[19] David R. Andersen, Hassan Raza, Dispersionless Plasmons in Graphene Nanoribbon,

Graphene Week, Spain, May 2011.

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[18] Hassan Raza, Misalignment and Disorder in Graphene Bilayers and Nanoribbons:
Electronic-structure and Electric-field modulation, APS Meeting, March 2010.

[17] Tehseen Z. Raza, Jorge I. Cerda, Hassan Raza, Extended Hückel theory based transport
model for Fe-MgO-Fe magnetic tunnel junctions, APS Meeting, March 2010.

[16] Jonathan Shaw, Tuo-Hung Hou, Hassan Raza and Edwin C. Kan, 3D Finite-Element
Analysis of Metal Nanocrystal Memories Variations, 13th International Workshop on
Computational Electronics (IWCE), Beijing, China, May 2009.

[15] Hassan Raza, Edwin C. Kan, Stacking Misalignments in Bilayer Graphene, 13th
International Workshop on Computational Electronics (IWCE), Beijing, China, May 2009.

[14] Jaegoo Lee, Judy J. Cha, Sara Barron, David A. Muller, R. Bruce van Dover, Ebenezer K.
Amponsah, Tuo-Hung Hou, Hassan Raza and Edwin C. Kan, Ni-based self-aligned silicidation
(SAS) process on source and drain for planar polysilicon TFT low-voltage flash memory cell,
67th Device Research Conference (DRC), University Park, PA, June 2009.

[13] Hassan Raza, Tehseen Z. Raza , Tuo-Hung Hou , Edwin Kan, Electronic-structure
modulation transistor: A new switch with few kT supply voltage, APS Meeting, March 2009.

[12] Tehseen Z. Raza, Hassan Raza, Bias dependence of Fe-MgO-Fe magnetic tunnel junction
devices within a single-band tight-binding model, APS Meeting, March 2009.

[11] Hassan Raza, Edwin C. Kan, “All-semiconducting armchair graphene nanoribbons: a band
structure study”, MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Dec. 2008.

[10] Tehseen Z. Raza, Hassan Raza, “Single-band tight-binding model for Fe-MgO-Fe magnetic
tunnel junction devices”, 53rd Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conf, Austin, TX, 2008.

[9] J. Lee, J. J. Cha, S. C. Barron, D. A. Muller, R. B. van Dover, E. K. Amponsah, T.-H. Hou,
Hassan Raza, and E. C. Kan, “Material and electrical characterization of stackable planar
polysilicon TFT flash memory cell with metal nanocrystals and high-k dielectrics”, 34th IEEE
Intl. SOI Conf., Hudson River Valley, NY, Oct. 2008.

[8] Tuo-Hung Hou, Hassan Raza, Kamran Afshari, Daniel J. Ruebusch, and Edwin C. Kan,
“Heterogeneous Integration of Molecules in Nonvolatile Memory”, 66th Device Research
Conference (DRC), Santa Barbara, CA, June 2008.
[7] J. Lee, S. Barron, R. B. van Dover, T.-H. Hou, Hassan Raza, E. C. Kan, “Planar polysilicon
TFT low-voltage flash memory cell with Al2O3 tunnel dielectric and (Ti,Dy)O control dielectric
for three-dimensional integration”, 66th Device Research Conference (DRC), Santa Barbara,
CA, June 2008.

[6] Hassan Raza, Edwin C. Kan, “Electrical modulation in graphene based devices”, APS
Meeting, March 2008.

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[5] Hassan Raza, Edwin C. Kan, “Leakage current in deca-nano MOSFET by surface state
hopping”, APS Meeting, March 2008.

[4] Hassan Raza, “Role of dephasing and surface states in Si based molecular electronics”, APS
Meeting, March 2007.

[3] Nauman Z. Butt, Albert Chang, Rashid Bashir, Hassan Raza, Dim-Lee Kwong, “Noise
Spectroscopy for the Characterization and Investigation of Ultra-Thin Gate Dielectrics”, APS
Meeting, March 2004.

[2] Yang Liu, Hassan Raza, Timothy Fisher, “Simulation of Thermionic Emission from a
Quantum Wire using the Non-equilibrium Green’s Function method”, 2004 ASME International
Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition.

[1] Nauman Z. Butt, Hassan Raza, A.M. Chang, R. Bashir, “Noise Spectroscopy for the
Investigation and Characterization of Ultra-Thin Gate Dielectrics”, APS Meeting, March 2003.

Synergistic Activities:

Teaching lab on quantum transport during 2004 Summer School on Nanotechnology in

International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy.

NSF (National Science Foundation, USA) Panel Reviewer:

 CAREER 2007, 2008.

 QMHP 2010, 2011.
 Solid State and Materials Chemistry (SSMC) 2011
 Office of International Science & Engineering (OISE) 2012

NHARP (Texas) Panel Reviewer.

Austrian Science Fund (FWF) Reviewer.

Reviewer for the following journals (selected),

 Phys. Rev.
 App. Phys. Lett.
 Nanotechnology
 J. Comp. Elec
 IEEE TED
 J. Chem. Phys.
 Theor. Chem. Acc.
 Thin Solid Films

Member, Oversight Committee, Microfabrication Facility,

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. 05/2009 – present.

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Collaborations/Affiliations:

Member, Optical Science and Technology Center,

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. 05/2009 – present.

David Andersen (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa
City, IA, USA) , May 2009 – present.

Markus Wohlgenannt (Department of Physics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA), May
2009 – present.

Michael Welsh (Departments of Medicine, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, and

Neurosurgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA), Nov 2010 – present.

Michael Flatté (Department of Physics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA), Nov 2010 –
present.

Jorge Cerda (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain) Jan
2008 – present.

Tuo-Hung Hou (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Chiao Tung
University, Taiwan), May 2007 – May 2009.

Edwin C. Kan (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY,
USA), May 2007 – May 2009.

Diego Kienle (Network for Computational Nanotechnology, Purdue University, West Lafayette,
IN, USA. Now at Sandia National Lab), May 2005 – May 2008.

Research Mentorship:

Ph.D. Students

Current:
Ahmad Umair
Ali Mohsin

Past:
Tehseen Z. Raza (visiting student from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA)

Undergraduate Students

Current:

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Paul R. Haugen
Georgen (Yuan) Chen
Andre DeGroot

Past: None

High School Students:

Current:
Danial Syed

Past: Lillian Oetting (Stanford)

Teaching:

Instructor:

055:195 Nanoscale Devices and Systems, Fall 2011 [NEW COURSE]

University of Iowa, College of Engineering (graduate course)

055:172 Solid State Physical Electronics

University of Iowa, Electrical and Computer Engineering (graduate course)
Student Evaluation of Teacher’s Effectiveness: 5.80/6.0 (Spring 2011)

055:070 Electromagnetic Theory

University of Iowa, Electrical and Computer Engineering (undergraduate course)
Student Evaluation of Teacher’s Effectiveness: 5.11/6.0 (Fall 2010)

057:029 First-year seminar on Nanoscience and Nanoengineering [NEW COURSE]

University of Iowa, College of Engineering (Freshman course)
Student Evaluation of Teacher’s Effectiveness: 5.75/6.0 (Fall 2010, Fall 2011)

055:072 Electrical Engineering Materials and Devices

University of Iowa, Electrical and Computer Engineering (undergraduate course)
Student Evaluation of Teacher’s Effectiveness: 5.50/6.0 (Spring 2010)
Student Evaluation of Teacher’s Effectiveness: 5.75/6.0 (Spring 2011)

055:191 Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Seminar, Fall 2011

University of Iowa, Electrical and Computer Engineering (graduate course)
No evaluations available.

Teaching Assistant:

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659 Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor, Fall 2003
Purdue University, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Instructor: Supriyo Datta

495N Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics

Purdue University, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Instructor: Supriyo Datta

Miscellaneous Activities (selected):

Member, Oversight Committee, 01/2011-present

Microfabrication Facility
Optical Science and Technology Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.

Member, Graduate Committee, 08/2010 – present

Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.

Member, ABET Committee, 08/2009 – 07/2010

Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.

Brief Biography:

Hassan Raza is an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University
of Iowa since May 2009. For two years, he was a postdoctoral associate at Cornell University.
He received his PhD May-2007 and MS Dec-2002 from Purdue University; and BS July-2001
from the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore Pakistan. He has received “Magoon
Award for Excellence in Teaching” from Purdue University. He is also the recipient of
“Presidential Faculty Fellowship” and “Old Gold Fellowship” from the University of Iowa. His
research group is focused on “anything that is small” for low-power post-CMOS transistor,
spintronics, sensors and solid-state energy harvesting applications from theoretical, experimental
and computational approaches using graphene, molecule, silicon, novel dielectrics and carbon
nanotube material systems.

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