This research are focuses on investigating and leveraging nanophotonic, electronic, and two-dimensional materials to develop cutting-edge nanophotonic and electronic devices and technologies. This research area is at the forefront of innovation, combining fundamental studies in electron transport, phonon transport and enhancement of light-matter interaction with practical applications to address critical challenges in electronics, photonics, biomedicine, and energy. Research in photonics, electronics, and nanotechnology is poised to revolutionize next-generation computing systems, medical diagnostic tools, imaging systems, and energy transport. Key areas of interest include:
Electronic Devices: Heterogeneous integration of 2D materials with wide-band-gap semiconductors to create next-generation electronic devices;
Optical Communication: photonic crystal cavities, on-chip waveguides and resonators for efficient on-chip light switching and manipulation, generating and routing quantum light sources, paving the way for faster and more reliable optical communication systems;
Imaging and Computing: Developing optical metasurfaces for miniaturized optical components, all-optical signal processing, and edge detection to significantly reduce power consumption and latency in computational tasks;
Biomedical: Investigating and developing plasmonic nanostructures, dielectric resonators, photonic crystal cavities, and metasurfaces for the trapping, sensing, and analysis of small molecules, as well as creating point-of-care biosensors for advanced diagnostic capabilities;
Energy Harvesting: Exploring surface photon polaritons, spectrally and spatially coherent thermal emitters, hyperbolic infrared optical materials, and hot carrier generation for next generation energy harvesting applications.
ECE Core Faculty Associated with this Research Area:
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Bharat L Bhuva
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering
- (615)343-3184
- 5623 Stevenson Center
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Mona Ebrish
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- (615)343-3943
- 322 Featheringill Hall
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Philippe Fauchet
Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering, Emeritus
Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- (615)322-0720
- 5332 Stevenson Center
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Daniel M Fleetwood
Olin H. Landreth Professor of Engineering
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Professor of Physics- (615)322-2498
- 328 Featheringill Hall
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Weng Poo Kang
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
- (615)322-0952
- 5621 Stevenson Center
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Lloyd W Massengill
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- (615)343-6677
- 5619 Stevenson Center
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Justus Ndukaife
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Sokrates Pantelides
University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Engineering
William A. & Nancy F. McMinn Professor of Physics
Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering
Professor of Electrical Engineering- (615)343-4321
- 6301 Stevenson Center
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Robert Reed
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Associate Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- (615)343-2702
- 322 Featheringill Hall
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Ronald D Schrimpf
Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Engineering
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Professor of Materials Science- (615)343-0507
- 5635 Stevenson Center
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Sharon M Weiss
Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
Professor of Physics
Director, Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering- (615)343-8311
- 330 Featheringill Hall
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Michael L Alles
Interim Director, Institute for Space Defense Electronics (ISDE)
Research Professor of Electrical Engineering
- (615)343-8829
- 1025 16th Avenue South
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Kenneth Galloway
Research Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Emeritus
Dean of Engineering, Emeritus -
Tim Holman
Research Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
- (615)322-1362
- 247 Featheringill Hall
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Brian Sierawski
Research Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Director, Institute for Space and Defense Electronics
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Arthur F Witulski
Research Professor of Electrical Engineering
ECE Affiliated Faculty:
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Audrey Bowden
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor's Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences- (615)343-4339
- 316 Keck (FEL)
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Joshua Caldwell
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor of Chemistry
Director, Interdisciplinary Program in Materials Science- (615)322-0677
- 334 Olin Hall
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Xiaoguang Dong
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering- (615)343-2898
- Engineering and Science Building, Room 370
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Jason Valentine
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director of Graduate Studies, Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Deputy Director, Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE)- (615)875-5508
- 332 Olin