Yang, Cary

Cary Yang

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Cary Y. Yang received the BS, MS, and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. After working at M.I.T., NASA Ames Research Center, and Stanford University on research in electronic and nanostructure properties of surfaces and interfaces, he founded Surface Analytic Research, a Silicon Valley company focusing on sponsored research projects on various applications of surfaces and nanostructures. He joined Santa Clara University in 1983 and is currently Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He was the Founding Director of Microelectronics Laboratory and Center for Nanostructures, and served as Chair of Electrical Engineering and Associate Dean of Engineering at Santa Clara. His research spans from silicon-based nanoelectronics and nanocarbon on-chip interconnects to nanostructure interfaces in electronic, optoelectronic, biological, and energy-storage systems, much of which in collaboration with industry, government labs, and academia worldwide. He has authored or coauthored over 400 journal and conference publications, coedited six books, and coauthored one monograph. An IEEE Life Fellow, he served as Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, President of the IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS), Vice Chair of the IEEE Awards Board, and on the IEEE Board of Directors. He received the 2004 IEEE Educational Activities Board Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education “for extensive and innovative contributions to the continuing education of working professionals in the field of micro/nanoelectronics,” and the 2005 IEEE EDS Distinguished Service Award.