ECS President | 1922-1923 Carl George Schluederberg was born in Pittsburgh, PA on June 11, 1880. His father was general manager of the Pittsburgh Coal Company. Upon graduating from Cornell University with the degrees of M.E. (1902) and Ph.D. (1908), Dr. Schluederberg entered his father’s employ. For a short time he was associated with the United States Steel Company, and in 1910 he joined the Engineering Department of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. He advanced rapidly to positions of…
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ECS President | 2000-2001 Carlton M. Osburn is professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. From 1983 to 1993, he was also director of advanced semiconductor technology at the Microelectronics Center of North Carolina’s Center for Microelectronic Systems Technologies. At NCSU, he is Director of the Center for Advanced Electronic Materials Processing, where his research interests include deep submicron semiconductor devices, materials, and processing. He received his B.S. degree in engineering sciences…
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A new alternative to traditional antibiotics is on the horizon. Through the application of electrical stimulation, researchers from Washington State University have found a way to kill drug resistant bacterium without the need for antibiotics. “We have been doing fundamental research on this for many years, and finally, we are able to transfer it to technology,’’ says Haluk Beyenal, ECS member and co-author of the study. “It’s really exciting.’’ While these results are groundbreaking for biomedical science, the idea of…
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From solar energy to biofuels to hydrogen cars—sustainable solutions have become some of the hottest topics in the scientific community. While much of the focus in alternative forms of transportation has been automobiles (see Tesla and Toyota), ECS member Telpriore Gregory Tucker is shifting his attention in another direction: electric bikes. While Tucker’s bikes hold promise for the future of sustainable transportation, they could also potentially have a much greater impact. “I don’t just sell electric bikes, I actually provide…
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Since the development of the transistor in 1947, the semiconductor industry has been working to rapidly and continuously improve performance and processing speeds of computer chips. Following Gordon Moore’s iconic law—stating that transistor density would double every two years—the semiconducting silicon chip has propelled technology through a wave of electronic transformation. Next Electronics Revolution But all good things must come to an end. The process of packing silicon transistors onto computer chips is reaching its physical limits. However, IBM researchers…
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The 2015 MacArthur Foundation geniuses have just been revealed, with seven prolific scientists receiving the prestigious title. Of those scientists, inorganic chemist Peidong Yang was named as one of this year’s geniuses for his pioneering work in nanomaterials science. His work is not only transformative for the science of semiconductor nanowires and nanowire photonics, it is also opening new paths for clean, renewable energy. His research has led to innovative commercial productions for the conversion of waste heat to electricity,…
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Even after the release of the highly anticipated iPhone 6s, Apple remains in the spotlight with the announcement of the company’s potential electric car. Apple’s entrance into the electric car race puts them up against competitors such as Tesla and Google. The company aims to follow a Tesla path rather than Google—delivering cars directly to the consumers rather than selling the technology to established automobile manufactures. It is expected that the first iCar (presumed name) will hit the market by…
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Martin Winter of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster will be awarded the 2015 Carl Wagner Memorial Award for his outstanding scientific work in fundamental or applied electrochemical science and technology. Martin Winter has focused on R&D of new materials, components and cell designs for batteries and supercapacitors—in particular for lithium-ion batteries—for nearly 25 years. Currently, he holds a Chair for Applied Materials Science for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion at the Institute of Physical Chemistry at Münster University, Germany. Aside from…
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There are more than 250 million cars and trucks on U.S. roads. From these vehicles, roughly 135 billion gallons of gasoline are consumed each year in the United States. In fact, 28 percent of energy used in the country is in the transportation sector. While many may think that the majority of this consumption would come from planes or trains, personal cars and trucks actually consume 60 percent of all energy used here. Unfortunately, most of that energy is lost…
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