Biographies

Dr. Evelyn Hu
Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara
Scientific Director of the California Nanosystems Institute

Dr. Evelyn Hu is Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Materials at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Scientific Director of the California Nanosystems Institute.  She received her B.A. in Physics from Barnard College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Physics from Columbia University.  From 1975-81, Dr. Hu worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories, developing microfabrication and nanofabrication techniques for high performance superconducting and semiconducting devices and circuits.  In 1984 she joined UCSB as a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE).  She currently holds joint appointments in ECE and Materials. Her research focuses on high-resolution fabrication of compound semiconductor electronic and optoelectronic devices, candidate structures for the realization of quantum computation schemes, and on novel device structures formed through the heterogeneous integration of materials.  Recently her work has involved the interaction of quantum dots in high Q microdisk and photonic crystal cavities and the use of bio-templated materials for electronic device applications.  She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Academica Sinica of Taiwan, a recipient of an NSF Distinguished Teaching Fellow award, an AAAS Lifetime Mentor Award, a Fellow of the IEEE, APS, and the AAAS, and holds an honorary Doctorate of Engineering from the University of Glasgow.  She was selected UCSB Faculty Research Lecturer in 2005.

Awards/Honors

• NSF Distinguished Teaching Scholar, 2005
• UCSB Faculty Research Lecturer, 2005
• Academica Sinica of Taiwan, 2004
• National Academy of Engineering, 2002
• AAAS Lifetime Mentor Award, 2000
• Honorary D. Eng. Glasgow University, 1995