Tomás Palacios
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Tomás A. Palacios Gutiérrez (born 1978) is a Spanish–American professor and researcher in semiconductor technologies. He holds the chair Clarence J. LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology[1][2] and serves as director of Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL).[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Palacios was born in 1978 in Jaén, Spain.[4][5]
Palacios completed a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications and Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid in 2001,[4] followed by a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2004. He then did a doctoral degree there which he defended in 2006,[6] under supervisor Umesh Mishra, with his dissertation titled Optimization of the high frequency performance of nitride-based transistors.[7]
Career[edit]
Soon after finishing his doctorate, Palacios joined the MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department as an Associate Professor in 2006.[8] Since 1 July 2023, Palacios hold the chair Clarence J. LeBel Professor for "his groundbreaking research, excellent teaching and mentoring, and exceptional contributions to the department and to MIT".[9]
Palacios holds directorships in various centers and programs, including being founding director of the MTL Center for Graphene Devices and 2D Systems and MTL Gallium Nitride (GaN) Energy Initiative (MIT-GaN);[10][11] Associate Director of SUPeRior Energy-efficient Materials and dEvices (SUPREME) Center;[12][13] coordinator of 6A Masters in Engineering (6A M.Eng.) program from 2015–2023;[14] fellow of the Fundacion Gadea;[15] IEEE Fellow;[8] general chair and executive committee member for the 2022 IEEE Symposium on Very Large-Scale Integration Technology (VLSI) and Circuits.[16]
Research[edit]
Palacios's research focuses on studying new materials and device architectures, especially those based on 2D materials and compound semiconductors, for applications in electronics, optoelectronics, telecommunications and other fields of technology.[17][18] The work on novel structures includes new types of FinFET geometries like vertical GaN-on-Si that would be potentially more power efficient and could be used in power electronics applications.[19][20]
Commercialization[edit]
Palacios and collaborators have taken steps to commercialize some of the research. This includes via the company Finwave Semiconductor Inc. of which Palacios is a co-founder.[21]
Honors and awards[edit]
Palacios has received multiple awards and honors. Some are listed below.
- Intel's Outstanding Researcher Award in 2020[22]
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2012[23]
- 2019 IEEE George Smith Award[24]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Bio : Tomás Palacios". tpalacios.mit.edu.
- ↑ "MIT EECS People : Tomás Palacios". eecs.mit.edu.
- ↑ Melvin, Meghan; Halpern, Jane (14 December 2022). "Tomás Palacios named new Director of the Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL)". MIT EECS. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bourzac, Katherine (28 August 2017). "Electrical engineer wants to use 2-D materials to wrap buildings and make synthetic cells". Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ↑ Robles, Feliciano (21 July 2020). "TOMÁS PALACIOS GUTIÉRREZ". jiennensesilustres.blogspot.com. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ↑ "IEEE Electron Devices Society Newsletter" (PDF). IEEE Electron Devices Society Newsletter October 2020: 14. 2020.
- ↑ Palacios Gutierrez, Tomas A. (2006). Optimization of the high frequency performance of nitride-based transistors (PhD thesis). Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara. ISBN 978-0-542-53511-6. OCLC 759566429.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "IEEE Fellow Tomas Palacios".
- ↑ Halpern, Jane (15 June 2023). "Palacios named the Clarence J. LeBel Professor". eecs.mit.edu.
- ↑ "MTL/MIT Graphene Center". MIT-MTL Center for Graphene Devices and 2D Systems.
- ↑ "MIT/MTL Gallium Nitride (GaN) Energy Initiative". MIT/MTL Gallium Nitride (GaN) Energy Initiative (MIT-GaN).
- ↑ "Cornell to lead SRC-sponsored SUPREME research center". Semiconductor Today.
- ↑ "Palacios named Associate Director of new semiconductor research center; Jing Kong, Farnaz Niroui, Luqiao Liu, and Bilge Yildiz to act as PI's". MIT EECS.
- ↑ Hinkel, Lauren (4 March 2022). "Unlocking new doors to artificial intelligence - MEng graduate students engage with IBM to develop their research skills and solutions to real-world problems". MIT News. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ↑ "Palacios, Tomás". FUNDACIÓN GADEA CIENCIA. 26 January 2023.
- ↑ "About – 2022 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology & Circuits".
- ↑ Sample, Ian (28 January 2019). "Scientists create super-thin 'sheet' that could charge our phones". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ↑ Zeeberg, Amos (7 January 2020). "The Superpowers of Super-Thin Materials". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ↑ Prof. Tomás Palacios (MIT) on Vertical GaN-on-Si. DESIGN&ELEKTRONIK. 28 May 2020.
- ↑ "Tomás Palacios Research Group". tpalacios.mit.edu.
- ↑ "Finwave - The team". Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ↑ "Intel's 2020 Outstanding Researcher Awards Recognize 18 Academic Researchers". intel.com. 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ↑ "Palacios wins PECASE award - Among 94 young researchers from across the country honored". MIT News. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ↑ "George E. Smith Award". eds.ieee.org. Electron Device Letters. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Tomás Palacios publications indexed by Google Scholar
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