APS Elected Sixteen New Fellows Nominated by FIAP

Abraham, David W. [2014]
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Citation: For advancing the science and technology of thermal measurement and control in magnetic storage systems.

Aksyuk, Vladimir [2014]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For contributions to the development of integrated photonic and mechanical microsystems, for pioneering work in using such systems to enable both telecommunications and novel nanoscale, high-throughput, measurement methods, and for contributions to the understanding of the Casimir force.

Banerjee, Kaustav [2014]
University of California, Santa Barbara
Citation: For seminal applied physics research on nanoscale materials, devices, interconnects, and circuits towards realizing ultra-low power electronics.

Bernius, Mark T. [2014]
No Company Provided
Citation: For versatility in successfully commercializing new product technology starting from fundamental physics to final product form in the fields of organic-based LEDs, solar photovoltaics (PVs), composite materials, and thermal science and technology.

Colombo, Luigi [2014]
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Citation: For contributions in research, development, and production of many commercially-important thin-film materials including HgCdTe for infrared detectors, CVD BaSrTiO3 for integrated-circuit capacitors, HfSiON and SiON FET gate-dielectric materials, and CVD graphene on Cu.

del Alamo, Jesus A. [2014]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the development of III-V compound semiconductor electronics.

Goodson, Kenneth E. [2014]
Stanford University
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of phonon and electron conduction in solid films, nanostructures, and in semiconductor nanoelectronics.

Harutyunyan, Avetik R. [2014]
Honda Research Instittute
Citation: For major advances in nanomaterials synthesis and analysis, including seminal contributions to the selective growth and industrial use of carbon nanotubes.

King, William P. [2014]
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For distinguished contributions to the applied physics of nanometer-scale thermal and mechanical property measurements, and the translation of this work to numerous applications in materials science and nanotechnology.

Kirkpatrick, Douglas A. [2014]
InnerProduct Partners
Citation: In recognition of his pioneering, and ingenious contributions to the conception, development, maturation and commercialization of novel technologies on bio-fuels, high efficiency solid state lightning, and bio-molecular tubular nano-structures and his visionary management of technology programs with major National security implications.

Larkin, Michael I. [2014]
Wyatt Technology
Citation: For his insight, innovative skills, and abilities to transfer physical concepts and laws into the creation of viable analytical instrumentation widely used by both industrial and academic communities.

Mantese, Joseph V. [2014]
United Tech Research Center
Citation: For contributions in applied physics related to the formulation, understanding, and application of novel electronic materials in fundamentally new devices and structures.

Marinero, Ernesto E. [2014]
Purdue University
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the development of materials for recording and sensor devices enabling continuous density increases of information storage technology, in particular of magnetic recording.

Pique, Alberto [2014]
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: For achievements in laser materials processing and developing the laser-induced forward transfer of nanoparticle inks and complex suspensions for the direct-write of functional materials for applications in micro-power sources, chem/bio sensors and printed electronics.

Svensson, Bengt G. [2014]
University of Oslo
Citation: For pioneering and sustained contributions to ion-solid interactions and defects, doping and diffusion in Si, SiGe, SiC and oxide semiconductors.

Zhang, Wenqing [2014]
Nanjing University
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the understanding of advanced thermoelectric materials and their application in industry based on ab initio calculations, and for developing ab initio thermodynamic tools for metal/ceramic interfaces.

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