People

	Dr. Yves Chabal Department Head Professor Ph.D., Cornell University In our laboratory, we use (and in some cases develop) optical spectroscopic and imaging techniques to explore elementary processes at surfaces and interfaces of technologically important electronic, photonic, organic and more recently biological heterostructures. For instance, we have been leading the implementation of infrared absorption spectroscopy to develop a detailed mechanistic understanding of semiconductor surface cleaning (both by wet and dry techniques), passivation, and chemical functionalization. In particular, we have devised sensitive, in-situ methods to probe the interaction of chemical species and the formation of thin dielectric films in a variety of environments, including liquids, ultra-high vacuum (UHV), and gaseous ambients. We are also probing the interaction of hydrogen in a variety of environment, most recently in storage materials for the hydrogen fuel economy. chabal@utdallas.edu
	Dr. Bruce Gnade Professor Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Research interests: Electronic materials with an emphasis on dielectrics (low-K, high-K, and gate dielectrics other than SiO2). Display materials - field emission materials, thin-film getters, and spacer materials, Molecular electronics gnade@utdallas.edu
	Dr. Jiyoung Kim Associate Professor Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin Research Interests: Nano-scale materials, process, characterization and device applications including scaled CMOS devices and processing (advanced gate stack structure and interconnections, SET, etc.), Non-volatile memory applications (FeRAM, PRAM, ReRAM, MRAM etc.), Atomic layer deposition (ALD), Ultra-thin inorganic and organic film coating and characteristics, Applications of nanotubes, nano-particles, nano-dots and nano-patterning, Flexible electronics, display devices and 3-D devices, Self assembled monolayer applications and molecular electronics. jiyoung.kim@utdallas.edu
	Dr. Moon Kim Professor Ph.D., Arizona State University Research Interests: Atomic structure and chemistry of materials, Phase transformations in solids, Heterogeneous materials integration by UHV wafer bonding, Nano-electronics, Flexible electronics, Nano-structured materials, Advanced characterization: High resolution TEM, Analytical TEM/STEM and in-situ microscopy, FIB, XRD, and surface analytical tools. moonkim@utdallas.edu
	Dr. Don Shaw Professor Emeritus Member, National Academy of Engineering Ph.D., Baylor University Research Interests:Electronic materials, compound semiconductors, epitaxial and heteroepitaxial crystal growth, and engineering leadership. dshaw@utdallas.edu
	Dr. Robert M. Wallace Professor Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Research interests: Advanced materials for device scaling, Semiconductor materials, Dielectric materials, Surface science, Ion beam characterization, Molecular beam epitaxy, Field-emission display materials, Self-assembled monolayers, First-principles materials computations. rmwallace@utdallas.edu
	Dr. Eric Vogel Professor Ph.D., North Carolina State University Research interests: Pursuing a dynamic and cross-disciplinary research program exploring devices, materials, and processes for extending, replacing and complementing CMOS including finFETs, non-silicon MOS, and neuro-inspired computing. exv061000@utdallas.edu
	Dr. KJ Cho Professor Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research interest: is computational modeling study of nanomaterials with applications to nanoelectronic devices and renewable energy technology. For materials modeling study, his research group has developed atomistic modeling method to simulate atomic structures of nanomaterials and tight binding method to calculate electronic structures and quantum transport properties of nanoelectronic devices. Advanced first principles quantum simulations methods (density functional theory) are used to investigate the nanomaterials with quantitative accuracy and fundamental understanding of structure-property relationship. kxc067000@utdallas.edu