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Prof. Arokia Nathan holds the Chair of Photonic Systems and Displays in the Department of Engineering, Cambridge University. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta. Following post-doctoral years at LSI Logic Corp., USA and ETH Zurich, Switzerland, he joined the University of Waterloo where he held the DALSA/NSERC Industrial Research Chair in sensor technology and subsequently the Canada Research Chair in nano-scale flexible circuits. He was a recipient of the 2001 NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Fellowship. In 2006, he moved to the UK to take up the Sumitomo Chair of Nanotechnology at the London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, where he received the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award. He has held Visiting Professor appointments at the Physical Electronics Laboratory, ETH Zürich and the Engineering Department, Cambridge University, UK. He has published over 400 papers in the field of sensor technology and CAD, and thin film transistor electronics, and is a co-author of four books. He has over 50 patents filed/awarded and has founded/co-founded four spin-off companies. He serves on technical committees and editorial boards in various capacities. He is a Chartered Engineer (UK), Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK), Fellow of IEEE (USA), and an IEEE/EDS Distinguished Lecturer.

 

Contact details:

 Electrical Engineering Division, Cambridge University

 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, United Kingdom

Email: an299@cam.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0) 1223 748302

Fax: +44 (0) 1223 748322

 

Associate Director

 

 

Dr. Yan Zhang received the Ph.D. degree from Cambridge University in Electronic Devices and Materials, where he investigated nanomaterial synthesis and their application in electronics. His current research interests include oxide/carbon/organic electronics, nanomaterial synthesis and their application in field emission, bio-sensing, energy harvesting. Dr Zhang collaborates with various international companies and also has been involved in multiple EU and UK Government funded projects. He has published 40 papers and more than 10 patents filed/awarded. Dr Zhang is a member of Institute of Physics and Material Research Society and has served as external reviewer of several international agencies. He was the executive secretariat of NanoCarbon conference and has been awarded the Leading Talent of Science and Technology by the government of China.

 

Contact details:

 Electrical Engineering Division, Cambridge University

 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, United Kingdom

Email: yz236@cam.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0) 1223 748305

Fax: +44 (0) 1223 748348

Electrical Engineering Division,  University of Cambridge, 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, United Kingdom

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