Micro/Nanoscale Systems, Devices, and Materials

RIT engineers conduct research aimed at understanding fundamental chemical and physical phenomena and leveraging this knowing to build nano-scale and microscale devices and systems for electronic, photonic, and biomedical applications.

Research Centers

Semiconductor Nanofabrication Lab

The Semiconductor Nanofabrication Lab provides state-of-the-art facilities and support for undergraduate and graduate programs in microelectronic engineering, microsystems, and related disciplines. The facility also provides industrial affiliates in the semiconductor and microsystems industries with applied solutions in microdevice design, process development, microsystem integration, and prototype fabrication.

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Future Photonics Initiative

The Future Photon Initiative (FPI) develops photonic devices in pursuit of answers to grand questions, leveraging efforts of existing RIT research groups who develop technology for the generation, transmission, manipulation, absorption, and detection of photons. FPI cross-disciplinary teams collaborate with external university groups, industry, and national laboratories to develop and commercialize new photonic device technology. Potential markets include solar energy, biophotonics, high performance imaging, astrophysics, communication, electronics, and computing.

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Key Faculty and Staff

Teju Das
Associate Professor, Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
585-475-2174
Seth Hubbard
School Head
Dean’s Office
Tom Gaborski
Department Head
Dean’s Office
Hany Ghoneim
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Karl Hirschman
Associate Department Head, Microelectronic Engineering
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Santosh Kurinec
Professor, Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Brian Landi
Department Head
Dean’s Office
Blanca Lapizco-Encinas
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Parsian Katal Mohseni
Associate Professor, Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Poornima Padmanabhan
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Stefan Preble
Bausch and Lomb Professor and PhD Program Director, Microsystems
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Ivan Puchades
Associate Professor, Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Michael Schertzer
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Michael Schrlau
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sean Rommel
Professor, Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Karin Wuertz-Kozak
Harvey J. Palmer Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Jing Zhang
Associate Professor, Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering