Experience

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Robert F. Hartmann Endowed Chair Professor

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  Nanomagnetism and Quantum Spintronics Research for information storage, memory, computation and biosensing; Magnetic materials without critical elements;

• Ditinguished McKnight University Professor

  • May 2012 - Present

• Centennial Chair Professor

  • Jun 2015 - May 2017

• Professor

  • Jun 2009 - May 2012

• Associate Professor (Tenured)

  • Jun 2006 - May 2009

• Associate Professor (Tenure Track)

  • Sep 2002 - May 2006



Niron Magnetics, Inc.

• United States
• Nanotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Founder and Chief Scientist

  • Jan 2014 - Present



Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, the University of Minnesota

• Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Graduate Faculty

  • Mar 2008 - Present



School of Physics & Astronomy, the University of Minnesota

• Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Graduate Faculty

  • Sep 2007 - Present



University of Minnesota

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, the Center for Spintronic Materials for Advanced Information Technologies (SMART)

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2022

  www.cse.umn.edu/smart The Center for Spintronic Materials for Advanced Information Technologies (SMART) with 10 PIs from 5 Universities was supported by the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST).

• Director, the Center for Spintronic Materials, Interfaces and New Architectures (C-SPIN)

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2017

  www.cspin.umn.edu C-SPIN Center with 30 PIs from 13 Universities was supported by the Semiconductor Research Cooperation (SRC) and DARPA.



Data Storage Institute

• Singapore

• Research Program Manager and Principle Research Engineer, Magnetic Media and Materials Department

  • Jan 1999 - Aug 2002



Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, National University of Singapore

• Singapore

• Adjunct Teaching Fellow

  • Oct 1996 - Aug 2002

  1. Co-advised and graduated 7 PhD students and 15 MS students and co-advised 4 postdoctoral fellows from the National University of Singapore. 2. Taught "Magnetic Recording" Course each year for ECE/NUS students 1. Co-advised and graduated 7 PhD students and 15 MS students and co-advised 4 postdoctoral fellows from the National University of Singapore. 2. Taught "Magnetic Recording" Course each year for ECE/NUS students



Data Storage Institute, National University of Singapore

• Singapore

• Acting Manager, Magnetic Media Group

  • Feb 1998 - Dec 1998



Data Storage Institute, National University of Singapore

• Singapore

• Senior Research Engineer

  • Oct 1996 - Jan 1998



National University of Singapore, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

• Singapore

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Sep 1995 - Aug 1996

  Postdoc Advisor: Prof. Low Teck Seng, Magnetic Technology Center, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, National University of Singapore; Postdoc Advisor: Prof. Low Teck Seng, Magnetic Technology Center, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, National University of Singapore;