{"id":37,"date":"2018-08-17T23:42:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T23:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/myece\/undergrad\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2018-08-18T00:20:50","modified_gmt":"2018-08-18T00:20:50","slug":"exciting-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/undergrad\/exciting-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"simcal-calendar simcal-default-calendar simcal-default-calendar-grid simcal-default-calendar-light\" data-calendar-id=\"78\" data-timezone=\"America\/New_York\" data-offset=\"-14400\" data-week-start=\"1\" data-calendar-start=\"1776312000\" data-calendar-end=\"1807709400\" data-events-first=\"1774620900\" data-events-last=\"1807709400\">\n\t\t\t\n            <table class=\"simcal-calendar-grid\"\n                   data-event-bubble-trigger=\"hover\">\n                <thead class=\"simcal-calendar-head\">\n                <tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t           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class=\"simcal-week simcal-week-14\"><td class=\"simcal-day simcal-day-void \"><\/td>\n<td class=\"simcal-day simcal-day-void simcal-day-void-last\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"simcal-day-1 simcal-weekday-3 simcal-past simcal-day\" data-events-count=\"0\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-day-label simcal-day-number\">1<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-no-events\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-events-dots\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"simcal-day-2 simcal-weekday-4 simcal-past simcal-day\" data-events-count=\"0\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-day-label simcal-day-number\">2<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-no-events\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-events-dots\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"simcal-day-3 simcal-weekday-5 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-78\" data-events-count=\"1\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-day-label simcal-day-number\" style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff\">3<\/span>\n\t\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-78 simcal-tooltip\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\">\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-event-title\">Ultra-Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors \u2013 Challenges and Opportunities<\/span>\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details simcal-tooltip-content\" style=\"display: none;\"><p><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Ultra-Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors \u2013 Challenges and Opportunities<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1775225700\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-04-03T10:15:00-04:00\">April 3, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1775225700\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-04-03T10:15:00-04:00\">10:15 am<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1775231100\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-04-03T11:45:00-04:00\">11:45 am<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"EB2 1231\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"EB2 1231\" \/>EB2 1231<\/span><\/p>\n<div><div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>https:\/\/ece.ncsu.edu\/seminar\/ultra-wide-bandgap-semiconductors-challenges-and-opportunities\/<\/p>\n<p>Ultra-wide-bandgap (UWBG) materials constitute the next frontier in semiconductor physics, and also hold great promise to revolutionize applications such as power conversion and high-frequency electronics, among others. This talk will discuss the key properties of UWBG semiconductors, some of the challenges facing the research community, and how these materials and devices may advance selected applications....<\/p>\n<p>Join on Zoom Webinar at go.ncsu.edu\/ece-seminar<\/p>\n<p>Speaker: Robert Kaplar<br \/>\nResearch Department Head of End-to-end Networked Systems<br \/>\nSandia<\/p>\n<p>Bob Kaplar received a B.S. degree in Physics from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Ohio State University, Columbus. He subsequently joined Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, as a postdoctoral researcher, worked for a dozen years as a technical staff member, and is now the manager of the Semiconductor Material and Device Sciences department at Sandia. His scientific work has included wide-bandgap optoelectronics and reliability physics, and he is currently focused on wide- and ultra-wide-bandgap materials and devices, primarily the III-Nitrides, for power conversion and other applications.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NzM4dXRqZGpvZmFqcDZqODJldGM1bDY2OGsgbmNzdS5lZHVfa3VrbzJpNnNyc3RiMHZ1ZGthNWFzaXFpMWNAZw&#038;ctz=America\/New_York\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-events-dots\" style=\"display: none;\"><b style=\"color: #000;\"> &bull; <\/b><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"simcal-day-4 simcal-weekday-6 simcal-past simcal-day\" data-events-count=\"0\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-day-label simcal-day-number\">4<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-no-events\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-events-dots\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"simcal-day-5 simcal-weekday-0 simcal-past simcal-day\" data-events-count=\"0\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-day-label simcal-day-number\">5<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-no-events\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-events-dots\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr class=\"simcal-week simcal-week-14\">\n<td class=\"simcal-day-6 simcal-weekday-1 simcal-past simcal-day\" data-events-count=\"0\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-day-label simcal-day-number\">6<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-no-events\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-events-dots\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"simcal-day-7 simcal-weekday-2 simcal-past simcal-day\" data-events-count=\"0\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-day-label simcal-day-number\">7<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-no-events\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-events-dots\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"simcal-day-8 simcal-weekday-3 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-78\" data-events-count=\"1\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-day-label simcal-day-number\" style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff\">8<\/span>\n\t\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-recurring simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-78 simcal-tooltip\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\">\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-event-title\">Centennial Coffee Hour With 321 Coffee<\/span>\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details simcal-tooltip-content\" style=\"display: none;\"><p><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Centennial Coffee Hour With 321 Coffee<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1775651400\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-04-08T08:30:00-04:00\">April 8, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1775651400\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-04-08T08:30:00-04:00\">8:30 am<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1775655000\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-04-08T09:30:00-04:00\">9:30 am<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"930 Main Campus Dr., Raleigh, NC 27695\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"930 Main Campus Dr., Raleigh, NC 27695\" \/>930 Main Campus Dr., Raleigh, NC 27695<\/span><\/p>\n<div><div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>Start your morning off with Centennial Coffee Hour at 321 Coffee's new location at 930 Main Campus Drive. Network with friends and co-workers from 8-9 a.m. the second Wednesday of every month. Stop by during the coffee hour and receive a dollar off your beverage. All are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NWI5NDBmMjI1ZDI4NDc0OWExMDIwYTE3Y2YzYzAyMDRfMjAyNjA0MDhUMTIzMDAwWiBuY3N1LmVkdV9rdWtvMmk2c3JzdGIwdnVka2E1YXNpcWkxY0Bn&#038;ctz=America\/New_York\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-events-dots\" style=\"display: none;\"><b style=\"color: #000;\"> &bull; <\/b><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"simcal-day-9 simcal-weekday-4 simcal-past simcal-day\" data-events-count=\"0\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-day-label simcal-day-number\">9<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-no-events\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-events-dots\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"simcal-day-10 simcal-weekday-5 simcal-past simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-1-events simcal-events-calendar-78\" data-events-count=\"1\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-day-label simcal-day-number\" style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff\">10<\/span>\n\t\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-78 simcal-tooltip\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\">\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-event-title\">Building Quantum Computers in Academia and Industry<\/span>\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details simcal-tooltip-content\" style=\"display: none;\"><p><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">Building Quantum Computers in Academia and Industry<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1775830500\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-04-10T10:15:00-04:00\">April 10, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1775830500\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-04-10T10:15:00-04:00\">10:15 am<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1775835900\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-04-10T11:45:00-04:00\">11:45 am<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"EB2 1231\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"EB2 1231\" \/>EB2 1231<\/span><\/p>\n<div><div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>https:\/\/ece.ncsu.edu\/seminar\/266667\/<\/p>\n<p>Join on Zoom Webinar at go.ncsu.edu\/ece-seminar<\/p>\n<p>Speaker: Chirstopher Monroe<br \/>\nDistinguished Professor<br \/>\nDuke University<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NTM2bnM1c25zYm0zZTh0b3Y4c2J1OTA2aDQgbmNzdS5lZHVfa3VrbzJpNnNyc3RiMHZ1ZGthNWFzaXFpMWNAZw&#038;ctz=America\/New_York\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-events-dots\" style=\"display: none;\"><b style=\"color: #000;\"> &bull; 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color: #ffffff\">16<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-no-events\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-events-dots\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"simcal-day-17 simcal-weekday-5 simcal-future simcal-day simcal-day-has-events simcal-day-has-2-events simcal-events-calendar-78\" data-events-count=\"2\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-day-label simcal-day-number\" style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff\">17<\/span>\n\t\t<ul class=\"simcal-events\">\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-78 simcal-tooltip\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\">\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-event-title\">ECE Senior Design Day<\/span>\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details simcal-tooltip-content\" style=\"display: none;\"><p><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">ECE Senior Design Day<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1776398459\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-04-17T00:00:59-04:00\">April 17, 2026<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Engineering Building II, 890 Oval Dr, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"Engineering Building II, 890 Oval Dr, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA\" \/>Engineering Building II, 890 Oval Dr, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=MHE3bW9vbDlmb3BqZ3FpdnJqczZzcjIxZTkgbmNzdS5lZHVfa3VrbzJpNnNyc3RiMHZ1ZGthNWFzaXFpMWNAZw&#038;ctz=America\/New_York\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"simcal-event simcal-event-has-location simcal-events-calendar-78 simcal-tooltip\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\">\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-event-title\">\u201cAdvanced Integrated Photonics for AI-Era Interconnects, Computing, and Beyond\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t<div class=\"simcal-event-details simcal-tooltip-content\" style=\"display: none;\"><p><strong><span class=\"simcal-event-title\" itemprop=\"name\">\u201cAdvanced Integrated Photonics for AI-Era Interconnects, Computing, and Beyond\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-date\" data-event-start=\"1776435300\" data-event-format=\"F j, Y\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-04-17T10:15:00-04:00\">April 17, 2026<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"simcal-event-start simcal-event-start-time\" data-event-start=\"1776435300\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"startDate\" content=\"2026-04-17T10:15:00-04:00\">10:15 am<\/span> - <span class=\"simcal-event-end simcal-event-end-time\" data-event-end=\"1776440700\" data-event-format=\"g:i a\" itemprop=\"endDate\" content=\"2026-04-17T11:45:00-04:00\">11:45 am<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"simcal-event-address simcal-event-start-location\" itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"EB2 1231\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"EB2 1231\" \/>EB2 1231<\/span><\/p>\n<div><div class=\"simcal-event-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>https:\/\/ece.ncsu.edu\/seminar\/advanced-integrated-photonics-for-ai-era-interconnects-computing-and-beyond\/<\/p>\n<p>Integrated photonics, particularly Silicon-based photonics, has become a disruptive force reshaping optical communications over the past decade. By marrying silicon with other functional photonic materials, such as compound semiconductors or nonlinear crystals, heterogeneous integration enables not only the combination of complementary material advantages, but also the creation of new device concepts and system capabilities. As...<\/p>\n<p>Join on Zoom Webinar at go.ncsu.edu\/ece-seminar<\/p>\n<p>Speaker: Di Liang<br \/>\nProfessor<br \/>\nUniversity of Michigan<\/p>\n<p>Di Liang joined the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor as a professor in Jan. 2024 after two years leading silicon-photonics product development at Alibaba Cloud Computing (U.S.). Previously, he was a Distinguished Technologist at Hewlett Packard Labs, where he built and led advanced R&amp;D in heterogeneous integrated silicon photonics for energy-efficient optical interconnects and high-performance computing. Upon earning his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, he was a core member of the University of California, Santa Barbara - Intel collaboration in 2007-2009 to develop the world\u2019s first on-chip diode lasers on silicon. His innovations and contributions to high-quality III\u2013V\/silicon wafer bonding and the first-generation of single-wavelength lasers played a key role in Intel\u2019s successful commercialization of silicon photonics, helping to generate billions of dollars in revenue for the company since 2016. He has authored or coauthored one edited book, seven book chapters, and more than 340 journal and conference papers, and he is an inventor on 65+ issued patents with 40+ pending. He is a Fellow of IEEE and Optica. He currently holds multiple editorial appointments with leading journals of Nature Publishing Group, IEEE, and Optica.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=cGtlMzE5bDZ1ODhvM2pmMGtwdTg2NnU2NDAgbmNzdS5lZHVfa3VrbzJpNnNyc3RiMHZ1ZGthNWFzaXFpMWNAZw&#038;ctz=America\/New_York\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-events-dots\" style=\"display: none;\"><b style=\"color: #000;\"> &bull; <\/b><b style=\"color: #000;\"> &bull; <\/b><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"simcal-day-18 simcal-weekday-6 simcal-future simcal-day\" data-events-count=\"0\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-day-label simcal-day-number\">18<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-no-events\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-events-dots\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"simcal-day-19 simcal-weekday-0 simcal-future simcal-day\" data-events-count=\"0\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<span 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itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ECE Signing Day\" \/><meta itemprop=\"address\" content=\"ECE Signing Day\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=NDc2aDAza250a3VrZW04cWl1YWVzNDJlNDIgbmNzdS5lZHVfa3VrbzJpNnNyc3RiMHZ1ZGthNWFzaXFpMWNAZw&#038;ctz=America\/New_York\" target=\"_blank\" >See more details<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-events-dots\" style=\"display: none;\"><b style=\"color: #000;\"> &bull; <\/b><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"simcal-day-22 simcal-weekday-3 simcal-future simcal-day\" data-events-count=\"0\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-day-label simcal-day-number\">22<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-no-events\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"simcal-events-dots\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"simcal-day-23 simcal-weekday-4 simcal-future simcal-day\" data-events-count=\"0\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<span 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