James_S._Harris

James S. Harris

James S. Harris

American scientist and engineer

James S. Harris is a scientist and engineer and fellow of IEEE, American Physical Society and Optical Society of America.[1] His research primarily deals with optoelectronic devices and semiconductor material research.

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Since 1982, he is the James and Elenor Chesebrough Professor of Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics and Material Science at Stanford University.[2]

Harris was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2011 for contributions to epitaxial growth of compound semiconductor materials and their applications.

Education

Harris completed his BS (1964), MS (1965), and PhD (1969) – all in electrical engineering – from Stanford University.[3]

Career

Prior to joining the Stanford department of electrical engineering in 1982, James Harris was with Rockwell International Science Center, where he held various positions from technical staff member to director optoelectronics research.[4][5]

Research

Harris’ research interests are in the areas of new electronic and optoelectronic device structures created by heterojunctions, quantum wells, superlattices and nanostructured materials. He has carried out research on novel semiconductor materials and their growth at atomic level dimensions for the past 50 years.[4]

Harris has been issued approximately 37 patents as of this publication (2019).[6]

Awards

References

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    "Catalog" (PDF). snow.stanford.edu. 2007. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
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    "Longer Bio". ee.stanford.edu.
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    "Search Patents - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com.
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    doi:10.1109/JEDS.2013.2256458
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    "APS Fellow Archive".
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    "Millennium Medal Winners | IEEE Electron Devices Society". Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
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    "Archived copy" (PDF). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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    "2009 MRS Fellows".
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    "Dr. James S. Harris".
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    "2013 Aristotle Award, SRC website".
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    "Previous Recipients, Al Cho MBE Award".
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    "IEEE JUN-ICHI NISHIZAWA MEDAL RECIPIENTS" (PDF). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Retrieved 2022-12-25.


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