SEMICON West 2016

John Muth
Deputy Director, Power America
North Carolina State University


Dr. John F. Muth received a B.S. in Applied Engineering Physics from Cornell in 1988, served as a fast attack nuclear submarine officer 1988-1993 and in Iraq 2008-2009. He received a PhD in Physics from NC State University in 1998. He is presently a full professor at North Carolina State University in Electrical and Computer Engineering and is the Deputy Director/CTO for PowerAmerica. Dr. Muth previously co-founded and was the Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation’s Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-powered Systems of Integrated Sensor Technologies (ASSIST). His research interests include photonics and wide band gap semiconductor devices made from Gallium Nitride, Silicon Carbide and Metal Oxides and applying them to novel applications. He has over 130 peer reviewed archival publications, 8 patents and has received various awards including the ONR Young Investigator award in 2003, and a Bronze Star for Meritorious service in Baghdad, Iraq in 2008-2009.

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