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Massood Tabib-Azar

USTAR Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering










Contact

Address

University of Utah
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
50 S. Central Campus Drive, Room 3280
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9206

Phone: (801) 581-8775
Fax: (801) 581-5281
Office: MEB 3280
E-mail: M.Tabib-Azar@utah.edu

 

Research and Academic Interests

AMANDA - Advanced Metrology And Nano-Device Applications

Research areas of interest include:

  • Nano-electro-mechanical Systems (NEMS)
  • Nanodevices and Molecular Electronics
  • Metrology Tools
  • Microwave-AFM for Bio-Nano-Info
  • Novel Fabrication Technologies

 

 

Education

M.S. Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1984

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1986

 

Biography

Massood received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1984 and 1986, respectively. In 1987 he joined the faculty of EECS department at Case Western Reserve University. He was a fellow at NASA during 1992-1992, on Sabbatical at Harvard University during 93-94, and at Yale University during 2000-2001. Massood is currently a USTAR Professor of ECE at the University of Utah, Electrical and Computer Eng. Department with adjunct appointment in Bioengineering Department. His current research interests include nanometrology (microwave-atomic force microscopy), molecular electronics, novel devices based on solid electrolytes, sensors and actuators (microfluidics), and quantum computing. His teaching interests include development of courses in the area of electronic device physics and electromagnetics with an emphasis on solving problems and the use of computer-aided instruction tools. He is author of three books, two book chapters, more than 110 journal publications, and numerous conference proceeding articles. He has introduced and chairs many international symposia in his fields of interest.

Dr. Tabib-Azar is a recipient of the 1991 Lilly Foundation Fellowship and he is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, IEEE (Electron Devices), APS, AAPT, and Sigma Xi research societies. He has also received more than 10 certificate of appreciation and recognition for his professional activities and a best paper award from Design Automation conference in 2001 for his work on electromagnetic properties of interconnects and defects in ICs.

 

Selected Publications, Patents, and Other Achievements

  1. P. Jenkins, A. MacInnes, M. Tabib-Azar and A. Barron, "GaAs Transistors: Realization Through a Molecularly Designed Insulator." Science, Vol. 263. p. 1751 (1994).
  2. M. Tabib-Azar, Integrated Optics and Microstructure Sensors, Kluwer Academic Publishing, Boston, (1995).
  3. M. Tabib-Azar, Micro-Actuators, Kluwer Academic Publishing, Boston (1998).
  4. Shih-yu Yang, Christos A. Papachristou, Massood Tabib-Azar, "Improving Bus Test Via IDDT and Boundary Scan." Design and Automation Conference, 307-312 (2001). BEST PAPER AWARD
  5. Shubin Y u; Qinghai Wu; Tabib-Azar, M.; Chung, Chiun Liu, "Development of a silicon-based yttria-stabilized-zirconia (YSZ), amperometric oxygen sensor." Sensors and Actuators B (Chemical) n 3 p.212-18 (2002).
  6. R. Adelung, F. Ernst, A. Scott, M. Tabib-Azar, L. Kipp, M. Skibowski, S. Hollensteiner, E. Spieker, W. Jager, S. Gunst, A. Klein, W. Jagermann, V. Zaporojtchenko, and F. Faupel, "3. Self-Assembled Nanowire Networks by Deposition of Copper onto Layered-Crystal Surfaces." Adavnced Materials, 2002, 14, No. 15.
  7. Wang, Y.; Tabib-Azar, M., "Microfabricated near-field microwave probes for scanning microscopy." IEEE International Solid-State Sensors and Actuators Conference 2003 p.855-8 vol.1
  8. V. Chakrapani, S. C. Eaton, J. C. Angus, and M. Tabib-Azar "Studies of the conductivity of diamond surfaces," Proceedings of Diamond Materials Symposium, Diamond Materials VIII, Electrochemical Society Meeting, Paris, April 27-May 2, 2003.
  9. V. Chakrapani, S. Eaton, A. Anderson, M. Tabib-Azar, and J. Angus, "Diamond Surface Conductivity: Effect of pH, Temperature, and Humidity." Symposium U1, "Ninth International Symposium on Diamond Materials", as a part of the 206th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society in Honolulu, HI from October 3-October 8, 2004.
  10. M. Tabib-Azar, "CuxS and Ag2S Solid-Electrochemical Cells as Non-Volatile Memory Devices," Electrochemical Society Proceedings, Vol. 2004-09, p. 43, 2004.
  11. Tabib-Azar, Massood; Alzoubi, Khawla; Saab, Daniel, "Novel MEMS 900 MHz electrostatic silicon delay line", Sensors, 2010 IEEE, Page(s): 205 - 207
  12. Alzoubi, K.; Saab, D.G.; Tabib-Azar, M., "Circuit simulation for Nano-Electro-Mechanical switches VLSI circuits", Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 2010 53rd IEEE International Midwest Symposium on, 2010 , Page(s): 1177 - 1180
  13. Tabib-Azar, M.; Venumbaka, S.R.; Alzoubi, K.; Saab, D., "1 volt, 1 GHz nems switches", Sensors, 2010 IEEE , Page(s): 1424 - 1426
  14. Tabib-Azar, Massood; Yuan, Wen, "Tip based chemical vapor deposition of silicon", Sensors, 2010 IEEE, Page(s): 2235 - 2238
  15. Xie, Yan; Yuan, Wen; Tabib-Azar, Massood; Mastrangelo, Carlos H., "Microfabrication of plasma nanotorch tips for localized etching and deposition", Sensors, 2010 IEEE, Page(s): 2243 - 2246
  16. Sirigir, V.K.; Alzoubi, K.; Saab, D.G.; Kocan, F.; Tabib-Azar, M., “Ultra-low-Power Ultra-fast Hybrid CNEMS-CMOS FPGA”, Field Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL), 2010 International Conference on, 2010 , Page(s): 368 - 373
  17. Chen, Lingyao ; Tabib-Azar, Massood; “Si acoustic delay lines and the effect of current on accoustic wave attenuation and speed”, Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 2011 IEEE 24th International Conference on, On page(s): 633