ROBERTS CHAIR

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is soliciting nominations and applications for the endowed Roberts Chair in Solid State Electronics. The endowed Chair is a commitment from Rensselaer alumnus and co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor, C. Sheldon Roberts, and his wife, Patricia W. Roberts. The Chairholder should be internationally known and be capable of providing scientific, technological, and pedagogical leadership in microelectronics. Research emphasis can include solid state devices and circuits; their design, manufacturing, modeling and characterization; or electronic/photonic devices and systems.

The Chairholder must be a Professor in the Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering (ECSE) Department and be a strong contributor to the interdisciplinary Center for Integrated Electronics and Electronics Manufacturing (CIEEM) at Rensselaer. The ECSE Department has about 40 faculty members with major strengths in the areas of Solid State/Integrated Electronics, Plasma Engineering and Electromagnetics, Automatic Controls/Robotics, Communications and Information Processing, and Computer Engineering. The CIEEM has a broad based research focus in interconnections and interfaces, with well developed activities in silicon and compound semiconductor devices, multilevel metallization and interlayer dielectrics, thin-film packaging, and high performance digital and analog design. Significant growth is occurring in the area of Photonics with activities in devices, interconnects, and systems. A strong interest in promoting activities with a positive synergistic impact on both the ECSE Department and the CIEEM, particularly as they relate to the quality of the educational experience we offer to our undergraduate students, would be especially helpful. Applications, nominations, and inquiries should be addressed to the head of the Roberts Chair search committee, Prof. Arthur E. Bergles, Clark/Crossan Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering and Mechanics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180-3590 or by electronic mail to bergla@rpi.edu. Rensselaer is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.