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James C. Hwang

Research Professor

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

James Hwang
James Hwang
Graduate Field Affiliations
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Material Science and Engineering

Biography

James Hwang graduated from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University with a PhD degree. After years of industrial experience at IBM, Bell Labs, GE, and GAIN, he spent most of his academic career at Lehigh University. He cofounded GAIN and QED; the latter became the public company IQE. He used to be a Program Officer at the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research for GHz-THz Electronics. He had been a visiting professor at Cornell University in the US, Marche Polytechnic University in Italy, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. He is an IEEE Life Fellow and a Distinguished Microwave Lecturer. He is also a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. He has published approximately 400 refereed technical papers and been granted eight U.S. patents. He has researched electronic, optical, and micro-electromechanical devices and circuits. His current research interest includes scanning microwave microscopy, two-dimensional atomic-layered materials and devices, and electromagnetic sensors for individual biological cells.

Research Interests

Electronic, optical, and micro-electromechanical devices and circuits.

  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Materials Processing
  • Materials Synthesis and Processing
  • Semiconductor Physics and Devices
  • Nanotechnology
  • Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
  • Sensors and Actuators

Select Publications

  • P. D. Ye, B. Yang, K. K. Ng, J. Bude, G. D. Wilk, S. Halder, and J. C. M. Hwang, “GaN metal-oxide-semiconductor high-electron-mobility- transistor with atomic layer deposition Al2O3 as gate dielectric,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 86, no. 6, pp. 063501−063503, Feb. 2005.

  • H. L. Stormer, A. Chang, D. C. Tsui, J. C. M. Hwang, A. C. Gossard, and W. Wiegmann, “Fractional quantization of the Hall effect,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 50, no. 24, pp. 1953−1956, Jun. 1983.

  • Z. Lin at al, “2D materials advances: From large scale synthesis and controlled heterostructures to improved characterization techniques, defects and applications,” 2D Matr., vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 042001-1‒042001-38, Dec. 2016.

  • X. Yuan, J. C. M. Hwang, D. Forehand, and C. L. Goldsmith, “Modeling and characterization of dielectric-charging effects in RF MEMS capacitive switches,” in IEEE MTT-S Int. Microwave Symp. (IMS), Long Beach, CA, Jun. 2005, pp. 753−756.

  • J. C. M. Hwang and R. W. Balluffi, “Measurement of grain-boundary diffusion at low temperatures by the surface accumulation method. I. Methods and analysis,” J. Appl. Phys., vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 1339−1348, Mar. 1979.

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Select Awards and Honors

  • IEEE EDS Lester F. Eastman Award 2023
  • Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society 2020-2021
  • Mentorship Appreciation Award, Lehigh University 2019
  • Mary Shepard B. Upson Visiting Professor in Engineering, Cornell University 2018-2019
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University 2018
  • Brandt Visiting Professor, Marche Polytechnic University 2016
  • Life Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2015
  • Outstanding Contribution Award, Wireless and Optical Communications Conference 2011
  • Faculty Award, IBM 2007
  • Outstanding Achievement Award, Chinese Institute of Engineers 2007
  • Nanyang Professor, Nanyang Technological University 1999-2003
  • Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1994

Education

  • B. S., Physics, National Taiwan University 1970
  • M. S., Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University 1976
  • Ph. D., Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University 1978