Hello, I am Muhammad Mustafa Hussain
An Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering program of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia. I am also Principal Investigator of Integrated Nanotechnology and Integrated Disruptive Electronic Applications (IDEA) labs.
Objective
Integration strategy development by rational design of materials, processes and devices for disruptive electronic applications focusing on smart living and sustainable future:
• Free Form Electronic Systems For Internet Of Everything Applications: Flexible, stretchable, reconfigurable CMOS electronics and CMOS technology enabled free form electronics in sticker, embedded, implantable, 3D and wearable format.
• Disruptive Electronic Applications For Sustainable Future: energy harvesting and storage, water purification, agricultural productivity and food safety, environmental monitoring and preservation.
• Architecturally Reconfigured Electronics: Si, SiGe, Ge, III-V nanotube and wavy transistors.
Experience
July 2013
Assosiate Professor
Electrical Engineering
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.
Aug 2009
Assistant Professor
Electrical Engineering
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.
Jan 2009
Program Manager
Process Integration and Emerging Technology
SEMATECH, Inc.
Jan 2008
Project Manager
Process Integration and Emerging Technology
SEMATECH, Inc.
Dec 2006
Process Integration Assignee to SEMATECH
Front End Processes
Texas Instruments, Inc.
Dec 2005
Project Engineer
Front End Processes
SEMATECH, Inc.
Education
University of Texas at Austin
Grad: Dec 2005
PhD
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Texas at Austin
Grad: Aug 2004
MSc
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
U. Of Southern California
Grad: Dec 2002
MSc
Electrical Engineering (Electrophysics).
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Grad: Aug 2000
BSc
Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Reserach
Awards
Honors/Awards
1. 2016: Elected Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) “For contributions to exploration, evaluation, and transition of planar and non-planar high-k/metal gate complementary metal oxide semiconductor electronics, silicon/silicon-germanium/III-V nanotube devices, and flexible, stretchable, reconfigurable complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor electronic systems.”
2. 2016: Top 5 Finalist, World Technology Award for Health and Medicine (http://www.wtn.net/summit-2016/finalists)
3. 2016: Fellow, World Technology Network (http://www.wtn.net/members)
4. 2016: Best Featured Article of 2015, Applied Physics Letters –for the paper by N. Alfaraj, A. M. Hussain, G. A. Torres Sevilla, M. T. Ghoneim, J. P. Rojas, A. B. Aljedaani, and M. M. Hussain,“Functional integrity of flexible n-channel metal─oxide─semiconductor field-effect transistors on a reversibly bistable platform, Appl. Phys. Lett. 107, 174101 (2015). [Cover Page and Feature Article]; http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4934355)
5. 2016: 3rd Prize, Falling Walls 2015, KAUST awarded to PhD student Arwa Kutbee (Finalist in World Final in Berlin 9th November 2016)
6. 2016: 5th Prize, Falling Walls 2016, KAUST awarded to PhD student Galo Torres Sevilla
7. 2016: Invited Speaker, TEDx Saudi Arabia, KAUST, Saudi Arabia 2017
8. 2016: Invited Speaker, TEDxGateway, Mumbai, India 2016
9. 2016: Invited Participant, Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering and Medical Science 2016 (Organized by The National Academies of USA and US National Sciecne Foundation)
10. 2016: IEEE Region 5 Outstanding Individual Achievement Award 2015
11. 2016: Top Paper 2015, Applied Physics Letters –for the paper by N. Alfaraj, A. M. Hussain, G. A. Torres Sevilla, M. T. Ghoneim, J. P. Rojas, A. B. Aljedaani, and M. M. Hussain,“Functional integrity of flexible n-channel metal─oxide─semiconductor field-effect transistors on a reversibly bistable platform, Appl. Phys. Lett. 107, 174101 (2015). [Cover Page and Feature Article]; http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4934355)
12. 2016: Best Poster Award in Electronic Materials to PhD Student Arwa Kutbee, KAUST-NSF Research Conference on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems 2016
13. 2016: Best Poster Award in Electron Devices to PhD Student Galo Torres Sevilla, KAUST-NSF Research Conference on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems 2016
14. 2016: Fellow, Institute of Physics (IoP), United Kingdom (inducted February 2016)
15. 2015: Editor, IEEE Trans. Elect. Dev. (from November 2015)
16. 2015: Outstanding Young Texas Exes Award 2015 (Univ. Texas Austin Alumni Award)
17. 2015: Invited Participant, Arab-American Frontiers of Sensors 2015 (Organized by The National Academies of USA and US National Science Foundation)
18. 2015: ASME Student Stipend to PhD Student Aftab Hussain, ASME IMECE 2015
19. 2015: 3rd Prize, Falling Walls 2015, KAUST awarded to PhD student Joanna Nassar
20. 2014: Scientific American Top 10 World Changing Ideas 2014 for the paper by J. E. Mink, R. Qaisi, B. E. Logan, M. M. Hussain, “Energy Harvesting from Saliva in Micro-Sized Microbial Fuel Cells” NPG (Nature) Asia Materials, (2014) 6, e89; doi:10.1038/am.2014.1
21. 2014: Member, International Advisory Board, Energy Technology (Wiley-VCH)
22. 2014: Finalist, Falling Walls Lab 2014, PhD Student Aftab Hussain
23. 2014: Best Poster Award in Electron Devices to PhD Student Hossain Fahad, KAUST-NSF Research Conference on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems 2014
24. 2013: World Intellectual Property 2013 Silver Medal awarded to PhD Student Amal Al-Amri
25. 2013: Fellow, Institute of Nanotechnology, UK (Invited in March 2013)
26. 2013: 3rd Prize, WEP Poster Competition awarded to PhD Student Aftab Hussain
27. 2012: DOW Chemical Sustainability and Innovation Challenge Award 2012 awarded to PhD Student Salman Inayat for Thermoelectric Windows
28. 2012: IEEE Electron Devices Society Distinguished Lecturer (Selected in December 2012)
29. 2012: Best Poster Award, Electrophysics, Electrical Engineering, KAUST awarded to PhD Student Hossain Fahad
30. 2011: Best Research Award, 5th Graduate Research Symposium 2011, KFUPM awarded to PhD Student Jhonathan Rojas
31. 2011: 1st Prize, PhD Research Award, Physical Science and Engineering Division, KAUST awarded to PhD Student Hossain Fahad
32. 2011: 2nd Prize, PhD Research Award, Physical Science and Engineering Division, KAUST awarded to PhD Student Jhonathan Rojas
33. 2011: 1st Prize, PhD Research Award, Chemical and Life Science and Engineering Division, KAUST awarded to PhD Student Justine Mink
34. 2010: Editor-in-Chief of Applied Nanoscience, Springer-NATURE
35. 2010: IEEE Senior Member – only 8% of nearly 400,000 IEEE members are Senior Members
36. 2005: Finalist, Best Teaching Assistantship Award 2005, University of Texas at Austin
37. 2003: Inducted Member, Engineering Honor Society (Tau Beta Pi)
38. 2003: Victor L. Hand Endowed Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin
39. 2000: 3rd Prize, Undergraduate Research Project, Bangladesh University of Engr. and Tech.
PhD. Alumni
Salman Inayat
Research Scientist at University of California, Davis.
Research Interests: Nanotechnology , Nanomaterials.
Justine Mink
DOW Chemical as R&D Scientist, Middle East.
Research Interests: Gas/water purification, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology.
Hossain Fahad
Post Doctoral Fellow, Prof. Ali Javey's Lab, EECS, University of California at Berkeley.
Research Interests: Nanoelectronics.
Jhonathan Prieto Rojas
Assistant Professor KFUPM, Saudi Arabia.
Research Interests: Nanotechnology.
Ramy Qaisi
Research Associate.
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Nanoelectronics, Nanotechnology.