Kaustav Banerjee, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC Santa Barbara, and director of the campus’s Nanoelectronics Research Laboratory, has been elected by the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) as a 2024 JSAP Fellow International for his "contributions to nanoelectronics design utilizing low-dimensional materials’ unique features."
Banerjee is one of two researchers worldwide to receive this distinguished honor this year, and among only 31 recipients to date. He is the third faculty member from UCSB to be named a JSAP Fellow after Nobel Laureate Shuji Nakamura, a professor of materials and electrical and computer engineering, in 2008, and College of Engineering Dean Umesh Mishra, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, in 2013.
Banerjee’s selection was announced by the JSAP President Tsunenobu Kimoto. He was publicly honored in September at an awards ceremony at the 85th Annual JSAP Autumn Meeting in Niigata, Japan, and gave a commemorative lecture, “2D Materials - Powering the Next Era of Energy-Efficient Electronics.”
“The JSAP Fellow International title is awarded to truly exceptional scientists from outside Japan,” Kimoto said. “Professor Kaustav Banerjee is a trailblazer in the field of 2D materials, particularly for his pioneering work in uncovering their unique applications in nanoelectronics. His innovations are pivotal in driving the advancement of next-generation integrated electronics.”
