Herbert Kroemer
Nobel Laureate
Professor Emeritus
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials
NAE
Affiliation:
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials
Contact
(805) 893-3078
2205A Engineering Science Building
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Awards of Distinction:
Member of :
National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences
Honors
IEEE Medal of Honor; Grand Cross Order of Merit, Federal Republic of Germany
Research
Heterostructures. Semiconductor/superconductor hybrids. Molecular beam epitaxy. Received Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000 for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics. Received IEEE Medal of Honor in 2002 for contributions to high-frequency transistors and hot-electron devices.
Education
PhD Theoretical Physics, University of Göttingen