The University of British Columbia

Associate Professor

Alireza Nojeh

Alireza Nojeh's research interests are in the area of nanotechnology. Dr. Nojeh obtained his BSc and MSc in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 1997 and 1999, respectively where he worked on optoelectronic modulators. He received a DEA from the Institut d'Electronique Fondamentale, University of Paris XI in 2000, where his research focused on impact ionization and electroluminescence in high-electron-mobility transistors. He went on to obtain his PhD at Stanford University in 2006. His doctoral work was on carbon nanotube devices, in particular for electron emission applications. One of his main contributions was the discovery of electron-stimulated field-emission in nanotubes.

Drawing on its extensive experimental facilities including growth systems, ultra-high vacuum equipment, and visible and ultra-violet lasers, the Nojeh Nanostructure Group works on a variety of nanodevices, especially based on carbon nanotubes, nanofabrication, interaction of light with nanoscale structures, electron emission phenomena, vacuum nanoelectronics and electron microscopy. The group also puts strong emphasis on modeling and simulation of nanodevices, using methods such as molecular dynamics and the density functional theory.

Dr. Nojeh teaches several undergraduate courses and a graduate course where students learn the theory of some of the essential nanoscale modeling and simulation techniques, and the application of these methods to research problems.

Research Areas

• Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies

Research Groups

• Microsystems and Nanotechnology (MiNa)

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