COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 29, 2009 – Yue Kuo, professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been elected chair of the Electronics and Photonics Division of the Electrochemical Society (ECS).
Kuo succeeds Albert Baca of Sandia National Laboratories and will serve as chair of the division for a two-year period during which time he also will serve as a member of the society’s board of directors.
Kuo’s research is concentrated on nano and microelectronics with special interests in semiconductor materials, processes and devices as well as thin films and plasma technology. In his thin film nano and microelectronics research laboratory, he develops new materials, novel processes and advanced devices with the ultimate goal of creating high-performance, highly reliable, manufacturable devices for current and future applications. He is a Fellow of the ECS and IEEE Electron Devices Society.
Most of the ECS technical activities are conducted through its divisions and special initiative committees. Divisions represent established technical areas through which members may become active in the ongoing work of ECS.
Established in 1931, the Electronics and Photonics Division, which is the largest division within ECS, actively promotes the dissemination of information involving electronic materials and materials processing techniques for the manufacture of useful devices, circuits and systems.
One of the oldest technical societies in the United States, ECS was founded in 1902, bridging the gap between electrical engineering and chemistry. The society’s membership has included many distinguished scientists and engineers, including Thomas A. Edison and H. H. Dow, founder of Dow Chemical Company.
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