Dr. Omar Manasreh
Professor, Director of Optoelectronics Laboratory
Electrical Engineering
Office: BELL 3185
Phone: (479) 575-6053
Fax: (479) 575-7967
E-mail: manasreh@uark.edu
WWW: http://www.uark.edu/ua/manasreh/
Education
- B.S., Physics, University of Jordan
- M.S., Solid state physics, University of Puerto Rico
- Ph.D., Solid State Physics, University of Arkansas
Teaching and Research
- Electronics I
- Nanostructures I Semiconductor materials for optoelectronic applications
- Semiconductor nanostructures, III-Nitride: Growth, Materials & Devices
Biographical Information
Omar Manasreh received his B. Sc. degree in physics from University of Jordan in 1976, M. Sc. Degree in solid state physics from University of Puerto Rico, Rio Pierdras, Puerto Rico in 1980, and his Ph. D. degree in Solid State Physics from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, in 1984. Currently, he is a Full Professor of Electrical Engineering. He spent 1985 taking courses and studying electromigration and corrosion in Si IC metallization system at the department of Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas. He joined the US Air Force as an Electronic Engineer between 1986-1999, where he worked on several projects related to electronic and optoelectronic applications of III-V semiconductor materials. During his tenure at the Air Force, he led several teams and projects related to the development of semiconductor materials. This includes the development of quantum infrared detectors and focal plane arrays based on both bulk and quantum well structures in the spectral range of 4 – 22 mm. He also designed and established several optical and magneto-optical experiments to characterize electronic and optoelectronic materials. In late 1999 he joined the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Mexico as a research professor, where he established two research labs that are fully funded externally with several graduate and undergraduate students being involved. The first research lab is directed toward investigating the optoelectronic properties of superlattices and nanostructures for both detectors and emitters. The second lab is directed toward investigating the secondary electron emission yields from depressed collectors for high power microwave experiments. Omar Manasreh received several awards including the Science and Technology Achievement Awards presented by the Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Aubrey E. Harvey Award (Sigma Xi) presented by the University of Arkansas. He was a National Research Council Fellow during 1988. He has published over 130 papers in technical journals, presented over 50 papers at national and international meetings and over 60 invited talks. He served on many Air Force and DARPA source selection committees. He organized and edited several symposia and proceedings for the Materials Research Society, Electrochemical Society, and European Materials Research Society. He is an editor for a book series entitled “Optoelectronic Properties of Semiconductors and Superlattices” Published by Taylor and Francis. This book series consists of 19 published volumes and several volumes in preparation with over 250 chapters written by internationally known experts in the field. He partially wrote and edited a book entitled "Semiconductor Quantum Wells and Superlattices for Long Wavelength Infrared Detectors." (Artech House, Boston, MA, 1993). This book is considered as one of the best sellers in the field of semiconductors and optoelectronics. Omar Manasreh is a member of IEEE, American Physical Society, and the Materials Research Society. His current research is focused on the experimental and theoretical optoelectronic properties of III-V semiconductors, superlattices, nanostructures and related devices. In particular, his recent work is focused on optoelectronic devices such as near-, mid-, and long-wavelength infrared detectors as well as III-nitrides for many electronic and optoelectronic applications. His recent teaching includes Electronics I and II, Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, and VLSI Design.
