Welcome to the PetersonLab

PI: Assistant Professor Becky (R. L.) Peterson Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 1301 Beal Avenue, Room 2302 The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122 USA Phone: (734) 615-3105 email: blpeters AT umich DOT edu

Research Interests

• Solution-processed inorganic electronic materials and devices, including semiconductor physics and device fabrication
  
• Hetero-integration of thin film electronics with CMOS and MEMS
• Power semiconductor devices using amorphous oxide semiconductors
  
• Transparent or "invisible" circuits; flexible electronics and sensors, including mechanical and electrical properties of thin films
• Self-assembled nanofabrication and additive manufacturing of electronics
  

Education and Training

• B.S.E.E., University of Rochester, NY
• M.S.E.E., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
• Post-doc, Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, UK
  

Positions Available at PetersonLab

The PetersonLab is part of the Solid State Electronics Laboratory of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The group's work focuses on new electronics materials and fabrication processes for applications in sensors, electronics, optoelectronics and energy technologies. Prof. Peterson welcomes applications from focused and creative graduate students and potential post-doctoral fellows. Prospective graduate students should apply to the Electrical Engineering PhD program via http://www.rackham.umich.edu/admissions/apply_now/apply_annarbor/ and contact Prof. Peterson via email (blpeters AT umich DOT edu). Potential post-doc fellows with a documented history of excellence in research and publication should contact Prof. Peterson to inquire about openings.