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IEEE Circuits and Systems Society selects Professor Yehia Massoud for Nanotechnology Council post (February 2009)



Yehia Massoud

The IEEE Circuits and Systems (CAS) Society has chosen Professor Yehia Massoud to represent the organization society on the Administrative Committee of the Nanotechnology Council. The IEEE Circuits and Systems Society is an association of IEEE members with professional interest in the field of circuits and systems theory. The IEEE Nanotechnology Council is a multi-disciplinary group that advances and coordinates the work in Nanotechnology, which is conducted in scientific, literary and educational areas. The council supports the theory, design, and development of nanotechnology and its scientific, engineering, and industrial applications.

“We feel honored that Yehia has to received this recognition. It is very rewarding to know that his interdisciplinary research efforts that connect circuits and systems with nanotechnology and nanophotonics are receiving such great recognition and visibility," said Dr. Behnaam Aazhang, ECE Department Chair.

Professor Massoud’s appointment to the AdCom of the Nanotechnology Council is for a two-year term, starting January 2009.


For additional information on Yehia's research, visit the Rice Automated Nanoscale Design Group page at  http://rand.rice.edu
 
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