Eric M. Vogel is currently Hightower Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Executive Director of the Institute for Materials. Prior to joining GT in August 2011, he was Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) where he was also Associate Director of the Texas Analog Center of Excellence and led UTD’s portion of the Southwest Academy for Nanoelectronics.

Prior to joining UTD in August of 2006, he was leader of the CMOS and Novel Devices Group and founded the Nanofab at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He received the Ph. D. degree in 1998 in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University and the B. S. degree in 1994 in electrical engineering from Penn State University.

Dr. Vogel’s research interests relate to materials and devices for future electronics. He has authored over 200 refereed publications and given over 90 invited talks.