Lannin Memorial Lecture Set for 15 November 2007

9 November 2007 —Ben V. Shanabrook, superintendent of the Electronics Science and Technology Division of the Naval Research Laboratory, will present the Jeffrey S. Lannin Memorial Lecture in Physics on Thursday, 15 November 2007, at 4:00 p.m. in 117 Osmond Laboratory on the Penn State University Park campus. The free public lecture is titled "Beyond "Moore's Law--First Steps Toward New Disruptive Technologies." Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m. in the Davey/Osmond overpass.

Shanabrook received his Ph.D. degree in physics from Penn State in 1981 under the guidance of the late Professor Jeffrey Lannin. In his current position as the superintendent of the Electronics Science and Technology Division of the Naval Research Laboratory, he is responsible for the technical and administrative management of a broad spectrum of basic and applied research programs involving in-house experimental and theoretical research at the frontiers of electron-device technology. He directs basic research concerning electronic materials, surface physics, nanoscience, and materials growth, with the goal of developing a fundamental understanding that enables better performance of current electronic devices as well as the creation of disruptive technologies -- those that have the potential of replacing existing dominant technologies.

When appropriate, the results of this basic research are transitioned into the applied-research areas that aim to redefine the "state of the art" in electronics technology. Examples of this effort include advances in high-frequency (10GHz to 1000GHz) signal generation and detection using both solid-state and vacuum devices, as well as the creation of power electronics that operate at voltages as high as 30kV with megawatts of control.

Shanabrook's achievements include over 200 technical publications with more than 4000 citations, three patents, and four co-authored chapters in books. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and has served as a member of the program committee of the Electronic Materials Conference and the Physics and Chemistry of Semiconductor Interfaces Conference. In addition, he is a member of the Board of Advisory Editors of the journal Physica E -- Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures.

The Lannin Memorial Lectures are supported by donations to the Eberly College of Science Jeffrey S. Lannin Memorial Fund in memory of Lannin, who was a professor of physics at Penn State from 1976 until his death in 1997.

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