Michael N. Kozicki
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Biographical Sketch
Michael N. Kozicki, Ph.D., C.Eng. – Director
of the Center for Applied
Nanoionics (CANi), Professor in the Department
of Electrical Engineering, researcher in the Center for Solid State Electronics
Research (CSSER), affiliated faculty member with the School of Materials and Department of Bioengineering at Arizona State University, and Honorary Faculty
Fellow of the University of Edinburgh.
Founder, Chairman, and Chief Technology Officer of Axon Technologies Corp., an ASU spin-out
company involved in the development of low energy solid state memory as well as
a variety of other disruptive technologies based on solid-state ionics.
Dr. Kozicki is involved with teaching and research in the field of solid
state electronics and nanoionics. He has published and presented over 100
scientific works and holds several dozen US and International patents in
solid state technology. He has developed undergraduate and graduate courses in
microelectronics at ASU and has authored books and a CD-ROM in this area. His
research interests include integrated/solid-state nanoionics, low-energy
non-volatile memories, interconnect systems, optical
switches, tunable nanomechanical resonators, and microfluidics. Dr. Kozicki’s
consulting activities have allowed him to serve clients ranging from the U.S.
Government to large multinational high-technology corporations. He has served
as Interim (and Founding) Director of Entrepreneurial Programs in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering,
Director of the Center for Solid State Electronics Research, and chair of the
University's Intellectual Property Committee. Prior to his academic career, Dr.
Kozicki was Laboratory Manager for the CSSER and a Project Engineer with Hughes
(now Raytheon) in the United
Kingdom, responsible for CMOS process
development. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Edinburgh
in his native Scotland
and his Ph.D. in semiconductor process science was gained through research at
the Edinburgh Microfabrication Facility. Dr. Kozicki
is a Chartered Engineer , a Founding Member of the Globalscot
Network (appointed by the First Minister of Scotland), a Member of the IEEE, the IEE,
and Eta
Kappa Nu. He has received a number of awards in
recognition of his work, including the School's Teaching Excellence Award, a
Golden Key National Honor Society Outstanding Professor Award, the College of Extended Education’s Outstanding Faculty
Award, the IEEE Phoenix Section’s Outstanding Educator Research Award, and
several best paper awards at international conferences. Dr. Kozicki is also a Lemelson-MIT Prize nominee and one of his inventions, a
wheelchair for controlled environments, was hailed as one of the top products
of 1993 by Semiconductor International magazine.
If you think my bio is boring, wait till you see my Curriculum Vitae
....
Other Biographical Info
Well, so much for the formal introduction. Now for some less structured
info....
I was born in the small West Lothian town
of Bathgate,
halfway between Edinburgh and Glasgow (in the heart of "Silicon
Glen"). After attending various schools in the area from 1963 to 1976, I
went off to the University
of Edinburgh to study Electrical
Engineering - which surprised no one as this is what I always wanted to do. I
had a great time as an undergraduate and spent a great deal of time in many hallowed halls of learning. I
graduated in 1980 but stayed on to do a Ph.D. with money to buy motorcycles
gladly given by Hughes Microelectronics Limited (a subsidiary of Hughes
Aircraft Company) as part of a research sponsorship scheme. I finished all my
research work by October of 1983 and went off to work for Hughes, writing up my
thesis (albeit very slowly) during evenings and weekends. I defended late in
1984 but missed the deadline for the December graduation by a few days so my
official Ph.D. graduation year was 1985.
In 1985, I came to Arizona
and the rest, as they say, is history.....
NOTICE
TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS...
Please do not send me e-mail asking for Research Assistantships if you are
not already on campus and available for interview. If you are on campus and your skills fit my
current requirements, you may have to work for a “probationary period” prior to
receiving a remunerated position. Please
note that each professor in the Department/Center has their own requirements
and sets their own rules regarding research positions and therefore should be
contacted directly.
Also, I cannot help with matters relating to admission to ASU or financial
support.
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