Akintunde Akinwande
Akintunde Ibitayo Akinwande | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ph.D.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | MIT |
Akintunde Ibitayo Akinwande[1] is a
Nigerian American engineering[2] professor at the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3] He was appointed as chairman of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, and he said he will honour his appointment once he secure permission from his employers.[4]
Early life and education
Akintunde was born in
Academic and career
Akinwande commenced work as a
field emission and display devices, micro-fabrication and electronic devices with particular emphasis on smart sensors and actuators, intelligent displays, large area electronics (macro-electronics) and field ionization devices, mass spectrometry and electric propulsion.[7] He developed the thin-film-edge Field Emitter Arrays for RF Micro-Triode Power Amplifiers and Flat Panel Displays, demonstrating the possible use of the thin-film-edge.[8]
His research also focuses on:
- Microstructures and nanostructures for sensors and actuators, and vacuum microelectronics.
- Devices for flat panel displays
- Lithographically patterned metal oxide transistors for large-area electronics
- CNT-based open architecture ionizer for portable mass spectrometry
- Growth studies of in-plane and out-of-plane electron devices
- High-current CNT FEAs on Si Pillars
- Batch-fabricated linear
He co-founded the Nigeria Higher Education Foundation in 2004. He has served in technical program committees for various conferences such as:
- Device Research Conference,
- the International Electron Devices Meeting,
- the International Solid-State Circuits Conference,
- the International Display Research Conference
- the International Vacuum Microelectronics Conference.
Academic posts and memberships
- Visiting professor at the Cambridge University Engineering Department[12]
- Overseas Fellow of Churchill College from 2002 to 2003.[13]
- Member of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council.[14]
Honours and awards
- Sweatt Award Honeywell's Technical Award (1989)[15]
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award.(1996)[12]
- Fellow Class of 2008 IEEE[16]
Publications
He has authored over 100 journals and publications.
Patents
- Numerous patents in MEMS, Electronics on Flexible Substrates, Display.[17]
- Single-use, permanently sealable microvalve.[18]
- Diaphragm phased field emitter and backfilling method for producing a microstructure.[19]
- Individually switched field emission arrays.[20]
- Organic field emission device.[11][21][22][23]
References
- ^ a b "A Noble Nigerian With Dignified Strides". Highbeam. Africa News Service. October 28, 2004. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ Kathy Dobson. "Six Marshall, Rhodes Scholars at MIT". The Tech. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Akinwande's bio at MIT". Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "I didn't reject NERC job — Prof Akinwande". Vanguard News. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ "OPINION - Akintunde Ibitayo Akinwande: A Noble Nigerian with Dignified Strides. By Nsikan Ikpe". www.ilorin.info. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Exlink Lodge - Nigeria Entertainment, Politics & Celebrity News". exlink1.rssing.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Buhari nominates MIT Prof Akintunde Ibitayo Akinwande as new NERC Chair – Tekedia". 25 July 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Nigeria Techstars Series – Prof Akintunde Ibitayo (Tayo) Akinwande of MIT – Tekedia". 27 April 2011. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Research interest". MIT. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "New gas sensor is tiny, quick (1/12/2008)". Chemistry Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "Precise hand-assembly of microfabricated components, Akintunde I. Akinwande, Newton, MA US". Patentdocs: Precise hand Assembly of microfabricated components. May 7, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "Akintunde Ibitayo Akinwande". mtlsites.mit.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Read Profile Of MIT Professor, Akinwande Who Rejected Buhari's Job". Complete News. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ Soibi Max-Alalibo (July 26, 2010). "Institute, Total Google Partner On Teachers Project". Tide News. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ Scott Williams. Akintunde Akinwande. State University of New York. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Microanalyzer". MIT.
- ^ "Batch fabricated rectangular rod, planar MEMS quadrupole with ion optics US 7935924 B2". Google Patents. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ "Single-use, permanently-sealable microvalve US 20130133757 A1". Google Patents.
- ISBN 978-0-979-9573-14. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Individually switched field emission arrays WO 2014124041 A2". Google Patents.
- ^ "US Patent no. 6870312". PatentGenius. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Dense array of field emitters using vertical ballasting structures".
- ^ "Organic field emission device, US 20030080672 A1". Google Patents. Retrieved May 4, 2015.