OSE Seminar by Dr. Francesca Cavallo, on Slow-Wave Structures for Millimeter-through-THz Frequencies: A Convergent Research Approach Inspired by Cucumber Plants.
Departmental News
Posted: September 12, 2022
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2022
Time: 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Location: at CHTM, Room 103 and via Zoom
Speaker:
Dr. Francesca Cavallo
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and an investigator at the Center for High Technology Materials, (CHTM) at the University of New Mexico (UNM)
Abstract:
Bio:
Dr. Francesca Cavallo is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and an investigator at the Center for High Technology Materials at the University of New Mexico (UNM). Her research focuses on synthesis, assembly, fundamental properties, and applications of inorganic sheets. Dr. Cavallo has more than twenty years of experience in nanoscale materials science and technology, electronics, optoelectronics, and electromagnetics. Her expertise spans nanosheet synthesis and processing, nanostructured origami, strain-engineering, electrical-transport phenomena in multi-carrier systems, THz devices, and light-matter interactions. Dr. Cavallo has co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications in high-profile journals, filed 12 patents, and published numerous conference abstracts and proceedings. She is a recent recipient of an NSF CAREER Award. At UNM, Dr. Cavallo has raised 3,300,000 $ in funding from the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation. Dr. Cavallo is also a strong promoter of equitable and inclusive learning practices and course-based undergraduate research.