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Tomás Palacios (engineer)

Tomás A. Palacios Gutiérrez (born 1978) is a Spanish–American Electrical & Microelectronics Engineer known for his work in advanced device and material design.[1] He holds the chair Clarence J. LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology[2][3] and director of Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL).[4][5] Palacios is known for inventing a super-thin 'sheet' that can charge mobile phones with out electricity.[6]

Tomás Palacios
Born1978
Jaén, Spain
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsElectronics, compound semiconductors, 2D materials
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ThesisOptimization of the high frequency performance of nitride-based transistors (2006)
Doctoral advisorUmesh Mishra
Websitewww.tpalacios.mit.edu

Early life and education

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Palacios was born in 1978 in Jaén, Spain.[7][8] He completed a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications and Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid in 2001,[7] followed by a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2004. He then did a doctoral degree there which he defended in 2006,[9] under supervisor Umesh Mishra, with his dissertation titled Optimization of the high frequency performance of nitride-based transistors.[10]

Palacios completed a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications and Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid in 2001,[7] followed by a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2004. He then did a doctoral degree there which he defended in 2006,[11] under supervisor Umesh Mishra, with his dissertation titled Optimization of the high frequency performance of nitride-based transistors.[12]

Career

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After finishing his doctorate, Palacios joined the MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department as an associate professor in 2006.[13] As a professor of Electrical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2006, Palacios has been instrumental in shaping the landscape of modern microelectronics.In the fields of semiconductor device physics, nanotechnology, and electronics, Palacios has led research initiatives that have significantly advanced the field.[14]

Palacios holds directorships in various centers and programs, including being founding director of the MTL Center for Graphene Devices and 2D Systems and MTL Gallium Nitride (GaN) Energy Initiative (MIT-GaN)[15][16][17] Associate Director of SUPeRior Energy-efficient Materials and dEvices (SUPREME) Center;[18][19] coordinator of 6A Masters in Engineering (6A M.Eng.) program from 2015 to 2023;[20] fellow of the Fundacion Gadea;[21] IEEE Fellow;[13] general chair and executive committee member for the 2022 IEEE Symposium on Very Large-Scale Integration Technology (VLSI) and Circuits.[22]

Research and Invention

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In 2013, Tomás Palacios investigated the use of ‘extreme materials’ in electronics, which could reduce energy consumption and make computers much faster.[23]

In 2019, Palacios invented a super-thin 'sheet' that could charge mobile phone. He created this super-thin, bendy material of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) that absorb wireless internet and other electromagnetic waves in the air and turns them into electricity.[24][25]

Notable publications

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  • "2D materials for logic device scaling", 2024; Peng Wu, Tianyi Zhang, Jiadi Zhu, Tomás Palacios, Jing Kong[26]
  • "Adaptive tactile interaction transfer via digitally embroidered smart gloves", 2024; Yiyue Luo, Chao Liu, Young Joong Lee, Joseph DelPreto, Kui Wu, Michael Foshey, Daniela Rus, Tomás Palacios, Yunzhu Li, Antonio Torralba, Wojciech Matusik[27]
  • "Erratum: Electronics based on two-dimensional materials", 2014; Gianluca Fiori, Francesco Bonaccorso, Giuseppe Iannaccone, Tomás Palacios, Daniel Neumaier, Alan Seabaugh, Sanjay K. Banerjee & Luigi Colombo; Citations:24[28]
  • 'Integrated biosensor platform based on graphene transistor arrays for real-time high-accuracy ion sensing'; 2022, Maintain Xue, Charles Mackin, Wei-Hung Weng, Jiadi Zhu, Yiyue Luo, Shao-Xiong Lennon Luo, Ang-Yu Lu, Marek Hempel, Elaine McVay, Jing Kong & Tomás Palacios; Citations:29[29]
  • "Mildred Dresselhaus (1930–2017)", 2017; Jing Kong, Tomás Palacios, Leora Dresselhaus-Cooper, Shoshi Cooper[30]

Honors and awards

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References

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  1. ^ Knight, Eoghan Macguire,Matthew (29 April 2013). "Graphene: the nano-sized material with a massive future | CNN Business". CNN.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Bio : Tomás Palacios". tpalacios.mit.edu.
  3. ^ "MIT EECS People : Tomás Palacios". eecs.mit.edu.
  4. ^ Palacios, Tomás (March 2012). "Q&A: Taking charge". Nature. 483 (7389): S40–S41. Bibcode:2012Natur.483S..40P. doi:10.1038/483S40a. PMID 22419212.
  5. ^ "MIT School of Engineering | » Tomás Palacios named new Director of the Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL)". Mit Engineering.
  6. ^ Zeeberg, Amos (7 January 2020). "The Superpowers of Super-Thin Materials". The New York Times.
  7. ^ a b c Bourzac, Katherine (28 August 2017). "Electrical engineer wants to use 2-D materials to wrap buildings and make synthetic cells". Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ^ Robles, Feliciano (21 July 2020). "TOMÁS PALACIOS GUTIÉRREZ". jiennensesilustres.blogspot.com. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  9. ^ "IEEE Electron Devices Society Newsletter" (PDF). IEEE Electron Devices Society Newsletter: 14. October 2020.
  10. ^ Palacios Gutierrez, Tomas A. (2006). Optimization of the high frequency performance of nitride-based transistors (PhD thesis). Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara. ISBN 978-0-542-53511-6. OCLC 759566429.
  11. ^ "IEEE Electron Devices Society Newsletter" (PDF). IEEE Electron Devices Society Newsletter: 14. October 2020.
  12. ^ Palacios Gutierrez, Tomas A. (2006). Optimization of the high frequency performance of nitride-based transistors (PhD thesis). Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara. ISBN 978-0-542-53511-6. OCLC 759566429.
  13. ^ a b "IEEE Fellow Tomas Palacios".
  14. ^ Halpern, Jane (15 June 2023). "Palacios named the Clarence J. LeBel Professor". eecs.mit.edu.
  15. ^ "Finwave: getting GaN ready for 5G - News". Compound Semiconductor.
  16. ^ "MTL/MIT Graphene Center". MIT-MTL Center for Graphene Devices and 2D Systems.
  17. ^ "MIT/MTL Gallium Nitride (GaN) Energy Initiative". MIT/MTL Gallium Nitride (GaN) Energy Initiative (MIT-GaN).
  18. ^ "Cornell to lead SRC-sponsored SUPREME research center". Semiconductor Today.
  19. ^ "Palacios named Associate Director of new semiconductor research center; Jing Kong, Farnaz Niroui, Luqiao Liu, and Bilge Yildiz to act as PI's". MIT EECS.
  20. ^ Hinkel, Lauren (4 March 2022). "Unlocking new doors to artificial intelligence - MEng graduate students engage with IBM to develop their research skills and solutions to real-world problems". MIT News. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Palacios, Tomás". FUNDACIÓN GADEA CIENCIA. 26 January 2023.
  22. ^ "About – 2022 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology & Circuits".
  23. ^ "High potential". MIT News. 3 July 2013.
  24. ^ "Scientists create super-thin 'sheet' that could charge our phones". The Guardian. 28 January 2019.
  25. ^ "What If Your Fitbit Could Run on a Wi-Fi Signal?". Scientific American Magazine.
  26. ^ Wu, Peng; Zhang, Tianyi; Zhu, Jiadi; Palacios, Tomás; Kong, Jing (January 2024). "2D materials for logic device scaling". Nature Materials. 23 (1): 23–25. Bibcode:2024NatMa..23...23W. doi:10.1038/s41563-023-01715-w. PMID 38172541.
  27. ^ Luo, Yiyue; Liu, Chao; Lee, Young Joong; DelPreto, Joseph; Wu, Kui; Foshey, Michael; Rus, Daniela; Palacios, Tomás; Li, Yunzhu; Torralba, Antonio; Matusik, Wojciech (29 January 2024). "Adaptive tactile interaction transfer via digitally embroidered smart gloves". Nature Communications. 15 (1): 868. Bibcode:2024NatCo..15..868L. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-45059-8. PMC 10825181. PMID 38286796.
  28. ^ "Electronics based on two-dimensional materials" (PDF). unipi.it.
  29. ^ Xue, Mantian; Mackin, Charles; Weng, Wei-Hung; Zhu, Jiadi; Luo, Yiyue; Luo, Shao-Xiong Lennon; Lu, Ang-Yu; Hempel, Marek; McVay, Elaine; Kong, Jing; Palacios, Tomás (27 August 2022). "Integrated biosensor platform based on graphene transistor arrays for real-time high-accuracy ion sensing". Nature Communications. 13 (1): 5064. Bibcode:2022NatCo..13.5064X. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32749-4. PMC 9420106. PMID 36030295.
  30. ^ Kong, Jing; Palacios, Tomás; Dresselhaus-Cooper, Leora; Cooper, Shoshi (May 2017). "Mildred S. Dresselhaus (1930–2017)". Nature Nanotechnology. 12 (5): 408. doi:10.1038/nnano.2017.90. PMID 28474696.
  31. ^ "Intel's 2020 Outstanding Researcher Awards Recognize 18 Academic Researchers". intel.com. 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  32. ^ "Palacios wins PECASE award - Among 94 young researchers from across the country honored". MIT News. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  33. ^ "George E. Smith Award". IEEE. Electron Device Letters. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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