Mason Nanoelectronics Laboratory
where Nanotechnology Meets with AI and Quantum
- Lab Description
We, the Mason Nanoelectronics Lab, are a research group led by Prof. Ethan Ahn in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at George Mason University. Our research focuses on emerging nanoscale materials and devices technology, exploring such topics as
- Energy-efficient logic/memory devices
- Carbon-based and other nanoscale low-dimensional nanomaterials
- Experimental and computational exploration of carrier transport (electron/phonon/spin) in nanoscale solids
- Beyond-CMOS electronics including spintronics, steep-subthreshold electronics, oxide electronics, and energy conversion and harvesting.
Mason Nano Lab enables research and workforce development in nanoelectronics by leveraging the state-of-the-art lab equipment and facilities, including Mason’s nanofab facility (NFF) and cleanroom.
Mason Nano Lab: https://masonnano.wixsite.com/ethanahn
Mason NanoFab Facility: https://nff.gmu.edu
- Project Description
VMEC scholars may work on one of the following projects. The details and the exact scope of the work may vary each year.
- Design, manufacturing, and testing of emerging non-volatile memory (e.g., RRAM, PCM, MRAM, fRAM)
- 2D material engineering for energy harvesting or storage applications
- Hardware implementation of deep learning with material, device, and circuit co-design approaches
- Spin-based quantum materials and devices for emerging computing or sensing paradigm
- Background Requirement
This position is widely open for students with various educational backgrounds. Due to the highly transdisciplinary nature of the project, we encourage students of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to apply.
- Contact
Prof. Ethan Ahn, ECE Department, George Mason University, eahn7@gmu.edu
