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USF Pre-College BME

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Stephen E. Saddow

Ph.D.

Professor

Electrical Engineering Dept. and Dept. of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology

University of South Florida

4202 East Fowler Avenue, ENB118

Tampa, FL 33620

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EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Electrophysics (EE) University of Maryland at College Park, Dec. 1993. Optical

Control of Microwave Integrated Circuits using High-Speed Photoconductive Switches.

Advisor: Prof. Chi H. Lee, Professor of Elec. Engr., Dept. of ECE University of Maryland.

M.S.E.E. Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY Jan 1988.

B.S.E.E. Western New England College, Springfield MA 1983.

EXPERIENCE

August 2006 to presentUniversity of South Florida, Tampa, FL., Professor, Electrical

Engineering Department, College of Engineering. Dr. Saddow s research interests are to

develop wide-bandgap semiconductor materials for high-field and high-power device

applications. His most recent work has focused on the use of SiC for Bio, Nano and MEMS

applications. He is a visiting professor in Sicily where he conducts analysis and growth

studies of 3C-SiC on Si substrates at the Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi -

Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche (IMM-CNR), Catania, Sicily (IT). His ultimate research

objective is to develop smart sensors for harsh environments and biomedical applications

based on wide band gap semiconductor materials. He is a senior member of the IEEE and has

over 100 publications on SiC materials and devices, with nearly half in archived journals.

For more information on Dr. Saddow's research activities visit his homepage at

http://www.eng.usf.edu/~saddow.

June 2009 to present: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL., Professor, Dept. of

Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine

Dr. Saddow is developing wide-bandgap semiconductor materials for biomedical applications.

He has been jointly appointed to the college of medicine to facilitate this research where

he is working with Dr. Ed Weeber, Director, Murine Neurobehavior Laboratory, to develop 3C-

SiC based neuronal activation devices for insertion into the central nervous system. The

application is to repair damaged neuronal connections via the realization of brain-machine-

interface (BMI) devices based on SiC and diamond thin films. His group has demonstrated

the biocompatibility of SiC and nanocrystalline diamond with neural cells and has

demonstrated activation of action potentials using SiC-based neuronal activation devices.

For more information on Dr. Saddow s research activities visit

http://www.eng.usf.edu/~saddow.

August 2001 to July 2006University of South Florida, Tampa, FL., Associate Professor,

Electrical Engineering Department. Dr. Saddow s research focused on epitaxial layer growth

on porous SiC, on Si for robust MEMS applications and on novel substrates for high-power

electronic devices. He developed a hot-wall CVD growth capability and studied novel

chemistries, mostly focused on halocarbon precursors, to both improve the material quality

and reduce the growth temperature. He was a visiting professor at the Max-Planck Institute

fur Festkorperforschung (FKF), Grenzflachenanalytik (GA) group, where he studied SiC

surfaces. He edited a book on SiC entitled Advances in Silicon Carbide Processing and

Applications, Edited by S. E. Saddow and A. Agrawal, c 2004 Artech House ISBN 1-58053-740-

5.

1997 to July 2001Mississippi State University, Miss. State, MS., Assistant Professor

&

Director, Emerging Materials Research Laboratory (EMRL), Dept. of Electrical & Computer

Engineering. Director of the Emerging Materials Research Laboratory (EMRL). Established a

horizontal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system for synthesizing advanced SiC thin

films. Pioneered the growth of 3C-SiC on Si substrates using LEO and was the first to

report Pendeo epitaxial growth of 3C-SiC on Si(001). Developed the first Si overpressure

implant anneal (IA) process in the USA and demonstrated high temperature anneals of SiC

implanted regions up to 1700oC.

July 1988 to Dec. 1996. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD., Senior Electronics

Engineer, RF Effects and Hardening Technology Branch.

Experimentally investigate semiconductor materials which may have high-payoff to the Army

in the area of high-field and power electronics. Designed, fabricated and demonstrated a

hybrid optoelectronic attenuator/limiter suitable for UWB electronics protection. Perform

SiC electronic impurity experimental and theoretical studies to develop high-quality SiC

epitaxial layers for advanced Army electronics systems.

Dec. 1994 - Dec. 1996. The University of Maryland, College Park, MD, Adjunct Research

Associate, Dept of ECE.

Member of Prof. Chi H. Lee s Ultrafast Optoelectronics Research Laboratory . Develop

advanced optoelectronics to support UWB technology R&D at ARL.

1983 to 1988Armament R, D, & E Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, Electronics Engineer,

Precision Munitions Division.

Developed millimeter-wave seeker technology for advanced fire and forget precision

munitions. COTR on two SBIRs to develop 94 GHz hardware for seekers. Member Copperhead in-

house quality assurance laboratory and FASCAM scatterable mine program.

1982 to 1983Electronic Coils, Inc., Springfield, MA, Product Engineer (EE-4),

Engineering Development Laboratory.

Developed magnetic devices for power supply, aerospace and defense industries.

Responsible for prototype design, fabrication and product improvements. Wrote production

and Q/A procedures and specs. Developed novel swinging inductor design for switch-mode

power supplies.

Professional Societies

Senior Member, IEEE : Florida West Coast Section

IEEE Microwave Theory & Techniques Society: Past Chair, ADCOM member (Wash. DC/N. VA

Chapter)

IEEE EMBS (Engineering in Medicine and Biology)

Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Society, Miss. State Univ. chapter (Vice President,

2000-2001)

Eta Kappa Nu - The Electrical Engineering Honor Society.

Visiting Research Positions

1.

Visiting Researcher, IMEM-CNR, Parma and Trento, Italy (IT), June-July 2010

2.

Visiting Professor, IMM-CNR, Catania, Sicily (IT), Sep 2007 - August 2008

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3.

Visiting Professor, Max Planck Institute, Stuttgart, Germany, May-June 2004,

2005.

4. Visiting Professor, Institut d'Electronique Fondamentale Univ. Paris-Sud, June 2002.

5. Visiting Professor, Institut d'Electronique Fondamentale Univ. Paris-Sud, May 2001.

6.

Visiting Scientist, Royal Institute of Technology, Kista, Sweden, August 1996.

7.

Visiting Asst. Professor, Dept. of ECE, Miss. State Univ., Spring 1996.

8. Visiting Scientist, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany, 1994 (3 months).

Hobbies

Sailing, cycling, travel

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