The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers: Recipient Details
Jia Lu
Affidivation:
University of California, Irvine
NSF Directorate:
ENG
Gender:
F
Award Year:
2002
Citation:
For advancing the frontiers of knowledge in spin electronics, considered to be the defining concept of 21st-century electronics, by her work on ultra-fast non-volatile electronics. Her work combines concepts in faster, more reliable electronics with nanotechnology. She transfers her research knowledge through education programs emphasizing outreach to underrepresented groups and by involving graduate, undergraduate and high-school students in physics, materials science and nanoscience