Wednesday, November 4, 2009
11:45 am

Dr. Paul Franzon
Distinguished Alumni Professor
North Carolina State University

Presentation Title:
Creating 3D Specific Systems - Medium and Long Term Perspectives

Dr. Paul D. Franzon is currently a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University.  He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia in 1988.  He has also worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories, DSTO Australia, Australia Telecom and two companies he cofounded, Communica and LightSpin Technologies. His current interests center on the technology and design of complex systems incorporating VLSI, MEMS, advanced packaging and nano-electronics. He has lead several major efforts and published over 180 papers in these areas.  In 1993 he received a NSF Young Investigators Award; in 2001 was selected to join the NCSU Academy of Outstanding Teachers; in 2003, was selected as a Distinguished Alumni Professor; and in 2005 won the Alcoa Award. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.