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Abbas Ourmazd |
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Professional & Academic Appointments:
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2005 - Present |
Professor of Physics & Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin Research in structure of biological molecules, nanoscale processes |
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2005 - 2007 |
Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Dean of the Graduate School Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering Responsible for leading research and graduate education at UWM; Launched Research Growth Initiative; Raised funds & initiated UWM Research Foundation; Launched programmatic reviews & hiring initiatives; Strengthened IP portfolio management and collaborations with industry |
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1999 - 2007 |
Chairman, Lesswire AG, Germany High tech start-up founded in 1999; Winner of multiple innovation prizes Co-founded company; Recruited top management team Raised two rounds of venture funding; Sold to private investors |
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1995 - 2005 |
Chair, Brandenburg Technical University, Germany Personal research: Electron holography; Wireless communication technologies Other activities: Hired multiple senior faculty; Established joint labs with national laboratories; Secured multimillion dollar funding; Initiated, helped define and launched new BS/MS/PhD programs; Established international collaborations and exchange programs with academic institutions in USA, Europe, and Far East |
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2002 - 2004 |
Chairman & CEO, CST AG, Germany Semiconductor foundry start-up launched in 2001 Co-founded company; Raised $350M private capital, $320M EU incentives; Recruited top management team; Took over as CEO in 2002 at investor request; Restructured Company; Company sold to private investors in 2006 |
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1995 – 2002 |
Director, IHP, Germany National Laboratory with focus on semiconductor science Restructured into leading institution in communications technologies & systems; Raised $300M from State & Fed. sources; Constructed new facilities; Developed, licensed, and transferred technologies to leading companies, incl. ASM, Intel, & Motorola; Incubated and initiated start-ups |
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1994 - 1995 |
Head, Wireless Strategy, AT&T / Bell Laboratories, USA Responsible for R&D strategy in wireless communication |
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1987 - 1994 |
Head, Microphysics Research, Bell Laboratories, USA Responsible for R&D and technology transfer in microelectronics |
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1984 - 1987 |
Member of Technical Staff, Bell Laboratories, USA Fundamental research in solid-state processes at the atomic level |
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1983 - 1984 |
Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Göttingen University, Germany
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1980 - 1983 |
Fellow and Member of Governing Body, Merton College, Oxford |
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Other Appointments & Activities |
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2006 – Present |
Committee on International Scientific Affairs, American Physical Society |
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2005 – 2008 |
Oversight Committee; Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory National effort funded by the US National Science Foundation
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1996 - 2002 |
Senior Advisor to the Minister of Economic Affairs and Technology State of Brandenburg, Germany
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1994 - 1996 |
Review Board, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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1994 - 1996 |
Physics Planning Committee, American Physical Society
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1992 - 1995 |
Senior Technical Advisory Board, Semiconductor Research Corporation Responsible for funding research to enhance national competitiveness in microelectronics
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1994 - 1995 |
Chair, Forum on Industrial & Applied Physics, American Physical Society Helped launch and grow to 5000 members, the largest Forum in the APS
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1993 - 1995 |
Advisory Board, US National Renewable Energy Laboratories
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1990 - 2002 |
Editorial Board, Semiconductor Science and Technology
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1994 |
Selection Committee, Science Fellows for the US Congress
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1993 |
Chair, Committee on Applications of Physics, American Physical Society
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1993 |
Chair, Review Board (Materials), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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1992 |
Advisory Board, US Naval Research National Laboratory
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1990 |
Program Review Board, US Dept of Energy
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Academic and Related Activities |
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· Over 130 technical papers in reviewed international publications, 10 patents filed or granted |
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· Over 250 invited presentations at national & international meetings, seminars and colloquia |
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· Member of numerous organizing/advisory committees of international conferences |
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· Fellow of the American Physical Society |
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Education |
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1976 - 1980 |
Doctorate (D.Phil.); Wolfson College, Oxford |
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1973 - 1976 |
B.A. Honors in Physics (First Class); Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
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1969 - 1973 |
Aldenham School, Elstree, Herts, England |