Tomas Palacios
Clarence J. Lebel Professor in Electrical Engineering
Research
Our research interest is in the field of advanced electronic devices based on compound semiconductors and nanotechnology. By “advanced”, we understand the use of radically new concepts and a multi-disciplinary approach to both improve already existing devices and fabricate completely new semiconductor-based micro- and nano-systems. These devices will help the introduction of Electrical Engineering in numerous new fields, including its next frontier, its interaction with biological systems. In the links below, here are the recent projects under Prof. Palacios's laboratory.
Biography
Tomás Palacios is the Director of Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) and is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California - Santa Barbara in 2006, and his undergraduate degree in Telecommunication Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain). Being a fellow of IEEE his current research focuses on demonstrating new electronic devices and applications for novel semiconductor materials such as graphene and gallium nitride. Tomás is passionate about making an impact on modern society in Energy, Engineering, Nanoscale, Physics, Semiconductors; Nanotechnology, and Climate Change. His work has been recognized with multiple awards including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the 2012 and 2019 IEEE George Smith Awards, and the NSF, ONR, and DARPA Young Faculty Awards, among many others. Prof. Palacios is the founder and director of the MIT MTL Center for Graphene Devices and 2D Systems, as well as the Chief Advisor and co-founder of Finwave Semiconductor, Inc. From 2023, Tomas serves as Associate Director of the SUPeRior Energy-efficient Materials and dEvices (SUPREME) center, one of the seven 2023 JUMP 2.0 programs sponsored by Semiconductor Research Corporation. Read more about Tomas's advising philosophy here.
Contact
Email: tpalacios@mit.edu
Phone: 617-324-2395
Website: http://web.mit.edu/tpalacios/
Office: 39-567A
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tpalacios/
Administrative Assistant:
Preetha Kingsview
Email: preethak@mit.edu
Phone: 617-253-0987
Office: 39-567
