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Rod Beresford, Ph.D.
Professor of Engineering
Professor Beresford's research interests focus on semiconductor nanostructures, including their synthesis, modeling, integration with microelectronics, and novel applications. Molecular beam epitaxy, the growth of semiconductor crystals in ultrahigh vacuum using thermal beams of pure elements allows precise control of layer thickness and composition on the level of monolayers. The resulting complex, layered materials can be engineered to have fundamental properties (electronic transport, optical absorption and emission) superior to and occasionally quite different from anything occurring naturally. Professor BeresfordÆs current projects include nanostructures produced by pattern-driven epitaxial growth and direct conversion of biomolecular signals into electronic information.
Ph.D. Columbia University, 1990
Electrical Engineering
M.S. Yale University, 1981
Engineering and Applied Science
B.S. Yale University, 1979
Engineering and Applied Science
For more information, please see http://research.brown.edu/myresearch/Rod_Beresford