Martin Kuball[1] is the chair of the Royal Academy of Engineering in Emerging Technologies, professor in physics at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom, and director of the Centre for Device Thermography and Reliability (CDTR).[2]
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| Alma mater | Max Planck Institute for Solid State Physics (PhD) |
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| Institutions | University of Bristol |
| Thesis | Effects of Surfaces, Doping and Electrical Fields on the optical and electronic properties of GaAs (1995) |
| Doctoral advisor | Manuel Cardona |
| Website | www |
Education
editKuball received his Diplom from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany and his PhD from the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Physics, Stuttgart, Germany, During his PhD he worked with Manuel Cardona. Prior to joining the University of Bristol he was Feodor Lynen Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at Brown University working with Arto Nurmikko.
Career and research
editKuball is known for his research into thermal characterization and reliability of electronic materials and devices, with particular focus on wide-bandgap semiconductors, and RF and power electronic devices. He pioneered techniques such as Raman thermography, based on Raman spectroscopy, to determine temperature in devices with submicron spatial resolution and nanosecond time resolution,[3][4] and numerous other techniques for the thermal[5][6] and electrical characterization[7][8] of materials and devices including for understanding device reliability. Raman Thermography was used by multiple companies to qualify GaN transistor technology for space applications.[9] In 2019, he founded TherMap Solutions to commercialize techniques he developed and is presently its chief business officer.
He presently leads the £5M EPSRC Programme Grant GaN-DaME[10][11] which develops GaN-on-Diamond technology for ultra high power RF devices, and the £2M EPSRC Platform grant MANGI[12] which implements this technology for next generation internet applications.
Awards and honours
editIn recognition for his achievements, Kuball was awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering chair in emerging technologies,[13] was elevated to fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,[14][15] of the Materials Research Society,[16][17] of Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers,[18][19] Institution of Engineering and Technology[20] and the Institute of Physics.[21][22] Kuball has also won numerous awards including the Otto-Hahn-Award for Young Scientists in 1995,[23] He Bong Kim Award in 2010,[24] Royal Society Wolfson Award,[25][26] in 2015, and TechWorks Group of the Year Award in 2017[18]
References
edit- ^ Martin Kuball publications indexed by Google Scholar
- ^ Bristol, University of. "Center for Device Thermography and Reliability". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Measurement of temperature in active high-power AlGaN/GaN HFETs using Raman spectroscopy M Kuball, JM Hayes, MJ Uren, I Martin, JCH Birbeck, RS Balmer, BT Hughes, IEEE Electron Device Letters 23 (1), pp 7-9 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1109/55.974795
- ^ M Kuball and JW Pomeroy, A Review of Raman Thermography for Electronic and Opto-Electronic Device Measurement With Submicron Spatial and Nanosecond Temporal Resolution, IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability 16 (4), pp 667 - 684 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1109/TDMR.2016.2617458
- ^ JW Pomeroy, R Baranyai Simon, H Sun, D Francis, F Faili, DJ Twitchen, M Kuball, Contactless thermal boundary resistance measurement of GaN-on-diamond wafers, IEEE Electron Device Letters 35 (10), pp 1007-1009 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1109/LED.2014.2350075
- ^ J Anaya, S Rossi, M Alomari, E Kohn, L Tóth, B Pécz, KD Hobart, TJ Anderson, TI Feygelson, BB Pate, M Kuball, Control of the in-plane thermal conductivity of ultra-thin nanocrystalline diamond films through the grain and grain boundary properties, Acta Materialia 103, pp 141-152 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2015.09.045
- ^ MJ Uren, J Moreke, M Kuball, Buffer design to minimize current collapse in GaN/AlGaN HFETs, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 59 (12), pp 3327-3333 (2012) doi:10.1109/TED.2012.2216535
- ^ MJ Uren, M Cäsar, MA Gajda, M Kuball, Applied Physics Letters 104 (26), pp 263505 doi:10.1063/1.4885695]
- ^ UK Research and Innovation
- ^ Integrated GaN-Diamond Microwave Electronics: From Materials, Transistors to MMICs
- ^ "Diamond D-Day workshop gives progress update on GaN-on-diamond microwave technology". www.semiconductor-today.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Grants on the web". EPSRC. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Royal Academy of Engineering
- ^ Bristol, University of. "November: IEEE fellows 2019 | News and features | University of Bristol". www.bris.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "IEEE Fellows Directory - Member Profile". IEEE. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Bristol, University of. "March: kuball materials research society | News and features | University of Bristol". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "List of MRS Fellows | Materials science awards". www.mrs.org. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Bristol, University of. "January: Martin Kuball awards | News and features | University of Bristol". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Martin Kuball". spie.org. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Recently Elected Fellows". www.theiet.org. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ New fellows, new members and In Memoriam in September 2016
- ^ Fellow (FInstP)
- ^ "Otto Hahn Award". www.mpg.de. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "He Bong Kim Best Paper Awards | CS MANTECH 2018". Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "2015: Professor Kuball Wolfson Research Merit award | School of Physics | University of Bristol". Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Royal Society announces Wolfson Research Merit Awards | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 19 December 2022.