columbia university department of electical engineering

Recent News

  • (5/2009) Matt Johnston explains on-chip mass sensors to Forbes.com in a short segment highlighting breakout technologies. See video
  • (5/2009) Professor Shepard is quoted in Discover Magazine, June 2009 issue. Details
  • (12/2008) Inanc Meric presented his paper "RF performance of top-gated, zero-bandgap graphene field-effect transistors" in the 2008 International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco.
  • (11/2008) Congratulations to Inanc Meric, whose paper "Current saturation in zero-bandgap, top-gated graphene field-effect transistors" has just appeared in Nature Nanotechnology.
  • (10/2008) Columbia will receive $4 million to develop and evaluate graphene for use in field-effect transistors (FETs). Prof. Shepard is the PI on the grant." details
  • (7/2008)  Columbia has been award a new $3M IGERT training grant by the National Science Foundation, "Optical Techniques for Actuation, Sensing, and Imaging of Biological Systems."  Prof. Shepard is the PI on the grant and will be directing the IGERT program.
  • (6/2008)  Prof. Shepard is named a finalist in the 2008 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists given by the New York Academy of Sciences. details.
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We are currently seeking a new
postdoctoral research associate.
The Bioelectronics Systems Lab at Columbia University in the City of New York is pursuing innovative research at the convergence of biotechnology and integrated circuit design. Current NIH-funded research includes the use of CMOS integrated circuit chips for biomolecular assays, including both DNA and proteins. Sensing modalities include fluorescent, electrochemical, and mass-based detection approaches.

We are seeking a postdoctoral research associate with a Ph. D. in molecular biology, chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, electrical engineering or bioengineering to assist in the development of new tools for biological research based on integrated circuit technology, including the development of chemistries and protocols for integrated-circuit-based assays, testing of integrated-circuit-based sensors for clinical and environmental monitoring applications, and development of packaging and microfluidic delivery systems to enable portable application of integrated-circuit-based sensors. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in biology and chemistry and seek to learn more about semiconductor processing and integrated circuit design in the exciting new field of bioelectronic systems.

If interested, please send a complete CV including the names of three references to Prof. Ken Shepard (shepard@ee.columbia.edu). The position will remain open until filled by a highly qualified candidate. Salary will be commensurate with skill and experience but can be expected to be highly competitive.

Research focus

The Shepard Group focuses on mixed analog-digital CMOS integrated circuit design. We are addressing a diverse set of research topics, a growing number of which are associated with exploiting custom CMOS microelectronics for nontraditional applications in chemistry and biology and combining CMOS electronics with non-traditional materials for novel applications. As a result, students in the group become not only top-notch mixed-signal IC designers but are immersed in multidisciplinary research involving tools and techniques in chemistry, biology, device physics, and nanofabrication.

There are several project opportunities for MS and undergraduate students.