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Mona Ebrish

Mona Ebrish

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
322 Featheringill Hall
(615) 343-3943
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Overview

The internet of things is the climax of the technology era where different devices share and record their perception of the surroundings. With this new paradigm of sharing comes a need for ubiquitous materials and devices that can perform reliably in harsh environments. This combination of functionalities necessitates moving away from monolithic Si electronics and consequently combining heterogeneous electronic systems of diverse materials. 2D materials and wide-bandgap semiconductors offer solutions where Si cannot. I have over a dozen patents and several publications in these different technologies that reflect a diverse school of thought and dynamic research methodology. Armed with this knowledge, my research group innovates and develops new building blocks for standalone IoT technology from different types of emerging materials and capitalizes on their unique and overlooked properties. Under my leadership, I envision developing multiple techniques to fabricate and evaluate biological and chemical sensors that can be heterogeneously integrated with efficient power management devices on foundry compatible chiplets.

Awards

-Selected to participate at the NextProf Nexus Workshop, 2019
-Awarded National Research Council Fellowship, 2019
-IBM Recognition Center 3rd Invention Plateau, 2019
-IBM Recognition Center 2nd Invention Plateau, 2017
-IBM Recognition Center 1st Invention Plateau, 2017
-Best lightning talk at 10th Albany Nanotechnology Symposium, 2016
-Fulbright Scholarship that covered Master of Science, 2009-2011

Selected Publications

Study of anode doping and avalanche in foundry compatible 1.2 kV vertical GaN PiN diodes. Ebrish MA, Porter M, Jacobs A, Gallagher JC, Kaplar RJ, Gunning BP, Hobart KD, Anderson TJ, Applied Physics Express, 16, 116501, (2023) View Abstract

Using machine learning with optical profilometry for GaN wafer screening. Gallagher JC, Mastro MA, Ebrish MA, Jacobs AG, Gunning BP, Kaplar RJ, Hobart KD, Anderson TJ, Scientific Reports, 13, 3352, (2023) View Abstract

Impact of Anode Thickness on Breakdown Mechanisms in Vertical GaN PiN Diodes with Planar Edge Termination. Ebrish MA, Porter MA, Jacobs AG, Gallagher JC, Kaplar RJ, Gunning BP, Hobart KD, Anderson TJ, Crystals, 12, 623, (2022) View Abstract

Optimizing performance and yield of vertical GaN diodes using wafer scale optical techniques. Gallagher JC, Ebrish MA, Porter MA, Jacobs AG, Gunning BP, Kaplar RJ, Hobart KD, Anderson, TJ, Scientific Reports, 12, 658, (2022) View Abstract

Process Optimization for Selective Area Doping of GaN by Ion Implantation. Ebrish MA, Anderson TJ, Jacobs AG, Gallagher JC, Hite JK, Mastro MA, Feigelson BN, Wang YK, Liao MCE, Goorsky M, Hobart, KD, Journal of Electronic Materials, 50, 4642-4649, (2021) View Abstract