Overview
Dr. Fauchet's current research interests are in
photonics, energy, and the semiconductor/biology interface, all using
silicon-based nanoscience and nanotechnology. His group is involved in
multidisciplinary projects including silicon-based light sources and lasers;
silicon photonic bandgap structures for optical modulation and switching;
intra-chip optical interconnects; materials science and fundamental physics of
nanoscale silicon objects; electrical and optical silicon-based biosensors;
in-vitro and in-vivo cell growth on nanostructured silicon; silicon
nanomembranes for particle separation; betavoltaic and photovoltaic
applications of nanostructured silicon. In the past, he has also worked on
ultrafast phenomena in semiconductors, superconductors, and polymers, ultrafast
optoelectronics, optical characterization of semiconductors, and laser-solid
interactions.
Awards
-Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, 2017
-Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2017
-Recipient of the William H. Riker University Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, 2011
-Elected Fellow of the Materials Research Society, 2011
-Elected Fellow of the SPIE The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2010
-Recipient of an endowed chair as Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2002
-Elected Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1999
-Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), 1998
-Elected Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA), 1998
-Prix Guibal Devillez, 1990–1993
-Alfred Rheinstein Class of 1911 Faculty Award, 1988
-Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, 1988 – 1990
-NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1987–1992
-IBM Faculty Development Award, 1985–1987
-Prix Macquet, 1984
-IBM Post-doctoral Fellowship, 1983–1984
-Materials Research Society 1983 Student Award Winner
-Rotary International Foundation Fellowship 1979–1980
-Belgian American Educational Fellowship, 1978–1979
-Prix Honoré Moiny, 1979
-Prix des Electriciens du Hainaut, 1978
Selected Publications
Engineering for Inclusion: Empowering Individuals with Physical and Neurological Differences through Engineering Invention, Research, and Development. Cummings PT, Fauchet PM, Goldfard M, Jones MWN, Kunda M, Perlin JB, Sarkar N, Stassun KG, Warren ZE, Zelik KE, Engineering, 7, 141-143, (2021)
Bloch mode selection in silicon photonic crysta microring resonators. Lo SM, Lee JY, Weiss SM, Fauchet PM, Optics Letters, 43, 2957-2960, (2018) View Abstract
Design of a plasmonic back reflector using Ag nanoparticles with a mirror support for an a-Si: H solar cell. Hungerford CD, Fauchet PM, AIP Advances, 7, 075004, (2017) View Abstract
Photonic crystal microring resonator for labelfree biosensing. Lo SM, Hu SR, Gaur G, Kostoulas Y, Weiss SM, Fauchet PM, Optics Express, 25, 7046-7054, (2017) View Abstract
Education
Ph.D., Applied Physics, Stanford University, 1984M.S., Engineering, Brown University, 1980
Ingénieur Civil Electricien, Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium, 1978