VOLKER J. SORGER Assistant Professor (ECE), George Washington University, DC

sorger@gwu.edu | (202) 994-7186 | 800 22nd St. N.W., Washington DC, 20052 | Science & Engineering Hall 6590 | sorger.seas.gwu.edu

PART 1 - PERSONAL EDUCATION 2011 Ph.D. University of California – Berkeley, Mechanical Engineering, (GPA 3.8/4.0)

Advisor: Prof. Zhang Xiang. Dissertation Title: “Physics of Optoelectronic and Plasmonic Devices: Cavities, Waveguides, Modulators and Lasers”.

2011 Certificate Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, Management of Technology

2005 MS University of Texas – Austin, Masters, Physics, (GPA 4.0/4.0) Advisor: Prof. Zhen Yao. Thesis Title: “Carbon nanotube devices: quantum dots, field-effect-transistors & memory devices”.

2003 Pre-Diploma (BS equivalent to US) University of Würzburg – Germany, Physics, (GPA 3.8/4.0) PROFFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2013 Certificate George Washington University, Teaching and Learning Collaborative.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2012- Asst. Professor Dpt. Electrical & Computer Engineering George Washington Uni. 2011-12 Post-doc Nanoscale Science & Engineer. Center UC Berkeley, CA 2006 Intern Intel CR: Robert Chao (Device Group) Hillsboro, OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE (leadership roles underl ined)

GWU: (complete l ist see below) • ECE Laboratory Committee (Chair): F 2016 • ECE Lab Laboratory Manager Search Committee (Chair): Su/F 2016 • ECE Research Committee (Chair): F 2015 - S 2016 • ECE Colloquia Committee (Chair): F 2015 - S 2016

Professional Societ ies: 2014- Managing Editor Journal of Nanophotonics (IF=5.4) Publisher, DeGruyter 2016- Chair TG Developmt. Board-of-Meetings (Member) Society, OSA 2013-16 Executive Lead & Chair Nanophotonics, Technical Group Optical Society, OSA 2014-15 NPI Taskforce Member Photonics Education & Workforce Report to OSTP 2008-10 VP OSA/SPIE Chapter Bay Area, CA 2007-08 CTO Berkeley Nanotechnology Club UC Berkeley, CA

HONORS & AWARDS 2016 Hegarty Award for Outstanding Innovations 2016 SEAS Outstanding Young Faculty Research Award, GWU 2015 Annual Faculty Recognition Award: SEAS Dean’s Award, GWU 2014 AFOSR Young Investigator Award 2014 Faculty-of-the-year Award: ECE Department, GWU

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2014 Nominated for Presidential Early Career Award in Science & Engineering (PECASE). Decision still outstanding as of 9-2016 (OSTP - White House is processing 2013 candidates now).

2011 Material Research Society Gold Award (top 4%) 2011 Newport Travel Grant <top 3%) 2010 Best Annual Paper Award by the U.S. Advisory Committee for Optics (top 0.1%) 2010 1st Price for best Poster Presentation at Berkeley Nanoforum Conference (top 3%) 2009 Finalist European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut selection process (top 0.2%) 2009 OSA Emil Wolf Student Competition Winner 2007-09 Intel PhD Graduate Fellowship 2009 BACUS Scholarship 2008 SPIE Scholarship Research Excellence 2007 SPIE Scholarship Research Excellence 2006 Intel Corporation, CTG Research Award 2005 University of Texas College of Natural Science Fellowship (top 2%) 2005 Hölderlin Stipend (SAP Fast-Track Scholar) 2002-07 German National Academic Foundation Fellow (by German President (top 0.5%) 2000 German Physics Society Award: (top 1%) 1998 Winner Science Competition: “Jugend-Forscht”

PART 2 - RESEARCH RESEARCH FOCUS Devices: Atto-Joule Opto-Electronics and Nanophotonics Devices, Smart IoT Technology: Head-up-

Display contact Lens, THz Antennas, novel LED devices Mater ia ls: 2D Material, Transparent Conductive Oxide, Carbon-based, Silicon and III-V Co-integration Physics: Exciton-Polariton control, quantum electro-dynamics (strong (Rabi), weak (Purcell Effect)) Computing: Neuropmorphic and Brain-Inspired optical Computing, Reconfigurable & Reversible Optical

and Photonic Compute Engine and Paradigms

ESEARCH FUNDING

A. Awarded 1. ARO W911NF-12-R-0011-04, “2D Material-based electro-optic modulation on a Silicon Platform”, PI,

Table 1. Prof. Sorger funding summary. Total GWU portion is $2.3M. *Funding of collaborative grants is equally shared among the PIs.

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9/1/2016-8/30/2019, 1.0 mo summer, $620,000. Collaborator: Prof. Ritesh Agarwal (UPenn). 2. NSF EFRI Supplement, “Exciton Lifetimes in Atomically Layered Materials at Visible Frequencies”,

9/30/2016-09/29/2017, Co-PI, 0.0 summer, $30,000. MOU with NSF Korea. Travel funds. Collaborator: Prof. Charles Johnson (UPenn).

3. AFOSR BAA-0001, “Dynamically Adaptive Hybrid Nanoplasmonic NoCs”, Co-PI, 9/1/2015-8/31/2018, 1.5 mo, $749,775. Collaborators: Prof. Tarek-El-Ghazawi, Vikram Narayana (GWU).

4. NSF I-Corps, “RAPID: Utilizing atomically layered 2D materials for heat-management of coatings”, PI, 3/1/2016-6/30/2016, 0.5 acad. mo, $50,000.

5. NSF DMREF, “Collaborative Research: Theory-Enabled Development of 2D Metal Dichalcogenides as Active Elements of On-Chip Silicon-Integrated Optical Communication”, 09/01/2014-08/31/2017, PI, 1.0 summer, $750,331. Collaborators: Prof. Evan Reed (Stanford Uni.), and Prof. Ludwig Bartels (UC Riverside).

6. AFSOR YIP, “Beyond Classical Photonics: light-matter-interaction enhanced switching devices for atto-joule & THz datalinks” 7/15/2014-7/14/2017, PI, 1.66 mo summer, $360,000.

7. AFOSR BAA-0001 “High-Performance Sub-λ Silicon Plasmonic Modulator”, 9/30/2014-8/31/2017, PI, 1.0 mo summer, $250,000.

8. NSF NUE, “An interdisciplinary Practicum Approach to Nanotechnology Curricula Integration”, 01/15/2015-01/14/2017, Co-PI, 0.25 summer, $199,052. Collaborator: Prof. Saniya Leblanc, and Prof. Dayo Shittu (GWU).

9. University Facilitating Funds, GWU, “Towards a Smart Contact Lens: design, process, and test of lens-integrated micro-LED's to augment human vision”, PI, 06/01/2016-05/31/2017, 1.0 mo summer, $10,000.

10. ARO and Thorlaps, “Support of Nanophotonics Incubator: Nanolasers, from Science to Applications. September 7-9th, 2016 in Washington, DC”, PI, 0.0 summer, $7,500.

11. IBM Watson Research Center, Collaborative Research $10,000. 12. NSF and Thorlaps, “Support of Nanophotonics Incubator: Beyond Classical Limits Incubator Meeting from

May 14-16th, 2014 in Washington, DC”, PI, 0.0 summer, $10,500. 13. GWU University Facilitating Funds (UFF) “Healthy Cities through Technology: Impact of zero-emission

vehicles on the air quality and human health”, 06/01/2014-05/31/2015, PI, 1.0 mo summer, $15,000. 14. GW institute of Nanotechnology, “Optical Transistor”, 06/01/2013-05/31/2014, PI, ½ mo summer,

$10,000. 15. Simon-Lee Research Award, “Carbon-based Technology for the Internet-of-Things Era”, PI, 9/1/2015-

8/31/2017, 0.0 mo, $8,000.

B. Pending Proposal & Act ive White-Papers 1. AFOSR BAA-0001 White Paper, “2D SPASER with Precise and Active Control Over Polariton Dispersion”,

PI, 02/01/2017-1/31/2020, 1.0 mo, $860,000. 2. DARPA DARPA-BAA-16-38, “The Reconfigurable Optical Coprocessor (ROC)” Co-PI, 9/1/2016-

8/30/2017, 1.0 mo, $755,341. 3. NSF E2CDA, “Nanophotonics Enabled Switching and Computing: Optical Residue Arithmetic”, PI,

9/1/2016-8/30/2019, 0.83 mo summer, $599,646. 4. NSF AIR-TT, LOI, “Targeted optic functionality materials for heat removal applications”, PI, 12/31/2016-

12/30/18, 1 mo summer, $200,000. 5. Prof. Sorger is nominated for the Presidential Early Career Award in Science & Engineering (PECASE) by

Dr. Gernot Pomrenke from the Air Force Office for Scientific Research (AFOSR).

PUBLICATIONS (peer reviewed)

Table 2. Prof. Sorger publication summary.

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1. K. Liu, A. Majumdar, S. Sun, V. J. Sorger, “Fundamental Scaling Laws in Nanophotonics” Nature: Scient i f ic Reports, 6, 37419; doi: 10.1038/srep37419 (2016).

2. K. Liu, C. Zhang, S. Mu, S. Wang, V. J. Sorger, “Trench-coupler based Silicon Mach-Zehnder Thermo-optic Switch with Flexible Two-dimensional Design” Optics Express . 24, 14, 15845-15853 (2016).

3. H. Huang, K. Liu, V. J. Sorger, “Re-analysis of Single-mode Condition for Silicon Rib Waveguides at 1550 nm Wavelength”, Journal of L ightwave Technologies , 34, 3811-3817 (2016).

4. Z. Ma, M. H. Tahersima, S. Khan and V. J. Sorger, "Two-Dimensional Material-Based Mode Confinement Engineering in Electro-Optic Modulators," in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 1-8, (Jan.-Feb. 2017). Accepted August 2016.

5. S. V Boriskina, M. A Green, K. Catchpole, E. Yablonovitch, M. C Beard, Y. Okada, S. Lany, T. Gershon, A. Zakutayev, M. H Tahersima, V. J Sorger, M. J Naughton, K. Kempa, M. Dagenais, Y. Yao, L. Xu, X. Sheng, N. D Bronstein, J. A Rogers, P. Alivisatos, R. G Nuzzo, J. M Gordon, D. M Wu, M. D Wisser, A. Salleo, J. Dionne, P. Bermel, J. Greffet, I. Celanovic, M. Soljacic, A. Manor, C.l Rotschild, A. Raman, L. Zhu, S. Fan, G. Chen, “Roadmap on optical energy conversion” Journal of Optics , special issue on roadmap on Optical Energy Conversion, 18, 073004 (2016).

6. K. Liu, N. Li, D. K. Sadana, V. J. Sorger, “Integrated nano-cavity plasmon light-sources for on-chip optical interconnects” ACS Photonics , DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.5b00476 (2016).

7. S. Sun, A. Badaway, T. El-Ghazawi, V. J. Sorger, “Photonic-Plasmonic Hybrid Interconnects: Efficient Links with Low latency, Energy and Footprint”, IEEE Photonics Journal, 7, 6 (2015).

8. N. Li, K. Liu, D. K. Sadana, V. J. Sorger, “Nano III-V Plasmonic Light-Sources for Monolithic Integration on Silicon”, Nature: Scient i f ic Reports , 5, 14067 (2015).

9. K. Liu, V. J. Sorger, “An electrically-driven Carbon nanotube-based plasmonic laser on Silicon” Optical Mater ia ls Express , 5, 1910-1919 (2015).

10. M. Tahersima, V. J. Sorger, “Enhanced Photon Absorption in Spiral Nanostructured Solar Cells using layered 2-D Materials” United Kingdom Inst i tute of Physics ( IOP), Nanotechnology, 26, 344005 (2015).

11. C. Ye, K. Liu, R. Soref, and V. J. Sorger, “3-Waveguide 2x2 Plasmonic Electro-optic Switch” Nanophotonics , 4, 1, pp. 261-268 (2015).

12. Z. Ma, Z. Li, K. Liu, C. Ye, V. J. Sorger, “Indium-Tin-Oxide for High-performance Electro-optic Modulation”, Nanophotonics , 4, 1 (2015).

13. V. J. Sorger, "2D Material Nanowatt Threshold Lasing" Nature Asia Mater ia ls, 7, doi:10.1038/am.2015.69 (2015).

14. V. J. Sorger, “Editorial”, Nanophotonics , 4, 1,1 (2015). 15. K. Liu, V. J. Sorger, “Enhanced interaction strength for a square plasmon resonator embedded in photonic

crystal nanobeam cavity” Journal Nanophotonics, doi: 10.1117/1.JNP.9.093790 (2015). 16. A. Fratalocchi, C. M Dodson, R. Zia, P. Genevet, E. Verhagen, H. Altug, Volker J Sorger, “Nano-optics

gets practical: Plasmon Modulators”, Nature Nanotechnology, 10, 11-15 (2015). 17. K. Liu, C.R. Ye, S. Khan, V. J. Sorger, “Review and perspective on ultrafast wavelength-size electro-optic

modulators” Laser & Photonics Review, 9, 2, p.172-194 (2015) - Cover 18. C. Ye, S. Khan, Z.R. Li, E. Simsek, V. J. Sorger, “λ-Size ITO and Graphene-based Electro-optic

Modulators on SOI” IEEE Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics , 4, 20 (2014). 19. C. Ye, S. Pickus, V. J. Sorger, “Ultra-compact Graphene-based Electro-optic Modulators on a Silicon-on-

Insulator Platform” Int l J. M. Eng. (2014). 20. S. K. Pickus, S. Khan, C. Ye, Z. Li, and V. J. Sorger, “Silicon Plasmon Modulators: Breaking Photonic

Limits” IEEE Photonic Society , 27, 6 (2013). 21. C. Huang, S. Pickus, R. Lamond, Z. Li, V. J. Sorger, “A Sub-λ Size Modulator Beyond the Efficiency-Loss

Limit” IEEE Photonics Journal 5, 4 (2013). 22. R.-M. Ma, X. Yin, R. F. Oulton, V. J. Sorger, and X. Zhang, "Multiplexed and Electrically Modulated

Plasmon Laser Circuit", Nano Letters 12, 5396-5402 (2012). 23. V. J. Sorger, D. Kimura, R.-M. Ma and X. Zhang „Ultra-compact Silicon nanophotonic Modulator with

broadband Response” Nanophotonics 1, 1, 17-22 (2012) 24. V. J. Sorger, R. F. Oulton, R.-M. Ma, X. Zhang “Toward integrated plasmon circuits” MRS Bul let in 37, 8,

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25. R.-M. Ma, R. F. Oulton, V. J. Sorger and X. Zhang "Plasmon lasers: coherent light source at molecular scales", Laser & Photonics Reviews doi: 10.1002/lpor.201100040 (2012).

26. V. J. Sorger, N. Pholchai, E. Cubukcu, R. F. Oulton, P. Kolchin, C. Borschel, M. Gnauck et. al “Strongly Enhanced Molecular Fluorescence inside a Nanoscale Waveguide Gap“ Nano Letters 10.1021/nl202825s (2011).

27. V. J. Sorger and X. Zhang „ Spotlight on Plasmon Lasers“ Science 333, 709-710 (2011) ( inv ited). 28. V. J. Sorger, Z. Ye, R. F. Oulton, G. Bartal, Y. Wang and X. Zhang “Experimental demonstration of low-

loss optical waveguiding at deep sub-wavelength scales” Nature Communicat ion 2, 331 (2011). 29. R.-M. Ma, R. F. Oulton, V. J. Sorger and X. Zhang “Room-temperature sub-diffraction-limited plasmon

laser by total internal reflection” Nature Mater ia ls 10, 110-113 (2010). 30. V. J. Sorger “Plasmon Laser – Light from the Nanoworld” SPIE Newsroom (2010) ( inv ited). 31. R. K. Kramer, N. Pholchai, V. J. Sorger, T. J. Yim, R. F. Oulton and X. Zhang “Positioning of quantum dots

on metallic structures” Nanotechnology 21 145307 (2010). 32. R. F. Oulton*, V. J. Sorger*, T. Zentgraf*, R.-M. Ma, C. Gladden, L. Dai, G. Bartal and X. Zhang “Plasmon

Lasers at Deep Subwavelength Scale” Nature 461, 629-631 (2009). (*equal author contr ibut ion) 33. V. J. Sorger, R. F. Oulton, J. Yao, G. Bartal and X. Zhang “Fabry-Perot Plasmonic Nanocavity“ Nano

Letters 9, 3489-3493 (2009). 34. B. Min, E. Ostby, V. J. Sorger, E. Ulin-Avila, L. Yang, X. Zhang, K. Valhalla "High-Q surface plasmon-

polariton whispering-gallery microcavity" Nature 457, 455-458 (2009). 35. R. F. Oulton, V. J. Sorger, D. F. B. Pile, D. Genov, X. Zhang “Nano-photonic confinement and transport in

a hybrid semiconductor-surface plasmon waveguide” Nature Photonics 2, 496-500 (2008). PENDING & IN PREPARATION

A. Pending 36. H. Goktas, E. Simsek, V. J. Sorger, “Si-based Plasmonic Light Emitting Tunnel Junction”, Nano.

Letters (submitted). 37. R. Amin, C. Suer, Z. Ma, V. J. Sorger, “Wavelength-shifting-loss performance Analysis of Photonics and

Plasmonic modes and cavities for electro-optic modulation” Laser & Photonics Reviews (submitted). 38. S. Sun, V. Narayana, T. El-Ghazawi, V. J. Sorger, “A Universal Multi-Hierarchy Figure-of-Merit for On-chip

Computing and Communications”, J. of L ightwave Technology Special issue on ‘Optical Interconnects (under review).

39. S. Sun, V. Narayana, T. El-Ghazawi, V. J. Sorger, “Moore’s law in CLEAR light”, IEEE Spectrum (under review).

40. V. K. Narayana, S. Sun, A. Mehrabian, V. J. Sorger, T. El-Ghazawi, “HyPPI NoC: Bringing Hybrid Plasmonics to an Opto-Electronic Network-on-Chip”, IPDPS 2017 (under review).

41. V. K. Narayana, S. Sun, V. J. Sorger, A.-H. Badawya, T. El-Ghazawi, “MorphoNoC: Exploring the Design Space of a Configurable Hybrid NoC using Nanophotonics” Elsevier's Journal of Systems Architecture (under review).

42. J. George, V. J. Sorger, “Graphene-based Solitons for Spatial Division Multiplexed Switching”, Appl ied Physics Letters (under review).

B. In Preparat ion with Submission in 2016 43. S. Khan, K. Liu, C.J. Lee, V. J. Sorger, “Graphene-based Plasmonic Modulator on a Silicon Platform”

submission to Nature Communicat ions. 44. M. Tahersima, S. Soci, L. Bartels, E. Reed, V. J. Sorger, “Exciton-Trion Photoluminescence Enhancement

and quantum yield of CVD-grown WS2 Nanoantennas ” submission to Nano Letters . 45. S. Sun, H. N. Riahi, T. El-Ghazawi, V. J. Sorger, “Wavelength-Division-Multiplexing and optical Routing in

Hybrid Nanophotonic Links ” submission to IEEE transact ions . 46. J. George, H. Seyed, D. D’Hemecourt, V. J. Sorger, “Scattering and absorption control in PLA water-

etched fibers for soft-tissue light delivery” submission to Optics Letters . 47. H. Nejadriahi, V. J. Sorger, “On-chip Optical FFT” submission to Nature: L ight Science and

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PROCEEDINGS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS (peer reviewed)

48. H. Goktas and V. J. Sorger, "A Tunnel Junction On-chip Light Source," in Advanced Photonics 2016 (IPR, NOMA, Sensors, Networks, SPPCom, SOF), OSA technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2016), paper IW1A.4.

49. S. Sun, A. Badawy, V. Narayana, T. El-Ghazawi, and V. J. Sorger, "Bit Flow Density (BFD): An Effective Performance FOM for Optical On-chip Interconnects," in Advanced Photonics 2016 (IPR, NOMA, Sensors, Networks, SPPCom, SOF), OSA technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2016), paper ITu2B.6.

50. S. Sun, A. Badawy, V. Narayana, T. El-Ghazawi, and V. J. Sorger, "Bit Flow Density (BFD): An Effective Performance FOM for Optical On-chip Interconnects," in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, OSA Technical Digest (2016) (Optical Society of America, 2016), paper JW2A.135.

51. V. J. Sorger, M. Tahersima, and K. Liu, "Strong Light-Matter-Interactions in Nanoscale and 2D Material Systems," in Advanced Photonics 2015, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2015), paper NS3B.3. (Invited).

52. S. Sun, A.-H. A. Badawy, V. Narayana, T. El-Ghazawi, V. J. Sorger, “Low latency, area, and energy efficient Hybrid Photonic Plasmonic on-chip Interconnects (HyPPI)” Proc. SPIE 9753, Optical Interconnects XVI, 97530A (2016).

53. S. Sun and V. J. Sorger, "Photonic-Plasmonic Hybrid Interconnects: a Low-latency Energy and Footprint Efficient Link," in Advanced Photonics 2015, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2015), paper IW2A.1.

54. M. Tahersima, V.J. Sorger, “Strong photon absorption in 2-D material-based spiral photovoltaic cells”, MRS Fall meeting, MRS Advances, F15-2313290 (2015). (Invited).

55. H. Goktas, V.J. Sorger, “Electroluminescence Enhancement via Grating on a Si-based Plasmonic Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor Tunnel Junction, MRS Advances, 1, 23, pp. 1709-1713 (2016).

56. V. J. Sorger,” 2-D Materials for strong light-matter-interaction and photo conversion devices” Energy Materials Nanotechnology (2015) (invited).

57. C. C. Thompson, K. Oikonomou, A. H. Etemadi, V. J. Sorger, “Optimization of Data Center Battery Storage Investments for Microgrid Cost Savings, Emissions” IEEE IAS, Reduction, and Reliability Enhancement (2015).

58. H. Goktas, V.J. Sorger, “Sub-Wavelength Si-based Plasmonic Light Emitting Tunnel Junction”, Proc. SPIE 9668, Micro+Nano Materials, Devices, and Systems, 96684L, doi:10.1117/12.2202439 (2015).

59. M. Tahersima, V. J. Sorger, “Strong Absorption in a Spiral Nanocavity based on 2D Materials”, PIERS (2015). (invited)

60. V. J. Sorger, “High Performance sub-wavelength Si Plasmonic Modulator”, IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series (invited).

61. V. J. Sorger, “2D Materials for Photon Conversion and Nanophotonics“ SPIE Optics & Photonics (2015). (invited)

62. N. Li, K. Liu, V. J. Sorger, D. K. Sadana, “Nano III-V Plasmonic Light-Sources for Monolithic Integration on Silicon” SPIE Photonics West (2015).

63. V. J. Sorger, “Opto-Electronics Beyond Classical Limits: Lasers & Modulators”, IEEE International Photonic Conference (2014) – (tutorial).

64. C. Ye, Z. Li, K. Liu, R. Soref, and V. Sorger, "Strong ITO index Modulation for Switching Devices," in Advanced Photonics for Communications, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2014), paper JM3B.1.

65. S. Willis, “Overcoming Limits for Nanophotonic Devices”, Optics & Photonics News , 4, 22-24 (2014). Interview article with V. J. Sorger and co-hosts of OSA Incubator meeting on nanophotonic devices.

66. Z. Li, C. Ye, K. Liu, R. Soref, and V. J. Sorger, “Ultra-Compact Plasmonic MOS-based Electro-optic Switches & Modulators”, SPIE Photonics West Proc. (2014).

67. C. Ye, Z. Li, K. Liu, R. Soref, and V. J. Sorger, “Si-based Plasmonic and Graphene Modulators”, SPIE Photonics Europe (2014) - (invited).

68. C. Ye, Z. Li, R. Soref, V. J. Sorger, “A Compact Plasmonic MOS-based Electro-optic Switch” IEEE Microwave Photonics on (2013).

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69. X. Zhang, V. J. Sorger, and M. Liu, "Plasmonic and Graphene Optical Modulators," in Frontiers in Optics 2013, I. Kang, D. Reitze, N. Alic, and D. Hagan, eds., OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2013), paper FTu2E.2.

70. V. J. Sorger, N. Lanzillotti-Kimura, R. Ma, C. Huang, Z. Li, M. Liu, and X. Zhang, "Advancements in Plasmonic and Graphene-based high-performance Modulators," in Frontiers in Optics 2013, I. Kang, D. Reitze, N. Alic, and D. Hagan, eds., OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2013), paper FTu2E.1.

71. V. J. Sorger, R. Ma, C. Huang, Z. Li, M. Liu, and X. Zhang, "Graphene, Plasmonic and Silicon Optical Modulators," in 2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics - International Quantum Electronics Conference, (Optical Society of America, 2013), paper CK_3_3.

72. V. J. Sorger, D. Kimura, R.-M. Ma, Chen Huang, Zhuoran Li and X. Zhang “λ-size Silicon-based Modulator” Proc. SPIE Vol. 8629, Silicon Photonics VIII (2013) - (Invited).

73. V. J. Sorger, "Quantifying the Capacity Value and Economics of Distributed Energy Storage for PV," in Renewable Energy and the Environment Optics and Photonics Congress, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2012), paper JM1A.2.

74. X. Yin, R. Ma, M. Liu, E. Ulin-Avila, R. F. Oulton, V. J. Sorger, T. Zentgraf, X. Zhang “Deep-subwavelength Integrated Optoelectronics” Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP) 2012 paper: AS1B.1

75. V. J. Sorger, N. D. Lanzillotti-Kimura, R. Ma, and X. Zhang, "λ-size Silicon Modulator," in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2012, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2012), paper CTh5D.1.

76. R. Ma, X. Yin, R. Oulton, V. J. Sorger, and X. Zhang, "Directionally emitting plasmon lasers with multiplexing and electrical modulation," in Frontiers in Optics 2011/Laser Science XXVII, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2011), paper PDPC7. (post deadline paper)

77. V. J. Sorger, N. Lanzillotti-Kimura, R. Ma, and X. Zhang, "λ-size Silicon Modulator," in Advanced Photonics Congress, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2012), paper IW4C.2.

78. R. Ma, X. Yin, R. Oulton, V. J. Sorger, and X. Zhang, "Directionality and Integration of Nanoscale Plasmon Lasers," in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2012, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2012), paper QTh5B.8.

79. V. J. Sorger, Z. Ye, N. Pholchai, R. Oulton, R. Ma, X. Yin, and X. Zhang, "An Integrated Hybrid Nanophotonics Platform," in Frontiers in Optics 2011/Laser Science XXVII, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2011), paper FWC2.

80. V. J. Sorger, R. F. Oulton, X. Zhang, "Photonics Platform at 1/20th of the Wavelength" MRS Spring Meeting (2011), (Gold Medal Winner)

81. R. Oulton, V. J. Sorger, R. Ma, T. Zentgraf, G. Bartal, and X. Zhang, "Lasers beyond the diffraction limit," in CLEO:2011 - Laser Applications to Photonic Applications, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2011), paper JMA2.

82. V. J. Sorger, R. Oulton, T. Zentgraf, R. Ma, Z. Ye, N. Pholchai, X. Yin, and X. Zhang, "Integrated Hybrid Nanophotonics," in CLEO:2011 - Laser Applications to Photonic Applications, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2011), paper JMD3. (award winning paper)

83. N. Pholchai, V. J. Sorger, E. Cubukcu, R. Oulton, P. Kolchin, X. Zhang, C. Borschel, M. Gnauck, and C. Ronning, "Coupling Molecular Photoluminescence Into Deep Sub-Wavelength Plasmon Waveguides," in CLEO:2011 - Laser Applications to Photonic Applications, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2011), paper PDPC10. (post deadline paper)

84. R.-M. Ma, R.F. Oulton, V. J. Sorger et. al „Room Temperature Semiconductor Plasmon Laser“ SPIE Proc. 8096 (2011).

85. R.-M. Ma, R.F. Oulton, V. J. Sorger et. al „Room Temperature sub-diffractional Plasmon Laser“ Material Research Society Spring Meeting 1343, mrss11-1343-w06-04 (2011). (award winning paper)

86. V. J. Sorger, R. F. Oulton, T. Zentgraf, et al. „Semiconductor Plasmon Laser“ SPIE Proceedings 7757, (2010).

87. V. J. Sorger, R. Oulton, T. Zentgraf, C. Gladden, G. Bartal, R. Ma, L. Dai, and X. Zhang, "Sub-λ Plasmon Laser," in Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nanophotonics and Photonics in Switching, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2010), paper ITuB2. (award winning paper)

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88. R. Ma, R. Oulton, V. J. Sorger, G. Bartal, and X. Zhang, "Room Temperature Nano-Square Plasmon Laser," in Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nanophotonics and Photonics in Switching, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2010), paper PDIWI4. (post deadline paper)

89. V. J. Sorger, R. F. Oulton, T. Zentgraf, R.-M. Ma, C. Gladden et. al “Sub-l Plasmon Laser”. MRS, D 756038 (2010).

90. R. Ma, R. Oulton, V. J. Sorger, G. Bartal, and X. Zhang, "Room Temperature Plasmon Laser," in Frontiers in Optics 2010/Laser Science XXVI, OSA Technical

91. R. Ma, R. Oulton, V. J. Sorger, and X. Zhang, "Room Temperature Sub-Wavelength Plasmon Laser," in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2010, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2010), paper CPDA1. (post deadline paper)

92. G. Bartal, R. Oulton, V. J. Sorger, T. Zentgraf, and X. Zhang, "Deep Sub-Wavelength Plasmonic Lasers," in Imaging and Applied Optics Congress, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2010), paper MWA2.

93. V. J. Sorger, R. Oulton, T. Zentgraf, C. Gladden, G. Bartal, R. Ma, L. Dai, and X. Zhang, "Giant Frequency-Pulling in Sub-Wavelength Plasmon Lasers," in Frontiers in Optics 2009/Laser Science XXV/Fall 2009 OSA Optics & Photonics Technical Digest, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2009), paper PDPB7. (post deadline paper)

94. V. J. Sorger, R. Oulton, T. Zentgraf, C. Gladden, G. Bartal, R. Ma, L. Dai, and X. Zhang, "Plasmonic Nano-Laser below the Diffraction Limit," in Frontiers in Optics 2009/Laser Science XXV/Fall 2009 OSA Optics & Photonics Technical Digest, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2009), paper FTuB2.

95. V. J. Sorger, R. Oulton, J. Yao, G. Bartal, and X. Zhang, "Plasmonic Nano-Cavity with High Q-Factors," in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2009), paper ITuN5.

96. V. J. Sorger, R. F. Oulton, T. Zentgraf, X. Zhang, "Deep Sub-wavelength Plasmon Laser" Stanford Photonic Research Center Extreme Lasers Conference (2009). (invited)

97. B. Min, E. Ostby, V. J. Sorger, E. Ulin-Avila, L. Yang, X. Zhang, and K. Vahala, "High-Q Surface-Plasmon Whispering-Gallery Microcavity," in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2009), paper ITuN4.

98. R. Oulton, V. J. Sorger, T. Zentgraf, G. Bartal, and X. Zhang, "Towards Sub-Wavelength Plasmonic Laser Devices," in Advances in Optical Sciences Congress, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2009), paper JTuA3.R. F.

99. R. Oulton, V. J. Sorger, G. Bartal, and X. Zhang, "A Hybrid Plasmonic Waveguide for Subwavelength Confinement and Long Range Propagation," in Frontiers in Optics 2008/Laser Science XXIV/Plasmonics and Metamaterials/Optical Fabrication and Testing, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2008), paper MTuD3.

100. V. J. Sorger and Z. Yao “Nonvolatile Carbon Nanotube Memory Device with Molecular Charge Storage” Material Research Society Spring Meeting 938, 0938-N07-07 (2006).

101. V. J. Sorger and M. Klein “Construction and Operation of a novel Cloud Chamber based on the Peltier-Effect”, Hands on Physics Conference Publications (1998).

PATENTS (INCLUDES PROVISIONAL PATENTS) 1. U.S. Patent (#8,509,276): Plasmon Lasers at Deep Sub-Wavelength Scale Application. 2. U.S. Patent (#14/528,392): Silicon-Based, Broadband, Waveguide-Integrated Electro-Optical Switch. 3. U.S. Prov. Patent: (#14/528,392): 2D material-based Spiral Solar Cell. 4. U.S. Prov. Patent: (#62/146,590): A Compact Plasmonic MOS-Based Electro-optic 2x2 Switch. 5. U.S. Prov. Patent: (#14/941,100): Integrated nano-cavity plasmon laser light-sources. (IBM jointly filed). 6. U.S. Prov. Patent: (#62/263,266): The Reconfigurable Optical Co-Processor (ROC). 7. U.S. Prov. Patent: (#Pending): Hybrid Photonic Plasmonic Interconnects (HYPPI) with Intrinsic and

Extrinsic Modulation Option.

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INVITED RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS • Invited Conference Talks: 1. OSA E2 Conference (Leipzig, Germany), 2016. 2. Tutorial: AIM Photonics Fall Meeting, MIT (Cambridge Massachusetts, MA), 2016. 3. OSA Frontiers in Optics (Rochester, NY, USA) 2016. 4. Keynote: IONS 2016 (Tucson, AZ, USA), 2016. 5. OSA Incubator: Nanolasers (Washington, DC, USA), 2016. 6. SPIE Optics and Photonics (San Diego, CA, USA), 2016. 7. META Conference, (Malaga, Spain), 2016. 8. IEEE Summer Topicals (Newport Beach, CA, USA), 2016. 9. SPIE Photonics West (OPTO) (San Francisco, CA, USA) 2016. 3x Presentations 10. ICSB ASEAN, 3rd Annual SME Meeting (Miri, Malaysia) 2015. 11. Si-EPIC, Active Silicon Photonics (Vancouver, BC, Canada) 2015. 12. SPIE Optics & Photonics (San Diego, CA, USA) 2015. 13. Foundations of Nonlinear Optics (Pullman, PA) 2015. 14. ARPA-E photonics for data-center efficiency workshop, (San Francisco, CA, USA) 2015. 15. IEEE Photonics Summer Topical Meetings Series (Nassau, Bahamas) 2015. 16. PIERS, (Prague, Czech Republic) 2015. 17. OSA, Integrated Photonics Research (Boston, MA, USA) 2015. 18. Energy, Materials, Nanotechnology, (Cancun, Mexico) 2015. 19. National Science Foundation, EFRI Proposal Pitch (Arlington, VA, USA) 2015. 20. Tutorial: IEEE IPC (San Diego, CA, USA, USA) 2014. 21. OSA Incubator Meeting Nanophotonic Devices: Beyond Classical Limits (Washington, DC, USA) 2014. 22. Panel: “Careers in optics and photonics”, SPIE Optics&Photonics (San Diego, CA, USA) 2014. 23. OECC (Melbourne, Australia) 2014. 24. OSA Incubator The Fundamental Limits of Optical Energy Conversion (Washington, DC, USA) 2014. 25. SPIE Europe (Brussels, Belgium) 2014. 26. Photonic West 2014 (San Francisco, CA, USA) 2014. 27. OSA FiO (Orlando, FL, USA) 2013. 28. GFP IEEE (Seoul, South Korea) 2013. 29. CLEO OSA (San Jose, CA, USA) 2013. 30. Korea University Research Symposium (Seoul, Korea) 2013. 31. Photonics West (San Francisco, CA, USA) 2013. 32. OSA Renewable Energy Conference (Leiden Netherlands) 2012. 33. OSA IPR (Colorado Springs, CO, USA) 2012. 34. MRS Spring Meeting (San Francisco, CA, USA) 2011. 35. IEEE Photonics / OSA Winter Photonics (Keystone, CO, USA) 2011. 36. Naval Post Graduate School (Monterey, CA, USA) 2010 37. OSA IPR (Monterey, CA, USA) 2010 38. Molecular Foundry, DOE, User Meeting (Berkeley, CA, USA) 2010 39. SPIE Optics & Photonics (San Diego, CA, USA) 2010 40. Molecular Foundry, DOE, User Meeting (Berkeley, CA, USA) 2010 41. Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (Quebec, Canada) 2009 42. Stanford Photonic Research Center (Palo Alto, CA, USA) 2009 43. Physics Congress Duisburg (Duisburg, GER) 1999.

• Invited Seminar/Col loquium Talks: 44. Colloquium: University of Michigan, (Ann Arbor, MI, USA), 2016. 45. Colloquium: University of Pennsylvania, (Philadelphia, PA, USA), 2016. 46. Colloquium: Norfolk State University, (Norfolk, VA, USA), 2016. 47. Distinguished Lecture Series: Johns Hopkins University, (Baltimore, MD, USA), 2016. 48. Korea-GW Research Symposium, (Seoul, South Korea), 2016.

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49. Seminar: Army Research Lab, (Bethesda, Maryland, USA), 2016. 50. TED-like Talk: IEEE Annual Banquette (Washington, DC, USA), 2016. 51. Colloquium: TU Delft (Delft, Netherlands), 2016. 52. Colloquium: Minnesota University (Indianapolis, USA), 2016. 53. Colloquium: Korea University, Electrical Engineering Dept. (Seoul), 2015. 54. Colloquium: Nanyang Technological University, Revolutionary Photonic Center (Singapore), 2015. 55. Colloquium: UC Riverside (Riverside, CA, USA), 2015. 56. Seminar: Navy Research Laboratory (Washington, DC, USA) 2015. 57. AFOSR, YIP Review Meeting (Arlington, VA, USA) 2015. 58. Nanophotonics: physics and road-mapping to merger of electronics and photonics, National IEEE Chapter

(Washington, DC), 2015. 59. Scalable Multi-functional and reconfigurable Technologies, NSF EFRI pitch (Ballston, VA, USA), 2015. 60. Colloquium: Green@GW, Leaders in Energy (Washington, DC, USA) 2015. 61. Colloquium: Physics Department, Imperial College London (London, UK), 2014 62. Career Panel at SPIE Optics & Photonics (San Diego, USA), 2014 63. Colloquium: Physics Department, University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia), 2014 64. Seminar: the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, GWU (GWU, DC, USA) 2014 65. AFOSR, YIP Review Meeting (Arlington, VA, USA) 2014. 66. GW Office of Technology Transfer (finalist): “Optical Computing”, GWU (GWU, DC, USA) 2014 67. Korea University/GW Research Symposium: “Nanophotonics @ GW”, GWU (Seoul, South Korea) 2013 68. SEH Development Showcase: “Nanophotonics @ GW”, GWU (GWU, DC, USA) 2013 69. Colloquium at Physics Department, Georgetown (Georgetown, DC, USA), 2013 70. GW Office of Technology Transfer (finalist): “Optical Transistor”, GWU (GWU, DC, USA) 2013 71. Colonial Inauguration: “Nanotechnology: The future of Technology”, GWU (GWU, DC, USA) 2013 72. Seminar: the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, GWU (GWU, DC, USA) 2013 73. Panel, New Faculty Orientation, GWU (Washington, DC, USA) 2013 74. Seminar: IFCO, (Barcelona, Spain), 2012 75. Colloquium: Physics Department, University of Leipzig (Leipzig, GER), 2012 76. Colloquium: Electrical Engineering Department, UC Riverside (Riverside, CA, USA), 2012 77. Colloquium: Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, GWU (Washington, DC, USA), 2012 78. Colloquium: Physics Department, University of Washington St. Louis (St. Louis, MO, USA), 2012 79. Colloquium: Material Science Department, Stanford (Palo Alto, CA, USA), 2012 80. Colloquium: Electrical Engineering Department, Utah (Salk Lake City, UT, USA), 2011 81. Colloquium: Material Science Department, UC Berkeley (Berkeley, CA, USA) 2011 82. Colloquium: Electrical Device Meeting, UC Berkeley (Berkeley, CA, USA) 2010 83. Seminar: Electrical Engineering Department, Portland State University (Portland, OR, USA) 2006 84. Seminar: Physics Department, UT Austin (Austin, TX, USA) 2005 85. Seminar: Physics Department, Wuerzburg (Wuerzburg, Germany) 2004 86. Showcase: representing Germany, (Toulouse , France) 1999 87. Showcase“Jugend-Forscht” National Championships, TU Munich (Munich, Germany) 1998

MEDIA COVERAGE

(2016) • Blog Post ing (OSA Blog): “From Engineer to Career: How to Become a Successful Professional”

(2015) • Cover Story: Journal cover for publication K. Liu, Z.R. Li, S. Khan, C. Ye, V. J. Sorger, “Ultra-fast

electro-optic modulators for high-density photonic integration” Laser & Phot. Rev. 10, 1, p.11-15 (2015). • Feature Art ic le: “Engineering at the Speed of Light” GW Today.

(2014) • Prof. Volker Sorger showed a research vision of nanoscale photonic and plasmonic in a video by the

International Photonics and Optics Society (SPIE) entitled "Plasmonic chips enable new switching efficiency".

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• Interview article in OPN with Prof. Sorger and co-hosts of OSA Incubator meeting. (2011) • Lawrence Berkeley Lab News: "Nanoscale waveguide for future photonics" • US News: "Plasmon Lasers out of deep freeze" • IEEE Spectrum: "Nanolasers heat up" • MIT Technology Review: "Nanolasers heat up" • The Engineer: "Plasmon lasers pass commercial hurdle" • UC Berkeley News: "Nanolasers out of the deep freeze"

(2009) • The Telegraph: "World's smallest laser" • NPR (US): "Scientists have big hopes for tiny lasers" • The Hindu: "World's smallest semiconductor laser" • Physics World: "Plasmonic laser puts the squeeze on light" • Laser Focus World: "Plasmons create the smallest laser" • Phys. Org: "World's smallest laser heralds new era in optics" • EE-Times: "Nanoscale lasers harness plasmons" • Journal Access Required: • "Nature Photonics Editorial" • "Nature News & Views: Lasers go-Nano" • "Nature Nanotechnology News & Views"

(2008) • MIT Technology Review: "Compressing Light"

PART 3 – TEACHING AND STUDENT DEVELOPMENT TEACHING & COURSE DEVELOPMENT

Teaching, Outreach, and Student Supervis ion • Taught a total number of 28 courses at GWU (see Table 3) • Taught 14 classroom-lecture type courses

Courses and Curr iculum Developed • Course Developments: Developed 3 graduate and 2 undergraduate courses at GWU, namely ECE

6699, ECE 6765 (to be renumbered), SEAS 6100. • Nano-Fabricat ion: Developed 1sthands-on course modules in nanomanufacturing at GWU. • Founder: Course Innovation and Technology course (SEAS 6100). Founded Innovation &

Entrepreneurship Minor/Cohort, SEAS-wide (Fall 2016 kickoff). Teaching Awards and Recognit ion Selected as Prof. of the year for ECE in 2014 by graduating senior class based on student engagements. STUDENT ADVISING & STUDENT DEVELOPMENT Doctor ia l Dissertat ion and Masters Thesis Advised

• Advised a total of 8x PhD students and 3x MS students (see Table 4). • Graduated 1x PhD (Christopher Thompson) and 1x MS student (Zhizhen Ma) as of 5-2016. • Advised 18 MS students. 1x graduated MS thesis. 2x MS thesis with expected graduation in 2017. • Supervised 2 post-doctorial researchers

Undergraduate and Non-Thesis M.S. Students Advis ing

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• Supervised a total of 40. 15 were MS (non-Thesis) and 25 were undergraduates. • Managed Nanofellows program (NSF sponsored). Supervised a total of ~20 undergraduate students • Sarah Pickus won the SEAS R&D showcase for best undergraduate student research (2nd prize). • Advised 7 female STEM students.

STEM OUTREACH

2015- NSF Grant Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) Program, Role Co-PI. 2015- Founded OSA and SPIE student chapter at GWU. Chapter advisor role. 2014-16 Facilitator: SPIE student chapter leadership workshop (San Diego, CA, USA) (3x). 2014-15 Held Science Communication and Design-Thinking workshops at GWU (2x). 2014-15 Held Design-Thinking workshops at GWU (4x) 2014 Facilitator at 2014 SEAS student Get-away. 2014 Undergraduate Class outreach: organized & conducted a field trip to DC Fablab. 2013 Graduate Class outreach: organized & conducted a field trip to Georgetown Univ. Labs.

Table 3. Prof. Sorger’s teaching portfolio.

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2013 Graduate Class outreach: organized & conducted a field trip to NIST’s Cleanroom. 2013- Coached students to present posters at GWU’s poster competition.

PART 4 – PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Table 4. Prof. Sorger’s advising roster as of 9-2016.

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JOURNAL REVIEWER

• Nature Publ ishing Group: Materials, Nanotechnology, Communications, Light: Science & Applicat. • IEEE: Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Photonics, Photonics Technology Letters. • OSA: Optica, Optics Express, Optics Express Materials, Optics Letters, J. of Lightwave Technology. • ACS: Nano Letters, Photonics, Nano. • AIP & APS: Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Physical Review (various). • Various: Science, Laser & Photonics Reviews, Advanced Materials, Journal of New Physics, IOP

Nanotechnology, DeGruyter Nanophotonics, various conferences from IEEE, OSA, and SPIE.

GRANT REVIEWER • NSF (8x) ECCS, DMR, EFRI, Intl. Research and Education, CAREER • ARO (2x) • AFOSR (1x) • USAID (1x) • Intl. NSF (2x) Czech Republic, Canada • LIT (1x) LIT = Linz Institute of Technology

SCIENCE LEADERSHIP & COMMITTEES

• SPIE Symposia Committee (Member), 2017-2020. • Member of the OSA Board-of-Meetings (Member), 2016-2018. • OSA Development Lead for all Technical Groups of the organization 2016-2018. • OSA PR CLEO: Advanced 2D Materials for Photonic 2017. • OSA Incubator on “Science and Application for Nanolasers” (Chair) 2016. • OSA CLEO: FS6 Nanophotonics & Plasmonics (Committee) 2016. • OSA Integrated Photonics Research, Subcommittee: Novel Materials for Photonic Devices (Chair)

2015/16/17. • SPIE Photonics West: Ultrafast Phenomena and Nanophotonics XIX (Committee) 2015/16/17. • Nano@GW Symposium: Organization & coordination of event (Chair), 2013/14/15/16 • Quantum Photonics Center, Symposium (Committee), 2015. • SPIE, Micro+Nano+Materials+Devices and Applications (Committee) 2015/16. • SPIE, Conference & Meeting Planning Committee (Committee) 2015/16. • MRS Annual Fall meeting: Symposium organization: Novel Materials for Opto-Electronics (Chair) 2015. • IEEE Group Four Photonics, (Committee) 2015. • Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS): Manipulating and Control of light-matter

interactions of 2-D materials and meta-materials. (Co-Chair) 2015. • Guest Editor Lead for Nanophotonics: special issue on “Emerging materials for Nanophotonics”. • American Energy Engineers (AEE) GWU chapter (Advisor & Chair) 2014-. • OSA Incubator on “Nanophotonics – A roadmap for photonic computing” (Chair) 2014. • OSA Technical Group ‘Nanophotonics’ Executive Lead (Chair), 2014-2016. • OSA Integrated Photonics Research (IRP), annual conference, Sub-committee (Committee) 2014. • MRS Annual Fall meeting: Symposium organization & management (Chair) 2013. • Intl. Semiconductor Device Research Symposium (Co-Chair) 2013. • Professional Memberships: IEEE, SPIE, OSA, MRS, IEEE EDS/Nanotechnology, IEEE Photonics

Society, German Physics Society, German National Academic Foundation, Optical Legislative Network GWU SERVICES Department Service • ECE Laboratory Committee (Chair): F 2016

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• ECE Lab Laboratory Manager Search Committee (Chair): Su/F 2016 • ECE Research Committee (Chair): F 2015 - S 2016 • ECE Colloquia Committee (Chair): F 2015 - S 2016 • ECE Executive Lead Hire Committee (Member): F 2015 - S 2016 • ECE Executive Strategy Committee (Member) F 2015 - S 2016 • ECE Admission Committee (Member): S 2014 – S 2016 • ECE Undergraduate Recruitment (Member): F 2015, S 2016-current • ECE Faculty Hiring Search Committee (Member): F 2015, S 2016-Current • ECE By-Laws Committee (Member): S 2015, F 2016 • ECE Operations Manager Search Committee (Member): S/F 2015, S 2016 • ECE Nano Teaching Lab Development: proposal and role-in plan execution, S 2016-current • ECE Undergraduate Curriculum (Member): 2013-15 • ECE Graduate Curriculum Committee (Member): 2013-15 • ECE Research Committee (Member): F 2012, (Co-Chair): 2013-15, F 2016

SEAS Service • SEAS Dean’s Umbrella Task-Force: Making Innovation & Entrepreneurship an integral part of the SEAS

curriculum (Member): 2015-16 • SEAS Task Force: Clean-room Equipment (Member): 2014-2015 • SEAS Recruiting: Presented ‘The World of Nanotechnology’ at Colonial Inauguration and SEAS

Recruiting events: 2013-current (5x) • Dean’s Task-Force: Strengthening ECE department. Responsible for synchronizing innovation

curriculum and crosslinking courses with the Business school at GW (Member): 2014 • Dean’s Task-Force: Strengthening ECE dpt. Responsible for enrollment strategy (Member): 2014 • SEAS R&D Showcase competition (Judge): 2013-current • SEAS Pelton Competition (Judge): 2014-current (3x) • Siemens R&D Competition: (Judge and Facilitator): 2014-2015 (2x) • Korea University-GWU Research Symposium (presenter): 2013 and 2016 (2x) • SEAS Commencement Floor Marshall: 2014-current (3x) • Student Get-Away Facilitator (2014) • Student Development Activities founded and executed: Founded and advised OSA and SPIE student

chapter at GWU. Held Science Communication and Design-Thinking workshops at GWU (4x).

University Service • GWU Business Plan & New-Venture Competition (Judge): 2014-current (3x) • Founder of ‘Nano@GW’ annual meeting (4x managed). Invited speakers from NSF, DARPA, and ARO.

Secured over $10,000’s from National Funding agencies and industry for it.