April S. Brown

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

April S. Brown Profile Photo
April S. Brown Profile Photo

Research Themes

Nanoelectronic Materials & Devices

Bio

Dr. April Brown received her B.S.E.E. from North Carolina State University in 1981, her M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1984 and 1985, respectively. She worked at the Hughes Research Laboratories (now HRL LLC) in Malibu, Ca. from 1986-1993, and spent one year at the Army Research Office in the Physics Division (1988). She joined the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1994 as an Associate Professor and was promoted to Professor in 1999. She was Associate Dean in the College of Engineering from 1999-2001 and Executive Assistant to the President from 2001-2002. In addition, she was named Pettit Professor in Microelectronics in 2001. She joined Duke University as Professor and Chair in July 2002.

Education

  • Ph.D. Cornell University, 1985

Positions

  • Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

  • Fellow. American Physical Society. 2011
  • Fellows. Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 1998
  • Paul Rappaport Award. IEEE Electron Devices Society. 1992

Courses Taught

  • ECE 590: Advanced Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • ECE 495: Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • ECE 230L: Introduction to Microelectronic Devices and Circuits
  • ECE 230L9: Introduction to Microelectronic Devices and Circuits-Lab

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