2009 - present Professor, Faculty Member
SABANCI UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Microelectronics Engineering Program
Orhanli, 34956 Tuzla / Istanbul - TURKEY
2002 - 2009 Associate Professor, Faculty Member
SABANCI UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Microelectronics Engineering Program
Orhanli, 34956 Tuzla / Istanbul - TURKEY
2000 - 2002 Assistant Professor, Faculty Member
SABANCI UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Microelectronics Engineering Program
Orhanli, 34956 Tuzla / Istanbul - TURKEY
1999 - 2000 Project Supervisor
ASELSAN Inc.
Microelectronics Guidance Electro Optic (MGEO) Division
Akyurt - Ankara / TURKEY
Project Title: Microsystems Technology and Applications;
IR Detectors, Pressure Sensor, Accelerometer and Gyroscope
1997 - 1999 Senior Research Scientist - Project Manager
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, TN / USA
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Projects:
Development of Biological Microelectronic Sensors for
Biological/Chemical Warfare Agents Detection
Diamond-based MEMS Technology: pressure sensor,
Accelerometer and Field Emission Devices
Development of High Power and High Temperature
Microelectronic Devices and Circuits Using Wide Band
Gap
Semiconductor Technology - Resistors, Capacitors,
Schottky and
P-N Diodes, Thyristors, and Transistors
1997-1998 Adjunct Associate Professor
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, TN / USA
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tought Undergraduate Courses
1996-1998 Consultant, Part-time
PHYSITRON Inc., Huntsville, Alabama / USA
Advised on operating and sensing behaviors, fabrication, characterization,
packaging technology and commercialization of solid-state chemical sensors
1991-1997 Teaching and Research Assistant
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, TN / USA
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Projects Involved in Research:
Developed the first Diamond Based Microelectronic Gas Sensors:
MIS diode gas sensor for the
detection of hydrogen and hydrocarbon gases
CAIS diode sensor for the detection
of oxidizing and reducing gases
These sensors were developed for
NASA and Department of Energy (DOE)
Conducted research on design, fabrication and characterization of Diamond Field Emitters
Conducted research on design, fabrication and characterization of diamond-based pressure sensors
Conducted research on doping, fabrication, characterization and analysis of diamond semiconductor using
electrical measurement tools, Raman Spectroscopy and
Characterization and analysis of Radiation Effects on MOSFET devices
Designed class projects in VLSI and FPGA Design
Courses, Involved in Teaching at Vanderbilt:
Elements of Electrical Engineering
Network Theory
Digital Logic
Electronic Circuits
Principles and Models of Semiconductor Devices
Integrated Circuit Technology and Fabrication
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member
of IEEE / Circuits and Systems & Electron Devices Societies
Member of SPIE
Yaşar Gürbüz, Ph. D.
Professor
