18 July 2011

Manchester MBE expert made Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering

Mohamed Missous, professor of Semiconductor Materials and Devices in the University of Manchester’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, is among 50 new UK Fellows elected by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE).

Having gained M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from UMIST (now part of the University of Manchester), Missous joined the university in 1989. His professional activities are centred on the growth of multi-layer semiconductor films by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE).

Over the years he has concentrated on establishing practical approaches and techniques required to meet stringent doping and thickness control, to sub-monolayer accuracy, for a variety of quantum devices. Further work has involved working on amplifiers and analog-to-digital converters for a range of applications, including the Square Kilometre Array project (SKA). Key to his work is close industrial involvement with leading players in optoelectronic and microwaves, including the design of Intelligent Cruise Control systems in cars. 

Missous has given many keynote presentations concerning his disciplines, including Terahertz technology, infrared sensing, MBE and ultra-high-speed devices and has over 190 publications in the field.

He also co-founded spin-off firms Integrated Compound Semiconductors Ltd and Advanced Hall Sensors Ltd to exploit advanced semiconductors devices in ultra-high-sensitivity position sensing, Terahertz imaging, mid-infrared detection, automotive car radars and radio astronomy. 

“This is very much a team effort, and I would like to pay tribute to my past and present PhDs and postdoctoral research associates and my wonderful technical support staff, without whom none of these achievements would have been possible,” comments Missous.

Tags: MBE

Visit: www.manchester.ac.uk/research/M.missous

Visit: www.raeng.org.uk