BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Steven A. Ringel is a Distinguished University Professor at The Ohio State University, where he also holds the Neal Smith Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and serves as both the Associate Vice President for Research for Ohio State and the Executive Director of Ohio State’s Institute for Materials and Manufacturing Research (IMR). The IMR is the gateway for Ohio State Materials and Manufacturing Research, manages major research centers and facilities, including Ohio State’s major semiconductor efforts.
Dr. Ringel is internationally recognized for his research contributions in the field of semiconductor materials and devices. His research focuses on photovoltaics and wide bandgap semiconductors, emphasizing compound semiconductor - silicon heterogeneous integration, crystal defect characterization and device reliability. His research has led to record performance solar cells, has helped to guide the worldwide development of wide bandgap semiconductors now used in applications such as energy-efficient power electronics, space-based communication technologies and satellite solar power systems.
Dr. Ringel has authored/co-authored > 450 technical articles and conference presentations, edited several books and contributed many book chapters. He is a Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of AAAS, Associate Fellow of AIAA, former NSF National Young Investigator, and with his students have together received 11 best paper/presentation awards.
In addition to being an Ohio State Distinguished University Professor, Ohio State’s highest faculty title, Dr. Ringel has been honored with the OSU Distinguished Scholar Award - the university’s highest recognition for scholarly achievement. Ringel holds or has held leadership positions at organizations in the U.S., Singapore, Ireland and India. He is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at IIT-Bombay and was recently named as the first Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the Tyndall National Institute in Ireland.