* Fellow, The American Physics Society (APS), 2012
* IEEE Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology, 2011
* Fellow, The Institute of Physics, U.K. (IOP), 2011
* Fellow, The Optical Society (OSA), 2010
* Fellow, The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), 2010
* Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007
* Associate Fellow, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, 2005
* US Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Award, 2002
* National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, 2001
* UC Regents Faculty Award, 2000
* Merrill Lynch Innovation Award, New York, 1998
* US Civil Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) Young Investigator Award, 1997
* Eta Kappa Nu Engineering Honor Society, 1994

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PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION

* Postdoctoral Research: University of California - Los Angeles, 1997-1999
* PhD in Electrical Engineering: University of Notre Dame, 1993-1996
* M.S. in Applied Physics: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 1985-1991

Balandin Research Group Nano-Device Laboratory * mission * projects * publications * graduate study NDL research group conducts theoretical and experimental research on novel materials and their applications in electronics, optoelectronics and energy conversion.

Image: Illustration of the Balandin group mission, 2012

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TEACHING

UNDERGRADUATE * courses offered * office hours * senior design projects * homework and exams GRADUATE * graduate courses * EE graduate program

Photo: Professor Balandin with his Graduate Student Researchers in 2011, UCR.

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS

* Editor, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
* Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics

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