Biography
Chand R. Viswanathan completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Madras in India, and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degree from UCLA in 1959 and 1964, respectively. He has been on the faculty in the School of Engineering since 1962, and his tittle is currently Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering.

Professor Viswanathan has taught courses both in his own field of expertise, which is solid state electronics, and in other related fields such as electromagnetics and circuits. In the 1960s he created the undergraduate and graduate courses in solid state electronics and developed Solid State Electronics as a major field of study at UCLA. He has also coordinated and taught several short courses on specific topics in modern semiconductor electronics through UCLA Extension. Prof. Viswanathan has taught numerous in-house courses for industries such as Hughes, Rockwell, Digital Equipment Corporation and Eastman Kodak Company, and has been invited to conduct tutorial short courses as part of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference and the Annual Radiation Effects Conference. He has also delivered several invited papers in international conferences.

Professor Viswanathan has a strong record of committee service at the departmental, school, campus and statewide levels. He served on the University of California Merced Task Force, and was a member of the ASUCLA Board of Directors. He also chaired the University of California Legislative Assembly.

Dr. Viswanathan has been very active in research in the area of physics and technology of semiconductor devices. His research interests include low temperature electronics, thin oxide integrity, device characterization, defect studies and VLSI technology. Projects that he has been involved in include: characterization of MOS devices at cryogenictemperatures, low frequency noise in focal plane arrays used for IR imaging, semiconductor device processing, plasma etch damage, and silicon-on-insulator devices. Dr. Viswanathan has been very active in research in the area of physics and technology of semiconductor devices. His research has been recognized through several awards and honors, such as the IEEE Centennial Medal Award and the IEEE Fellowship Award.

Research Interests
Professor Viswanathan has been very active in research in the area of physics and technology of semiconductor devices. His research interests include low temperature electronics, thin oxide integrity, device characterization, defect studies and VLSI technology. Projects that he has been involved in include: characterization of MOS devices at cryogenictemperatures, low frequency noise in focal plane arrays used for IR imaging, semiconductor device processing, plasma etch damage, and silicon-on-insulator devices.

Awards and Recognitions