Ben G. Streetman
Dean of EngineeringTel: (512) 471-1166
E-mail: bstreet@mail.utexas.edu
Tel: (512) 471-1166
E-mail: bstreet@mail.utexas.edu
Ben G. Streetman is Dean of the College of Engineering at The University of
Texas at Austin and holds the Dula D. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering.
He is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and was the founding
Director of the Microelectronics Research Center (1984-96). His teaching and
research interests involve semiconductor materials and devices. After receiving
the Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin (1966) he was on the faculty
(1966-1982) of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He returned to
The University of Texas at Austin in 1982. In 1989 he received the Education
Medal of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In 1987
he was elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering and in the
same year received the AT&T Foundation Award of the American Society for Engineering
Education (ASEE). In 1981 he received the Frederick Emmons Terman Medal of the
ASEE, and in 1996 received the Heinrich Welker Medal at the International Conference
on Compound Semiconductors. In 1980 he was elected Fellow of the IEEE, and in
1990 was chosen as one of the twelve first Fellows of the Electrochemical Society.
He has been honored as a Distinguished Graduate of the UT College of Engineering
and has received the General Dynamics Award for Excellence in Engineering Teaching,
and was honored by the Parentsą Association as a Teaching Fellow for outstanding
teaching of undergraduates. He was selected as a 1998 Distinguished Alumnus
of The University of Texas at Austin. He has served numerous panels and committees
in industry and government. He is a member of the Board of Directors for National
Instruments, Global Marine, and CustomTracks. He is the author of the book SOLID
STATE ELECTRONIC DEVICES (Prentice Hall, 1972, 1980, 1990, and 1995), which
has been translated into Japanese, Korean, and Polish. He has published more
than 270 articles in the technical literature. Thirty-two students of Electrical
Engineering, Materials Science, and Physics have received their Ph.D.s under
his direction.
Dr. Streetman can be reached at bstreet@mail.utexas.edu