Areas
of Expertise
Nanoscale science and technology; quantum electronic
devices, semiconductor devices and materials, molecular-beam
epitaxy and semiconductor processing. Other experience
includes experimental condensed-matter physics: transport
and magnetoconduction in mesoscopic systems, semiconductors
in low-dimensional configurations, nanostructure physics,
quantum Hall effect, macroscopic quantum effects,
magnetic (bulk and surface) phenomena, many-body effects
in quantum solids/liquids, high-temperature superconductivity
and cryogenics.
Background
Wiley Kirk received a Ph.D. degree in physics from
the State University of New York at Stony Brook in
1970. From 1970-1975 he was a Research Associate and
Interim Faculty member at the University of Florida.
In 1975 he joined Texas A&M University where he achieved
the rank of Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering
in 1984. In 1990, he was appointed Director of the
Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Center
for Nanostructure Materials and Quantum Device Fabrication
(NanoFAB Center) of the TAMU System. In 1999 he joined
the Electrical Engineering Faculty at the University
of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and moved the NanoFAB
Center to UTA where the Nanotechnology Research and
Teaching Facility was established on campus. His research
has spanned fundamental studies (e.g. topics such
as nuclear spin exchange and magnetic effects in solid
helium-three, and magnetic transition effects in quantum
Hall insulators) to applied studies focused on the
development of quantum devices for future applications
in the semiconductor and computer industries. He developed
the first gated resonant tunneling device, and holds
a US patent (with Weichold and Kinard) for its invention.
He has authored over 100 scientific papers and reports,
holds U. S. Patents, and edited three books. Dr. Kirk
is member of the American Physical Society, American
Vacuum Society, Sigma Xi, American Association for
the Advancement of Science, Materials Research Society,
IEEE, Cryogenic Society of America, and the Texas
Academy of Science.
