Academics

 
Tuskegee, through its seven colleges and schools and Centers of Excellence, offers a curriculum for success that includes courses in engineering, the natural and physical sciences, the health sciences, business and computer science, aviation science, the social sciences, education, and fine and performing arts.

 

Dr. Michael A. Awaah

Assistant Professor,
Department of Electrical Engineering    
Tuskegee University,
Tuskegee, AL 36088 
Tel (334) 727 8992,
 Fax (334) 727 4806                                                                                    
 E-mail: awaahm@tuskegee.edu / awaahm@yahoo.com
 
EDUCATION 

  • Ph. D, Material Science and Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee AL, 2005
  • M. S. Electrical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee AL, 2002
  • M. Sc. Electrical Engineering, Belarusian State Polytechnic Academy, Minsk Belarus, 1993

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • May 2009 - Present  Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Department,  Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
  • May 2008 - May 2009  Associate  Professor, Electrical Engineering Department,  Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 
  • January 2007 - May 2008  Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Department,  Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL  
  • May 2007 - August 2007, Senior Scientist , Excellatron Solid State LLC, Atlanta, GA
  • October 2005 - August 2006, Senior Technology Development Process Engineer, Intel Corporation, Santa  Clara, CA
  • August 2000 - October 2005, Teaching/Research Assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
  • September 1993 - October 1994, Electrical Engineer, Trainee, Electricity Company of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

  • Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Member, Material Research Society (MRS)
  • Member, International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)

RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

  • Nana, P. Gnanachchelvi, M. A. Awaah, M. H. Gowda, A. M. Kamto, Y.Wang, M. Park,and  K.  Das, Effect of deep-level states on current–voltage characteristics and electroluminescence of blue and UV light-emitting diodes, Phys. Status Solidi A 1-8, 2010
  • M. Murthy, A. Kamto, M. A. Awaah, D. Wang, M. Park, F. J. Walker, and K. Das, "Electrical Characterization of   Blue Light Emitting Diodes as a Function of Temperature", Mater. Res. Symp. Proc., Vol. 892, pp. 251- 256,   2005.
  • M. A. Awaah, R. Nana and K. Das, "Electrical Measurement of Recombination of Lifetime in Blue Light Emitting   Diodes", Mater.   Res. Symp. Proc., Vol. 829, 2005.
  • M. A. Awaah, R.Nana and K. Das, "Electrical Characterization of GaN Based Blue Light Emitting Diodes" IEEE   proceeding of Southeastern Conference 2005, pp. 17-22, 2005.
  • M. A. Awaah, R. Nana and K. Das, "Analysis and Electrical Characterization of Blue Light Emitting Diodes"   IEEE proceeding of the Thirty-Seventh Southeastern Symposium on system Theory, pp. 73-77, 2005.
  • H. P. Hall, M. A. Awaah, and K. Das, Deep-Level Dominated Rectifying Contacts for n-type GaN, Physica   Status Solidi (a) 201, No. 3, 522 - 528 (2004) / DOI 10.1002/pssa.200306748.
  • H. Hall, M. Awaah, A. Kumah, and K. Das, "Ohmic and rectifying contacts to n and p-type GaN films", Mater. Res. Symp. Proc., Vol. 743, pp. 813 - 818, 2003.
  • H. P. Hall, M. A. Awaah, and K. Das, Sputter-Deposited Metal Contacts for n-type GaN, Semiconductor   Science and Technology, Issue 2, Vol. 19, pp. 176 - 182, 2004.

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

  • Teach, advise and undertake daily scientific research in GaN/AlGaN, ZnO films, growth and study of HfO, organic semiconductor and photovoltaic materials
  • Maintain Microelectronic Laboratory (equipment and material)
  • Maintain Electrical Engineering Website