Fabrizio Lombardi
ITC Endowed Chair Professor
Northeastern University, Dept of ECE, Boston, USA
교육:
- Ph.D., University College London, University of London, 1982.
- M.Sc. in Microwaves and Modern Optics, University College London, University of London, 1978.
- Dipl. in Microwave Engineering, University College London, University of London, 1978.
- B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering (Hons), University of Essex, 1977.
업무 초점:
Lombardi is a professor at Northeastern University in Boston, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the ECE Department. His current research revolves around nanotechnology across the entire technology stack, so from devices (hexaferrites for sensors and storage), through circuits (mostly involving non volatile memories involving new materials such as phase change).
학생들을 위한 조언:
- Listen, Learn and Labor (the so-called 3 L’s)
연결:
회견:
나노기술의 어떤 기술 분야에 귀하의 작업이 가장 잘 적용됩니까?
Lombardi:
- 나노전자공학
- 나노자기학
Q: 귀하의 진로가 나노기술에 초점을 맞추고 있다는 것을 처음 알게 된 것은 언제입니까?
Lombardi: My background during my undergraduate and initial graduate studies was microwaves and optics; I got interested in computer science/engineering (CSE) in my doctoral degree and at the onset of my academic career. However over nearly 2 decades, I have bridged CSE with more physical-based (device-level) topics to allow a more comprehensive technology assessment as well a detailed analysis of nanotechnology, from devices to systems.
Q: 현재 어떤 나노기술 응용을 연구하고 있나요?
Lombardi: My current research focuses on mitigating variations due to nanoscale feature sizes (7-14 nm) with respect to computing and storage; in particular, I am interested in ensuring that errors and defects can be at least partially corrected and/or mediated, such that reliable operation can be still attained.
Q. 나노기술을 활용하면서 가장 보람찬 점은 무엇인가요?
Lombardi: It is probably the satisfaction to see tiny things to work and appreciate that they can make a substantial difference.
Q: 당신이 작업한 일이 세상에 어떻게 긍정적인 영향을 미쳤는지 보여주는 예가 있습니까?
Lombardi: To come.
Q: 향후 나노기술의 상용화가 세계에 가장 큰 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 것으로 예상되는 분야는 무엇입니까?
Lombardi: Nanotechnology is pervasive and it will continue to have a major impact on every aspect of life.
Q: 지금까지 나노기술이 세계에 미친 가장 큰 영향은 무엇이라고 생각하시나요?
Lombardi: The greatest impact of nanotechnology is the miniaturization across diverse applicative areas such as nanomedicine as well as nanoelectronics; there is strong evidence that this trend will continue in at least the next decade due to transformation of society in a high-tech driven marketplace.
Q: 지난 10년 동안 나노기술은 연구실을 벗어나 사회에 실질적인 영향을 미치고 있습니다. 나노기술의 상용화에 도움이 되고 새로운 제품이나 프로세스를 탄생시키는 데 도움이 되는 노력을 하신 적이 있습니까?
Lombardi: To come.
Q: 대학에서의 훈련이 나노기술 작업에 도움이 되었나요?
Lombardi: To a certain extent my university level education helped me, but it should be also emphasized that there is a lot of self-learning, and that must be pursued on an individual basis.
Q. 멘토가 있나요? 대학 시절에 그랬나요?
Lombardi: I have never had a mentor, but I had great teachers and advisors; I prefer to set my own choices, often making mistakes, but learning from them as well as the success stories.
Q: 만약 다시 이 일을 해야 한다면, 여전히 나노기술 응용에 집중하시겠습니까?
Lombardi: Yes, I would; however nanotechnology applications are still evolving, so the future may be full of exciting surprises.
Q: 고등학생이나 대학생이 나노기술에 관심이 있다면, 그러한 역할을 맡을 준비를 돕기 위해 어떤 조언을 해주실 수 있나요?
Lombardi: The best advice for such a student is to listen, learn and labor (the so-called 3 L’s); in my opinion, these are the fundamental steps that transform a dedicated person an accomplished scientist and engineer.
