Fabrizio Lombardi
ITC Endowed Chair Professor
Northeastern University, Dept of ECE, Boston, USA
教育：
- 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.
工作重点：
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).
给学生的建议：
- Listen, Learn and Labor (the so-called 3 L’s)
链接：
面试：
您的工作最适合应用于纳米技术中的哪些技术领域？
Lombardi:
- 纳米电子学
- 纳米磁学
问：您什么时候第一次发现自己的职业道路集中在纳米技术上？
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.
问：您目前正在研究哪些纳米技术应用？
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.
问：从事纳米技术工作最有意义的事情是什么？
Lombardi: It is probably the satisfaction to see tiny things to work and appreciate that they can make a substantial difference.
问：您能举一个例子来说明您所做的事情如何对世界产生了积极的影响吗？
Lombardi: To come.
问：您预计未来纳米技术的商业化将在哪些领域对世界产生最积极的影响？
Lombardi: Nanotechnology is pervasive and it will continue to have a major impact on every aspect of life.
问：您认为迄今为止纳米技术对世界产生的最大影响是什么？
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.
问：过去十年，纳米技术走出了实验室，对社会产生了真正的影响。您是否参与过任何有助于纳米技术商业化并产生新产品或新工艺的努力？
Lombardi: To come.
问：大学里的培训对你的纳米技术工作有帮助吗？
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.
问：你有导师吗？大学期间有吗？
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.
问：如果必须重新来过，您还会专注于纳米技术应用吗？
Lombardi: Yes, I would; however nanotechnology applications are still evolving, so the future may be full of exciting surprises.
问：如果高中生或大学生对纳米技术感兴趣，您会给他们什么建议以帮助他们做好担任这些角色的准备？
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.
