Professional Service

• Global Conference on Nano Electronics and Advanced Computer Applications, Luxembourg,. Role: Member. Organizing Committee Member, November 16-17, 2020 . 07/01/2020 - 11/16/2020
• Advanced Functional Materials Congress, Sweden. Role: Committee Member. Committee Member, Advanced Functional Materials Congress, Sweden, 23-25 March, 2020 . 01/01/2020 - 03/25/2020
• National Academy of Engineering. Role: Member. Evaluation of candidates for membership. 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2021
• Journal of Crystal Growth. Role: Handle reviewing and revisions, decide to accept or reject. Editor. 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020
• International Conference on Crystal Growth. Session Organizer. 01/01/2019 - 09/01/2019
• International Conference on Growth and Epitaxy, Keystone, Co. Role: Session Organizer. Session Organizer . 01/01/2019 - 07/31/2019
• World Congress on Materials science and Engineering. Role: Member. Organizing Committee. 01/01/2019 - 01/06/2019
• Journal of Crystal Growth. Role: Editor. Evaluation of papers submitted for publication. 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
• International Conference on MOVPE, Nagoya, Japan. Role: Member. International Advisory committee. 01/01/2018 - 08/31/2018
• International Conference on ICMOVPE. Role: International Advisory Committee. 2016: International Advisory Committee . 03/01/2015 - 07/31/2016
• EMN Meeting on Epitaxy. Role: International Program Committee. 2016: International Program Committee, , September 2016, Budapest, Hungary. 01/01/2015 - 10/01/2016
• International Crystal Growth . Role: nternational Advisory Committee. 2016: International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy – 18, Japan, 2016. 01/01/2015 - 10/01/2016
• International Conference on MOVPE, 2014, Switerland. Role: Conference planning. International Advisory Committee. 07/01/2013 - 07/31/2014
• 17th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy Warsaw Poland, 11-16 August 2013. Role: International Advisory Committee. International Advisory Committee . 08/01/2012 - 09/01/2013
• International Conference on MOVPE, 2012, Korea. International Advisory Committee. 07/01/2010 - 07/31/2012

Honors & Awards

• h=73 (73 of papers cited more than 73 times). Citation Index, 06/01/2022
• Utah Academy of Engineering and Science. Utah Academy of Engineering and Science, 03/01/2022
• National Academy of Inventors. National Academy of Inventors, 01/01/2022
• Founding member. Honorary society for Utah's leading engineers and scientist. Utah Academy of Engineering and Science, 06/01/2021
• 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. Marquis Who's Who, 10/01/2017
• Frank Prize. International Organization for Crystal Growth, 08/09/2016
• Editor. Journal of Crystal Growth, 01/01/2016
• 20,000 citations to printed technical books and papers. Various publishers and publications, 01/2012
• 1st ever “lifetime achievement award” . International Conference on MOVPE, 05/30/2010
• Career Achievement Award. International Conference on MOVPE, 05/2010
• Nominee: Chair of Materials Section. National Academy of Engineering, 07/2008
• Materials Science and Engineering Section committee (Nominee). National Academy of Engineering, 03/31/2008
• Pioneers of Progress Award. Days of 47 Committee, 07/2007
• Member of Peer Committee. National Academy of Engineering, 01/2005
• Rosenblatt Prize. University of Utah, 05/2004
• John Bardeen Award of TMS. TMS, 03/2003
• Principal Editor. Journal of Crystal Growth, 01/2003
• Highest engineering honor. Only 0.1 % of engineering professors elected to "the Academy". National Academy of Engineering, 10/01/2002
• Member. National Academy of Engineering, 02/2001
• Editor. Journal of Crystal Growth, 06/01/2000
• Crystal Growth Award. The American Association for Crystal Growth, 08/1999
• Distinguished Professor Award. University of Utah, 05/1996
• Member of Editorial Board. Journal of Crystal Growth, 01/1993
• Paper Selected for Inclusion in “A Perspective on Crystal Growth”, An Historical Collection of 25 Papers in Celebration of 25 Years of the Journal of Crystal. journal of Crystal Growth, 01/1992
• Fellow, IEEE. IEEE, 01/1989
• Associate Editor. Journal of Crystal Growth, 01/1979
• Alexander von Humboldt U.S. Senior Scientist Award. 01/1979

Internal Service

• Engineering National Advisory Committee. Member, 01/01/2023 - 01/01/2024. University service.
• ECE Nominations committee. Chair, 01/01/2022 - 01/01/2024. Department service.
• MSE Bilaws committee. member, 02/01/2021 - 12/31/2022. Department service.
• Awards Committee, Materials Science and Engineering. Nominated (successfully) Feng Liu as Distinguished Professor. Chair, 10/01/2019 - 12/31/2022. Department service.
• Nominations Committee, ECE Department. Co-Chair, 07/01/2019 - 02/01/2023. Department service.
• Tenured Faculty Review committee. Member, 06/01/2019 - 10/01/2019. College service.
• Gar Cutler Award Committee. Member, 06/01/2019 - 09/30/2019. University service.
• Engineering National Advisory Committee. Member, 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2022. College service.
• Nominations Committee of ECE. Chair, 06/01/2018 - 12/31/2018. Department service.
• Research Misconduct Committee. Member, 04/01/2018 - 11/30/2018. University service.
• Engineering National Advisory Committee. Member, 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018. College service.
• RPT Committee, ECE. Chair, 01/01/2018 - 07/01/2018. Department service.
• 5 year review of Ling Zhang, MSE. Member, 01/01/2018 - 06/01/2018. Department service.
• RPT Committee. Chairman, 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2017. Department service.
• Rosenblatt Prize Selection Committee Member. Selection Committee for Rosenblatt Prize, 01/01/2015 - 06/01/2015. University service.
• Distinguished Professor Selection Committee. Member, 01/01/2015 - 06/01/2015. University service.
• Rosenblatt Prize Selection Committee. Member, 03/01/2011 - 06/01/2011. University service.
• MSE Chair Search Committee. Chair, 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2011. Department service.
• Distinguished Professor Selection Process Subcommittee. Member, 01/01/2011 - 09/01/2011. University service.
• Chair, ECE RPT Committee. Chair, 03/01/2010 - 12/31/2011. Department service.
• RPT Chair. Chair, 01/01/2010 - 07/01/2014. Department service.
• E-NAC. Member, 01/01/2005 - 12/31/2011. College service.