Gerhard Klimeck

Gerhard Klimeck is a German-American scientist and author in the field of nanotechnology. He is a fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP), a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), and a fellow of IEEE. He is the Reilly Director of the Center for Predictive Materials and Devices (c-PRIMED), the Director of nanoHUB, the Network for Computational Nanotechnology at Purdue University, and a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He guides the technical developments and strategies of nanoHUB.org which annually serves over 330,000 users worldwide with online simulations, tutorials, and seminars.

Education

Klimeck received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Purdue University where he studied electron transport through quantum dots, resonant tunneling diodes and 2-D electron gases. His German electrical engineering degree (Dipl.-Ing.) in 1990 from Ruhr University Bochum was concerned with the study of laser noise propagation.

Career