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Texas Instruments Researcher Named Director of Center for Advanced Research and Technology at UNT
J.D. Luttmer, who spent 28 years establishing and leading Texas Instruments' internal research on seven generations of advanced microelectronic devices, has been named the first director of the University of North Texas' Center for Advanced Research and Technology, or CART.
The multidisciplinary center, housed at UNT's Research Park campus in Denton, is supported by more than $15 million in federal funding and is home to a rare collection of high-powered microscopes that are key to nanotechnology research. Established in 2004, CART features a variety of high tech microscopes that can explore substances at atomic and molecular levels, where the nanometer - one-billionth of a meter - is a standard unit for measuring length. The center has an emphasis on the science and engineering disciplines and a concentration in materials characterization.
At Texas Instruments, Luttmer worked in several departments, including silicon semiconductor technology development, the infrared devices laboratory and the company's solar cell program. He holds 22 U.S. patents and has received four patent incentive awards.
Dr. Art Goven, UNT interim vice president for research and technology, says Luttmer is an outstanding addition to the university. "We are very fortunate to have hired someone with the technical background that he brings to UNT. He will help this university maximize the great assets we have in the areas of materials science and nanotechnology," Goven says.
From Computer Science Engineering Alumni Newsletter, Dec 2007
