Dr. Daniel Wasserman

Professor

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Biography

Daniel Wasserman holds the Cullen Trust Higher Education Endowed Professorship in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin's Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He completed his Sc.B. in Engineering and Physics at Brown University in 1998, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, and received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University in 2004. During his time at Princeton, he was recognized as a Francis Upton Fellow and a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow. Following his PhD, he undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton, engaging in work focused on quantum cascade laser physics with the Gmachl group. In 2007, he began his academic career at the University of Massachusetts Lowell before moving to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2011, where he was promoted to Associate Professor in 2015. Wasserman joined the University of Texas at Austin's Electrical and Computer Engineering department in the Fall of 2016. His honors include the NSF CAREER award, the AFOSR Young Investigator Award, the Excellence in Teaching Award at UMass Lowell, and the Distinguished Promotion Award from the University of Illinois. His research interests encompass Microelectronics, Photonics, Semiconductor Lasers, and Photonic Devices.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2016-09-01 — Present

University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX

Joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering department.

Associate Professor

2011-01-01 — 2016-08-31

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign • Champaign, IL

Promoted with tenure in 2015.

Faculty

2007-01-01 — 2010-12-31

University of Massachusetts Lowell • Lowell, MA

Began academic career.

Awards

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NSF CAREER Award

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AFOSR Young Investigator Award

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Excellence in Teaching Award

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Distinguished Promotion Award

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
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