Professor Dr. Douglas Barlage

Biography

Dr. Douglas Barlage is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alberta. His research focuses on the development and use of advanced semiconductor devices, particularly in the field of electromagnetics and integrated circuits. Before joining the University of Alberta, Dr. Barlage worked at North Carolina State University, where he received a National Science Foundation CAREER award for his work on enhancement mode GaN MOSFETs. He has also been involved in significant projects at Intel Corporation, contributing to advances in transistor technology and high-k gate dielectrics. Dr. Barlage earned his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he focused on modeling InGaP/GaAs Heterojunction Bipolar transistors. His teaching philosophy centers on making nano-scale technology intellectually accessible to students, fostering their ability to tackle engineering challenges of the 21st century.

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