Durga Misra, Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology, has been named a fellow of the Electrochemical Society (ECS). Misra is one of 14 newly selected fellows in 2006 recognized for their individual contributions and leadership in the achievement of science and technology in the area of solid-state sciences and electrochemistry, according to ECS. No more than three percent of members are given the distinction of Fellow. He will be recognized during the Plenary Session of the Electrochemical Society’s 210th Meeting in Cancun, Mexico on October 30, 2006.

The Electrochemical Society describes itself as an international nonprofit, educational, organization concerned with a broad range of phenomena relating to electrochemical and solid- state science and technology. Founded in 1902, ECS has become the leading society for solid-state and electrochemical science and technology. ECS has 8,000 scientists and engineers in over 75 countries worldwide who hold individual membership, as well as roughly 100 corporations and laboratories who hold corporate membership.

Misra is the Director of Materials and Device Characterization Laboratory. His research is primarily focused on semiconductor devices and integrated circuits for nanoelectronics. Professor Misra's research includes the development of materials and processes designed to enhance the performance and reliability of nanoscale semiconductor devices while decreasing the cost and size of the devices. Applications for these high-performance and low power semiconductor devices include more powerful, more efficient wireless communication tools and computing systems for the commercial market, as well as national defense and homeland security.

A summary of Misra's work in the application of high dielectric constant materials in the field of nanoelectronics and nanotechnology was published in summer 2005 issue of the Interface article. Misra was part of a multinational team constituting of International SEMATECH, IMEC, Belgium and IBM Research that works on the reliability and noise study of these high-k materials for future nanoscale CMOS devices below 45nm domain.

Misra joined the NJIT faculty in 1988. He earned a doctorate in Electrical Engineering from University of Waterloo, Canada, a master's in Solid-State Materials from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and a master’s in Physics from Utkal University in Orissa, India.

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