Biography

Ephraim Suhir is Distinguished Member of Research Staff, Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ (ret), and is currently on the faculty of the Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA, and Technical University, Vienna, Austria. He is also CEO of the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) ERS Co. in Los Altos, CA, USA. Ephraim is Foreign Full Member (Academician) of the National Academy of Engineering, Ukraine (he was born in that country); Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Institute of Physics (IoP), UK, the Society of Optical Engineers

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Research Interest

Applied Mathematics, Applied and Mathematical Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, Applied Mechanics; Applied Probability, Probabilistic Analyses and Probability-Based Physical Designs; Probabilistic Methods in Reliability Engineering, Probabilistic Risk Assessment Management; Analytical (Mathematical) Modeling in Applied Science and Engineering Problems; Photonics, Fiber Optics, Mechanics of Optical Fibers; Design for Reliability of Electronic, Opto-Electonic and Photonic Systems; Composite and 'Smart' Materials Systems; Thin Film Mechanics and Physics; Shock and Vibration Analysis Testing; Dynamic Response of Materials and Structures to Shocks and Vibrations; Thermal Stress Analysis and Prediction and Prevention of Thermal Stress Failures; Solder Joint Interconnections; Polymeric Materials in Electronics and Photonics; Photovoltaic and Thermo-Electric Modules: Physical Design for Reliability; Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials; Stretchable (Large Area) Electonics and Photonics: Physical Design for Reliability; Lattice-Misfit Systems: Stress Analysis and Reliability Evaluations; Technical Diagnostics, Prognostics and Health Monitoring (PHM); Automotive and Aerospace Electronics and Photonics; Vehicular (Aerospace, Maritime, etc.) Missions Success and Safety; 'Human-in-the-loop': Human-Equipment-Environmental Interaction; Avionics Psychology.