Biography

Ephraim Suhir is on the faculty of Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA, Technical University, Vienna, Austria, and James Cook University, Queensland, Australia. He is also CEO of a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) ERS Co. in Los Altos, CA, USA, 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), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society of Optical Engineers (SPIE), and the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS).

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Research Interest

Mathematics and Mechanics, Applied and Mathematical Physics; Materials Science and Engineering; Aerospace Electronics and Photonics; Design for Reliability (DfR) of Electronic, Opto-Electronic and Photonic Assemblies, Packages and System; Applied Probability and Probabilistic DfR of Electronic and Photonic Devices and Systems; Analytical (Mathematical) Modeling in Applied Science and Engineering; Polymeric Materials in Electronics and Photonics; Photovoltaic and Thermo-Electric Modules: Physical Design for Reliability.