[August 17, 2024]
Mazhar’s recent paper on cryogenic neuromorphic hardware was selected as the 2023 Early Career Investigator Best Paper in Journal of Applied Physics. The award, given to only three people per year, highlights the exceptional work of early career investigators who received their PhD less than 10 years ago. This paper focused on the development of neuromorphic systems operating at cryogenic temperatures, where some of the key challenges in the field along with insights into what the future may look like for such research were discussed.
Link to the article: https://aip.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/5.0060716

Shamiul has been nominated for the highly esteemed Jimmy and Ileen Cheek Graduate Student Medal of Excellence. This award recognizes outstanding Ph.D. students from the University of Tennessee Knoxville for their exceptional academic potential and achievement, exemplary leadership and community involvement, genuine passion for the chosen field of study, personal sacrifices made for their education, and dedication to exceeding expectations. Congratulations to Shamiul for being acknowledged among the best Ph.D. students at UTK.
Md Rahatul Islam Udoy has been selected by the graduate school @ UTK to receive the prestigious ‘
Md Mazharul Islam has been selected by the graduate school @ UTK to receive the prestigious ‘
Nazmul Amin, and Dr. Aziz have jointly received the Student/Faculty Research Award (SFRA) from the Graduate School of UT Knoxville. The Student/Faculty Research Awards are used to advance the scholarship of graduate students and faculty working in partnership. This process is intended to help support student research/scholarship/creative activity, and foster the mentoring relationship between faculty and graduate students. The joint proposal submitted by Nazmul and Dr. Aziz was selected through a university-wide competition and review.
Shamiul Alam, Md Mazharul Islam, and Nazmul Amin have been selected for the ‘
Shamiul’s recent paper on cryogenic memory array design with superconducting memristors has appeared in APL as an Editor’s Pick article. This paper develops a physics-based circuit-compatible model for superconducting memristors and uses that to perform a device-to-array co-design of a memory system that is capable of operating below 4 Kelvin temperature. This work will pave the way for scalable memory blocks for quantum computing systems, space electronics, and superconducting processors.
Nazmul Amin has been selected by the graduate school @ UTK to receive the prestigious ‘
Shamiul Alam has been selected by the graduate school @ UTK to receive the prestigious ‘