Jean-Pierre Leburton

Jean-Pierre Leburton
Born (1949-03-04) March 4, 1949
Alma materUniversity of Liège
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Semiconductors, Nanoelectronics and Nanomaterials
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
External videos
Genomics with Semiconductor Nanotechnology, Jean Pierre Leburton

Jean-Pierre Leburton (March 4, 1949, Liège, Belgium) is a physicist and engineer who is the Gregory E. Stillman Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering  at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign.

He is also a Research Professor in the N. Holonyak Jr Micro and Technology Laboratory. He is known for his work on the theory and simulation of semiconductors, and quantum devices including quantum wires, quantum dots, and quantum wells. He studies and develops physical models for nanoscale materials and devices with potential applications in electronics,  photonics,  biology and medicine.