Steven A. Ringel

Steven A. Ringel is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Ohio State University's College of Engineering, holding the Neal A. Smith Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering. He maintains courtesy professor appointments in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of Physics, and has served as Director of the Institute for Materials Research since 2006.

His educational credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology (1991)
• M.S. in Engineering Science from Pennsylvania State University (1986)
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University (1984)

Ringel's research spans Materials Science, Semiconductor Devices, and Optoelectronics, with emphasis on advanced electronic materials and device physics. His work integrates semiconductor technology development with practical applications in electronic and photonic systems, leveraging interdisciplinary approaches through the Institute for Materials Research.

His distinguished honors include:

• Ohio State University Distinguished University Professor (2018)
• Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2006)

As Director of the Institute for Materials Research, Ringel leads a university-wide initiative fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration in materials science across engineering, physics, and related fields. Information regarding specific student advising and research grants was not provided in the source material.