Jesus A del Alamo

Jesus A del Alamo is the Donner Professor and Mac Vicar Faculty Fellow in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a position he has held since joining the faculty. His primary affiliation is with the School of Engineering. As part of his roles, he leads the Xtreme Transistors Group, a research team focused on advancing semiconductor and nanoelectronics technologies.

His research interests span semiconductor devices, nanoelectronics, quantum transport phenomena, and ferroelectric materials. He has pioneered work in ultra-scaled transistors, III-V semiconductor integration, and memristive systems. Key areas include vertical nanowire tunneling transistors, ferroelectric field-effect transistors (FeFETs), and neuromorphic hardware leveraging ionic synapses.

Dr. del Alamo has been recognized for his contributions with prestigious titles such as the Donner Professorship and Mac Vicar Fellowship, as well as the 2019 MRS Fellow distinction. His work intersects device physics with practical applications in high-frequency electronics, low-power computing, and energy-efficient memory systems.

His research outputs reflect a strong focus on semiconductor scaling, with recent studies addressing challenges in nanoscale device fabrication and reliability. He has collaborated extensively on initiatives to reassert U.S. leadership in microelectronics through academic-industry partnerships, as highlighted in papers like "Reasserting U.S. Leadership in Microelectronics" (2022).

As an educator and mentor, he has advised numerous graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in semiconductor device engineering. His contributions to the field are further reflected in his editorial roles, including serving as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Electron Device Letters (EDL).