Rao Morusupalli

Rao Morusupalli serves as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Engineering at Santa Clara University, specializing in materials science and semiconductor reliability. His work bridges fundamental physics with practical microelectronics applications, focusing on failure mechanisms in advanced integrated circuits.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering
• M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Dr. Morusupalli's research spans semiconductors, thin films, device physics, magnetism in electronic materials, magnetic monopoles, integrated circuit fabrication, reliability engineering, electromigration, and computational modeling. Recent work integrates machine learning for property prediction and microstructure analysis, emphasizing ethical innovation in engineering education through courses like ENGR 1 and ENGR 1L.

His publication history reveals a consistent focus on semiconductor reliability challenges, evolving from electromigration studies in copper interconnects (2007-2012) to 3D integration via through-silicon vias (2011-2016), and more recently exploring AI applications and historical perspectives on magnetic monopoles (2021-2023).

Professional affiliations include the Materials Research Society (MRS), American Institute of Physics (AIP), IEEE, American Physical Society (APS), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Stanford University Materials Science, and environmental/technical organizations like ARRL and Leave No Trace.