Salah Bedair

Salah Bedair is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. His research focuses on semiconductor materials and devices, including atomic layer epitaxy, laser-assisted deposition, and chemical vapor deposition. He leads investigations into optical and microwave devices such as detectors, solar cells, and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Bedair holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and has authored over 200 publications. His work emphasizes optimizing InGaN templates to overcome challenges in LED efficiency and spectral range extension.

Bedair’s awards include the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence (2015), NC State Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professorship (1998), and IEEE Fellow (1992). His research has been highlighted in media for innovations in high-efficiency solar cells and LED technologies. Recent projects involve developing tunnel junctions with negative differential resistance and improving quantum well structures for broader applications in optoelectronics.