Selahattin Sayil

Selahattin Sayil is a Professor at the Philip M. Drayer Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lamar University. His research focuses on radiation effects in integrated circuits, low power design, crosstalk noise mitigation, and contactless VLSI testing. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Vanderbilt University, M.Sc. from Pennsylvania State University, and B.Sc. in Electronics Education from Gazi University, Turkey.

His research explores soft error mechanisms in nanoscale CMOS, thermal-aware radiation hardening, and asynchronous circuit design for robustness in harsh environments. Funded by NSF and NASA, he developed online engineering labs and Hardware-in-Homework concepts to enhance student learning.

Scientific awards include the

• Distinguished Faculty Teaching Fellow, Lamar University (2018-2021)

. He has mentored over 35 master's theses and 3 doctoral students, with many advisees pursuing careers at Intel, NVIDIA, and academia. He serves as Graduate Advisor for the ECE Program and has held editorial roles for the International Journal of Electronics and IEEE Potentials.