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Muhammad M. Hussain

Muhammad M. Hussain is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Muhammad M. Hussain rather than just read about it. In short: Muhammad Mustafa Hussain is an electronics engineer specializing in CMOS technology-enabled low-cost flexible, stretchable and reconfigurable electronic systems. He was a professor in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and University of California, Berkeley, and is a currently an electrical and computer engineering professor at Purdue University.

Key takeaways

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Reproduce the core statement of Muhammad M. Hussain from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Muhammad Mustafa Hussain is an electronics engineer specializing in CMOS technology-enabled low-cost flexible, stretchable and reconfigurable electronic systems. He was a professor in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and University of California, Berkeley, and is a currently an electrical and computer engineering professor at Purdue University. He is the principal investigator (PI) at Integrated Nanotechnology Laboratory, and Integrated Disruptive Electronic Applications (IDEA) Laboratory. He is also the director of the Virtual Fab: vFabLab™ (https://vFabLab.org).

Education and career Born and brought up in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Hussain obtained his bachelor's degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, in 2000. He completed his master's from University of Southern California in 2002 and joined University of Texas at Austin, where he completed another M.S. and doctoral degrees (December 2005). In 2006, he joined Texas Instruments as an integration engineer to lead the 22 nm node, non-planar, MugFET technology development. In 2008, he joined SEMATECH as the program manager of Novel Emerging Technology Program, where he oversaw CMOS technology development in Austin, Texas, and in Albany, New York. His program was supported by United States Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA). He joined the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) as a founding faculty in August 2009.

Achievements Hussain is the Fellow of IEEE, American Physical Society (APS), Institute of Physics (IOP), UK and Institute of Nanotechnology, UK. He serves as an editor in notable journals such as Applied Nanoscience (Springer-Nature) and IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. He has been awarded the IEEE Electron Devices Society Distinguished Lecturer award for his teaching skills. His research on saliva based power generation, self-destructible electronics, paper skin, smart thermal patch, paper watch, multidimensional IC (MD-IC), corrugation enabled solar cells and decal electronics have garnered widespread international media attention. He has been a leading authority in the field of flexible inorganic electronics, in particular, through the flexible silicon process. He has also pioneered a new architecture for silicon transistors called the silicon Nanotube FET. He has served as the Editor-in-Chief for Handbook of Flexible and Stretchable Electronics.

Awards and honors Edison Award Gold 2020 for Bluefin, "Personal Technology" category. Best Innovation Award in CES 2020 for Bluefin, "Tech for a better World" category. Fellow of World Technology Network and finalist in Health and Medicine, World Technology Network Award, 2016. Outstanding Young Texas Exes Award, 2015. (The University of Texas at Austin Alumni Award) Scientific American Top 10 World Changing Ideas, 2014. DOW Chemical Sustainability and Innovation Challenge Award 2012 for invention of Thermoelectric Windows, 2012.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Muhammad M. Hussain

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Muhammad M. Hussain claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Muhammad M. Hussain before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Muhammad M. Hussain ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Muhammad M. Hussain

In research: Muhammad M. Hussain appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Muhammad M. Hussain in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Muhammad M. Hussain is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni, Bangladeshi engineers, Cockrell School of Engineering alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Muhammad M. Hussain outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Muhammad M. Hussain in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Muhammad M. Hussain matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Muhammad M. Hussain?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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