Deji Akinwande

thumb|President Barack Obama greets PECASE recipient Dr. Deji Akinwande in the East Room of the White House 2016 Deji Akinwande is a Nigerian-American professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with courtesy affiliation with Materials Science, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.He was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2016 from Barack Obama. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the African Academy of Sciences, the Materials Research Society (MRS), and the IEEE. Quotes In a discussion with TheCable Interview with US Awardee Akinwande on the Nobel Prize, Tech Advancement, and Opebi Allen Q::Do you have personal plans for technological developments in Nigeria? A::I have a strong desire for development in Nigeria. As we speak I have been talking with several universities in Lagos and Ondo to establish a collaboration that will research a new technology for water purification and advanced nanomaterials for industry. We believe these ideas are immediately suitable to benefit Nigerian society using local capabilities and expertise. A Conversation with Deji Akinwande A Conversation with Deji Akinwande Q::You made the first silicene transistor this year. Why was that such a milestone? A::Until not long ago, many people thought producing a silicene transistor in practice could not be done because silicene is unstable. However, we discovered that covering it with protective materials can stabilise it. This approach is similar to silicon technology, where silicon’s success is partly due to a protective surface layer of silicon oxide that shields it. External links Category:University of Texas at Austin faculty Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:20th-century births