Dr. Shahrjerdi received his Ph.D. in Solid-State Electronics from The University of Texas at Austin in 2008. He was a Research Staff Member at IBM T. J. Watson Research Center from 2009 to 2014. He joined New York University within the Department of Electrical Engineering in the fall of 2014. His current research is centered on solid-state nanoelectronics, novel semiconductor materials and devices, and flexible electronics. He is the author and co-author of over 100 journal and conference papers. Additionally, he holds over 100 pending and issued patents. He is the recipient of several prestigious recognitions and awards including IBM Master Inventor (2013), journal of electronic materials best paper award (2013), IBM Research Division award (2012), and IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement award (2012).