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T.E. (Ed) Schlesinger

David Edward Schramm Professor – ECE ;  Department Head – ECE ;  Affiliated Faculty – DSSC
Department Electrical and Computer Engineering
Office 1106 Hamerschlag Hall
Telephone (412)-268-8728
Fax (412)-268-5787
Email
Assistant Debbie Scappatura

Research Interests

Memory Intensive Self-Configuring ICs

Professor Schlesinger directs the DARPA Center for Memory Intensive Self-Configuring Integrated Circuits (MISCIC) at Carnegie Mellon University. This Center is focussed on the integration of MEMS probes with ICs to produce reconfigurable circuits. Initial efforts are in the use of phase change materials in vias that can be used to make and break electrical connections in devices such as inductors appropriate for RF circuits.

Opto-Electronic Device Technology

Research efforts being pursued by Professor Schlesinger center on the fabrication and modeling of a wide variety of optical devices. Much of this work is aimed at developing advanced read/write heads for optical and heat assisted data storage systems. Projects are centered on the development and detailed understanding of a variety of nanophotonic devices.

In the News

  • Celebrating Silicon Valley
  • Ceremony Marks Launch of Joint Institute of Engineering
  • ECE Celebrates Partnership With Portuguese Business School
  • CMU Partners With Sun Yat-sen University To Develop Graduate Engineering Programs
  • Faculty Members Deliver Invited Talks at APMRC, APDSC
  • Ganger, Schlesinger Named IEEE Fellows
  • Carnegie Mellon To Host Smart Grid Research Center
  • Schlesinger Receives David Edward Schramm Memorial Professorship
  • State Grant Will Augment Energy Systems Research
  • Schlesinger Gives Plenary Talk
  • Schlesinger Elected Secretary-Treasurer of Department Head Association
  • Carnegie Mellon Celebrates Tartan Racing Win
  • Tartan Racing Wins $2M DARPA Urban Challenge
  • Schlesinger Invited to International Advisory Panel of A*STAR Graduate Academy
  • DSSC Hosts MORIS Workshop
  • Schlesinger and Bhagavatula Present Invited Talks at Optical Data Storage Meeting
  • ECE Professors to Present Keynotes at Asia-Pacific Data Storage Conference
  • Schlesinger Serves as General Co-chair for Optical Data Storage Meeting
  • ECE Graduates & Award Winners Honored at Diploma Ceremony
  • Schlesinger Delivered Information Storage Keynote at MSST 2005
  • Carnegie Mellon Researchers Are Driving Force Behind Emerging Smart Car Technologies
  • Schlesinger Appointed Department Head of ECE
  • Schlesinger Heads Data Storage Systems Center
  • ECE Thanks Professors Neuman & Schlesinger for Service
  • Steering Toward Engineering: High School Scholars Visit ECE
  • Researchers Discuss Smart Car at CMU/GM Collaborative Lab Mini Retreat
  • Technology Creates the User-Friendly Car
  • Carnegie Mellon Receives $8 Million From GM to Continue Developing New Smart Car Technologies
  • GM Lab at CMU Featured in Pittsburgh-Post Gazette
  • Schlesinger Wins CIT's Benjamin Richard Teare Teaching Award
  • Boston Globe Spotlights Research on Record-Breaking Data Storage Capacity
  • Schlesinger Elected International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Fellow
  • GM Establishes $3 Million Satellite Research Lab in ECE

    • External Press

  • Podcast on New MISC IC Center with ECE Department Head
  • CMU researchers get $4M for next-generation chips
  • Wi-Fi users piggyback on free signals

    • T.E. (Ed) Schlesinger

    Carnegie Mellon, 1985

    Research Area

    Applied Physics/Devices

    Keywords

    Semiconductor devices, information storage, optoelectronic systems

    Education

    PhD, 1985
    Applied Physics
    California Institute of Technology

    MS, 1982
    Applied Physics
    California Institute of Technology

    BS, 1980
    Physics
    University of Toronto