New Electrical Engineering Chair

Diana Huffaker became chair of the Electrical Engineering Department on Aug. 1, 2020, replacing Jonathan Bredow, who held the position for 10 years before stepping down. Before coming to UTA, Dr. Huffaker helped found the Institute for Compound Semiconductors at Cardiff University, where she held the Welsh Government Sêr Cymru Chair in Advanced Materials and Engineering. She also worked at UCLA and the California Nanosystems Institute. Her research expertise spans advanced materials for optic and photonic devices, and her active projects include advanced sensors, photovoltaics and nanoemitter/lasers. Huffaker’s average research expenditures exceed $1 million annually and she holds eight patents. She is co-author on over 250 refereed journal publications and is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Optical Society, and the Humboldt Society, among others.