Jesús del Alamo is Donner Professor, MacVicar Faculty Fellow and Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Department of
Prof. del Alamo leads a research program on Si and compound semiconductor transistor technologies for RF, microwave and millimeter wave applications. His students have recently fabricated nanometer-scale transistors with world record high frequency operation. Prof. del Alamo is also investigating the use of III-V compound semiconductors to enable a new generation of deeply scaled transistors for future digital applications. His goal is to extend Moore's law using III-V semiconductors.
Prof. del Alamo is the founder of the iLab Project at MIT that is investigating the technology and pedagogy of online laboratories for science and engineering education. These are real experimental facilities that can be accessed through the internet from a regular web browser. His team has developed laboratory set ups for electrical engineering education that have been accessed by thousands of students from around the world. He has played a leadership role in the creation of the MIT iLab Architecture, a toolkit of reusable modules and a set of standardized protocols to facilitate the rapid development and effective managements of iLabs. In collaboration with three Sub-Saharan universities, Prof. del Alamo is exploring the potential of iLabs to enhance science and engineering education in developing countries.