Lisa Porter
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Associate Dean for Faculty and Graduate Affairs, College of Engineering
Lisa Porter received her Ph.D. and B.S. in materials science and engineering from N.C. State University and Cornell University, respectively. She serves as a research and academic advisor to both graduate and undergraduate students and is actively involved in several outreach activities and societies. She was the 2018 president of the American Vacuum Society (AVS), an international society pertaining to the Science & Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing. She recently served as the Conference Chair for the Electronic Materials Conference. Her awards include the N.C. State MSE Alumni Hall of Fame (2018), the Philbrook Prize in Engineering from CMU (2012), the “Women Driving the Material World” Award from the Women & Girls Foundation (2006), a National Science Foundation Career Award (1999-2004), and a National Swedish Foundation Visiting Professorship (2000-2002).
Semiconductors for an Energy Efficient Future
Education
1994 Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University
1989 BS, Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University
Research Interests
- electronic materials
- emerging energy technologies
- energy technologies
- industrial decarbonization and efficiency
- materials for information technology
- materials science & engineering
- metal-semiconductor contacts
- nano-enabled devices
- nanoscience
- nanotechnology
- sustainable energy production, conservation, and storage
- wide band gap semiconductors
Media mentions
Materials Science and Engineering
MSE hosts undergraduate research program
Over the summer, ten undergraduate students from across the country participated in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program focused on Materials for Future Computing.
Materials Science and Engineering
Exploring alternatives to silicon semiconductors
Researchers in the Materials Science and Engineering department at Carnegie Mellon University are exploring ways to produce gallium oxide semiconducting films and their structural properties
CMU Engineering
Lisa Porter to lead Faculty and Graduate Affairs
Lisa Porter has been named the next Associate Dean for Faculty and Graduate Affairs in the College of Engineering.
CMU Engineering
Lab work makes for easier class work
Terry Feng says his research experience gave him an edge in working with the tools and equipment he used in his materials science courses—particularly in using the scanning electron microscope to study material properties of the gallium oxide films he grew in Lisa Porter’s lab.
Porter elected 2021 AVS fellow
MSE’s Lisa Porter has been elected as a 2021 AVS Fellow.
Scott Institute
Scott Institute announces seed grants
Funding from the Scott Institute will stimulate new research initiatives ranging from developing a tool that can help people assess the climate risks of hydroelectric projects globally to finding a way to produce semiconductors economically for use in ultra-high efficiency power electronic devices.
American Vacuum Society
Lisa Porter named new president of AVS
This year, MSE’s Lisa Porter began her tenure as the president of the American Vacuum Society (AVS).
CMU Engineering
Sensing danger in severe environments
MSE alumni Jason Gu and Jacob Melby and MSE Professor Bob Davis have developed a hydrogen sensor that can prevent catastrophic explosions in severe environments.
Porter elected 2018 President of AVS
MSE Professor Lisa Porter was elected 2018 President of AVS.