Jon M. Pikal

Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Room 5014, Engineering Building
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
jpikal@uwyo.edu
Phone: 307.766.3172
Fax: 307.766.2248

Education:

• B.S. Electrical Engineering, Perdue University (1988)
• M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado (1993)
• Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Colorado State University (1999)

Experience:

• Associate Professor, University of Wyoming  2005 - present 
• Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming  1999 - 2005 
• Product Engineer, Intel Corp  1989 - 1991  

Areas of Expertise:

Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Optoelectronic Devices, Solar Cells, Semiconductor Lasers

Our current project in solar cells is a interdisciplinary project between physics, chemistry, geology, and electrical engineering. This project involves using quantum dots attached to ternary oxide nanowires for efficient energy conversion. We will study different materials and attachment methods to investigate how these effect the overall performance of the solar cell.  

Our semiconductor laser research centers around investigation of charge carrier processes, specifically carrier capture, escape and recombination in quantum dot semiconductor lasers. The studies look to understand the temperature dependence of the threshold current in long wavelength and optimization of laser materials and structure design.