Zhi-Quan “Tom” Luo received the Leiv Eiriksson
    mobility program grant from the Research Council of
    Norway for his “Dynamic Spectrum Management in
    Cognitive Radio Networks” project. The program
    aims to create long-term research and development 
    collaborations between the U.S., Canada, and Norway.

   Steven J. Koester, Ph.D., joined the ECE faculty as full
   professor on Jan. 19, 2010. Dr. Koester received his 
   Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of
   Notre Dame and his Ph.D. from University of California, 
   Santa Barbara.

   Before joining the University of Minnesota, Dr. Koester
   was at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center for more
   than 14 years. His most recent position was Manager
   of Exploratory Technology, where he worked on the
   advanced device and integration concepts for potential
   use in 22-nm node and beyond CMOS technology.

   Dr. Koester has authored more than 125 journal and
   conference publications and holds 21 United States 
   patents.

   His research interests include micro- and nanoelectronics,
   optoelectonic devices, photovoltaics, energy harvesting and 
   biomedical devices.