Weican (Vincent) Xiao
Contact
- weicanx@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1611
- EERC 415
Lecturer, School of Technology
- PhD, Electrical Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
- ME, Electrical Engineering, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
- MS, Engineering System, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
- BS, Semiconductor, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
Biography
Dr. Weican Xiao joined the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Michigan Technological University in Fall 2013. Before joining Michigan Tech, Dr. Xiao worked as a postdoc at Norfolk State University using microwave power to convert tar to light hydrocarbon species. He also worked in Beijing as a process engineer for four years and one year in Shanghai as a senior device engineer.
Dr. Xiao's areas of expertise include diamond thin film fabrication using microwave plasma, GaN and SiC power semiconductor devices, and interferometry.
Research Interests
- Diamond thin film fabrication
- Microwave power system
- Design, fabrication, characterization of semiconductor sensors and devices
Teaching Interests
- Power systems
- Digital/microprocessor basics
- Programmable controllers
- Electrical machinery
- Electronic devices and circuits
- Microelectronics
- Solar cells
