Previous accomplishments

of Rana Biswas

• Awarded U.S. Patent 5,406,573. April 11, 1995; “Periodic dielectric structure for production of photonic band gap and method for fabricating the same” E. Ozbay, G. Tuttle, E. Michel, K.M. Ho, R. Biswas, C.T. Chan, and C.M. Soukoulis.

• Awarded U.S. Patent 06339030. January, 2002; “Method for fabricating photonic band gap crystals using ceramic processing techniques” K. Constant, G. Subramania, R. Biswas, K.-M. Ho, Originally filed 12/2000.

• Awarded U.S. Patent 6,593,894 July 15, 2003; “Highly directional Antennas using photonic band gap crystals” R. Biswas, E. Ozbay, B. Temelkuran, M. Sigalas, G. Tuttle, K.M. Ho: full patent filed 9/26/2001.

• “Fabrication of Photonic band Gap Materials using microtransfer molding techniques” W. Leung, G. Subramania, K. Constant, R. Biswas, K.-M. Ho, M. Sigalas, J. Huang, K. Sutherland, I. El-Kady, H. Kang. Filed Provisional U. S. Patent 2/23/2001.

• Record of invention:“Design of Photonic band gap structures with higher gaps.” R. Biswas, K.-M. Ho, filed Nov-22-1996, No AL409, ISURF #02216I.

• Co-organizer, Symposium A- Materials Research Society Spring Meeting 2004, 2005: Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Silicon Science and Technology