Education

Bachelors Degree University of Bucharest (1994)
Masters Degree University of Toronto (1995)
Doctoral Degree University of Toronto (1999)

Employment History

2000 – 2002 Visiting Research Fellow, Princeton University

2002 – 2007 Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia

2007 – 2012 Associate Professor, University of British Columbia

2012 - Present Professor, University of British Columbia

Awards & Honours

2000 – 2002NSERC PDF

2002 – 2007University Faculty Award (NSERC)

2003Research Innovation Award (Research Corporation)

2005 – 2008CIAR Nanoelectronic Scholar

2006 – 2008Sloan Research Fellow

2006Killam Prize for Excellence in Teaching

2009 – 2012CIFAR Nanoelectronics Fellow

2013CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics

2015Killam Prize for Excellence in Teaching