Nathan Newman is an engineering professor who is Lamonte H. Lawrence Chair in Sold State Science, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.
He earned his BS from the University of Southern California in 1981 and his PhD from Stanford University in 1987. According to his official ASU biography, "His research interests include the growth, characterization and modeling of novel solid-state materials for microwave, photonic, and high-speed applications."[1]
The IEEE Council on Superconductivity named Newman a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 2014.[2]
In 2017, at the request of the ASU Art Museum, Newman curated an exhibition called "Material Beauty" that focused on connections between art and science.[3]
In 2018, The National Academy of Inventors named Newman, who holds 13 patents, as one of its fellows.[4]
Newman also directs a program called "SCience and ENgineering Experience" (SCENE), where Phoenix-area high-school students collaborate on research with ASU professors and grad students.[5][6]
"IEEE Fellow Pinning Ceremony at IEEE CSC AdCom Dinner". IEEE Council on Superconductivity Newsletter. 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2019. this year's IEEE Fellows from CSC [Council on Superconductivity], Elie Track and Nathan Newman. …IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation…The total number selected in any one year does not exceed one-tenth of one percent of the total voting Institute membership.
Marquez, Stefanie (September 14, 2017). "ASU professor marries art and science in new exhibition". The State Press. Retrieved February 15, 2019. His most recent artistic effort is his curation of an exhibition at the ASU Art Museum called "Material Beauty". The focus of the exhibition was to display and complement art through a scientific lens.
"National Academy of Inventors names 2 ASU researchers as 2018 Fellows". ASU Now. December 11, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2019. Newman serves as the Lamonte H. Lawrence Professor of Solid State Science in ASU's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. His research focuses on the growth, characterization and modeling of novel solid state materials for microwave, photonic and high-speed applications…During the course of a prolific career, Newman has been granted 13 U.S. patents for a wide range of applications, from high-powered electronics and ultra-low-power computing to direct energy generation from a nuclear source.
Seckel, Scott (October 19, 2021). "Gifted Valley high school students conduct real-world research at ASU". ASU News. Retrieved January 31, 2022. The SCience and ENgineering Experience (SCENE) program has been around for more than a decade, providing research experiences to high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. Students work in labs under the guidance of ASU professors and students to answer their own original research questions and compete in regional and national competitions...'You get the best students in the Valley,' said program director Nate Newman
"Technology & Innovation: SCENE Research". A. KAET (AZPBS.org). May 23, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2022. The basis of the whole program is that mentoring is such an important part of training scientists, usually as a Ph.D student you're in with other graduate students and post docs. We have expanded that plan to bring in high school students and the graduate students mentor the high school students.
