Vincent G. Harris
University Distinguished Professor and William Lincoln Smith Chair Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Affiliated Faculty,
Chemical Engineering
Office
- 301 Dana Research Center
- 617.373.7603
Research Focus
Functional materials used in high frequency applications such as sensors, radar, and communication platforms, and nanotechnology, power electronics, and medical diagnostics and therapeutics
Education
- MEng, Executive Technology Management U. Penn, College of Engineering and The Wharton Business School, 2003
- MSc, Engineering Management, University of Maryland, 1995
- PhD, EE, Electronic Materials, Northeastern University, 1989 – 1990
- MSc, ME, Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, 1986 – 1988
- BSc, Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University, 1984 – 1985
- Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 1980 – 1983
Honors & Awards
- ACS W. David Kingery Award
- 2023 Faculty Research Team Award
- Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
- Jefferson Science Fellow
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Fellow, American Physical Society
- Fellow, Institute of Physics
- Distinguished Fellow, International Engineering and Technology Institute
- Lee Hsun Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Metal Research
- TMS Distinguished Scientist Award
- Institute of Metal Research’s Lee Hsun Lecture Award
- Fulbright Senior Fellow
- 47th Robert D. Klein Lecturer, Northeastern University
- Outstanding Translational Research Award, College of Engineering
- Søren Buus Outstanding; Research Award, College of Engineering
Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Advancement of Science, Fellow
- American Physical Society, Fellow
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Fellow
- Institute of Engineering and Technology, Fellow
- Institute of Physics, Fellow
- International Engineering and Technology Institute, Distinguished Fellow
Research Overview
Functional materials used in high frequency applications such as sensors, radar, and communication platforms, and nanotechnology, power electronics, and medical diagnostics and therapeutics
Selected Research Projects
- Innovative Magnetic Material Solutions for Navy High-Frequency Power Systems
- – Principal Investigator, ONR
- Development of Low Loss Inductor Cores and Deconvolution of Power Loss Contributions
- – Principal Investigator, Raytheon Corp.
- Revealing the Nature and Role of Interfaces in Hexaferrite – Wide Bandgap Heterostructures for Rf Electronics
- – Principal Investigator, Army Research Office
Research Centers and Institutes
Kostas Research Institute, Director
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- Qian, Kun, Li, Qifan, Sokolov, Alexander, Yu, Chengju, Kulik, Piotr, Fitchorova, Ogheneyunume, Chen, Yajie, Chinnasamy, Chins, Harris, Vincent G. (2021). Electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of amorphous metallic spheroidal- and flake-based magnetodielectric composites. Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 83,256-263. 10.1016/J.JMST.2020.12.053
- Liang, Tianpeng, Zhang, Jihua, Chen, Hongwei, Gao, Libin, Qu, Sheng, Zhao, Haolin, Harris, Vincent G. (2021). Influence of exposure energy and heat treatment conditions on through-glass via metallization of photoetchable glass interposers. Ceramics International, 47(1),1277-1283. 10.1016/J.CERAMINT.2020.08.248
- Liang, Tianpeng, Zhang, Jihua, Chen, Hongwei, Gao, Libin, Harris, Vincent G. (2021). Dielectric and thermodynamic properties of Ba-doped photoetchable glasses for three dimensional RF microsystem packaging. Ceramics International, 47(10),14226-14232. 10.1016/J.CERAMINT.2021.01.288
- P. Kulik, G. Winter, A. Sokolov, K. Murphy, C. Yu, K. Qian, Fitchorova, V. Harris, et al., Broadband Free Space Impedance in Hexaferrites by Substitution of Quadrivalent Heavy Transition Metal Ions for Miniaturized RF Devices, Applied Physics Letters, 116(20), 2020, 202404
- Andalib, V. Harris, Grain Boundary Engineering of Power Inductor Cores for Mhz Applications, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 832, 2020, 153131 (60th Jubilee Edition)
- Li, Y. Chen, V.G. Harris, Clustering Effect on Permeability Spectra of Magneto- Dielectric Composites with Conductive Magnetic Inclusions, Journal of Applied Physics, 125(18), 2019, 185107
- N. Jia, H. Zhang, V.G. Harris, Iron‐Depleted Bi‐Yig Having Enhanced Gyromagnetic Properties Suitable for Ltcc Processing, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 102(3), 2019, 1180-1191
Mar 25, 2025
Northeastern NAI Honors Innovators in AI and Healthcare
Northeastern’s National Academy of Inventors (NAI) chapter, honored ECE University Distinguished and William Lincoln Smith Professor Vincent Harris with the Innovation Impact Award; Justin Hayes, PhD’25, chemical engineering, with the Student Innovation Impact Award; and BioE Assistant Research Professor Saeed Amal with the Emerging Visionary Award, for their significant contributions to innovation, particularly in AI-driven healthcare.
Jan 31, 2025
2024 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations
The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above. The list below includes those who published a paper in 2024 or later.
Jun 11, 2024
$3.97M ONR Award To Improve Navy Ship Power Management
ECE University Distinguished and William Lincoln Smith Professor Vincent Harris is leading a multi-institutional $3.97 million Office of Naval Research award to develop advanced magnetic materials that will operate at higher frequency and power levels, enabling more efficient and cost-effective power usage aboard Navy ships.
Feb 26, 2024
Northeastern Among Top 100 Universities for Utility Patents
Northeastern University, recognized for its excellence in innovation and entrepreneurship, has once again been named one of the top 100 universities worldwide for securing utility patents by the National Academy of Inventors.
Dec 07, 2023
2023 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations
The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above.
Sep 20, 2023
Harris Selected To Receive ACerS W. David Kingery Award
Vincent Harris, University Distinguished and William Lincoln Smith Professor, ECE, was selected to receive the American Ceramics Society’s W. David Kingery Award, which recognizes distinguished lifelong achievements involving multidisciplinary and global contributions to ceramic technology, science, education and art.
Jul 20, 2023
Enhancing Antenna Defense and Interference Control Using Smart Metamaterials
Vincent Harris, University Distinguished and William Lincoln Smith Professor, electrical and computer engineering, was awarded a patent for “Magnetodielectric metamaterials and articles including magnetodielectric metamaterials.”
Jan 24, 2023
Faculty and Staff Awards 2023
Faculty and staff in the College of Engineering were recognized at the annual awards event in a variety of categories for their contributions during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Dec 08, 2022
Harris Elected as NAI Fellow
Vincent Harris, University Distinguished and William Lincoln Smith Professor, ECE, has been named a 2022 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
Nov 02, 2022
2022 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations
A group of COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above.