Vincent G. Harris

University Distinguished Professor and William Lincoln Smith Chair Professor,  Electrical and Computer Engineering
Affiliated Faculty,  Chemical Engineering

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  • 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

  • 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

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

Faculty

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.

Faculty

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. The list below includes those […]

Vincent Harris

Faculty

Sep 20, 2023

Harris Selected to Receive ACerS W. David Kingery Award

Vincent Harris, University Distinguished and William Lincoln Smith Professor, electrical and computer engineering, 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.

Vincent Harris

Faculty

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.”

Faculty

Jan 24, 2023

Faculty and Staff Awards 2023

Congratulations to all the winners of the faculty and staff awards, and to everyone for their hard work and dedication during the 2022-2023 academic school year. COE Distinguished Faculty Award Yun Raymond Fu, ECE Auroop Ganguly, CEE Luke Landherr, ChE Sinan Müftü, MIE Mark Niedre, BioE Alison Nogueira, Co-op Nian Sun, ECE Constantinos Mavroidis Translational […]

Vincent Harris

Faculty

Dec 08, 2022

Harris Elected as NAI Fellow

Vincent Harris, University Distinguished and William Lincoln Smith Professor, electrical and computer engineering, has been named a 2022 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Faculty

Nov 02, 2022

2022 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 percent 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 […]

Faculty

Sep 20, 2022

Northeastern in Top 100 Universities with U.S. Utility Patents

For the seventh consecutive year, Northeastern University has appeared in the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) list of Top 100 Universities that were granted U.S. utility patents in 2021, cementing it as a world leader in academia and research.

Vincent Harris

Faculty

Jan 03, 2022

Magnetic Materials with Limited Eddy Current Loss and Permeability

ECE Research Assistant Professor Parisa Andalib and Professor Vincent Harris were awarded a patent for “Magnetic materials with ultrahigh resistivity intergrain nanoparticles.”

Faculty

Dec 23, 2021

COE Professors Selected in Stanford University List of Top 2% Scientists Worldwide

The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2 percent 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 […]

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