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{{Short description|American computer scientist}}
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| name = Michael G. Spencer
| title = Michael G. Spencer
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| label1 = Born
| data1 = March 9, 1952,
Detroit, Michigan
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| label2 = Nationality
| data2 = African-American
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| label3 = Known For
| data3 = Professor of Electrical Engineering at Cornell University
Director of Wide Bandgap Laboratory


Co-Founder of Widetronix
== Article Draft ==


Co-Authored 20 United States patents
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=== Lead ===
Over 160 Publications Concerning Semiconductors
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In [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]] March 9, 1952, Michael was born. His father just acquired freedom from [[slavery]] during the [[Great Migration (African American)|'Great Migration']]. His family members consisted of teachers, who had culturally rich background's. Spencer became well involved with the [[electrical engineering]] industry.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Crowe |first=Larry |date=August 5, 2012 |title=Michael Spencer |url=https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/michael-spencer |url-status=live |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=The History Makers}}</ref>He is also a computer scientist and Engineering Professor. He is interested in computer engineering because he wanted to expand his knowledge and gain experience of computer engineering.
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| label4 = Academics
| data4 = B.S. (Electrical Engineering), Cornell University, 1974
M.Eng. (Electrical Engineering), Cornell University, 1975
Ph.D. (Electrical & Communication ENG), Cornell University, 1981
| label5 = Awards and Nominations
| data5 = Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Giants of Science Award 1996


Featured in PBS TV Series Breakthrough:Engineering From the Inside Out aired April 1996
=== Article body ===


Distinguished Visiting Scientist Appointment (Jet Propulsion Laboratories) 1990
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====== Education ======
Spencer collected a [[Bachelor of Science|Bachelor of Science degree]] in 1974 and [[Master of Science|Master of Science degree]] in 1975 while at Bell Laboratories. Leaving Bell Laboratories, he earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D. degree]], in 1981, for [[electrical engineering]] before his career at [[Howard University]].<ref name=":0" />


Allen Berman Research Publication Award (Naval Research Laboratory) 1986
====== Work ======
In 1974 to 1977 Spencer worked at Bell Laboratories alongside the world's top scientists and innovators. Hired at Howard University in 1984, he began his teaching career an assistant professor. He ascended to 'full professor' in 1990 and concluded his career at Howard in 1999. Spencer then taught as the professor of electrical engineering at Cornell University from 1999 to 2002. He progressed to 'Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies' at the College of Engineering from 2002 to 2008. At Bandgap Laboratory he directed research on 'semi-conductors'- advancing his personal research. In 2008, Spencer co-founded the company 'Widetronix' to build low-power, long-life betavoltaic batteries. He has also produced '130 publications concerning semiconductors', and 11 co-authored U.S. patents including a patent for nuclear batteries.<ref name=":0" />


Presidential Young Investigator Award (National Science Foundation) 1985
Spencer became the dean of the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr<ref>{{Cite web |last=Editor |date=2016-07-26 |title=The New Dean of the School of Engineering at Morgan State University |url=https://jbhe.com/2016/07/the-new-dean-of-the-school-of-engineering-at-morgan-state-university/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education |language=en-US}}</ref>. School of Engineering at Morgan State University in Baltimore on January 4, 2017. being the second dean in the school's entire history, replacing Eugene M. Deloatch,<ref>{{Citation |title=Eugene M. DeLoatch |date=2023-11-12 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eugene_M._DeLoatch&oldid=1184761581 |access-date=2024-03-11 |language=en}}</ref>,
| label6 = Website
| data6 = http://people.ece.cornell.edu/spencer/
}}


'''Michael G. Spencer''' is a computer scientist, electrical engineer, and professor at [[Morgan State University]]'s Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. School of Engineering in [[Baltimore]]. His research and studies is concentrated on semiconductors, microwave devices, and solar cells.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |date=2016-07-26 |editor-last=Slater |editor-first=Robert Bruce |title=The New Dean of the School of Engineering at Morgan State University |url=https://jbhe.com/2016/07/the-new-dean-of-the-school-of-engineering-at-morgan-state-university/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311032541/https://jbhe.com/2016/07/the-new-dean-of-the-school-of-engineering-at-morgan-state-university/ |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education |language=en-US}}</ref>
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====== Research ======
His research consisted of two categories, radioactivity and semiconductors. Two categories that Spencer is using to enhance 'device performance with material fabrication'. He was also among the first to study 'Kelvin Probe Microscopy', "those papers have received a lot of citation", as said by Spencer in an interview via 'thehistorymakers.com'.<ref name=":0" />


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== Education and early life ==
====== Social Responsibility ======
Spencer was born in [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]] on March 9, 1952. His family members consisted of teachers, who had culturally rich backgrounds. Spencer grew up in [[Washington, D.C.]], and traveled to [[Ithaca, New York]] to study at [[Cornell University]].<ref name=":0" />
The public service of Michael G. Spencer provided a lasting foundation of inspiration and innovation. At the age of 32, he founded the Materials Science Center of Excellence in 1984 at Howard University, was the director for 18 years, and achieved many awards. He also served as dircetor of Bandgap labratory and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Spencer was also a committee member for the American Vaccuum Society, International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, Electronic Materials Conferences are Organizing Committee, and the Compound Semiconductor Symposium Organizing committee. <ref name=":0" />


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Spencer became well involved with the [[electrical engineering]] industry.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Crowe |first=Larry |date=August 5, 2012 |title=Michael Spencer |url=https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/michael-spencer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311023024/https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/michael-spencer |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=The History Makers}}</ref> He was interested in [[computer engineering]] because he wanted to expand his knowledge and gain experience of computer engineering.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
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=== References ===

Spencer earned a [[Bachelor of Science|Bachelor of Science degree]] in 1974 and a [[Master of Science|Master of Science degree]] in electrical engineering from Cornell University in 1975. Spencer later returned to Cornell University in 1981 and was one of the first of two black men to earn a [[Doctorate|doctoral degree]] in [[electrical engineering]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Chissell |first=Crystal R. |date=1986 |title=Research Profile: Gary Harris and Mike Spencer |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4gDCHDAcDYgC&dq=us+black+engineer+%26+IT+magazine%2C+gary+harris&pg=PA20 |journal=US Black Engineer & IT |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=20–23}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael G. Spencer - Computer Scientist of the African Diaspora |url=http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/computer-science/spencer_michaelg.html |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=www.math.buffalo.edu}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Morgan Taps Cornell University Professor as Next Dean of Engineering |url=https://news.morgan.edu/morgan-taps-cornell-university-professor-as-next-dean-of-engineering/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Morgan State University Newsroom |language=en}}</ref>

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== Career ==
From 1974 to 1977 Spencer worked at [[Bell Labs]] alongside the world's top scientists and innovators.<ref name=":0" /> He began as an assistant professor in 1984 at [[Howard University]]. Spencer and [[Gary Lynn Harris|Gary L. Harris]] founded the Materials Science Center of Excellence (formerly known as the Rockwell Solid State electrics Laboratory)<ref>{{Cite news |date=Oct 1994 |title=Howard University Explores Hi-Tech Future |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MR6mCNA-ju4C&pg=PA132 |url-status=live |access-date=2024-05-09 |work=Ebony |pages=132}}</ref> in 1984 at Howard University at the invitation of Eugene DeLoatch.<ref name=":2" /> He became a 'full professor' in 1990 and concluded his career at Howard in 1999 as the David and Lucile Packard Chaired Professor of Materials Science.<ref name=":0" /> At Howard University, he was awarded a Young Investigator award from the [[National Science Foundation]] and named Presidential Scholar.<ref name=":2" />

Spencer then taught as a professor of electrical engineering at [[Cornell University]] from 1999 to 2002. He progressed to 'Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies' at the College of Engineering from 2002 to 2008. At Bandgap Laboratory he directed research on '[[Semiconductor|semiconductors]]'- advancing his research. He also served as director of the Bandgap laboratory and of the [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF) Nano-Fabrication Network. In 2008, Spencer co-founded the company 'Wavetronix' to build low-power, long-life beta voltaic batteries.<ref name=":0" />

Spencer became the dean of the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. School of Engineering at [[Morgan State University]] in Baltimore on January 4, 2017.<ref name=":1" /> He is the second dean in the school's history, succeeding [[Eugene M. DeLoatch|Eugene M. Deloatch]], and a professor of electrical and computer engineering, with a focus on semiconductors, microwave devices, and solar cells.<ref name=":1" />

Spencer has more than 160 publications and 20 patents in the fields of compound semiconductors, [[graphene]], [[Electric power conversion|power conversion]], microwave devices, and solar cell technology.<ref name=":3" />

He was also a committee member for the [[American Vacuum Society]], the International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, the Electronic Materials Conferences Organizing Committee, and the Compound Semiconductor Symposium Organizing Committee.<ref name=":0" />

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== Research ==
Spencer assisted in making beat voltaic batteries. These batteries fed off the power of [[Electron|electrons]] from [[Radioisotope|radioisotope decay]], which is refereed to as a beta emitter. These batteries scale better to smaller sizes and are much more temperature-resistant than, a [[lithium battery]]. Even with their small size, they still produce a noticeable output. Lithium batteries, on the other hand, fail to work the same at smaller sizes and do struggle under high amounts of heat.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saunders |first=Fenella |date=2017-02-06 |title=First Person: Michael Spencer |url=https://www.americanscientist.org/article/first-person-michael-spencer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318023658/https://www.americanscientist.org/article/first-person-michael-spencer |archive-date=2024-03-18 |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=American Scientist |language=en}}</ref>

== Selected publications ==
Publications include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Spencer |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&hl=en&user=aOkzrAwAAAAJ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Google Scholar}}</ref>
* "Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in Two-Dimensional Materials Beyond Graphene". ACS Nano. 7 (4): 2898–2926. doi:10.1021/nn400280c. ISSN 1936-0851.
* "Oriented 2D Covalent Organic Framework Thin Films on Single-Layer Graphene". ''Science''. 332 (6026): 228–231. doi:10.1126/science.1202747. ISSN 0036-8075.
* "Measurement of ultrafast carrier dynamics in epitaxial graphene".(2008). ''Applied Physics Letters''. 92 (4).
* "Ultrafast Optical-Pump Terahertz-Probe Spectroscopy of the Carrier Relaxation and Recombination Dynamics in Epitaxial Graphene".(2008-12-10).''Nano Letters''. 8 (12): 4248–4251. doi:10.1021/nl8019399. ISSN&nbsp;1530-6984.

== Awards and nominations ==
Awards and nominations include:<ref name=":0" />
* Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Giants of Science Award 1996
* Featured in PBS TV Series Breakthrough: Engineering From the Inside Out aired April 1996
* Distinguished Visiting Scientist Appointment (Jet Propulsion Laboratories) 1990
* Allen Berman Research Publication Award (Naval Research Laboratory) 1986
* Presidential Young Investigator Award (National Science Foundation) 1985

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Latest revision as of 12:13, 19 May 2024

Michael G. Spencer is a computer scientist, electrical engineer, and professor at Morgan State University's Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. School of Engineering in Baltimore. His research and studies is concentrated on semiconductors, microwave devices, and solar cells.[1]

Education and early life

Spencer was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 9, 1952. His family members consisted of teachers, who had culturally rich backgrounds. Spencer grew up in Washington, D.C., and traveled to Ithaca, New York to study at Cornell University.[2]

Spencer became well involved with the electrical engineering industry.[2] He was interested in computer engineering because he wanted to expand his knowledge and gain experience of computer engineering.[citation needed]

Spencer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1974 and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University in 1975. Spencer later returned to Cornell University in 1981 and was one of the first of two black men to earn a doctoral degree in electrical engineering.[3][2][4][5]

Career

From 1974 to 1977 Spencer worked at Bell Labs alongside the world's top scientists and innovators.[2] He began as an assistant professor in 1984 at Howard University. Spencer and Gary L. Harris founded the Materials Science Center of Excellence (formerly known as the Rockwell Solid State electrics Laboratory)[6] in 1984 at Howard University at the invitation of Eugene DeLoatch.[3] He became a 'full professor' in 1990 and concluded his career at Howard in 1999 as the David and Lucile Packard Chaired Professor of Materials Science.[2] At Howard University, he was awarded a Young Investigator award from the National Science Foundation and named Presidential Scholar.[3]

Spencer then taught as a professor of electrical engineering at Cornell University from 1999 to 2002. He progressed to 'Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies' at the College of Engineering from 2002 to 2008. At Bandgap Laboratory he directed research on 'semiconductors'- advancing his research. He also served as director of the Bandgap laboratory and of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Nano-Fabrication Network. In 2008, Spencer co-founded the company 'Wavetronix' to build low-power, long-life beta voltaic batteries.[2]

Spencer became the dean of the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. School of Engineering at Morgan State University in Baltimore on January 4, 2017.[1] He is the second dean in the school's history, succeeding Eugene M. Deloatch, and a professor of electrical and computer engineering, with a focus on semiconductors, microwave devices, and solar cells.[1]

Spencer has more than 160 publications and 20 patents in the fields of compound semiconductors, graphene, power conversion, microwave devices, and solar cell technology.[5]

He was also a committee member for the American Vacuum Society, the International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, the Electronic Materials Conferences Organizing Committee, and the Compound Semiconductor Symposium Organizing Committee.[2]

Research

Spencer assisted in making beat voltaic batteries. These batteries fed off the power of electrons from radioisotope decay, which is refereed to as a beta emitter. These batteries scale better to smaller sizes and are much more temperature-resistant than, a lithium battery. Even with their small size, they still produce a noticeable output. Lithium batteries, on the other hand, fail to work the same at smaller sizes and do struggle under high amounts of heat.[7]

Selected publications

Publications include:[8]

  • "Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in Two-Dimensional Materials Beyond Graphene". ACS Nano. 7 (4): 2898–2926. doi:10.1021/nn400280c. ISSN 1936-0851.
  • "Oriented 2D Covalent Organic Framework Thin Films on Single-Layer Graphene". Science. 332 (6026): 228–231. doi:10.1126/science.1202747. ISSN 0036-8075.
  • "Measurement of ultrafast carrier dynamics in epitaxial graphene".(2008). Applied Physics Letters. 92 (4).
  • "Ultrafast Optical-Pump Terahertz-Probe Spectroscopy of the Carrier Relaxation and Recombination Dynamics in Epitaxial Graphene".(2008-12-10).Nano Letters. 8 (12): 4248–4251. doi:10.1021/nl8019399. ISSN 1530-6984.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations include:[2]

  • Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Giants of Science Award 1996
  • Featured in PBS TV Series Breakthrough: Engineering From the Inside Out aired April 1996
  • Distinguished Visiting Scientist Appointment (Jet Propulsion Laboratories) 1990
  • Allen Berman Research Publication Award (Naval Research Laboratory) 1986
  • Presidential Young Investigator Award (National Science Foundation) 1985

References

  1. ^ a b c Slater, Robert Bruce, ed. (2016-07-26). "The New Dean of the School of Engineering at Morgan State University". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Crowe, Larry (August 5, 2012). "Michael Spencer". The History Makers. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Chissell, Crystal R. (1986). "Research Profile: Gary Harris and Mike Spencer". US Black Engineer & IT. 10 (2): 20–23.
  4. ^ "Michael G. Spencer - Computer Scientist of the African Diaspora". www.math.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  5. ^ a b "Morgan Taps Cornell University Professor as Next Dean of Engineering". Morgan State University Newsroom. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  6. ^ "Howard University Explores Hi-Tech Future". Ebony. Oct 1994. p. 132. Retrieved 2024-05-09.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Saunders, Fenella (2017-02-06). "First Person: Michael Spencer". American Scientist. Archived from the original on 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  8. ^ "Michael Spencer". Google Scholar. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
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