Larry A. Hornak

Professor/Byrd Professor, Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Professor and Director of Center for Identification Technology Research, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources

Approved Graduate Faculty for CEMR MS and PhD committees

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Dr. Lawrence A. Hornak received his B.S. in Physics from Binghamton University in 1982, his M.E. from Stevens Inst. of Technology in 1986 and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers in 1991. In 1982, he joined AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ where as a member of technical staff he engaged in research in topics including robotic sensors and imaging, High-Tc superconducting interconnections, and optical interconnections. In 1991, Dr. Hornak joined the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at WVU and now directs the multiuniversity NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center in Identification Technologies (CITeR), and is a founding member of the Photonic & Microelectronic Technologies (PMT) Research Group at WVU. Dr. Hornak has continued research exploring high-performance mixed-technology systems, receiving an NSF National Young Investigator Award in support of his work. His current primary research explores wide bandgap semiconductor devices, photonic MEMS, and integrated biometric sensors and systems. Dr. Hornak has completed one edited book, several book chapters and has had over 80 articles published.
Education
	Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Rutgers University, 1991
	M.E., Electrical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1986
	B.S., Physics, Binghamton University (SUNY), 1982
Research Focus Areas
	Nano/Micro Devices and Systems
Research Interests
	Photonic MEMS
	Wide bandgap semiconductor devices
	Integrated biometric sensors and systems
	High-performance mixed-technology systems
Teaching Interests
	Photonics and electronics
	Electromagnetics
	Biometrics
Special Interests
	Student career development and high-technology development in West Virginia.
Professional Societies
	IEEE
	SPIE
	OSA