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STEVE BLAIR

Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering

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  • Professor
    Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Adjunct Professor
    Materials Science & Engineering
  • Adjunct Professor
    Physics & Astronomy

BIO

Steve Blair received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Applied Optics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN, in 1991 and 1993, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 1998. Since 1998, he has been with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and is now a Professor. His research interests include optical neural interfaces, plasmonic materials and devices, single-molecule spectroscopy, and silicon photonics. He also currently serves as Director of the Engineering Clinic Program, a capstone design program that connects students with industrial research projects.

INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor
    Electrical & Computer Engineering1 Jul 2012 - present
  • Adjunct Professor
    Materials Science & Engineering20 Mar 2014 - present
  • Adjunct Professor
    Physics & Astronomy1 Jul 2013 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Utah, Electrical & Computer Engineering16 Aug 1998 - 30 Jun 2005
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
    University of Utah, Biomedical Engineering1 Jan 2001 - 30 Jun 2006
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
    University of Utah, Physics & Astronomy1 Jul 2002 - 30 Jun 2007
  • Adjunct Associate Professor
    University of Utah, Biomedical Engineering1 Jul 2006 - 30 Jun 2012
  • Associate Professor
    University of Utah, Electrical & Computer Engineering1 Jul 2005 - 30 Jun 2012
  • Adjunct Associate Professor
    University of Utah, Physics & Astronomy1 Jul 2007 - 30 Jun 2013
  • Adjunct Associate Professor
    University of Utah, Materials Science & Engineering1 Dec 2008 - 19 Mar 2014
  • Adjunct Professor
    University of Utah, Biomedical Engineering1 Jul 2012 - 1 Jul 2019

DEGREES

  • BS, Applied Optics
    Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology1991
  • BS, Computer Engineering
    Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology1991
  • MS, Applied Optics
    Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology1993
  • MS, Electrical Engineering
    University of Colorado1996
  • PhD, Electrical Engineering
    University of Colorado1998

FIELDS OF RESEARCH