Name: Farokh Irom

Biography: Received his B.S. in Physics from the University of Tehran and his Ph.D. in Particle Physics from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1981. He joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2000 and is a Senior Member of the Radiation Effects Group of the Electronic Parts Engineering Office. He has published more than 50 refereed papers, of which 17 he was principle author, in the physics journals. His work at JPL includes work on radiation effects in emerging microelectronics. He has a particular interest in Silicon-on-Insulator processes.