Prof. Eric Pop is the Pease-Ye Professor of Electrical Engineering (EE) and Materials Science & Engineering (by courtesy) at Stanford, where he leads the SystemX Heterogeneous Integration focus area. His research interests include nanoelectronics, data storage, and energy. Before Stanford, he spent several years on the faculty of UIUC, and in industry at Intel and IBM. He received his PhD in EE from Stanford (2005) and three degrees from MIT in EE and Physics. His honors include the Intel Outstanding Researcher Award, the PECASE from the White House, and Young Investigator Awards from the Navy, Air Force, DARPA, and NSF CAREER. He is an APS and IEEE Fellow, an Editor of 2D Materials, and a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher. In his spare time he enjoys snowboarding and tennis, and in a past life he was a college radio DJ at KZSU 90.1. More information about the Pop Lab is available at http://poplab.stanford.edu and on Twitter @profericpop.

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birck Nanotechnology Center

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Eric Pop (2024), "Things I Wish I Knew (as a grad student) About Career Paths," https://nanohub.org/resources/38834.

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1. professional development
2. SCALE@Purdue
3. SCALE (Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement)