, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology, is the director of the Electronic Imaging Center and a member of the Materials Science and Engineering Program at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Army Research Office and the Navy, Dr. Grebel’s research focuses on artificial structures at the micron and nano-scales. In particular, his current interests are in the linear and nonlinear electromagnetic properties of sub-wavelength structures, meta-structures (structures exhibiting negative refractive index) and exploring the properties of structures at the nanoscale. On the latter, his group effort concentrates on optoelectronic elements consisting of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) channels (eg., CNT transistors), graphene – monolayer thick carbon crystal (e.g., graphene based photo-transistors), and novel bio-sensors (e.g., optical detection of flu viruses).
Dr. Grebel has been instrumental in establishing the nanotechnology research focus at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, on both experimental and theoretical levels. He is the chair of the Northern New Jersey Chapter of the IEEE Photonic Society and has organized numerous talks and mini-conferences on optically related and nanotechnology-related topics. At 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, Dr. Grebel is heavily supporting the research of undergraduate students, as this opens the door for solid, advanced-level education.
In 2009, Dr. Grebel received 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Overseers College Research Award for the Newark College of Engineering. The award is presented in recognition of a sustained record of contributions that have enhanced the reputation of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. Dr. Grebel holds a BS degree from Tel-Aviv University, Israel, and MS and PhD degrees from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, all in physics.