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Jim Plummer
Jim Plummer
Born	James D. Plummmer; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles Stanford University
Known for	silicon process modeling (SUPREM), silicon device structures, insulated gate bipolar transistor; teaching
Awards	IEEE Founders Medal; IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award; IEEE J. J. Ebers Award;
	Scientific career
Institutions	Stanford University
Doctoral advisor	James D. Meindl
Website	https://profiles.stanford.edu/jim-plummer

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James D. Plummer is a Canadian-born electrical engineer. He is the John M. Fluke Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, and from 1999 to 2014 served as Frederick Emmons Terman Dean of the School of Engineering.

Education and academic career

Jim Plummer was born in Toronto, Canada, and educated in the United States.^[1] Plummer completed his BS in electrical engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1966. He received his MS in 1967 and PhD in 1971, both in electrical engineering from Stanford University.^[2]^[3]

Prior to joining the faculty of the Stanford Department of Electrical Engineering in 1978, Plummer was a research associate and associate director of the Integrated Circuits Laboratory (ICL). Stanford's Integrated Circuits Lab (ICL) was revamped to accommodate microchip fabrication and research, opening a new facility in 1984 under the directorship of James D. Meindl. The lab's cleanroom and vibration-free construction was state-of-the-art.^[4] Jim Plummer was director of the ICL until 1993.^[5]^[6]^[4]^[7]

From 1993 to 1996, Plummer was senior associate dean of Stanford University School of Engineering. He was director of the Stanford Nanofabrication Facility (SNF) from 1994 to 2000.^[8] From 1997 to 1999, he was chair of the Stanford Department of Electrical Engineering.^[9]

Plummer was selected as dean of Stanford University School of Engineering from 1999 through 2014. He is the longest-serving dean of the school to date.^[10]

During his tenure as Frederick Emmons Terman Dean of the School of Engineering,^[11] he is credited with changing Stanford's character of graduate and undergraduate engineering curriculum toward being hands-on, interdisciplinary and creative.^[10] During his time as dean, the percentage of engineering undergraduates increased from 20% to 35% of the student body.^[12]

Stanford University's Science and Engineering Quad was also completed in 2014, completing a 25-year effort to house all nine engineering departments in 21st century facilities.^[13] Plummer strongly supported and led the School of Engineering toward bioengineering.^[5] He helped establish the Department of Bioengineering, which started in 2002. Bioengineering is the only joint department at Stanford, run by the School of Engineering and the School of Medicine.^[14]

Research

Plummer's research lies in semiconductor devices and technology, primarily silicon based devices but recently also in wide bandgap materials for power applications.^[15] As of 2019^[update] Plummer holds approximately 20 patents.^[16]

Awards and honors

2015 – IEEE Founders Medal^[12]
2008 – Elected as Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS)^[11]^[17]
2007 – IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award^[18]
2004 – McGraw-Hill/Jacob Millman Award, for outstanding contributions to EE education^[19]
2003 – J. J. Ebers Award, IEEE^[20]
1996 – Member of the United States National Academy of Engineering^[21]
1995 – Society of Women Engineers, Best Teacher Award^[5]
Fellow of the IEEE^[2]

References

^ "Jim Plummer Courtesy Professor". Stanford University Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Jim Plummer". Stanford University. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ Kulkarni, Nitish (22 October 2013). "Q&A with Jim Plummer, Dean of the School of Engineering". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ ^a ^b Beyda, Bill (19 February 1982). "New labs to best other university facilities, allow high-tech research". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c Salisbury, David F.; Stanford (14 July 1999). "Plummer named engineering school dean". Stanford Report. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ Lin, Otto (20 January 1987). "Integrated Circuits: Stanford's lab is 'one of the best'". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ Beyda, Bill (18 February 1982). "Seventeen companies sponsoring CIS". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ Bergeron, Louis; Haven, Cynthia (30 April 2008). "Seven university scholars elected fellows of eminent learned society". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ "Behind the Scenes". The Stanford Daily. 17 September 1999. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ ^a ^b Torrez, Brittany (10 October 2013). "Engineering Dean Jim Plummer to step down". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ ^a ^b "Seven university scholars elected fellows of eminent learned society". Stanford University. April 28, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Abate, Tom (3 December 2014). "Stanford's Jim Plummer to be awarded IEEE Founders Medal". Stanford News. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
^ Jue, Kylie (18 November 2013). "Engineering enrollment skyrockets". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
^ "History of the Department, Stanford Bioengineering". Stanford Bioengineering. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
^ "Behind the Scenes". The Stanford Daily. 17 September 1999. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ "Search results for James D. Plummer". Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ Rovner, Sophie L. (April 29, 2008). "American Academy Of Arts & Sciences Elects New Fellows". Chemical and Engineering News. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ "Dean's Distinguished Lecture features Stanford Engineering Dean". University of Illinois. October 27, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ Litynski, Daniel M. (2005). "IEEE Education Society Awards and Frontiers inEducation Conference Awards". IEEE Transactions on Education. 48 (3): 350–358. Bibcode:2005ITEdu..48..350L. doi:10.1109/TE.2005.853083.
^ "Past J.J. Ebers Award Winners". Electron Devices Society, IEEE. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ "Dr. James D. Plummer". United States National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

External links

[1] "Jim Plummer Courtesy Professor". Stanford University Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[profilestanford-2] "Jim Plummer". Stanford University. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[3] Kulkarni, Nitish (22 October 2013). "Q&A with Jim Plummer, Dean of the School of Engineering". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[Beyda-4] Beyda, Bill (19 February 1982). "New labs to best other university facilities, allow high-tech research". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[Salisbury-5] Salisbury, David F.; Stanford (14 July 1999). "Plummer named engineering school dean". Stanford Report. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[6] Lin, Otto (20 January 1987). "Integrated Circuits: Stanford's lab is 'one of the best'". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[Seventeen-7] Beyda, Bill (18 February 1982). "Seventeen companies sponsoring CIS". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[8] Bergeron, Louis; Haven, Cynthia (30 April 2008). "Seven university scholars elected fellows of eminent learned society". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[9] "Behind the Scenes". The Stanford Daily. 17 September 1999. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[Torrez-10] Torrez, Brittany (10 October 2013). "Engineering Dean Jim Plummer to step down". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[stanfordaaas-11] "Seven university scholars elected fellows of eminent learned society". Stanford University. April 28, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[Abate-12] Abate, Tom (3 December 2014). "Stanford's Jim Plummer to be awarded IEEE Founders Medal". Stanford News. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[13] Jue, Kylie (18 November 2013). "Engineering enrollment skyrockets". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[14] "History of the Department, Stanford Bioengineering". Stanford Bioengineering. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[15] "Behind the Scenes". The Stanford Daily. 17 September 1999. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[16] "Search results for James D. Plummer". Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[17] Rovner, Sophie L. (April 29, 2008). "American Academy Of Arts & Sciences Elects New Fellows". Chemical and Engineering News. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[18] "Dean's Distinguished Lecture features Stanford Engineering Dean". University of Illinois. October 27, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[19] Litynski, Daniel M. (2005). "IEEE Education Society Awards and Frontiers inEducation Conference Awards". IEEE Transactions on Education. 48 (3): 350–358. Bibcode:2005ITEdu..48..350L. doi:10.1109/TE.2005.853083.

[20] "Past J.J. Ebers Award Winners". Electron Devices Society, IEEE. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[21] "Dr. James D. Plummer". United States National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

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 * 2015 – [[IEEE Founders Medal]]<ref name=Abate />
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-* 2007 – [[IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award]], IEEE<ref>{{cite news |title=Dean's Distinguished Lecture features Stanford Engineering Dean |url=https://grainger.illinois.edu/news/2010-10-27-deans-distinguished-lecture-features-stanford-engineering-dean-james-plummer |accessdate=September 25, 2019 |publisher=University of Illinois |date=October 27, 2010}}</ref>
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-* 2004 – McGraw-Hill/Jacob Millman Award, for outstanding contributions to EE education<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Litynski |first1=Daniel M. |title=IEEE Education Society Awards and Frontiers inEducation Conference Awards |journal=IEEE Transaction on Education |date=2005 |volume=48 |issue=3 |pages=350–358 |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=1495642}}</ref>
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 * 2003 – [[J. J. Ebers Award]], IEEE<ref>{{cite news |title=Past J.J. Ebers Award Winners |url=https://eds.ieee.org/awards/j-j-ebers-award/past-j-j-ebers-award-winners |accessdate=September 25, 2019 |publisher=Electron Devices Society, IEEE}}</ref>
 * 1996 – Member of the [[United States National Academy of Engineering]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Dr. James D. Plummer |url=https://www.nae.edu/30223/Dr-James-D-Plummer |accessdate=September 25, 2019 |publisher=United States National Academy of Engineering}}</ref>
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