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Dr. Ariful Haque

  • Assistant Professor - Ingram School of Engineering
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Biography and expertise

Dr. Ariful Haque is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Texas State University and a core faculty member of the Materials Science, Engineering & Commercialization (MSEC) Ph.D. program. Prior to joining Texas State, he worked as a Technology Development Engineer in the Logic Technology Development (LTD) division at Intel Corporation, USA, where he contributed to the advancement of next-generation semiconductor process technologies.
Dr. Haque holds dual Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering (EE) and Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) from North Carolina State University (NCSU). His doctoral research focused on the fabrication, characterization, and optimization of carbon- and III-nitride-based semiconductors and devices. In 2019, he also earned a Master of Nanoengineering degree from NCSU, specializing in nanoelectronics and nanophotonics. Additionally, he holds an MS in Materials Science from Missouri State University (2015) and a bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), earned in 2012.
Dr. Haque has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles—including in prestigious IEEE Transactions—along with 6 conference proceedings papers and a couple of book chapters. He has also delivered more than a dozen presentations and invited talks at leading international conferences and universities around the world.


Education:
1. Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (2020), North Carolina State University, USA
2. Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering (2020), North Carolina State University, USA
3. Master of Nanoengineering- Nanoelectronics and nanophotonics (2019), North Carolina State University, USA
4. M.S. in Materials Science (2015), Missouri State University, USA
5. B.Sc. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (2012), BUET, Bangladesh

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Materials Science and Engineering

North Carolina State University, 2020

Master's Degree

MNAE in Nanoengineering

North Carolina State University, 2019

Master's Degree

MS in Materials Science

Missouri State University, 2015

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Piner, Edwin L (Principal), Haque, Ariful (Co-Principal), Valles Molina, Damian (Co-Principal), Miyahara, Yoichi (Co-Principal), Droopad, Ravindranath (Supporting), Holtz, Mark W (Supporting), Scolfaro, Luisa M (Supporting), Miller, David R von (Supporting), Ahmed, Mohammad Iqbal (Supporting). Center for Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductor Device Materials, National Science Foundation, Federal, $7500000. (Submitted: December 6, 2024, Funded: September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2030). Grant.
  • Haque, Ariful, Droopad, Ravindranath, Holtz, Mark W, Piner, Edwin L, Geerts, Wilhelmus J, Chen, Yihong, Hudnall, Todd W, Wistey, Mark A, Miyahara, Yoichi, Smith, Casey Eben, Mahato, Dip Narayan, Rastogi, Shiva Kumar, Kim, Namwon. Acquisition of a state-of-the-art Photoluminescence Spectrometer for Materials Characterization in Research and Education, Department of Defense, Federal, $434519. (Submitted: September 2023, Funded: 2024 - 2025). Grant.
  • Miyahara, Yoichi (Principal), Satchell, Nathan David (Co-Principal), Holtz, Mark W (Co-Principal), Kim, Namwon (Co-Principal), Martin, Benjamin (Co-Principal), Chen, Yihong (Supporting), Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Supporting), Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Supporting), Piner, Edwin L (Supporting), Haque, Ariful (Supporting), Droopad, Ravindranath (Supporting), Mahato, Dip Narayan (Supporting), Smith, Casey Eben (Supporting). MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of state-of-the-art lithography system for micro/nanometer scale device fabrication in research and education, National Science Foundation, Federal, $569780. (Submitted: November 14, 2023, Funded: September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2027). Grant.
  • Droopad, Ravindranath (Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Haque, Ariful (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %35, Scolfaro, Luisa M (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Valles Molina, Damian (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25. Integration of Diamond with Ultrawide Bandgap Oxides: Growth, Characterization, and Modeling with Artificial Intelligence, Army Research Office, Federal, $1000000. (Submitted: November 2023, Funded: April 2025 - March 2029). Grant.
  • Haque, Ariful (Principal), Percent Contribution: %75, Valles Molina, Damian (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25. Development of Pulsed Laser Annealing for Enhanced Doping and Phase Purity in Synthetic Diamonds for Advanced Electronic and Energy Applications, ORSP, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 2024, Funded: January 2025 - May 2026). Grant.
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  • Taqy, S. A. A., Tasnim, A., Shiam, I. F., Chettri, D., & Haque, A. (2026). p- and n-Type doping of AlN: Current challenges, emerging solutions, and device applications. Applied Physics Reviews, 13. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0330815
  • Debnath, J. R., Rakin, M. M. H., Martins, N. R., Scolfaro, L. M., Haque, A., & Valles Molina, D. (n.d.). Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Strain-Engineered Bandgap Prediction in the Ultrawide-Bandgap Spinel Oxide ZnGa₂O₄. IEEE.
  • Sultana, M., Samuels, B. C., Hartley, J., Lamsal, P., Azmain, M. A., Sarkar, P. K., … Haque, A. (2026). Epitaxial growth and characterization of hexagonal epsilon-(InxGa1-x)2O3 (x=0.05 and 0.15) on AlN. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 59. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ae9d8e
  • Sultana, M., Samuels, B. C., Sarkar, P. K., Miyahara, Y., Collingwood, A., Piner, E. L., … Haque, A. (2026). Investigation of Band Discontinuities at the Interface of ϵ-(In0.15Ga0.85)2O3 (0002) and AlN (0002) Heterojunction. IEEE Transactions on Materials for Electron Devices. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAT.2026.3726842
  • Alaga, A. A., Taqy, S. A. A., Azmain, M. A., Samuels, B. C., Al, M. T., Terlier, T., … Haque, A. (2026). p -Type shallow doping and quality improvement of diamond via pulsed laser irradiation. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 59(27), 275109. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ae845a
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2025 Emerging Leaders announced by the Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Institute of Physics. 2026
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities and Presidential Seminar Award. 2026
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Innovation Accelerator Program (FIAP) award. 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2025 Bobcat Catalyst Innovation Accelerator Program, the Office of Innovation & Commercialization. November 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2024-25’ Texas State University Alpha Chi Honor Society Favorite Professor. 2024
  1. Coordinator / Organizer

    Microelectronics US

  2. Coordinator / Organizer

    Microelectronics US Conference 2026

  3. Coordinator / Organizer

    IEEE Electron Device Society Research Talk

  4. Other

    Concentration Coordinator of the micro nano devices and systems concentration in EE.

  5. Coordinator / Organizer

    Electronic Materials Conference

  6. Member

    MSEC Ph.D. admission committee

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