2018FLEX

Canek Fuentes-Hernandez
Senior Research Scientist
Georgia Institute of Technology


Born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico, Dr. Canek Fuentes-Hernandez received a bachelor’s degree in physics at the Universidad Nacional Autonóma de México in 1998. He earned a PhD degree from the Optical Sciences Center at the University of Arizona in 2004 and in 2005 joined the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he continues to work as a Senior Research Scientist. Over his career, he has published one book chapter, 24 conference proceedings and 85 peer-reviewed publications that have received over 3500 citations (h-index of 29). He has been granted 4 US patents. His research focuses on studying optical and electrical properties of materials for thin-film optoelectronic and microelectronic devices, as well as their physics and engineering. His current interests span multiple areas of flexible printed electronics including organic-based photodetectors, solar cells, light-emitting diodes, thin film transistors, radiation and chemical sensors. He is particularly interested in the development of printed electronics on non-conventional and sustainable substrates, including paper, elastomers and shape-memory polymers. He is also interested in translational research for biomedical and security applications.

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