Ph.D., Applied Physics, University of Paderborn
Diplom, Physics, University of Cologne
Jurgen Michel is a Principal Research Scientist in the Microphotonics Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He manages and conducts research projects in silicon-based photonic materials and devices and agglomeration issues in silicon processing. Currently, his main focus is on-chip WDM devices, coupling and packaging issues in silicon photonics, and self-assembly of nano dots.
In 1990, prior to joining MIT, he was a Postdoctoral Member of the Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories, studying defect reactions and defect properties in semiconductor materials.
He was educated in Germany and earned his diploma in Physics at the University of Cologne and his doctorate in Applied Physics at the University of Paderborn. He has authored more than 130 scientific papers.
