DR. PETER BERMEL is an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is the PI for the SCALE project, which aims to perform workforce development in microelectronics. His research focuses on improving the performance of photovoltaic, thermophotovoltaic, and microelectronic systems using the principles of nanophotonics. Key enabling techniques for his work include electromagnetic and electronic theory, modeling, simulation, fabrication, and characterization.