Rate My Professor Andy Ritenour

Ritenour's research interests include smart structures, additive manufacturing for electronic devices, microelectronics such as surface acoustic wave devices, and sustainable energy. He holds 30 patents related to semiconductor devices and microfabrication and has published extensively in IEEE and AIP journals and conferences. Key publications feature the highly influential 'Flexible active-matrix electronic ink display' in Nature (2003), which has garnered significant citations, along with patents like 'Backplanes for display applications, and components for use therein' (US Patent 7,116,318, 2006) and 'Processes for forming backplanes for electro-optic displays' (US Patent 7,223,672, 2007). Earlier contributions include 'Epitaxial strained germanium p-MOSFETs with HfO₂ gate dielectric and TaN gate electrode' (IEDM, 2003) and 'Ge diffusion in Ge metal oxide semiconductor with chemical vapor deposition HfO₂ dielectric' (Applied Physics Letters, 2005). His work demonstrates substantial impact in the fields of display technologies, power electronics, and semiconductor devices, bridging industry innovation with engineering education.