Rate My Professor Robert Magnusson

Robert Magnusson is the Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics and Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he directs the Nanophotonics Device Group. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. After spending several years in industry, he joined the faculty at the University of Texas at Arlington. He served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1998 to 2001. Subsequently, he was Professor and Head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Connecticut from 2001 to 2006, followed by Professor there from 2006 to 2008. In 2008, he returned to the University of Texas at Arlington to assume his current positions. He is also a member of the Academy of Distinguished Researchers at UTA and holds the status of Distinguished University Professor in Electrical Engineering.

Professor Magnusson's research specializes in periodic nanostructures, nanophotonics, nanoelectronics, nanoplasmonics, and optical bio- and chemical sensors. He has authored over 500 journal and conference papers and holds 40 patents. His highly cited works include 'Theory and applications of guided-mode resonance filters' (Applied Optics, 1993), 'New principle for optical filters' (Applied Physics Letters, 1992), 'Guided-mode resonances in planar dielectric-layer diffraction gratings' (Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 1990), 'Resonant leaky-mode spectral-band engineering and device applications' (Optics Express, 2004), and 'Reflection and transmission guided-mode resonance filters' (Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 1997). With over 16,500 citations on Google Scholar, his contributions have significantly influenced the fields of nanophotonics and optical sensors. He is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America and SPIE, a Life Fellow of IEEE, and a Charter Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Professor Magnusson co-founded Resonant Sensors Incorporated, where he serves as Chief Technical Officer, developing next-generation optical sensor systems for pharmaceutical and biotech applications.