Ph.D. in Electrophysics (EE) University of Maryland at College Park , Dec. 1993.  

Optical Control of Microwave Integrated Circuits using High-Speed Photoconductive Switches.  Advisor:  Prof. Chi H. Lee, Professor of Elec. Engr., Dept. of ECE University of Maryland.

August 2006 to present University of South Florida , Tampa, FL., Professor,  Electrical Engineering Department.

Dr. Saddow’s research interests are to develop wide-bandgap semiconductor materials for high-field and high-power device applications. His most recent work has focused on the use of SiC for Bio, Nano and MEMS applications. He is a visiting professor in Sicily where he conducts analysis and growth studies of 3C-SiC on Si substrates at the Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi - Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche (IMM-CNR), Catania, Sicily (IT). His ultimate research objective is to develop smart sensors for harsh environments and biomedical applications based on wide band gap semiconductor materials. He is a senior member of the IEEE and has over 100 publications on SiC materials and devices, with nearly half in archived journals. For more information on Dr. Saddow's research activities visit his homepage at  http://www.eng.usf.edu/~saddow.

August 2001 to July 2006 University of South Florida , Tampa, FL., Associate Professor,  Electrical Engineering Department.

Dr. Saddow’s research interests are to develop wide-bandgap semiconductor materials for high-field and high-power device applications. His most recent work has focused on epitaxial layer growth on porous SiC, on Si for robust MEMS applications and on novel substrates for high-power electronic devices. He has developed a hot-wall CVD growth capability and is studying novel chemistries, mostly focused on halocarbon precursors, to both improve the material quality and reduce the growth temperature. He is a visiting professor at the Max-Planck Institute für Festkörperforschung (FKF), Grenzflächenanalytik (GA) group, where he is studying SiC surfaces. His ultimate research objective is to develop smart sensors for harsh environments based on SiC wide band gap semiconductor materials.  He is a senior member of the IEEE and has over 75 publications on SiC materials and devices, with nearly half in archived journals. He recently edited a book on SiC entitled Advances in Silicon Carbide Processing and Applications, Edited by S. E. Saddow and A. Agrawal, © 2004 Artech House ISBN 1-58053-740-5.

1997 to July 2001 Mississippi State University, Miss. State, MS., Assistant Professor & Director, Emerging Materials Research Laboratory (EMRL), Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering.

Director of the Emerging Materials Research Laboratory (EMRL). Established a horizontal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system for synthesizing advanced SiC thin films. Pioneered the growth of 3C-SiC on Si substrates using LEO and was the first to report Pendeo epitaxial growth of 3C-SiC on Si(001). Developed the first Si overpressure implant anneal (IA) process in the USA and demonstrated high temperature anneals of SiC implanted regions up to 1700°C.
 

July 1988 to Dec. 1996. Army Research Laboratory , Adelphi, MD., Senior Electronics Engineer, RF Effects and Hardening Technology Branch.
Experimentally investigate semiconductor materials which may have high-payoff to the Army in the area of high-field and power electronics. Designed, fabricated and demonstrated a hybrid optoelectronic attenuator/limiter suitable for UWB electronics protection. Perform SiC electronic impurity experimental and theoretical studies to develop high-quality SiC epitaxial layers for advanced Army electronics systems.

Dec. 1994 - Dec. 1996. The University of Maryland, College Park, MD, Adjunct Research Associate, Department of Electrical Engineering.
Member of Prof. Chi H. Lee’s Ultrafast Optoelectronics Research Laboratory . Develop advanced optoelectronics to support UWB technology R&D at ARL.
 

1983 to 1988 Armament R, D, & E Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ., Electronics Engineer, Precision Munitions Division.
Developed millimeter-wave seeker technology for advanced fire and forget precision munitions. COTR on two SBIRs to develop 94 GHz hardware for seekers. Member Copperhead in-house quality assurance laboratory and FASCAM scatterable mine program.
 

1982 to 1983 Electronic Coils, Inc., Springfield, MA, Product Engineer (EE-4), Engineering Development Laboratory.
Developed magnetic devices for power supply, aerospace and defense industries. Responsible for prototype design, fabrication and product improvements. Wrote production and Q/A procedures and specs. Developed novel swinging inductor design for switch-mode power supplies.