Pierre Wiltzius

Wiltzius attended the ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Zurich, Switzerland. There he earned Bachelor of Science in Physics ("Diplomphysiker") as of 1976 and Doctor of Natural Science (DSc.N.) in 1981.{{cite journal|editor-last1=Polman|editor-first1=Albert|editor-last2=Wiltzius|editor-first2=Pierre|title=Materials Science Aspects of Photonic Crystals|journal=MRS Bulletin|date=August 2001|pages=608–612|url=http://www.erbium.nl/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Materials_science_aspects_of_photonic_crystals_-_MRS_Bulletin_2001.pdf|accessdate=25 October 2017}} His doctoral thesis An investigation of the fibrinogen to fibrin transition by means of light scattering was interdisciplinary, examining blood coagulation from viewpoints of both physics and medicine.{{cite book|author=Committee on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine|title=Facilitating interdisciplinary research|date=2005|publisher=National Academies Press|location=Washington|isbn=978-0-309-09435-1|pages=242–243|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mPronXxGcboC&pg=PA242|accessdate=25 October 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Wiltzius|first1=Pierre|title=Diss. ETH Nr. 6764 An investigation of the fibrinogen to fibrin transition by means of light scattering|url=https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/handle/20.500.11850/137156/eth-35515-01.pdf|website=SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ZURICH|date=1981|accessdate=25 October 2017}}

He was a postdoctoral fellow in the Physics Department at UC Santa Barbara from 1982 to 1984.

Wiltzius worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories (later Lucent Technologies) from 1984 to 2001, rising to the position of director of semiconductor physics research.

As of 2001, Wiltzius became Director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, succeeding Jiri Jonas. He served as Director from 2001 to 2008.{{cite web|title=History of the Beckman Institute|url=https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/beckman/history|website=Beckman Institute|accessdate=25 October 2017}}

As of 2008, Pierre Wiltzius joined the University of California, Santa Barbara, as Executive Dean of the College of Letters and Science, the Susan & Bruce Worster Dean of Science, and Professor of Physics.{{cite news|title=Wiltzius Named Dean of Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences|url=http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/93106_archived/2008/July14/dean.html|accessdate=25 October 2017|work=93106|volume=19|issue=1|date=July 14, 2008}}{{cite web|first=Henry T. |last=Yang |title=Memos to Campus Appointment of Dr. Pierre Wiltzius as Our Next Dean for the Division of Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences|url=https://chancellor.ucsb.edu/memos/?6.11.2008.Appointment.of.Dr..Pierre.Wiltzius.as.Our.Next.Dean.for.the.Division.of.Mathematical_.Life_.and.Physical.Sciences|website=Office of the Chancellor, University of California, Santa Barbara|date=June 11, 2008}}

His research interests include soft condensed matter and complex fluids including polymers, colloids, and liquid crystals. He has investigated the development of new fabrication techniques for photonic crystals{{cite journal|last1=Braun|first1=Paul V.|last2=Wiltzius|first2=Pierre|title=Microporous materials: Electrochemically grown photonic crystals|journal=Nature|date=9 December 1999|volume=402|issue=6762|pages=603–604|doi=10.1038/45137|bibcode=1999Natur.402..603B |s2cid=205035283 }} including colloidal self-assembly{{cite journal|last1=Takeda|first1=Satoshi|last2=Wiltzius|first2=Pierre|title=Growth of Highly Ordered Colloidal Crystals Using Self-Assembly at Liquid−Liquid Interfaces|journal=Chemistry of Materials|date=November 2006|volume=18|issue=24|pages=5643–5645|doi=10.1021/cm0615525}}{{cite journal|last1=van Blaaderen|first1=Alfons|last2=Ruel|first2=Rene|last3=Wiltzius|first3=Pierre|title=Template-directed colloidal crystallization|journal=Nature|date=23 January 1997|volume=385|issue=6614|pages=321–324|doi=10.1038/385321a0|bibcode=1997Natur.385..321V |s2cid=4248282 }} and multi-beam interference lithography.{{cite journal|last1=Miyake|first1=Masao|last2=Chen|first2=Ying-Chieh|last3=Braun|first3=Paul V.|last4=Wiltzius|first4=Pierre|title=Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystals Using Multibeam Interference Lithography and Electrodeposition|journal=Advanced Materials|date=7 August 2009|volume=21|issue=29|pages=3012–3015|doi=10.1002/adma.200802085|bibcode=2009AdM....21.3012M |s2cid=16974674 }} He was also involved in developing plastic transistors on flexible substrates for various applications, including electronic paper.{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Chappell|title=Electronic paper writes new chapter for displays Electronic paper writes new chapter for displays|url=https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1229629|accessdate=25 October 2017|work=EETimes|date=November 30, 2000}}{{cite news|last1=Mann|first1=Charles C.|title=Electronic Paper Turns the Page|url=https://www.technologyreview.com/s/400901/electronic-paper-turns-the-page/|accessdate=25 October 2017|work=MIT Technology Review|date=March 1, 2001}}{{cite magazine|last1=Kahney|first1=Leander|title=E-Paper closer to delivery|url=https://www.wired.com/1999/10/e-paper-closer-to-delivery/|accessdate=25 October 2017|magazine=Wired|date=October 12, 1999}}

• 2001, Senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE){{cite web|title=The IEEE Newsletter|volume=48|issue=12

|url=https://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/aug01_index.html|website=IEEE North Jersey Section|date=August 2001}}

• 2001, R&D100 Innovation Award from R&D Magazine for printed plastic display circuits, given to the Bell/Lucent Research Group,{{cite web|title=Plastic Circuit Technology|url=https://www.rd100conference.com/awards/winners-finalists/5027/plastic-circuit-technology/|website=R&D 100 Conference|accessdate=25 October 2017}} including Zhenan Bao, John A. Rogers, Pierre Wiltzius, and others.Zhenan Bao, Ananth Dodabalapur, Hendrik Schon, John Rogers, Howard Edan Katz, Andrew J. Lovinger, Christian Kloc, Beltram Batlogg, Brian Crone, Kirk W. Baldwin, Valerie J. Kuck, V. Reddy Raju, Pierre Wiltzius, Elsa Reichmanis, Edwin A. Chandross, Karl Amundson, Jay Ewing, Paul S. Drzaic, "Novel organic and polymeric semiconductors for plastic electronics", Proc. SPIE 4466, Organic Field Effect Transistors, (21 December 2001); doi: 10.1117/12.451475; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.451475
• 1999, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science{{cite web|title=P Wiltzius|url=https://www.aaas.org/fellow/wiltzius-p|website=American Association for the Advancement of Science|accessdate=25 October 2017}}
• 1993, Fellow of the American Physical Society, "For pioneering experiments using light and neutron scattering to study dynamics of non-equilibrium macromolecular systems and binary fluids in porous media."{{cite web|title=APS Fellow Archive|url=http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/fellowships/archive-all.cfm?initial=W&|website=APS Physics|accessdate=25 October 2017}}

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