birth_place nationality field work_institutions birth_date known_for residence image article_title name alma_mater
essen , west germany united states , germany electrical engineering electron transport quantum mechanics purdue of technology university university of texas at dallas california institute 15 march 1966 nanoelectronics , nanohub united states thumb gerhard klimeck
 gerhard klimeck ruhr university bochum purdue university
gerhard klimeck

gerhard klimeck is a german-american scientist and author in the field of nanotechnology .
he is a fellow of the institute of physics -lrb- iop -rrb- , a fellow of the american physical society -lrb- aps -rrb- , and a fellow of ieee .
he is the reilly director of the center for predictive materials and devices -lrb- c-primed -rrb- , the director of nanohub , the network for computational nanotechnology at purdue university , and a professor of electrical and computer engineering .
he guides the technical developments and strategies of nanohub.org which annually serves over 330,000 users worldwide with online simulation , tutorials , and seminars .
