About the Office

Steve Goodnick - Associate Vice President for Research

Dr. Goodnick is responsible for matters involving the strategic investment of TRIF/Proposition 301 funds, the indirect cost return funds, allocation of space in ASU's new research facilities, and oversight of the Promoting Research Identification, Development and Execution (PRIDE) team. He also maintains the position as Director of the Arizona Institute of Nanoelectronics (AINE) and the Arizona Institute of Renewable Energy (AIRE).

As one of ASU's most successful researchers over the past decade, Goodnick's research specializations lie in solid-state device physics, semi-conductor transport, quantum and nanostructure devices and device technology, and high frequency devices. He previously served as the interim deputy dean for the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU, and earlier as chair of the Fulton School's Department of Electrical Engineering, one of ASU's most active and successful units, and served as President of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association from 2003-2004, from which he was awarded the Robert M. Janowiak Outstanding Leadership and Service Award in 2008.

Dr. Goodnick is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and is widely published in several research publications and other scholarly journals.

He received his B.S. in engineering science from Trinity University in 1977, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Colorado State University in 1979 and 1983, respectively.