Scott Dunham received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in 1979, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1980 and 1985. He was a faculty member in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Boston University from 1985 to 1999. In 1999, he joined the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department at the University of Washington, where he is also an adjunct faculty member in Physics and Materials Science & Engineering. His research is focused on the fundamental understanding and modeling of complex materials, nanofabrication processes, and electronic and optoelectronic devices.