Devices and Sensors Research Lab
Shaping the future through cutting-edge research and innovation
Overview
Welcome to Devices and Sensors Research Lab (DSRL). We investigate exotic and emerging low dimensional materials and use their extraordinary properties to innovate highly efficient sensors and devices for semiconductor applications, precision medicine applications, and sustainable energy applications. Our goal is to push the boundaries of current technologies to limits that have never been reached before with cost effective processes.
Our interdisciplinary group fabricates nanostructures and nanodevices through a range of innovative methods and fabrication techniques. We investigate integrated low dimensional devices and systems for strategic applications. We combine our efforts in nanoscience and nanotechnology to enable different applications in various sectors, especially in semiconductor chips, quatnum sensing, and advanced medical diagnosis.
Moh R. Amer
Prof. Amer serves as the co-director of the Center of Excellence for Green Nanotechnologies (CEGN). He holds a professor appointment and senior member of the technical staff with KACST national labs. Prof. Amer obtained in Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 2014. Apart from his research, Dr. Amer has a proven record in leading and executing project oriented objectives to achieve goals of strategic initiatives.
─ Saudi National Institute of Health Pandemic and Biotech Research Award, 2025.
─ KACST scientific career in research excellence award, 2024.
─ KACST President Leadership Program Awad, 2023.
─ Organizing committee member of future of semiconductors forum, 2023.
─ Featured 2D photodetectors and solar cells, LEAP to innovate, 2023.
─ Center of Excellence for Green Nanotechnologies award, 2022.
─ Future of Semiconductor forum, best poster award, 2022.
─ Scientific delegate of Science 20 circular economy focus group, 2020.
─ KACST COVID-19 response award, 2020.
─ KACST research, science, and innovation program award, 2019.
─ MIT (Ibn Khaldoun) Postdoctoral Fellowship committee member, 2019.
─ Technical Leaders Program initiative: associate director, 2018.
─ Arab American Frontiers by U.S. National Academies of Sciences Fellowship award, 2016.
Prof. Amer has been awarded Saudi NIH grant to develop a cutting-edge biosensor platform for rapid detection of dangerous infectious diseases. This award falls under Pandemic and Biotechnology Research Initiative. Read more about it here.
May/23/2024: Dr. Amer will be giving an invited talk during Future of Semiconductors Forum
Dr. Amer's talk entitled "Advanced Packaging Strategies of CMOS+2D technologies for low power high performance Artificial Intelligence Technologies" will be delivered during Future of Semiconductors Forum held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on June/6/2024.
April/23/2024: Congratulations to the team for publishing β-TeO2.
In this work, layer thinning of exfoliated Tellurene nanosheets is investigated. Along with Te thinning, β-TeO2, an emerging 2D semiconductor oxide, is investigated and the optical emission is reported for the first time. The findings show evidence of large exciton binding energy in layered β-TeO2 nanosheets.