Richard McManus, BS

Richard McManus is a PhD student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, working in the Anwar Lab under Dr. Mekhail Anwar and the Laboratory for Emerging and Exploratory Devices (LEED) under Dr. Sayeef Salahuddin. His research focuses on advanced semiconductor devices, including ultra-scaled MOSFETs for high-frequency applications and novel device concepts for biological sensing and medical diagnostics.

At Berkeley, McManus is investigating the limits of silicon transistor scaling for terahertz operation and developing devices to improve radiation detection in cancer therapy. He also works on integrating semiconductor physics with medical physics through gamma spectroscopy, aiming to enable precise tumor monitoring during radiation treatment.

He completed his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame with concentrations in Semiconductors & Nanotechnology and Photonics, where he conducted research under Dr. Greg Snider. His long-term goal is to bridge device-level innovation with translational healthcare applications, advancing both electronics and medicine.

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