Yaw Obeng,Ph.D., MBA, FRSC, C.Chem.

Scientist, Inventor and consultant with over 30 years of experience in innovation technology, development, and education. Work collaboratively with clients to solve problems. Inventor on over 50 US and International patents. Co-authored over 250 technical papers and reports.   

Currently, Yaw is Senior Scientist/Research Chemist at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Gaithersburg, MD

Yaw manages external collaborative research programs for micro/nano-electronics technology development including  conducting research into new electronic materials and emerging nano-electronic devices.

Yaw serves as subject matter expert and technical leader in international standards development (hardware security, anti-counterfeiting, and materials characterization)  o ISO TC292 (Standardization in the field of security to enhance the safety and resilience of society),  

• IEC TC113 (Standardization of the technologies relevant to electrical and electronic products and systems in nanotechnology),  

• SEMI Traceability Committee (Develop standards to enable full traceability of materials and other factory resources in semiconductor manufacturing)

Serves as subject matter expert and technical leader in international semiconductor technology roadmaps development o International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS)

(Metrology, Emerging Research Materials / Devices working groups) o IEEE International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IDRS)

(Metrology, Reliability working groups) o International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI)