Dr. Omar Manasreh is a professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Arkansas since 2003, but his educational background is in Solid State Physics. He authors three technical textbooks f...view moreDr. Omar Manasreh is a professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Arkansas since 2003, but his educational background is in Solid State Physics. He authors three technical textbooks for both graduate and undergraduate programs. He also edited a few dozen books and symposia in various technical fields. He grow up in Palestine as a young lad, finished his undergraduate education in Jordan, and then moved to the USA in January 1978 where finished his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The current book is his first literary work based on true stories that he experienced in his childhood and as an immigrant. He published over 230-refereed articles in technical journals and proceedings. He gave many invited talks at both the national and international levels. He was a recipient of several awards, including the Science and Technology Achievement Awards presented by the Air Force Research Lab and Sigma Xi research honor award. He was a National Research Council fellow. He is currently an editor for the IEEE Electron Device Letters and previously was the editor-in-chief for three book series.view less