Rate My Professor Vishal Shah

Vishal Shah is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, where he founded the Shah Group in 2017 and contributes to the Power Electronics Applications and Technology in Energy Research (PEATER) group. Holding a BEng and PhD, along with professional qualifications as a Member of the Institute of Physics (MInstP), Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET), and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Shah brings over 15 years of expertise in semiconductor materials and technologies. His research focuses on wide bandgap (UWBG) materials, application-led development for power electronics, quantum technology, photovoltaics, CMOS, MEMS, and sensing. Key areas include 4H-SiC power devices and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) epitaxy for ultra-high voltage layers over 10 kV and 3D structures; applications of 3C, 4H, and 6H-SiC in 'More than Moore' domains such as functional coatings, photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation, semi-insulating SiC for GaN integration, and 3C-SiC for MEMS and sensors; defect analysis via non-destructive X-ray Diffraction Topography and Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS); heteroepitaxy like 3C-SiC on Si and Si on SiC; and advanced device fabrication and characterisation with Hall measurements, DLTS, and lifetime assessments. As Principal Investigator, he manages a £1.6 million grant portfolio, and as Co-Investigator, contributes to £18 million in further funding.

Shah's scholarly impact is evidenced by over 120 peer-reviewed papers, five book chapters, more than 75 conference contributions, an h-index of 21, and over 1,568 citations on Google Scholar as of January 2026. He holds five patents and has filed two British patent applications (1107574.4 and 1206913.4) related to MEMS fabrication programmes. His work advances semiconductor innovations critical to energy research and device technologies.