Bhanu Sood is the Director of the Test Services and Failure Analysis (TSFA) Laboratory at the University of Maryland's CALCE Electronic Products and Systems Center. He holds Masters Degrees in Advance Materials Processing and Materials Science, and a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

His research areas include electronic materials characterization, failure analysis of electronic components and assemblies, printed circuit board materials and conductive filament formation. Prior to joining CALCE in 2005 he worked at U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in the areas of embedded electronics, micro-power sources, Laser assisted micro-fabrication, characterization of electrically conductive polymeric formulations and advanced materials. His technical publications include papers on embedded electronics, energy storage systems and instrumentation for fatigue studies.

Room 0128 Martin Hall (Building 88)
Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Tel: (301) 405-3498
Fax: (301) 314-9269
bpsood@calce.umd.edu