Rahim Khoie

Rahim Khoie

Professor
Stockton
Office:
Anderson 233
Email Address:
rkhoie@pacific.edu
Phone Number:
209.946.3069
Education

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1986

M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1980

B.S., Electrical Engineering from the Abadan Institute of Technology, 1977

Teaching Interests

Solid State Devices and Processes
Quantum Effect Devices
Photovoltaic
Renewable Energy
Electronics and Circuits
Sensors

Research Focus

Renewable Energy
Emissions of Power Generation Systems
Photovoltaics
Quantum and Nano Devices
Semiconductors 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

(A) REFEREED JOURNAL PAPERS

  1. R. Khoie, A. Bose, and J. Saltsman, “A study of carbon emissions and energy consumption of wind power generation in the Panhandle of Texas”, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Vol. 23, pp. 653-667, 2021.652 Accesses. 4 Citations. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10098-020-01994-w
  2. Rahim Khoie, Kyle Ugale, and James Benefield, “Renewable resources of the northern half of the United States: potential for 100% renewable electricity,” Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Vol. 21, pp. 1809–1827, 2019. 1471 Accesses. 11 Citations.                   https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10098-019-01751-8
  3. R. Khoie and V. Yee, “A forecast model for deep penetration of renewables in the Southwest, South Central, and Southeast regions of the United States,”  Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 957-971, 2015. 316 Accesses. 8 Citations. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10098-014-0848-y
  4. R. Khoie and S. Ramey, “Self-Consistent Modeling of Escape and Capture of Carriers in Quantum Wells,” Physica E: Low Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, Vol. 34, pp. 449-451, 2006. Citations, Google Scholar: 9
  5. R. Khoie, “A Method for Evaluating and Selecting Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Technologies,” International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Vol. 5, No. 2-3, pp. 203-229, 2005. Citations, Google Scholar: 4
  6. S. Ramey and R. Khoie, “Modeling of Multiple Quantum Well Solar Cells Including Capture, Escape, and Recombination of Photo-excited Carriers in Quantum Wells,” IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 50, No. 5, pp. 1179-1188, 2003. Citations, Google Scholar: 8
  7. S. Ramey and R. Khoie, “Formulation of a Self-Consistent Model for Quantum Well pin Solar Cells: Dark Behavior,” VLSI Design, Vol. 8, No. 1-4, pp. 419-422, 1998. Citations, Google Scholar: 3
  8. R. Khoie, “A Study of Transconductance Degradation in HEMT Using a Self-consistent Boltzmann-Poisson-Schroedinger Solver,” VLSI Design, Vol. 6, No.1-4, pp. 73-77,1998. Citations, Google Scholar: 3
  9. R. Khoie, “A Self-consistent Numerical Method for Simulation of Quantum Transport in High Electron Mobility Transistor; Part I: The Boltzmann-Poisson-Schroedinger Solver,” Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Vol. 2, pp. 205-218, 1996. Citations, Google Scholar: 3
  10. R. Khoie, “A Self-consistent Numerical Method for Simulation of Quantum Transport in High Electron Mobility Transistor; Part II: The Full Quantum Transport,” Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Vol. 2, pp. 219-231, 1996. Citations, Google Scholar: 3
  11. R. Khoie, “Computer Simulation of Quantum Transport in High Electron Mobility Transistor; Part I: The Boltzmann-Poisson-Schroedinger Solver,” Transactions of the Society for Computer Simulation, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 49-65, 1995. Citations, Google Scholar: 2
  12. R. Khoie, “Computer Simulation of Quantum Transport in High Electron Mobility Transistor; Part II: The Full Quantum Transport,” Transactions of the Society for Computer Simulation, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 67-81, 1995. Citations, Google Scholar: 1
  13. S. H. Ng, R. Khoie, and R. Venkat, “A Self-Consistent Calculation of Spatial Spreading of the Quantum Well in HEMT,” Computational Electronics, Semiconductor Transport and Device Simulation, edited by: K. Hess, J. P. Leburton, and U. Ravaioli, Kluwer Academic, pp. 55-58, 1991. Citations, Google Scholar: 2
  14. S. H. Ng, R. Khoie, and R. Venkat, “A Two-Dimensional Self-Consistent Numerical Model for High Electron Mobility Transistor,” IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 852-861, 1991. Citations, Google Scholar: 25

(B) CONFERENCE PAPERS

  1. R. Khoie and M. Flores, “Analyzing Optimal Renewable Energy Portfolio for Electricity Generation in the United States Through 2050 with the Lowest Possible Carbon Emissions,” SOLAR 2022, American Solar Energy Society 53st National Solar Conference and Summit, Washington, DC, May 20-23, 2024. 
  2. R. Khoie and M. Flores, “A Comprehensive Study of Carbon Footprint of Solar Power Generation from Raw Materials to Operation and Maintenance in Various Locations in the United States,” SOLAR 2022, American Solar Energy Society 53st National Solar Conference and Summit, Washington, DC, May 20-23, 2024. 
  3. R, Khoie,, Ricardo Calderon, Ellis Chen, Cordero Forgach, Nick Korotzer, Luis Moreno, Kevin Szeto, TejpalTut, Brannen Watlters, and Sarah Townes , “Real-Time Display of Carbon Dioxide Contents at Local, National, and Global Levels; 2022 Progress Update on the Zero Emissions Network,”  SOLAR 2022, American Solar Energy Society 51st National Solar Conference and Summit, Albuquerque, NM June 21-24, 2022.
  4. C. Saviz, R. Khoie, R. Hutley, and M. Doherty, “Effectiveness of Remote Learning the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spring 2020; A Survey of Engineering and Computer Science Students,” Accepted at: American Society for Engineering Education 2021 Multidisciplinary Conference, June 2021.
  5. Rahim Khoie and Antonio Calderon, “Forecasting Carbon Emissions in Seven Eastern States of the United States; The Effects of Coal Deregulations,” Proceedings of SOLAR 2020, American Solar Energy Society 49th National Solar Conference and Summit, Washington, DC, June 24-25, 2020. http://ises-proceedings.pse-co.de/?mode=list&conference=solar2020
  6. Sarah Townes and Rahim Khoie, “Zero Emission Network; A Pilot Program For Carbon Emission Reduction,” Proceedings of SOLAR 2020, American Solar Energy Society 49th National Solar Conference and Summit,Washington, DC, June 24-25, 2020. http://ises-proceedings.pse-co.de/?mode=list&conference=solar2020
  7. Rahim Khoie, Andrew Bose and Joshua Saltsman, “The Carbon Emissions of Wind Power; A Study of Emissions of Windmill in the Panhandle of Texas,” Proceedings of SOLAR 2020, American Solar Energy Society 49thNational Solar Conference and Summit, Washington, DC, June 24-25, 2020. http://ises-proceedings.pse-co.de/?mode=list&conference=solar2020
  8. R. Khoie and A. Calderon, “Forecasting Carbon Emissions in States of Hawaii, California, Colorado, and Florida; The Effects of States’ Renewable Portfolio Standards,” Published in Proceedings of SOLAR 2018, American Solar Energy Society 47th National Solar Conference and Summit, Boulder, Colorado, August 5-8, 2018.
  9. R. Khoie, K. Ugale, and J. Benefield, “Renewable Resources in the Northern Half of the United States; A Pathway to Total Renewability?” Published in Proceedings of SOLAR 2018, American Solar Energy Society 47th National Solar Conference and Summit, Boulder, Colorado, August 5-8, 2018.
  10. R. Khoie, “The United States Versus Deregulations; The Role of States in Mitigating Federal Deregulations,” Presented at Panel Discussion: “Policy in Action”, at: SOLAR 2018, American Solar Energy Society 47th National Solar Conference and Summit, Boulder, Colorado, August 5-8, 2018.
  11. V. Azad and R. Khoie, “Carbon Dioxide Emission Reduction with Distributed Generation in Northern California: A Case Study,” Presented at: American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE 2013 Carbon Management Technology Conference, Alexandria, VA, October 2013.
  12. V. Azad and R. Khoie, “Mitigating Carbon Dioxide Emission with Gradual Implementation of Distributed Generation in Northern California,” Proceedings of  IEEE 45th North American Power Symposium, September 21-24, Manhattan, Kansas, Archived on IEEE Xplore, 2013.
  13. R. Khoie, “Evaluation Criteria for Renewable and Non-renewable Energy Technologies,” updated version of an earlier paper presented at IEEE Green Technology 2009 Conference, Lubbock, Texas, April 16-17, 2009.
  14. C. P. Mathews and R. Khoie, “Assessing the Effectiveness of Tablet PC-based Instruction,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Southwest Section 2007 Conference, 2007. Citations, Google Scholar: 12
  15. R. Khoie, C. Saviz, A. Fernandez, K. Watson, and M Golanbari, “A Program to Improve Learning and Retention of First Year Engineering Students,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2006 Conference, 2006. Citations, Google Scholar: 6
  16. R. Khoie and K. McGuire, “The Need for Nano-Scale Device Physics Fundamentals in Electrical and Computer Engineering Curricula,” presented at: American Society for Engineering Education 2005 Pacific Southwest Conference. 2005.
  17. *R. Khoie, “A Method for Evaluating and Selecting Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Technologies,” Proceedings of the 2003 Technology Transfer Conference: Technology Transfer and Commercialization, Energy, Environment, and Economic Issues, pp. 413-452, December 2003. [*Same paper as Journal Article #10]
  18. R. Khoie and S. Ramey, “An Efficient Under-relaxation Method for Simulation of Quantum Well Structures,” Book of Abstracts of International Workshop on Computational Electronics, IWCE Glasgow 2000, pp. 116-117, May 22-25, 2000.
  19. S. Ramey, and R. Khoie, “Formulation of a Self-Consistent Model for Quantum Well pin Solar Cells,” American Institute of Physics, AIP Conference Proceedings 404, First NREL Conference on Future Generation Photovoltaic Technologies, Vol. 404, pp. 395-402, 1997.
  20. R. Khoie, “Simulation of High Electron Mobility Transistor: Transconductance Versus Gate Voltage, Gate Length, and AlGaAs Doping,” 1997 International Conference on Simulation and Multimedia in Engineering Education (ICSEE'97), Simulation Series, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 153-157, 1997.
  21. R. Khoie, “Semiconductor Quantum Device Engineering: A Self-Consistent Approach,” Proceedings of Eleventh International Conference on System Engineering, ICSE '96, pp. 932-937, 1996.
  22. R. Carswell  and R. Khoie, “An Optical Oxygen Sensor Based on RUDPP Fluorescence Quenching,” SPIE Photonics West '96, Progress in Biomedical Optics, Proceedings of Fluorescence Detection IV, Vol. 2705, pp. 22-30, 1996. Citations, Google Scholar: 8
  23. M. Busch, E. McGaugh, and R. Khoie, “Simulation of Active Noise Cancellation Using Hypersignal Workstation,” 1996 International Conference on Simulation and Multimedia in Engineering Education (ICSEE'96), Simulation Series, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 117-122, 1996.
  24. R. Khoie, “Simulation of Velocity Overshoot in Compound Semiconductors,” 1996 International Conference on Simulation and Multimedia in Engineering Education (ICSEE'96), Simulation Series, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 112-116, 1996.
  25. R. Khoie, “On Monte Carlo and Hydrodynamic Simulation of Semiconductor Devices,” International Conference on Simulation in Engineering Education (ICSEE'95), Simulation Series, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 231-236, 1995.
  26. R. Khoie, “Simulation of Full Quantum Transport in Semiconductor Heterostructures,” International Conference on Simulation in Engineering Education (ICSEE'95), Simulation Series, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 165-170, 1995.
  27. R. Khoie, “A Comparison Between A Fast and Efficient Hydrodynamic Method and Computationally Intensive Monte Carlo Method for Calculation of Intersubband and Intrasubband Scattering Rates of Electrons in Quantum Wells,” Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Scientific Computing Conference, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, pp. 12-13, 1994.
  28. R. Khoie, “Formulation of a Full Dynamic Transport Model for Heterojunction Devices,” Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Computational Electronics, edited by: S. M. Goodnick, Oregon State University, pp. 119-122, 1994.
  29. R. Khoie, “Simulation of Quantum Transport in Heterostructure Semiconductor Device Engineering,” International Conference on Simulation in Engineering Education (ICSEE'94), Simulation Series, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 73-78, 1994.
  30. R. Khoie, “Monochromatic High Speed Lasing in Quantum Well Heterostructure Semiconductor Lasers:  The Latest Advances and Intersubband and Intrasubband Transition Rates,” Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Lasers and Their Applications, Tehran, pp. 45-57, 1993.
  31. R. Khoie, “A Self-Consistent Approach to Quantum Transport in High Electron Mobility Transistor; Part II: The Full Quantum Transport,” Proceedings of 1993 Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering, ICEE '93, Vol. 4, pp. 796-805, 1993.
  32. R. Khoie,  “A Self-Consistent Approach to Quantum Transport in High Electron Mobility Transistor; Part I: The Boltzmann-Poisson-Schroedinger Solver,” Proceedings of 1993 Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering, ICEE '93, Vol. 4, pp. 786-795, 1993.
  33. H. Arman and   R. Khoie, “A Self-Consistent Multisubband Model for Calculation of Scattering Rates in Quantum Well Structures,” Proceedings of the International Workshop on Computational Electronics, edited by: K. Hess, U. Ravaioli, and R. Dutton, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, pp. 175-179, 1992.
  34. R. Khoie and H. Arman, “A Two-Subband Self-Consistent Model for High Electron Mobility Transistor Including Intersubband and Intrasubband Scattering Mechanisms,” Proceedings of the International Workshop on Computational Electronics, edited by: K. Hess, U. Ravaioli, and R. Dutton, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, pp. 181-184, 1992.
  35. R. Khoie and A. Arman, “A Full Dynamic Transport Model for Heterojunction Devices,” Conference Proceedings of the Twenty Third Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Modeling and Simulation, Vol. 23, Part 2, pp. 907-915, 1992.
  36. R. Venkat and R. Khoie, “MBE Alloy Clustering Kinetics - A Stochastic Model,” Proceedings of the Materials Research Society, Vol. 220, pp. 129-134, 1991.
  37. R. Venkat and R. Khoie, “Dynamics of MBE Growth Surface Roughening of Ge (001) - A Stochastic Model Study,” Proceedings of the Materials Research Society, Vol. 202, pp. 377-382, 1991.
  38. H. Arman, R. Khoie, and Z. H. Ng, “A Multisubband Self-Consistent Two-Dimensional Numerical Model for HEMT Including Intersubband and Intrasubband Scattering Mechanisms in the Quantum Well,” Proceedings of the Twenty Second Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Modeling and Simulation, Vol. 22, Part 2, pp. 946-957, 1991.
  39. R. Khoie, H. Arman, and Z. H. Ng, “A Multisubband Study of Scattering Mechanisms in High Electron Mobility Transistor,” Proceedings of the Twenty Second Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Modeling and Simulation, Vol. 22, Part 2, pp. 937-945,1991.
  40. R. Khoie, M. Guvenc, and Z. Meiksin, “Numerical Simulation of Heterojunction Three-cell GaAs/Al xGa 1-xAs Cascade Solar Cell Operating Under High Concentrations Including Effects of Graded Compositions, Thermal Gradients, and Heavy Dopings,” Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Modeling and Simulation, Vol. 17, Part 4, pp. 1331-1340, 1986.