He is known for contributions to the theory, modeling, and understanding of semiconductor devices, especially nanoscale transistors,[1][2] and as the creator of the nanoHUB, a major online resource for nanotechnology.

Lundstrom received an MSEE degree from the University of Minnesota in 1974 for research on surface acoustic wave devices.

He was a Member of the Technical Staff at Hewlett Packard Corporation in Colorado where he worked on integrated circuit process development.

Lundstrom’s most important contribution is a conceptual model for nanoscale transistors backed up with rigorous numerical simulations, and elaborated in his books Fundamentals of Nanotransistors (World Scientific, 2017)[16] and Nanoscale Transistors - Device Physics, Modeling and Simulation (Springer, 2006)[17] as well as numerous journal articles.

The goal of nanoHUB-U is to help students and working engineers acquire the breadth needed for the increasingly diverse electronics of the 21st Century – without requiring a long string of prerequisites.

In addition to bringing new content into the curriculum, the goal was to re-think the way traditional topics are understood so that working from the nanoscale to the system scale is seamless and intuitive.

[41] He currently serves as Special Advisor on Microelectronics to the Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Purdue University.

Lundstrom was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2000 “For insights into the physics of carrier transport in small semiconductor devices and the development of simple, conceptual models for nanoscale transistors.”[44] He was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006 “For outstanding contributions in the area of simulating nanoscale metal-oxide-field-effect transistors, and for providing these simulations to users worldwide through the Internet.”[45] In 2014, Lundstrom was included on the Thomson Reuters Corporation's list of The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds.

[51] In 2010, Lundstrom received the Aristotle Award from the Semiconductor Research Corporation, which recognizes outstanding teaching in its broadest sense.