Research Group

Toru Inatome

Visiting Researcher

 

Engineering II, Room 3510

Michael Iza

Principal Development Engineer

 

Engineering II, Room 3525

Principal Development Engineer responsible for SSLEEC's MOCVD lab. Recent projects focus on development of novel nitride based devices and materials for applications in solid state lighting. Responsibilities include supervision of MOCVD equipment and facilities as well as all safety and training requirements.

Arturo Juan (He/Him/His)

Graduate Student Researcher

 

Stacia Keller, PhD

Principal Development Engineer

 

ESB 2215D

Principal Development Engineer responsible for the Veeco MOCVD equipment. Research interests include crystal growth and characterization of group-III nitrides, as well as nitride based electronic and opto-electronic devices.

Vineeta Muthuraj

Graduate Student Researcher

 

Sally Nayak (Undergraduate Researcher)

Intern

 

Kent Nitta

Graduate Student Researcher

 

Alejandro Quevedo

Graduate Student Researcher

 

Engineering II, Room 2515

Justin Tan

Graduate Student Researcher

 

Engineering II, Room 2515

Emily Trageser

Graduate Student Researcher

 

Engineering II, Room 3508

Emily came to UC Santa Barbara in 2020 to pursue graduate studies in Materials and is in the DenBaars Group as a member of the Solid State Lighting and Energy Electronics Center. Emily's work focuses on the development of III-nitride active regions for lasers and other photonic devices. Her interest in quantum materials lies in the heterogeneous integration of photonic integrated circuits for applications in quantum sensing.

Claire Vozel

Graduate Student Researcher

 

Engineering II, Room 2515

Matthew S. Wong, PhD

Asst. Project Scientist

 

Engineering II, Room 3508

Matthew S. Wong received his Ph. D. in Materials at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) under the guidance of Professor Steven P. DenBaars. Currently, he is an Assistant Project Scientist in the Materials Department. His main research focuses on enhancing the optoelectrical characteristics of micro-light-emitting diodes and laser diodes.

Yifan Yao

Postdoctoral Researcher

 

Engineering II, Room 3502

Dr. Yifan Yao is a postdoctoral researcher in the materials Department at UCSB. He works on AlGaN growth, UV LEDs, micro-LEDs, laser diodes. His activity involves the device design, MOCVD growth, material characterization, chip fabrication, and device testing.

Amy Zhang

Graduate Student Researcher

 

Hongyi Zhang

Student Researcher (Undergraduate)