Research Group

Roark Chao

Graduate Student Researcher, ECE (MS)

 

Roark works with Jon Schuller and Steve DenBaars

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, Materials

 

Arturo Juan earned his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Southern California, then earned his master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from UCSB. He worked in industry prior to entering the Materials PhD Program. Juan is advised by Steven DenBaars, a distinguished professor of materials and electrical and computer engineering. The focus of his research is on the epitaxial growth, processing, and characterization of wide-bandgap semiconductors for optoelectronic devices. According to Juan, working to improve the efficiency of materials that emit light could pave the way, for next-generation technologies having applications in optical communication, sensors, lighting, and quantum computing.

Stacia Keller, PhD

Research Advisor

 

ESB 2215D

An SSLEEC Affiliate has several decades of experience inventing and developing 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, ECE

 

Andrea Ni

Graduate Student Researcher, Electrical & Computer Engineering

 

Engineering II, Room 2512

Kent Nitta

Graduate Student Researcher, Materials

 

Alejandro Quevedo

Graduate Student Researcher, ECE & Physics

 

Engineering II, Room 2515

Justin Tan

Graduate Student Researcher, Electrical & Computer Engineering

 

Engineering II, Room 2515

Emily Trageser

Graduate Student Researcher, Materials

 

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, Materials

 

Engineering II, Room 2515

Matthew S. Wong, PhD

Asst. Project Scientist, SSLEEC

 

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, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher, Materials

 

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, Materials

 

Hongyi Zhang

Graduate Student Researcher, Materials