NAE
Mitsubishi Distinguished Professor, Materials
Distinguished Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Contact
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5050
Materials Research Areas:
Honors:
Aron Kressel Award, IEEE Photonics Society
Japanese Science of Applied Physics (JSAP) Outstanding Paper Award for “Demonstration of Nonpolar m-Plane InGaN/GaN Laser Diode”
Viterbi Award, USC Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Southern California
Research Description:
Research interests include growth of wide-bandgap (GaN based) semiconductors and their application to blue LEDs as well as laser and high power electronic devices. This research has led to the first U.S. University demonstration of a blue GaN laser diode.
Education:
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Universtiy of Southern California
M.S. in Materials Science, University of Southern California
B.S. in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Arizona
