Getting there …

Getting there …

Exciting news: at long last, Chris is getting his research rolling in the lab. Starting off easy with some simple corrosion studies to help us understand some important relationships needed for us to pursue some pretty cool nitride materials. Fingers crossed...
Neurons have been laid …

Neurons have been laid …

Fantastic work by the team over the summer and we have reached a point where all the neurons have now been laid in the lab and the brain has been assembled. Still need to kick the tires to check things out, but a huge step forward. Great work team!
Congratulations Associate Prof. Nick Strandwitz!

Congratulations Associate Prof. Nick Strandwitz!

At long last, Prof. Nick Strandwitz has walked the walk and talked the talk and has been given the seal of approval. Congrats on receiving tenure and being promoted to Associate Professor! Looking forward to many more productive years.
Congratulations to Prof. Siddha Pimputkar!

Congratulations to Prof. Siddha Pimputkar!

It is a great honor to announce that PI Siddha Pimputkar has been awarded the 2-year term P.C. Rossin Assistant Professorship. This endowed chair is “awarded to the most outstanding junior faculty in the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science who...
Congratulations Vince Rienzi!

Congratulations Vince Rienzi!

Congratulations are in order for Vince Rienzi: He was just accepted to his dream school, University of California, Santa Barbara, to pursue his Ph.D. in Materials. Best of luck and enjoy the sunny beaches while playing frisbee! UCSB is certainly lucky to have...
Patent application filed for next-gen CVD design!

Patent application filed for next-gen CVD design!

Exciting news: we are now patent pending for a novel approach to the growth of decomposition limited materials using a new MOCVD design. Looking forward to demonstrating new high-indium content Group-III nitride materials and other interesting materials that have been...