People of EMDL




Director: Dr. Steven Ringel

Professor Ringel leads an internationally recognized research program that strives to advance the basic science and engineering of electronic materials, nanostructures and devices that will impact alternative energy, electronics, photonics and sensing technologies. As the Neal A. Smith Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering, Professor Ringel is particularly focused on issues related to renewable, clean and sustainable energy sources and efficient utilization of electric power, and how introduction of functional materials and nanostructures can advance technologies and systems used in these arenas.





Dr. Aaron Arehart

Dr. Aaron Arehart is a Postdoctoral Research in the Electronic Materials and Devices Laboratory.




Mark Brenner

Mark Brenner is a Senior Research Staff member in the Electronic Materials and Device Laboratory (EMDL) , as well as the manager of the Semiconductor Epitaxial and Analysis Laboratory (SEAL).




Andrew Carlin

Andrew Carlin is a Graduate Research Assistant. Andrew's research interests are focused on metamorphic III/V on Si, specifically the comparison of anion(As/P) grading versus traditional cation grading to achieve optimal lattice constants for optoelectronic devices and solar cells.




Dr. Tyler Grassman

Dr. Tyler Grassman is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Electronic Materials and Devices Laboratory. Tyler's research interests are focused on the growth, characterization, and optimization of III-V materials on SI and SiGe substrates, including surface and intersurface studies, for optoelectronics (solar cells, photo detectors and virtual substrates.




Qilin Gu

Qilin Gu is a Graduate Research Assistant.




Dr. Emre Gur

Dr. Emre Gur is a Visiting Scholar.




Tony Homan

Tony Homan is a Graduate Research Assistant. His research focuses on charaterization of defects in GaN and related materials specifically AlGaN.



James Jones

Laboratory Supervisor: Mr. Jones functions as ECE Cleanroom administrator, coordinates its operation, trains new users, manages cost center accounts and installs and maintains equipment and building services. He also maintains other Solid State laboratories, procures all lab supplies and assists graduate students.




Andrew Malonis

Andrew Malonis is a Graduate Student that holds a Fellowship. Andrew's research interests are in thermal and optical characterization of deep levels in III-Nitrides, specifically AlGaN.




Jill Mobley

Jill Mobley is a Program Assistant for the Electronic Materials and Devices Laboratories (EMDL), assisting Professor Steven Ringel the EMDL director, and is responsible for coordination of EMDL finances, travel, database maintenance, and administrative supervision.




Chris Ratcliff

Chris Ratcliff is a Graduate Research Assistant.




Anup Sasikumar

Anup Sasikumar is a Graduate Research Assistant.




Krishna Swaminathan

Krishna Swaminathan is a Graduate Research Assistant. Krishna's research interests are focused on lattice-engineered materials leading to the fabrication of vertically-integrated multijunction detectors capable of selective and precise band discrimination from the infrared to the ultraviolet.




Zeng Zhang

Zeng Zhang is a Graduate Research Assistant.