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Ph.D., 2025 |
Zhuoran Han, 
Ph.D. Thesis: Diamond Power Electronics for the Next Generation Electric Grid (May, 2025) More at IDEALS@UIUC Awards: TOP DOWNLOADED ARTICLE (IEEE EDL x 2) ; National Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Competition Runner-up (2nd Prize); Andrew T. Yang Research and Entrepreneurship Award in ECE ; ECE Distinguished Research Fellowship ; Promise of Excellence Fellowship. Post-PhD Appointment: Display Technology Engineer, Apple Inc., CA, USA |
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Ph.D., 2025 |
Yu Chieh Chiu,
Ph.D. Thesis: Scaling to Submicron for III-Nitride Optoelectronics Devices: Applications in Micro Light Emitting Diodes and Resonant Tunneling Diodes (May, 2025) More at IDEALS@UIUC M.S. Thesis: Absolute Internal Quantum Efficiency of Indium-Gallium Nitride Based Light Emitting Diodes (Dec., 2022) More at IDEALS@UIUC Awards: UIUC ECE Nick and Katherine Holonyak, Jr. Outstanding Research Awardee ; Applied Physics Letters Editor’s Pick 2022 ; Redbull Paper Wings US Champion ; UIUC ECE 443 LEDs and Solar Cells Crosslight Best Project Awardee. Post-PhD Appointment: Panel Process Integration Engineer, Apple Inc., CA, USA |
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(5) Ph.D., 2025 |
Jaekwon Lee,
Ph.D. Thesis : Cubic III-nitrides for photonics: Physics, Materials, and Devices (May, 2025) More at IDEALS@UIUC Awards: UIUC Graduate College Conference Travel Grant; Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship ; TOP DOWNLOADED ARTICLE (JOSA B, IEEE EDL, IEEE TED) ; National Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Competition Runner-up (2nd Prize); SPIE Optics and Photonics Scholarship ; Mavis Future Faculty Fellow ; Siegman School on Lasers Travel Grant ; UIUC ECE Nick and Katherine Holonyak, Jr. Outstanding Research Awardee ; Applied Physics Letters Cover Article ; Applied Physics Letters Editor’s Pick 2024 ; Journal of the Optical Society of America B Editor’s Pick 2023 ; Applied Physics Letters Editor’s Pick 2022 ; UIUC ECE 443 LEDs and Solar Cells Crosslight Best Project Awardee ; Promise of Excellence Fellowship. Post-PhD Appointment: Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, CA, USA |
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(4) Ph.D., 2022 |
Yi-Chia Tsai,
Ph.D. Thesis: Theoretical Exploration of Efficiency Droop Mechanisms in III-nitride Visible Light Emitting Diodes (May, 2022) More at IDEALS@UIUC Awards: Campus Nominee for CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award Competition , UIUC ECE Nick and Katherine Holonyak, Jr. Outstanding Research Awardee , Honorable Mention in the Lighting R&D Student Poster Competition, Shun Lien Chuang Memorial Award for Excellence in Graduate Education , ACS Omega Front Cover Article , UIUC ECE 443 LEDs and Solar Cells Crosslight Best Project Awardee. Post-PhD Appointment: Senior Software Algorithm Engineer, ASML Corporation, CA, USA |
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(3) Ph.D., 2020 M.S., 2017 |
Richard Liu,
More at IDEALS@UIUC M.S. Thesis: Structural and Optical Properties of Phase Transition Cubic Phase Gallium Nitride for Photonic Devices (Dec., 2017) More at IDEALS@UIUC Awards: Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Graduate Finalist , National Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Competition Finalist , SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholar , UIUC Graduate College Image of Research Semi-finalist , UIUC Graduate College Travel Grantee for Dissertation Research , UIUC College of Engineering Yunni & Maxine Pao Memorial Fellow , UIUC ECE Nick and Katherine Holonyak, Jr. Outstanding Research Awardee , CS MANTECH Best Student Paper Awardee , CS MANTECH Travel Awardee , NSF Graduate Research Fellow (declined) , NASA Space Technology Research Fellow. Post-PhD Appointment: Section Manager – Electronic Materials and Devices, Aerospace Corporation, CA, USA |
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(2) Ph.D., 2020 |
Dr. Kihoon Park,
Ph.D. Thesis: Investigation of Generation, Dissipation, and Transport of Heat in GaN Materials for Advanced High-Power Devices (May, 2020) More at IDEALS@UIUC Awards: UIUC ECE Gregory Stillman Semiconductor Research Awardee , List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students (2019 Fall, ECE 444, TA, 2019 Spring, ECE 443, TA, 2018 Fall, ECE 444, TA, 2018 Spring, ECE 443, TA). Post-PhD Appointment: Software Engineer, Intel, Hillsboro, OR, USA |
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(1) Ph.D., 2020 |
Dr. Hsuan-Ping Lee,
Ph.D. Thesis: Al2O3-passivated AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors on Si(111) Towards Reliable Terahertz Electronics (May, 2020) More at IDEALS@UIUC Awards: UIUC ECE Gregory Stillman Semiconductor Research Awardee , List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students (2019 Fall, ECE 444, TA, 2019 Spring, ECE 443, TA, 2018 Spring, ECE 443, TA), UIUC ECE Ernest A. Reid Fellow , CS MANTECH Travel Awardee , UIUC Graduate College Conference Travel Grant. Current Appointment: Staff Data Scientist, Intel, Hillsboro, OR, USA |
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(17) Undergraduate B.S., 2025 |
Matthew Wang,B.S. in: Electrical Engineering
Awards: UIUC ECE 443 LEDs and Solar Cells Crosslight Best Project Awardee; Samsung Technology Track Scholarship. Post-graduation Appointment: Ph. D. Candidate, University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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(16) Undergraduate B.S., 2024 |
Phuvit Thirasuntrakul,B.S. in: Electrical Engineering
Awards: IEEE Electron Devices Society Undergraduate Student Scholarship ; Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium Travel Award ; Omron Electrical Engineering Scholarship ; Samsung Technology Track Scholarship ; Dr. Milton Feng Scholarship ; O. Thomas and Martha S. Purl Scholarship. Post-graduation Appointment: Manufacturing Engineer, Analog Devices, Thailand |
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(15) Undergraduate B.S., 2024 |
Aleksai Herrera,
B.S. in: Electrical Engineering City, Country (of Origin): IL, USA |
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Undergraduate B.S., 2024 |
Colin Shan, B.S. in: Materials Science and Engineering (Minor in Electrical Engineering)
Awards: Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium Travel Award ; REU Recipient ; UIUC Office of Undergraduate Research Conference Travel Awardee ; Earl J. Eckel Scholar. Post-graduation Appointment: Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University, CA, USA |
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(13) Undergraduate B.S., 2023 |
Patrick Sear,
B.S. in: Electrical Engineering Post-graduation Appointment: M.S. Candidate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA |
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(12) Undergraduate B.S., 2022 |
Alkesh Sumant,
B.S. in: Electrical Engineering Senior Thesis: Hydrogen-terminated Diamond MOSFETs for Power Electronics (May, 2022) Post-graduation Appointment: Integrated Photonics Development Engineer, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, MA, USA |
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(11) Undergraduate B.S., 2021 |
Anna Miller,
B.S. in: Electrical Engineering Awards: NSF Graduate Research Honorable Mention ; NSF REU Recipient. Post-graduation Appointment: Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University, CA, USA |
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(10) Undergraduate B.S., 2020 |
Jarod Meyer,
B.S. in: Materials Science and Engineering Awards: NSF Graduate Research Honorable Mention ; Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium Outstanding Presentation Trophy , Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium Travel Award , UIUC Office of Undergraduate Research Conference Travel Awardee , NSF REU Recipient. Post-graduation Appointment: Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University, CA, USA |
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(9) Undergraduate B.S., 2019 |
Dennis Rich,
B.S. in: Electrical Engineering & Engineering Physics Senior Thesis: Application of Controlled Spalling to Thin-film Lithium Niobate Transducers (Dec., 2018) More at IDEALS@UIUC Awards: NSF Graduate Research Fellow ; SPIE BACUS Scholar , UIUC ECE Bardeen Undergraduate Awardee , University of Illinois Campus Churchill Scholarship Nominee , UIUC ECE Robert C. MacClinchie Scholar , UIUC Office of Undergraduate Research Research Support Grantee , Michael E. Napier Memorial Awardee , UIUC Campus Honors Program Summer Research Grantee , Goldwater Scholar. Post-graduation Appointment: Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University, CA, USA |
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(8) Undergraduate B.S., 2018 |
Josephine Melia,
B.S. in: Engineering Physics Awards: UIUC Office of Undergraduate Research Research Support Grantee , IEEE Photonics Conference Women in Photonics Travel Grantee. Current Appointment: Application Engineer, Applied Materials, CA, USA |
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(7) Undergraduate B.S., 2017 |
Josh Perozek,
B.S. in: Electrical Engineering (Minor in Materials Science and Engineering) Senior Thesis: Thin-film GaN HEMTs For Flexible Electronics (May, 2017) More at IDEALS@UIUC Awards: Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium Travel Award , UIUC Office of Undergraduate Research Conference Travel Awardee , UIUC College of Engineering Scholar , UIUC ECE A. R. “Buck” Knight Awardee , UIUC ECE Distinguished Research Fellow , UIUC Illinois Distinguished Fellow , NSF Graduate Research Honorable Mention. Post-graduation Appointment: Ph.D. Candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, USA |
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(6) Undergraduate B.S., 2017 |
Ryan Grady,
B.S. in: Electrical Engineering Senior Thesis: Simulation of Zinc-blende Gallium Nitride High Electron Mobility Transistors For Normally-off Operation (May, 2017) More at IDEALS@UIUC Awards: UIUC ECE Robert C. MacClinchie Scholar , UIUC ECE A. R. “Buck” Knight Awardee , NSF Graduate Research Fellow. Post-graduation Appointment: Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University, CA, USA |
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(5) Undergraduate B.S., 2017 |
Taiming Zhang,
B.S. in: Electrical Engineering Post-graduation Appointment: M.S. Candidate, Stanford University, CA, USA |
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(4) Undergraduate B.S., 2017 |
Estelle Kao,
B.S. in: Engineering Physics Post-graduation Appointment: Product Development Engineer, Intel, Folsom, CA, USA |
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(3) Undergraduate B.S., 2016 |
Kai Zhang,
B.S. in: Electrical Engineering Current Appointment: Researcher, AMO GmbH, Aachen, Germany |
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(2) Undergraduate B.S., 2016 |
Begum Kasap,
B.S. in: Electrical Engineering Senior Thesis: Optimization of Off-State Breakdown Voltage in GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors (May, 2016) More at IDEALS@UIUC Current Appointment: Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, Davis, CA, USA |
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(1) Undergraduate B.S., 2016 |
Philip Tsai,
B.S. in: Electrical Engineering Senior Thesis: Normally-off GaN Transistors (May, 2016) More at IDEALS@UIUC Post-graduation Appointment: Process Engineer, Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX, USA |
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(1) Postdoctoral Research Associate 2020-2022 |
Dr. Muhammad Ali Johar,
Project Title: Cubic Gallium Nitride on Silicon as a Scalable Platform for Advanced Energy Devices Current Appointment: Principal Epitaxy Engineer, Coherent, PA, USA |