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

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.