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Thank you to Kevin and Piotr

Many thanks to Kevin Xu and Piotr Sokolinkski, who have finished their Master's projects on modelling and optimising the reflectivity and pore structures in porous DBRs. The Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride

Congratulations to Maruf!

Congratulations to Maruf Sarkar on successfully defending his PhD thesis. We wish him all the best and every success for a bright and promising future! The Cambridge Gallium Nitride Centre

Welcome Eero

We are thrilled to welcome Eero Jääskeläinen on board of the Cambridge Centre for GaN! Eero will be working with us over the next few years on AlGaN-based LEDs.

UKNC student prizes for the porous CamGaN team

A huge congratulation to Piotr Sokolinski and Ben Thornley for winning the student prizes for their excellent presentations on porous GaN distributed Bragg reflectors at the UK Nitrides Consortium (UKNC) winter meeting 2025 hosted by the University of Cambridge. Piotr presented his work on the modelling of the acid etching...

Yihong has passed his PhD viva

Woo hoo, hipp hipp horray! After years of hard and excellent scientific work Yihong has successfully defended his PhD thesis. It has been a pleasure to have him in the group. We wish him all the best for a bright an prospective future! The Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride

Rachel has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List 2025

A massive congratulations to Prof. Rachel Oliver, who has been appointed as Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in King Charles' New Year Honours List 2025 in recognition for her services to Materials Engineering.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025!

As the holiday season approaches, the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride would like to wish all its members, colleagues and friends a happy Christmas and a good start to 2025. May the festive season be filled with happiness and joy, and may your New Year be prosperous and rewarding! Cheers to a bright future!

Yihong and Maruf have submitted their PhD theses

Huge congratulations to Yihong Ji and Maruf Sarkar for submitting their PhD theses! This remarkable achievement marks a significant milestone in their academic journeys and reflects their dedication, hard work, and perseverance over the past several years. It’s a proud moment not only for them but also for the entire team...

Jiawei and Ben won a poster prize

A huge congratulation to Jiawei Zhang and Ben Thornley for winning the student prize for their excellent poster at the Engineering Porous Materials and Multiple Scale conference at University of Bath.

Kevin and Piotr have joined us for their Master's project

We're delighted to welcome Kevin Xu and Piotr Sokolinkski to the Cambridge GaN team! They'll be working on two Master projects modelling and optimising the reflectivity and pore structures in porous DBRs.

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Thank you to Kevin and Piotr

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UKNC student prizes for the porous CamGaN team

Yihong has passed his PhD viva

Rachel has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List 2025

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025!

Yihong and Maruf have submitted their PhD theses

Jiawei and Ben won a poster prize

Kevin and Piotr have joined us for their Master's project

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