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Read more at: UKNC student prizes for the porous CamGaN team

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...

Read more at: Yihong has passed his PhD viva

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

Read more at: Rachel has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List 2025

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.

Read more at: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025!

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!

Read more at: Yihong and Maruf have submitted their PhD theses

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...

Read more at: Jiawei and Ben won a poster prize

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.

Read more at: Kevin and Piotr have joined us for their Master's project

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.

Read more at: New PhD students have arrived

New PhD students have arrived

A big, warm welcome to our fantastic new PhD students, Sami Kibal, Aisha Mariam and Cobi Allen! Sami will be working on cutting-edge research into radiation-resistant HEMTs for space applications. Aisha will be delving into the microstructure of ultra AlGaN HEMTs. And Cobi will be working on pioneering machine learning of...

Read more at: Social Friday punting on the river Cam

Social Friday punting on the river Cam

On Friday, the members of the GaN Centre enjoyed a punting trip on the river Cam. On our way through the historic city centre upstream towards Grantchester we have enjoyed the scenery views of the colleges and some very delicious scones with clotted cream and jam (or the other way round)

Read more at: Welcome to Thom R Harris-Lee

Welcome to Thom R Harris-Lee

We are excited to welcome Thom R Harris-Lee at the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride. Thom will be working on the MOVPE growth, and subsequent electrochemical porosification, of aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN). You can learn more about Thom on his personal website .

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Read more at: Paper of the month

Paper of the month

December 2024: Impact of stacking faults on the luminescence of a zincblende InGaN/GaN single quantum well

    

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