Principle Investigator
Hieu P. T. Nguyen
Hieu. P. Nguyen is currently an associate professor of Electrical Engineering at Texas Tech University. Previously, he was with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) where he was an assistant professor, then associate professor of Electrical Engineering and the director of the molecular beam epitaxy facility. He got his Ph.D. degree from McGill University. Dr. Nguyen is a recipient of the 2020 NSF CAREER Award, the 2019 Saul K Fenster Innovation in Engineering Education Ward, the SPIE scholarship in Optics and Photonics 2012 (for his potential long-range contributions to the field of optics, photonics, or related field). He is currently serving as the Editor of Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (Elsevier).
Research Scientist
Dr. Boker Agili
Dr. Agili has been in the power and energy industry for more than fifteen years and has worked in academia for more than seven years. His research related topic is in energy sources and power systems.
He got his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University in 2019 and performed his postdoctoral research in Energy Production and Conversion at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for one year before returning back to TTU. His current research interests are in the field of epitaxial growth, device fabrication, and characterization of semiconductor devices for power electronic, and optoelectronic devices.
Graduate Students
Mano Bala Sankar Muthu
Mano is currently a PhD student at TTU Nano Tech Center. He obtained his Master’s degree (MS by Research) in Interdisciplinary Department (EE & Physics) from Indian Institute of Technology Madras India in 2022, where he worked on devices for photonic and quantum technologies by femtosecond laser micro structuring.
He joined our research group since Fall 2022. His current research work focusses on molecular beam epitaxial growth of III-nitride wide bandgap semiconductors for photonics, flexible electronics and memory device applications.
Tanjim Rahman
Tanjim is currently pursuing a Master's degree at Texas Tech University. She obtained her Bachelor
of Technology (B.Tech) from the National Institute of Technology Silchar, India, in 2024, where
her work focused on the simulation and characterization of HEMT devices.
She joined our research group in Fall 2024, and her current research centers on the simulation
and fabrication of III-nitride nanowire structures for applications in power electronics, sensors,
and memory devices.
Lorenzo Bonham
Lorenzo Bonham is an undergraduate Electrical Engineering student at Texas Tech University. He has attended Texas Tech since 2022 and is on the path to graduate in 2025. He joined the research group in 2024 as DOD SCALE fellow in RF/Optoelectronics. His research is on nanowire LEDs and RRAM devices.
Injamamul Hoque Emu
Injamamul Hoque Emu is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Texas Tech University. He completed his B.S in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Bangladesh, in 2017 and M.S in Electrical Engineering from Texas State University (TSU) in Summer 2024.
He worked in growth and characterization of Gallate (including CuGa2O4, MgGa2O4, ZnGa2O4) during his Masters in TSU. He joined our research group in Fall 2024. His research is primarily focused on the epitaxial growth and fabrication of wide and ultrawide bandgap semiconductors for their applications in harsh environments, optoelectronics, and photonics.
Rikesh Shrestha
Rikesh Shrestha is currently a MS student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas Tech University. His research interest is in Micro LEDs and memory devices.
William Hennig
William received his Bachelor of Sciences in Physics from Angelo State University, Texas. He joined our research group in Fall 2024 as a Master student under DOD SCALE (SCALE (Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement) propgram. He is co-supervised by Dr. Nguyen and Dr. Jacob Stephens. His research focuses on fabrication and characterizations of III-nitride semiconductor devices for extreme conditions and pulse power applications.
Undergraduate Students
Marshall DeBenedictis
Marshall is currently an undergraduate student at Texas Tech University’s department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He joined our research group in May of 2024 as part of the Scaleable Asymmetric Lifestyle Engagement program (DOD SCALE), and is currently investigating wet-etching approaches, and its applications for fabricating nano-wire LED and nanoelectronic devices.
Former Group Members
+ Graduate Students
Moulik Patel (Former Master student), is now with Kulite Semiconductor Products Inc., US.
Kanan Deep (Former Master student), is now with Cummins Inc., US.
Velpula Ravi Teja (Former Ph.D. student), is now with Intel, US.
Thang Ha Quoc Bui (Former Ph.D. student), is now at KLA Corporation, US
Barsha Jain (Former Ph.D. student), is now with Intel.
Moab Rajan Philip (Former Ph.D. student): Currently is with Texas Instruments, US
Dipayan Datta Choudhary (Former Master student): Currently at KYOCERA SLD Laser Inc., US
Ranjitha Ravindran (Former Master student): Currently at Fractal Analytics as Data Scientist, US.
+ Postdoctoral Researchers:
Dr. Md. Nasiruddin Bhuyian (Postdoctoral research associate): Currently at Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Dr. Mehrdad Djavid (Postdoctoral research associate): Currently at Global Foundries, Vermont as Principle Customer Design App Engineer
+ Visiting Scholar:
Dr. Trupti Ranjann Lenka: Currently is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar, India.
+Undergraduate Students:
Andressa Marangon, received the Ronald E. McNair Scholarship, 2021, NJIT Summer Research Fellowship 2022, 2023
Oladimeji Sobanjo: received the Ronald E. McNair Scholarship, 2020
Kevin Pemberthy: received the New Jersey Governor’s STEM Scholarship, 2019
Jeffrey Jude and Moses Tumuna: received the Ronald E. McNair Scholarship, 2019
Maria Ramirez: received the 2018 NSF REU program in: "Optics and photonics: Technologies, Systems, and Devices" Maria is current a senior undergraduate student in the Physics Department of University of Southern California.
Anumeena Sorna: received the 2017 NSF REU program in: "Optics and photonics: Technologies, Systems, and Devices". Anumeena is currently an undergraduate student in Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Trichy, India.
Ali Yuksel: Received the 2017 Provost Summer Undergraduate Research Program at NJIT. Currently at BOSCH as Optical Engineer.
Ashish John (Undergraduate student: Received: NJIT Provost Summer Research Fellowship Award 2015, 2016)
Nevin Varghese (Undergraduate student: Received: NJIT Provost Summer Research Fellowship Award 2015, 2016)
Ryan S. Y. Kimura (Undergraduate student from Brazil: Received the IIE Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program 2015 to conduct summer research in my group in 2016)
Yaset Evo (Undergraduate student: Received: the 2015 National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network Research Experience for Undergraduates (NNIN REU) Program at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Richard Rocha (Undergraduate student: Received: the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program)
Mauricio Kyoiti Yamaoka (Undergraduate student from Brazil: Received the IIE Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program 2015 to conduct summer research in my group in 2015)