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|position = Project Scientist
|position = Technical/Operational Director
|room = 1109D
|room = 1109D
|phone = (805) 839-2268
|phone = (805) 893-2268
|cell =
|cell =
|email = thibeault@ece.ucsb.edu
|email = thibeault@ece.ucsb.edu
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=About=
=About=
Brian received his Ph.D from UCSB in 1997 working on MBE growth, design, fabrication, and testing of GaAs-based oxide-apertured VCSELs under Prof. Larry Coldren. Afterwards, he helped start WideGap Technology, LLC, which became Nitres, Inc., which was purchased by CREE in June of 2000. There he was a key member of the technical staff and PI for projects in GaN-based high power and white LEDs and RF Power HEMTs. He came back to UCSB in December 2000 as the lead technical staff for the UCSB Nanofabrication Facility. In May 2018, he assumed the role of Techincal/Operational Director of the facility. He is co-author on over 150 publications/conference articles and listed as co-inventor on 14 patents.
Brian is the staff scientist for the facility and is responsible for all process-related issues.


=Current Work=
=Current Work=
Brian is the Technical and Operational Director of the facility. Contact Brian to find out about getting lab access.
Brian manages the process group in the facility (currently a staff of 4), is the primary outside user contact for new projects, performs outside user fabrication work, provides guidance of equipment purchases, directs characterization of new processes, facilitates troubleshooting of process and equipment related to processing problems, and acts as a general cleanroom process consultant for all laboratory users


=Tools=
=Tools=
{{PAGENAME}} is in charge of the following tools:
{{PAGENAME}} is in charge of the following tools:

*[[Ellipsometer (Woollam)]]
* [[Stepper 3 (ASML DUV)|Stepper 3 (ASML DUV, Deep-UV)]]

Latest revision as of 21:44, 26 March 2020

Brian Thibeault
Position Technical/Operational Director
Room Number 1109D
Phone (805) 893-2268
E-Mail thibeault@ece.ucsb.edu

About

Brian received his Ph.D from UCSB in 1997 working on MBE growth, design, fabrication, and testing of GaAs-based oxide-apertured VCSELs under Prof. Larry Coldren. Afterwards, he helped start WideGap Technology, LLC, which became Nitres, Inc., which was purchased by CREE in June of 2000. There he was a key member of the technical staff and PI for projects in GaN-based high power and white LEDs and RF Power HEMTs. He came back to UCSB in December 2000 as the lead technical staff for the UCSB Nanofabrication Facility. In May 2018, he assumed the role of Techincal/Operational Director of the facility. He is co-author on over 150 publications/conference articles and listed as co-inventor on 14 patents.

Current Work

Brian is the Technical and Operational Director of the facility. Contact Brian to find out about getting lab access.

Tools

Brian Thibeault is in charge of the following tools: