Staff List
See the Contact Page for who to contact for different requests.
Financial & Administrative
For questions regarding lab access or capabilities, please contact the Lab Director.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Thibeault | Technical/Operational Director | (805) 893-2268 | thibeault@ece.ucsb.edu |
| Claudia Gutierrez | Financial Analyst | (805) 893-7989 | claudia@ece.ucsb.edu |
| Vraj Mehalana | IT/Systems Administrator | (805)-893-4689 | vraj@ucsb.edu |
Facilities Group
General Nanofab facility management, operations, supplies inventory/stocking, plumbing, wet benches, house water/gas/waste collection etc., are handled by the Facilities Group. Facilities and supplies-related requests and requests should be directed to the appropriate person on the list, or to the group's Manager. See the Contact Page for info on who should be contacted for different requests.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Day | Facility Engineer | (805) 893-3101 | day@ece.ucsb.edu |
| Peder Lenvik | Facility Lead | (805) 893-8145 | plenvik@ucsb.edu |
| Tom Reynolds | Engineering Expert | (805) 893-8158 | reynolds@ece.ucsb.edu |
| Tino Sy | Facility Staff | (805) 893-4796 | sy@ece.ucsb.edu |
| Luis Zuzunaga | Facility Staff | (805) 893-8258 | luis@ece.ucsb.edu |
Equipment Group
The equipment group manages, maintains and upgrades all fabrication tools and equipment, such as vacuum deposition, etchers, thermal processing etc.
For issues on a particular piece of equipment, please consult the FAQ for who to contact and how.
See the Contact Page for info on who should be contacted for different requests.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Bosch | Equipment Engineer | (805) 893-3486 | tbosch@ucsb.edu |
| Don Freeborn | Equipment Engineer | (805) 893-7975 | dfreeborn@ece.ucsb.edu |
| Aidan Hopkins | Equipment Engineer | (805) 893-2343 | hopkins@ece.ucsb.edu |
| Lee Sawyer | Equipment Engineer | (805) 893-2123 | lee_sawyer@ucsb.edu |
| Bill Millerski | Equipment Engineer | (805) 893-2655 | wmillerski@ucsb.edu |
| Michael Barreraz | Equipment Engineer | (805) 893-4147 | mikebarreraz@ece.ucsb.edu |
| Mike Silva | Operations Manager | (805) 893-3096 | silva@ece.ucsb.edu |
Process Group
Mission: To ensure lab users are achieving the results they need.
The process group provides expertise on process development, fabrication techniques, recipe development, and some direct tool training and maintenance. The Process Group helps to ensure that equipment is providing the expected processing capabilities.
In addition, the group performs fabrication jobs for companies, universities and research groups, for on- and off-campus groups. Submit a job request here, or contact the group's Manager.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Dutra | Process Engineer | (805) 893-5052 | noahdutra@ucsb.edu |
| Foong Fatt | Process Scientist | (805) 893-2016 | ffoong@ucsb.edu |
| Demis D. John | Process Scientist Manager | (805) 893-5934 | demis@ucsb.edu |
| Gopikrishnan G M | Process Scientist | (805) 893-5223 | gopimeena@ucsb.edu |
| Bill Mitchell | Process Expert | (805) 893-4974 | mitchell@ece.ucsb.edu |
| Dan Read | Project Scientist | (805) 893-3138 | dread@ucsb.edu |
| Biljana Stamenic | Process Scientist | (805) 893-4002 | biljana@ece.ucsb.edu |
The process group also hosts a number of interns each year! Find out more on our internship page. The link below lists current and alumnus interns hosted at the NanoFab: