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​PhD Graduates
  • Eliceiri, Matthew  (PhD, May 23) Thesis Title: "Diagnostics and Methods in Pulsed Laser Induced Phase Change Processes from Material Removal to Assembly." - SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center)
  • Su, Zhengliang (PhD, December 21) Thesis Title: “Study of Nano-scale Non-equilibrium Thermal Transport Using Far-field and Near-field Ultrafast Optical Microscopy.” - TuSimple.
  • Park, Minok (PhD, December 21, V. Zorba Co-Chair) Thesis Title: “Study of laser material interactions and applications to surface property augmentation.” - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
  • Rho Yoonsoo (PhD, August 21) Thesis Title: “Laser Chemical Processing and Tip-based Near-field Diagnostics of Low-dimensional Materials.” - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
  • Vangelatos Zacharias (PhD, August 21) Thesis Title: “Tailoring the Mechanical Behavior of Architected Materials through the Strategic Arrangement of Defects and the Tactical Coalescence of Lattice Members.” - Apple.
  • Letian (Lotte) Wang, (PhD, Dec. 19) Thesis Title: “Pulsed Laser-induced Light Coupling and Phase Transformation of Silicon Nanostructures”. - Adaps Photonics Inc.
  • Dongwoo (Chuck) Paeng, (PhD, December ’16) Thesis Title: “Laser Sintering and Ablation Process for Flexible Transparent Conducting Electrodes.”  - Lam Research.
  • Sangmo Koo, (PhD, May ’16) Thesis Title: “Functionalization and Multi-Dimensional Structure Fabrication using Ultrafast Laser Direct Writing (FS-LDW).” - Incheon National University.
  • Hyuk-Jun Kwon (Ph.D., Aug '15) Thesis Title:" Site Selective Laser Processing for Flexible and Wearable Electronics with 2D Materials and 2D-like Random Networks" - Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST).
  • Eunpa Kim (Ph.D.,Dec '14) Thesis Title:" Laser Assisted Selective Fabrication of One and Two Dimensional Semiconducting Nanomaterials" - Samsung Electronics.
  • Jae Hyuck Yoo (Ph.D.,Dec '14) Thesis Title:" Continuous, Nanosecond, and Femtosecond Lasers for Material Processing - Melting, Deposition, Dewetting, Crystallization, and Ablation." - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
  • Andy Cheng Zheng (Ph.D.,Dec '14) Thesis Title:" Innovation in Photovoltaic Science, Engineering, and Policy: A Potential Trillion-Dollar Global Industry for Sustainable Energy." - Aspiring Citizens Cleantech.
  • Kyunghoon Kim (Ph.D., '13) Thesis Title: "Transmembrane Transport in Biomimetic Assemblies of One-Dimensional Nanomaterials" -Sungkyunkwan Univ.
  • Sanghoon Ahn (Ph.D., '13) Thesis Title: "Femtosecond Laser Processing of Photovoltaic and Transparent Materials." - Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM).
  • Daeho Lee (Ph.D., Sep ’12) Thesis Title: “ZnO Nanostructure Synthesis & Laser Direct Writing Process for Optoelectronic Devices.” - Gachon Univ.
  • Jungbin In (Ph.D., May ’11) Thesis Title: “Reliable Growth of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays by Chemical Vapor Deposition and In-situ Measurement of Fundamental Growth Kinetics in Oxygen-free Conditions.” - Jung-Ang Univ.
  • Travis Owens (Ph.D., Dec ’11) Thesis Title: “Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Applications Toward Thin Film Analysis." -Apple.
  • Hojeong Jeon (Ph.D. Apr 2011) Thesis Title: "Biomaterials Design for Control of Cell Behavior by Femtosecond Laser Processing." - Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST).
  • Sang-Gil Ryu (Ph.D. August 2010) Thesis Title: "Laser Assisted Direct Local Synthesis of Semiconducting Nanowires." -Philoptics.
  • Heng Pan (Ph.D., December '09). Thesis Title: "Laser Aided Nanomanufacturing with Solution Processed Nanoparticles for Electronics and Photovoltaics." - Texas A&M.
  • Nipun Misra (Ph.D., February '09). Thesis Title: "Processing and Applications of Nanowire Electronic Devices." - Boston Consulting Group.
  • Moosung Kim (Ph.D., February '09). Thesis Title: "Glass-based Lab-on-a-Chip Devices Fabricated by Femtosecond Laser Processing." - Gauss Labs.
  • Matthew S. Rogers (Ph.D., May '08). Thesis Title: "Laser-Material Interaction: From Applications of PLD to the Fundamental Heat Affected Zone." - Apple.
  • Hyung-Gyu Park (Ph.D., October '07). Thesis Title: "Mass Transport through Carbon Nanotubes." - Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH). 
  • Seung-Hwan Ko (Ph.D., December '06). Thesis Title: "Flexible Electronics Fabrication by Lithography-free Low Temperature Metal Nanoparticle Laser Processing." - Seoul National University.
  • Li Xu (Ph.D., May '06). Thesis Title: "Pulsed Laser Annealing of Silicon Structures for Crystallization and Dopant Activation." - National Taiwan University.
  • Anant Chimmalgi (Ph.D., December '05). Thesis Title: "Optical Near-field based Nanomanufacturing." - Carbon 3D.
  • David J. Hwang (Ph.D., October '05). Thesis Title: "Pulsed Laser Processing of Electonic Materials in Micro/Nanoscale." - State University of New York, Stony Brook.
  • Youngshik Shin (Ph.D., December '03). Thesis Title: "Compressible Flow of Liquid in Standing Wave Tube."
  • Jaewon Chung, (Ph.D. May '02, jointly with R. Greif). Thesis Title: "Chip Level Electronics Cooling and Diagnostics (Infrared Thermal Velocimetry)." - Korea University.
  • Tae-Yul Choi (Ph.D, May '02). Thesis Title: "Femtosecond Laser Processing of Electronic Materials: Fundamentals and Micro/Nano-scale Applications." - University of North Texas.
  • Seung-Jae Moon, (Ph.D, December '00). Thesis Title: "Pulsed Laser Annealing of Silicon Thn Films in Application to Thin Film Transistors." - Hanyang University.
  • Ming-Hong Lee, (Ph.D., May '01). Thesis Title: "Techniques and Diagnostics on Laser Recrystallization of Thin Amorphous Silicon Films for Flat Panel Display Applications." - Huettinger Electronic.
  • Mengqi Ye (Ph.D., December '00). Thesis Title: "Femtosecond Laser Ablation of Solid Materials." - Western Digital.
  • Ting-Ruei Shiu, (Ph.D., May '99). Thesis Title: "Thermomechanical Behavior of Laser Heated Glass." - KLA-Tencor.
  • Shaochen Chen (Ph.D., May '99). Thesis Title: "Melting and Surface Deformation of Materials During Pulsed Laser Heating." - University of California, San Diego.
  • Schubert Chu (Ph.D., May '99). Thesis Title: "Spectroscopic Studies of Laser-Ablated Titanium Plume." - Mattson Technology
  • Dongsik Kim (Ph.D., May '98). Thesis Title: "Pulsed Laser-Induced Evaporation of Liquids and its Applications." - Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH).
  • Xiang Zhang (Ph.D., June '96). Thesis Title: "Pulsed Laser Micro-Processing of Advanced Electronic Materials and Related Transport Issues." - University of Hong Kong.
  • Ted Bennett (Ph.D., May '96). Thesis Title: "Surface Phenomena during Pulsed-Laser Irradiation of Metals." - University of California, Santa Barbara.
  • Jeng-Rong Ho (Ph.D., Dec. '94). Thesis Title: "Numerical Modeling of Pulsed Laser Evaporation of Metals." - National Chung Cheng Univ.
  • Hee K. Park (M.Sc., 1991, Ph.D., Dec. '94). Thesis Title: "Heat and Momentum Transfer on the Rapid Phase Change of Liquid Induced by Nanosecond-Pulsed Laser Irradiation." - Finisar & Laser Prismatics.
  • Xianfan Xu (M.Sc., 1991, Ph.D., Nov. '94). Thesis Title: "Thermal Analysis of Excimer Laser Interaction with Thin Polycrystalline Silicon Films." - Purdue University.

Masters Graduates
  • Alexander Sherry
  • Rich Winslow
  • Anargyros Panayotopoulos (MSc, December '03). Thesis Title: "Research on laser-aided nano deposition". -Apple (Cupertino, CA)
  • Mark A. Landon (M.Sc., December '97). Thesis Title: "Ellipsometric and Spectroscopic Measurement of Radiative Properties of Materials".  -Lam Research (Fremont, CA)
  • Scott L. Taylor (M.Sc., June '92). Thesis Title: "Transient Heat Transfer Phenomena in Laser Annealed Thin Silicon Films".- Amgen (SF, CA)
  • Paul A. Spence (M.Sc., June '90). Thesis Title: "A Numerical Study of Thermocapillary and Buoyancy Driven Flow in a Laser Melted Pool".
  • William E. Dutcher, Jr. (M.Sc., June '90). Thesis Title: "Modeling of Thin Film Laser Annealing Using Boundary-Fitted Curvilinear Coordinates for Moving-Front Fixing".

Post–docs
  • Yoonsoo Rho (Aug 21 - May 22)
  • Jung Hwan Park (Oct 18 - Sept 19)
  • Jiangyou Long (Nov 18 - Sept 19)
  • Sangmo Koo (May 16 - April 17)
  • Jung Hwan Park (Oct 18 - Sept 19)
  • Jiangyou Long (Nov 18 - Sept. 19)
  • Junyeob Yeo (Mar. '14-Jan. '16)
  • Daeho Lee (Oct. ’12-Feb. ‘14)
  • Jung-Bin In (Jun. ’11-Mar. ‘14)
  • Jongbok Park (Sep. ’11-Nov. ‘12),
  • Ioanna Sakellari (Jul. ’11-Jul. ‘13)
  • Hojeong Jeon (May. ’11-May. ‘12)
  • Valentin Lulevich (Jan. ’09-May. ‘11)
  • Sang Gil Ryu (Nov. ’10-Mar. ’14)
  • Ming-Tsang Lee (’08-’10)

Research Associates
  • David J. Hwang (Jul. ’08 - Dec. ‘11)
  • Bin Xiang (Jul. ’10 - July ‘12)
  • Frences Allen (Aug. ’12 –Aug. ‘13)

Visiting Scholars
  • Ioanna Zergioti, IESL/FORTH, Greece (1996)
  • Prof. David G. Cahill, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1998-1999)
  • Prof. Dimos Poulikakos, ETH Zurich (2003)
  • Nico Hotz, ETH, Zurich (2004)
  • Manolis Spanakis, IESL/FORTH, Greece (2004)
  • Yann Chalopin, Ecole Centrale, Paris, (2006)
  • Manolis Stratakis, IESL/FORTH, Greece (2006)
  • Christian Balmer, ETH Zurich, (2007)
  • Philipp Reubold, Leibniz University of Hannover, (2008)
  • Philipp von Wietzendorff, Leibniz University of Hannover, (2009) 
  • Michael Werhahn, ETH, Zurich (2009)
  • Carmen Kullmann, ETH, Zurich (2010)
  • Simon Volekensanger, ETH, Zurich (2010)
  • Christian Keller, Leibniz University of Hannover, (2010) 
  • Ivan Gruber, ETH, Zurich (2010) 
  • Prof. Hironori NAKAJIMA, Kyushu University (2011)
  • Prof. Jaewon Chung, Korea University (2011)
  • Richner Patrizia, ETH, Zurich (2012)
  • Thomas Plattner, ETH, Zurich (2012)
  • Yoonsoo Rho, KAIST, Korea (2012)
  • Marschewski Julian, ETH, Zurich (2013) - "Synergistic Integration of Ni and Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes for Enhanced Transport Properties on Flexible Substrates and Application in Micro-Supercapacitors"
  • Patrik Rohner, ETH, Zurich (2013)
  • Ruizhi Wang, ETH, Zurich (2013)
  • Prof. Joon Sik Lee, Seoul National University, Korea (Sep. '14-Mar. '15)
  • Seung-hyun Lee, KIMM, Korea (Apr. '14-Apr. '15)
  • Prof. Seung-Jae Moon, Hanyang University, Korea (Feb. '15-Feb. '16)
  • Juliette Combe, ETH Zurich, 2016, Laser Assisted Writing of Three-Dimensional Conductive Nano-Structure
  • Prof. Seung Hwan Ko, Seoul National University, (Aug. ’19- Mar. '20)
  • Timon Meier, Leibniz University of Hannover, (2021)





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