Grants

“MRI: Acquisition of a Multi-Chamber Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Thin Film Deposition System;” National Science Foundation; 2012-2014.

“EAGER: Feasibility of Increasing Organic LED Lifetime via Improved Thermal Management;” National Science Foundation; 2010-2013.

Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing; National Science Foundation; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, subcontract; 2005-2015.

“Microcrack Detection in Silicon Solar Cells;” Department of Energy; 2009-2010.

HHMI Undergraduate Science Education Program grant, 2008-2011.

“Nanoscale 3D Thermal Profiling Inside Optoelectronic Devices;” National Science Foundation; 2006-2010.

“Thermoreflectance for defect mapping and process control of solar cells;” National Science Foundation, STTR Phase I award; 2008-2009.

“High Performance Thermal Profiling of Photonic Integrated Circuits;” National Science Foundation; 2003-2006.

“CAREER: Stability and Polarization Control of Single Mode Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers Exposed to Optical Feedback;” National Science Foundation, CAREER award; 2002-2007.

“Thermal Profiling for Optical Characterization of Photonic Integrated Circuits;” Photonics Technology Access Program, National Science Foundation and DARPA; 2004.

Career Enhancement Fellowship; Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation; 2002-2003

“The Role of Spin Coupling and Dichroism in Semiconductor Laser Dynamics;” Research Corporation; 2002-2004.

“Upgrade and Modernization of the Introductory Modern Physics Laboratory;” National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program; 2000-2001

“Characterization of Vertical Cavity Lasers in Practical Systems Applications;” ILX Lightwave University Donation Program; 2000.

“Investigation of Modal Noise in VCSELs used with Multimode Fiber;” Council on Undergraduate Research; 2000.