Team
Dr. Nidhin Kurian Kalarickal
PhD: The Ohio State University, 2022
BS-MS: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 2017
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- ERC 239, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA-85287
Dr. Kalarickal joined the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at ASU as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2022.He completed his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The Ohio State University in 2022.
Dr. Kalarickal joined the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at ASU as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2022.He completed his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The Ohio State University in 2022. At OSU, his research work focused on plasma assisted MBE growth of β-(AlxGa1-x)2O3/Ga2O3 heterostructures and fabrication of β-Ga2O3 lateral high voltage transistors. Before joining OSU for his PhD, Dr. Kalarickal was with the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, where he completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Materials Science with a minor in Physics. At ASU, his research work focusses on wide and ultra-wide band gap semiconductors and devices for application in power electronics and RF/mm-wave circuits
PhD students
Advait Gilankar
B.Tech-M.Tech: Indian Institute of Technology, Kharaghpur 2021
Metallurgical & Materials Science Engineering
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- ERC 229, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA-85287
Advait joined the Compound Semiconductor Device Lab in Spring 2023 as PhD student. He will be working on growth, TCAD modelling and device fabrication of UWBG materials such as Ga2O3.
Advait joined the Compound Semiconductor Device Lab in Spring 2023 as PhD student. He will be working on growth, TCAD modelling and device fabrication of UWBG materials such as Ga2O3. He also has a micro-specialization in ‘Electronic Materials and Applications’ from Materials Science Center at IIT Kharagpur. Apart from his research work and academic study, he likes cooking, meditation, and hiking.
Nabasindhu Das
B.Tech-M.Tech: Indian Institute of Technology, Kharaghpur 2021
Metallurgical & Materials Science Engineering
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- ERC 229, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA-85287
Naba joined the Compound Semiconductor Device Lab in Fall 2023 as PhD student. He will work on the growth, TCAD modeling and lateral device fabrication of UWBG materials such as Ga2O3. He likes hiking and outdoor activities.
Naba joined the Compound Semiconductor Device Lab in Fall 2023 as PhD student. He will work on the growth, TCAD modeling and lateral device fabrication of UWBG materials such as Ga2O3. He likes hiking and outdoor activities.
Muhammad Abdul Hamid
BS: University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 2019 Texas State University, United States 2024
Electrical Engineering
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- ERC 229, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA-85287
Hamid joined the Compound Semiconductor Device Lab in the Summer of 2024 as a PhD student majoring in Electrical Engineering. He is working on the growth, TCAD modeling, and device fabrication of wide bandgap semiconductors.
Hamid joined the Compound Semiconductor Device Lab in the Summer of 2024 as a PhD student majoring in Electrical Engineering. He is working on the growth, TCAD modeling, and device fabrication of wide bandgap semiconductors such as Aluminum Nitride. He has a master’s in Electrical Engineering from Texas State University, USA, specializing in oxide thin film growth and characterization. Other than his research work, he likes to play cricket and tennis.
MS students
Abishek Katta
B.Tech: NIT Srinagar, Roorkee 2021
Majors: Materials Science Engineering
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- ERC 229, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA-85287
Abishek is currently pursuing Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering at ASU.His research interests include device fabrication, process development and thin film deposition.
Abishek is currently pursuing Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering at ASU.His research interests include device fabrication, process development and thin film deposition.
Undergraduate Students
David McComas
BSE: Arizona State University, 2025
Majors: Electrical Engineering
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- ERC 229, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA-85287
David is currently pursuing a BSE in Electrical Engineering and is a member of Barrett, the Honors College. David joined the Compound Semiconductor Device Lab in Fall 2023.
David is currently pursuing a BSE in Electrical Engineering and is a member of Barrett, the Honors College. David joined the Compound Semiconductor Device Lab in Fall 2023 where he works on TCAD modeling and simulation of UWBG diamond-based devices. Outside of the lab, his interests include optoelectronic materials and quantum information, as well as hiking, running, and singing.