Curriculum Vitae
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About DavidCurrently, I am a PhD candidate at the University of California, Santa Barbara who hopes to make wild ideas and stories into reality. My research is driven by pushing the boundaries of optoelectronics and technology. Specifically, I am developing methods to fabricate high-brightness and high-efficiency electronic displays using GaN µLEDs. I have conducted 3+ years of independent research on III-nitride metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) growth and nanofabrication.
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Education |
Ph. D. Candidate in Materials
University of California, Santa Barbara Advisor: Professor Steven P. DenBaars Solid State Lighting & Energy Electronics Center GPA: 3.82 B. S. Materials Science & Engineering, summa cum laude Minor in Business Administration University of Florida GPA: 3.98 |
Awards & Recognition |
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow (received 2015)
UF Hall of Fame (inducted in Spring 2012) UF Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) Hall of Fame (inducted in Spring 2012) Tau Beta Pi Florida Alpha Chapter (inducted in Spring 2012) UF Engineering Leadership Circle / Epsilon Lambda Chi (inducted in Fall 2010) UF Adamson Scholarship (received Fall 2009) |
Research & Professional Experience |
UC Santa Barbara (September 2013 - Present)
Graduate Student Researcher with Prof. Steve DenBaars: developed growth and fabrication techniques to create high-brightness c-plane GaN flip-chip LEDs and self-emissive µLED RGB display. University of Florida (August 2012 - May 2013) Undergraduate Student Researcher with Prof. Kevin Jones: studied the use of carboxymethyl cellulose as a binder for ZnS-cathodes in Li-ion batteries. University of California, Berkeley COINS REU (July 2012 - August 2012) Undergraduate Student Researcher with Prof. Ali Javey: investigated methods fabricate full-color, flexible active-matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) devices. Northwestern University MRSEC REU (July 2011 - August 2011) Undergraduate Student Researcher with Prof. RPH Chang: worked with transparent conducting oxides for plasmonic applications and developed a method to deposit a conformal layer of SiO2 on ITO nanorods, resulting in contributions to “Infrared Plasmonics with Indium Tin-Oxide Nanorod Arrays” in Nano Letters. GE Aviation, Services & Repair Technology Center (January 2011 - May 2011) Materials Engineer Co-Op: conducted jet engine component analysis through non-destructive examination, sectioning, metallographic/SEM evaluation, and documentation for the major engine components. |
Research Accomplishments |
Publications:
1. C. Wang, D. Hwang, Z. Yu, K. Takei, J. Park, T. Chen, B. Ma, and A. Javey. User-interactive electronic skin for instantaneous pressure visualization, Nature Materials, 12, p 899-904 (2013) [doi] [pdf] Patents: 1. US Patent No. 62/069,644 (Patent Pending) and PCT Application entitled “FLEXIBLE ARRAYS OF MICRO-LEDS USING A PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL (PEC) LIFTOFF TECHNIQUE” (filed late 2015) Authors: David Hwang, Nathan G. Young, Ben Yonkee, Burhan Saifaddin, Steven P. DenBaars, James S. Speck, and Shuji Nakamura [link] Oral Presentations: 1. David Hwang, Nathan G. Young, Benjamin Yonkee, Burhan Saifaddin, James S. Speck, Shuji Nakamura, Steve P. DenBaars, “Development of Photoelectrochemical (PEC) Liftoff of GaN devices,” 2014 SSLEC Annual Review, Santa Barbara, CA, November 6, 2014 (Poster presentation). 2. David Hwang, Benjamin Yonkee, James S. Speck, Shuji Nakamura, Steve P. DenBaars, “Flip-Chip GaN LEDs using Photoelectrochemical Liftoff,” TMS 2016 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Nashville, TN, Feb. 16, 2016. |
Resume - David Hwang (December 2016) | |
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