Kevin Pikul presents his talk titled “Single-Mode, Polarization Stable 2D-VCSEL Arrays via Elliptical Disorder-Defined Apertures” at CS MANTECH 2025.

Emily Becher presents work titled “Design of Novel Long-Wavelength VCSEL Structure with Voltage-Controllable Phase-Matching Layer for Standing Wave Tuning” at CS MANTECH 2025. The first author is Kevin Pikul, who Emily is helping by presenting this work she co-authored as he has another presentation tomorrow.

Robert Kaufman presents his talk titled, “Impurity-Induced Disordering of InGaAs/InAlAs Superlattices by Zinc Diffusion for Electrical Confinement in Quantum Cascade Lasers” at CS MANTECH 2025.

Robert Kaufman and Kevin Pikul have earned their Doctor of Philosophies (Ph.D.) and are leaving the group to head to industry. Robert Kaufman will be joining SpaceX in Redmond, WA and Kevin Pikul will join Coherent Corp. in Sherman, TX. We are sad to see them go, but look forward to what they will accomplish!

Leah Espenhahn was chosen to receive the Harold L. Olesen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Graduate Students for the 2024-2025 academic year, which is based on teaching service performed during the Spring 2025 semester. She was nominated for this award by her students in ECE 498 SI. A committee of faculty made the final decision. This award is given to recognize an outstanding effort in undergraduate teaching. The award indicates that she performed her duties as a teaching assistant with commitment and enthusiasm.