About Us
Jungsang Kim, Ph.D., President
Jungsang Kim received his Ph.D. in Physics from Stanford University in 1999 and worked
at Lucent Technologies (now Alcatel-Lucent) on a variety of different areas. In 2004, he
joined Duke University as an assistant Professor in the Dept of ECE and is actively
pursuing topics in Quantum Information Science, MEMS, and novel photodetector design
and fabrication.
Felix Lu , Ph.D., Vice-President, Secretary, Director of Microsystems Research and
Development
Felix Lu received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of
California at San Diego in 2004, he then worked at the Boeing Satellite Development
Center in El Segundo, California in the Technology Qualification Group under Dr. Bruce
Paine. He is currently also a visiting research scientist in the department of electrical and
computer engineering at Duke University. His expertise are in the areas of Si and III-V
heterogeneous integration, materials and device design, processing, fabrication, and
characterization. He currently resides in Durham, North Carolina.
David J. Brady, Ph.D., Chief Scientist
David Brady also leads the (Duke Imaging and Spectroscopy Program), which builds
computational optical sensor systems. DISP projects include hyperspectral microscopy,
Raman spectroscopy for tissue chemometrics, optical coherence sensors and infrared
spectral filters.
Scott McCain, Ph.D., Director of Optical Systems Research and Development
Scott McCain received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2007 from the DISP Lab at
Duke University where he jointly develop a new class of coded aperture spectrometers for
large-area, Raman tissue diagnostics. He worked as the lead engineer at Blue Angel
Optics from 2007 to 2008 before its merger with Applied Quantum Technologies
performing optical design and analysis for a variety of customers. Currently he leads the
Optical Systems R&D effort at AQT and has experience in a variety of spectral ranges
(UV-LWIR), software packages (Matlab, Zemax, Solidworks), and form-factors (hand-held
to table-top).
Robert D. Guenther, Ph.D., Director of Optics Research
Prof. Guenther uses femtosecond pulsed laser systems to study ultrafast phenomena.
Current research includes characterization of quantum well devices, development of
terahertz electronics, and analysis of bunched relativistic electron beams. Because these
projects are of fundamental interest to physicists, engineers, and material scientists, Dr.
Guenther's research involves collaboration with other departments at Duke and other
major universities. He is presently working on the application of femtosecond technology
to the study of solids, the development of terahertz sources, and new measurement
techniques associated with electron beams. He has used a Michaelson Interferometer to
observe the temporal characteristics of the electron-beam used in the FEL.
Robert J. Lontz., Ph.D., Chief Administrator
Dr. Robert Lontz has the unique combination of a background in both technical
development and entrepreneurial leadership. He has founded and co-founded several
companies since his retirement from ARO in 1988.
Dr. Lontz received his B.Sc. from Yale University and Ph.D. (physics) from Duke University
before joining the U.S. Army Research Office ("ARO"), an advanced research and
development arm of the U.S. Army.
Jungsang Kim, Ph.D., President
Jungsang Kim received his Ph.D. in Physics from Stanford University in 1999 and worked
at Lucent Technologies (now Alcatel-Lucent) on a variety of different areas. In 2004, he
joined Duke University as an assistant Professor in the Dept of ECE and is actively
pursuing topics in Quantum Information Science, MEMS, and novel photodetector design
and fabrication.
Felix Lu , Ph.D., Vice-President, Secretary, Director of Microsystems Research and
Development
Felix Lu received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of
California at San Diego in 2004, he then worked at the Boeing Satellite Development
Center in El Segundo, California in the Technology Qualification Group under Dr. Bruce
Paine. He is currently also a visiting research scientist in the department of electrical and
computer engineering at Duke University. His expertise are in the areas of Si and III-V
heterogeneous integration, materials and device design, processing, fabrication, and
characterization. He currently resides in Durham, North Carolina.
David J. Brady, Ph.D., Chief Scientist
David Brady also leads the (Duke Imaging and Spectroscopy Program), which builds
computational optical sensor systems. DISP projects include hyperspectral microscopy,
Raman spectroscopy for tissue chemometrics, optical coherence sensors and infrared
spectral filters.
Scott McCain, Ph.D., Director of Optical Systems Research and Development
Scott McCain received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2007 from the DISP Lab at
Duke University where he jointly develop a new class of coded aperture spectrometers for
large-area, Raman tissue diagnostics. He worked as the lead engineer at Blue Angel
Optics from 2007 to 2008 before its merger with Applied Quantum Technologies
performing optical design and analysis for a variety of customers. Currently he leads the
Optical Systems R&D effort at AQT and has experience in a variety of spectral ranges
(UV-LWIR), software packages (Matlab, Zemax, Solidworks), and form-factors (hand-held
to table-top).
Robert D. Guenther, Ph.D., Director of Optics Research
Prof. Guenther uses femtosecond pulsed laser systems to study ultrafast phenomena.
Current research includes characterization of quantum well devices, development of
terahertz electronics, and analysis of bunched relativistic electron beams. Because these
projects are of fundamental interest to physicists, engineers, and material scientists, Dr.
Guenther's research involves collaboration with other departments at Duke and other
major universities. He is presently working on the application of femtosecond technology
to the study of solids, the development of terahertz sources, and new measurement
techniques associated with electron beams. He has used a Michaelson Interferometer to
observe the temporal characteristics of the electron-beam used in the FEL.
Robert J. Lontz., Ph.D., Chief Administrator
Dr. Robert Lontz has the unique combination of a background in both technical
development and entrepreneurial leadership. He has founded and co-founded several
companies since his retirement from ARO in 1988.
Dr. Lontz received his B.Sc. from Yale University and Ph.D. (physics) from Duke University
before joining the U.S. Army Research Office ("ARO"), an advanced research and
development arm of the U.S. Army.
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Partners and
Collaborators
Collaborators
We are currently advised by Smith Anderson, LLP, for help with legal issues, Rankin-Mckenzie for
help with financial managment, Hughes, Pittman & Gupton for tax services, and F.O.C.U.S.
Resources, Inc., for DCAA compliance issues.
help with financial managment, Hughes, Pittman & Gupton for tax services, and F.O.C.U.S.
Resources, Inc., for DCAA compliance issues.
