Scott Bradley joined LOOE as a UROP in 2003 during his senior year at MIT. Scott earned an S.B. from MIT in Electrical Science and Engineering in 2004 and is continuing as a graduate student in the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He is in the Devices and Materials track of the Ph.D. program. In addition to research in the fabrication and design of device structures, Scott is also interested in applying computer-based numerical analysis techniques to his research and engineering electrical systems, such as those for process automation.

The focus of his research is the analysis and design of optoelectronic devices based on thin films of field matter coupled active structures.

Jianglong Chen graduated from Tsinghua University in 2000 with dual B.S. degrees
in Materials Science and Engineering, and in Computer Technology and Application. He continued on at MIT as a Ph.D. student in Materials Science and Engineering department. His current research focuses on high-resolution direct printing OLED and OFET of small molecular weight organic semiconductors for applications such as large size flat panel display (FPD) and ubiquitous radio frequency circuits. The ultimate goal of this research is the development of a more economically viable process to fabricate organic electronic devices and circuits without using a shadow mask and vacuum deposition system.

Jianglong is working closely with Valerie Leblanc, student of EECS Professor Martin
Schmidt. In spring 2005, they demonstrated an active, 800
dpi resolution OLED array at the MRS conference.

John Ho's research involves developing processes and methods for building more efficient Organic Light Emitting Devices (OLEDs). He hopes to change the structural properties of OLEDs to achieve those gains in external light extraction efficiency. John's work encompasses many different areas from soft nanolithography to interference lithography to colloid deposition.

Ethan Howe is a Masters of Engineering candidate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He received a B.S. in Physics and a B.S. in Computer Science from MIT in June 2005. He has explored the relation between dipolar disorder in molecular electronics and their energetic structure. He is currently working along with Conor Madigan to develop a comprehensive simulation of disordered organic electrical devices entitled ONESim. Before joining LOOE in summer 2005, he utilized simulation to determine the measurement accuracy of polarized threshold pion-photoproduction at the HIGS gamma source for the MIT Laboratory for Nuclear Sciences.

Rajay Kumar is working on electrically integrating Photosystem I, a biological protein, into an electronic device. Through his research, Rajay is trying to create a device which will produce photocurrent when excited with light. This research involves building a testing apparatus and using novel design methods to create devices. This work involves low-temperature deposition of organic films and thin film evaporative deposition.

Conor Madigan joined the group in September 2000 as a new graduate student. While earning his B.A. in Electrical Engineering at Princeton University, Conor participated in a number of research projects involving organic electronics. During his junior year he investigated the improvement of light out-coupling from OLEDs with backside surface pattering. During his senior year he investigated the patterning organic films using ink jet printing. During the summer of 1999, Conor worked at the IBM Zurich Research Lab, where he used impedance spectroscopy to study the physical operation of small molecule OLEDs. In addition to his work on organics, Conor worked extensively while at Princeton on developing an ultra-efficient boolean satisfiability solver, known as Chaff, which a number of EDA companies are in the process of licensing.

Conor's current work involves the development of a novel method of depositing organic thin films from solution sources, and experimental and theoretical physical investigations into excitonic processes in disordered molecular organics.

Ivan Nausieda graduated with highest honors from Carnegie Mellon University in 2004 with a BS in Electrical & Computer Engineering and a BS in Materials Science & Engineering.  In June of 2005 he received the SM in Applied Physics from Harvard University and subsequently joined LOOE. He is currently working with students of Prof. Charles Sodini and Prof. Tayo Akinwande on an organic technology process for an OLED display with optical feedback.

Michael Segal has been studying the spin statistics of excitons in organic materials. Recent experiments have suggested that these statistics depart from the expected 3:1 triplet to singlet ratio in certain materials. The implications reach to practical applications, since singlet excitons are primarily responsible for light emmission, and to the basic science of organics, since the unexpected statistics may imply some new physical mechanism. We are contributing to the understanding of spin statistics with both exciton interaction theory, and experiments involving electron spin resonance and quantum efficiency.

Yaakov Tischler's research is focused on utilizing the unique optical properties of J-aggregates of cyanine dyes to develop optically coupled organic/inorganic quantum well optical switching devices, polarized OLEDs, and electrically pumped organic lasers. This research is a collaborative effort between MIT and Brown University.

Yaakov joined LOOE after two memorable years working at Booz·Allen & Hamilton, Inc., as a Senior Consultant in the firm’s Satellite & Hybrid Communications Practice, where he focused on the communications and systems engineering of next generation military satellite systems. Yaakov also co-authored a paper on RF interference analysis that was accepted for the IEEE sponsored Milcom 2001 Conference. In May 1999, Yaakov graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his B.A. in Physics and minor in Mathematics.

Vanessa Wood is a first year graduate student in the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. She joined LOOE in July 2005 after graduating with distinction from Yale University with a B.S. in Applied Physics. Vanessa's research focuses on understanding the physics of quantum dot light emitting devices (QD-LEDs) and integrating them into photonic systems.

Jennifer Yu joined LOOE in Summer 2002, and is working towards her Master of Engineering Degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. Jennifer's research deals with solving the non-uniform degredation problem in OLED displays. Currently, Jennifer is working with Professor Charles Sodini and his student Matt Powell at MTL to develop the first OLED display with feedback circuitry for each pixel on a silicon wafer. She is also developing a process for making OLED displays on ITO and investigating alternative packaging techniques.