Steve Denbaars
UCSB, Professor & Co-Director
- Role
- Professor at Ucsb College Of Engineering
- Location
- Santa Barbara, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Steve Denbaars
Professor | Inventor | Entrepreneur | Semiconductor PioneerMember, National Academy of Engineering | Fellow, & National Academy of InventorsAccomplished academic and technology innovator with a proven track record in both higher education and deep-tech startups. Renowned for groundbreaking work in compound semiconductors—including GaN, GaAs, InP, AlGaInP, and ZnO—spanning advanced research and commercialization of LEDs, lasers, RF, and power transistors. Authored over 1,160 peer-reviewed publications (H-index: 121) and hold more than 190 issued U.S. patents in materials science and device engineering. Elected to the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to solid-state lighting and energy-efficient electronics. Mentored over 50 PhD students and co-founded four successful companies in the photonics and electronics sectors. Passionate about bridging academia and industry to advance impactful technologies.
Experience
Professor
Mar 1991 — Present
Materials and Electrical and Computer Engineering Depts, Solid State Lighting and Energy Center
Education
University of Southern California
PhD, EE
1984 — 1988
University of Arizona
BS, Metallurgical Engineering
1980 — 1984
University of Southern California
Master of Science (M.S.), Materials Science
1984 — 1986
Skills
- Nanotechnology
- Product Development
- Physics
- R&D
- Electronics
- Sensors
- Materials Science
- Start-Ups
- R
- Thin Films
- Product Management
- Photovoltaics
- Design of Experiments
- Patents
- Optics
- Characterization
- Semiconductors
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