Shubhra Pasayat

Professor Shubhra Pasayat is affiliated with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She holds a PhD (2021) and MS (2017) from University of California, Santa Barbara, and a B.Tech (2013) from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

• Research focus: MOCVD growth of III-nitrides/oxides for optoelectronics, power electronics, quantum materials, and bio-photonics
• Key applications: LEDs, LASERs, HEMTs, bio-photonics, and sanitization technologies

Her research interests center on wide bandgap semiconductor materials, particularly group-III nitrides and oxides. She works on strain relaxation techniques using porous GaN substrates, quantum dot engineering for visible light emission, and high-voltage GaN HEMT development. Current projects include lattice engineering for improved crystal quality and thermal management in RF devices.

Publications highlight advancements in ultraviolet lasers, high-electron-mobility transistors, and micro-LEDs. Her work spans fundamental material studies and device optimization for industrial applications like electric vehicles, 5G/6G communications, and horticultural lighting.

• 2024 Awards: NSF CAREER, ONR DEPSCoR, WARF Early Career Innovator
• 2022 Awards: UCSB ECE Outstanding Dissertation, JAP Best Paper

She teaches ECE 235 Introduction to Solid State Electronics and mentors research at both graduate and undergraduate levels.