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Philip Coane Associate Director of Operations
Director of COES Research Facilities
Ji Fang Senior Research Engineer
Alfred Gunasekaran Assistant Professor Research
Abdul Khaliq
Research Engineer
John McDonald Research Engineer
Donald Tatum Specialized Technician
Debbie Wood Specialized Technician

Philip Coane
Associate Director of Operations
Director of COES Rsearch Facilities

Office:  IfM 215
Phone:  318/257-5108
Fax:     318/257-5104
Email:  
pcoane@latech.edu

Specialization:  Electron Beam, X-Ray and Photo Lithography, MEMS Fabrication Processes, and Metrology.

Contact Person for questions regarding:
IfM Facility Operations and
COES Research Facilities. Responsibilities include all COES research facilities, including the new BME building (construction phase, lab set-up, etc.).  Oversee IfM operations and facilities team with the added operations of CyBERS, CAPS, TTC, etc. The IfM Facilities Team will be called on from time to time to support the needs of these other facilities.

Brief Bio:
ASc in electronics engineering
Los Angeles Pierce College
BS in Physics
California State University, Northridge
Plus many years of industrial research and project management experience.


Ji Fang
Senior Research Engineer

Office:  IfM 118
Phone:  318.257.5111
Fax:     318.257.5104
Email:   jfang@latech.edu

Specialization:  Nano- and micro-fabrication process, device design and system integration.  Microfluidic system Microreactor and Total analytical system on a Chip.  


Alfred Gunasekaran, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Research

Office:  IfM 114
Phone:  318.257.5115
Fax:     318.257.5104
Email:   rag@latech.edu

Specialization:  Fabrication and characterization of ferroelectric and superconducting thin film materials by Pulsed Laser Deposition, Laser Chemical Vapor Deposition as well as Solid State Synthesis of novel materials.  Fabrication of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) involving the utilization of various processes such as thin film deposition, UV and X-ray lithography, surface micromachining, and electroplating.

0 Abdul Khaliq
Research Engineer

Office:  NH 219
Phone:  318.257.4483
Fax:     318.257.4922
Email:   khaliq@latech.edu
Home Page:  www.latech.edu/~khaliq


Specialization:  TCAD/Polymer TCAD, Micro-electronic Process/Device  Design and Simulation, Design and Simulation of Microfluidic Devices, MEMS/MEMS CAD and Semiconductor Device Fabrication and Characterization.

John McDonald
Research Engineer

Office:  IfM L11
Phone:  318.257.5105
Fax:     318.257.5104
Email:   mcdonald@latech.edu


Specialization:  Process Development, PECVD, LPCVD, and Chemical Safety.

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Donald Tatum
Specialized Technician

Office:  IfM L11
Phone:  318.257.5114
Fax:     318.257.5104
Email:   tatum@latech.edu


Specialization:  Hot Embossing, Thin Film Deposition, Electronic Design & Fabrication, and Electronics Trouble Shooting.

Debbie Wood

Debbie Wood
Specialized Technician

Office:  IfM L11
Phone:  318.257.5100
Fax:     318.257.5104
Email:   dwood@latech.edu


Specialization:  Biotechnology Instrumentation, Metrology (SEM, AFM, & RST) and Equipment Troubleshooting.



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