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Kody Varahramyan Director
Entergy Distinguished Professor
Philip Coane Associate Director of Operations
Director of COES Research Facilities
Mangilal Agarwal Research Staff
Ji Fang Senior Research Engineer
Alfred Gunasekaran Assistant Professor Research
Abdul Khaliq
Research Engineer
John McDonald Research Engineer
Donald Tatum Specialized Technician
Scott Williams Assistant Facilities Engineer
Debbie Wood Specialized Technician
Karen Xu Research Associate

Kody Varahramyan, Ph.D.
Director

Entergy Distinguished Professor


Phone:  318.257.5107
Fax:     318.257.5129
Email:   kody@latech.edu

Specialization:   Micro- and Nanofabrication Processes, Materials, and Devices for Integrated Micro and Nanosystems.


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.


Mangilal Agarwal Mangilal Agarwal, Ph.D.
Research Staff

Office:  IfM 120
Phone:  318.257.5136
Fax:     318.257.5104
Email:   magarwal@latech.edu

Specialization:   Design, Fabrication, and Surface Characterization of Micro/Nano Scale Devices and Systems.

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 209
Phone:  318.257.4483
Fax:     318.257.4922
Email:   khaliq@latech.edu

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.

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Scott Williams
Assistant Facilities Engineer

Office:  IfM Machine Shop
Phone:  318.257.5120
Fax:     318.257.5104
Email:   scottw@latech.edu


Specialization:  Conventional and Precision machining, Mechanical Design & Fabrication, Facilities Planning and Installations.

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.


Karen Xu

Karen Xu, Ph.D.
Research Associate

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


Specialization:  Nano/Micro metrology and E-beam lithography.



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