Technical Publications

• Awarded U.S patent # 08/146,502 on August 1997 entitled "P-type Gallium Nitride" with collaborators from Lawence Berkeley Laboratory
• K. Yung, J. Yee, J Ross, M. Rubin, and N. Newman, "Observation of stimulated emission in the near ultraviolet from a molecular beam epitaxy grown GaN film on sapphire in a vertical-cavity, single pass configuration" Applied Physics Letters, 64(9), 1135 (1994)
• M. Rubin, N. Newman, J. S. Chan, T.C. Fu and J.T. Ross "P-Type GaN by reactive ion-beam molecular beam epitaxy with ion-implantation, diffusion, or co-evaporation of Mg", Applied Physics Letters, 64, 64 (1994).
• N. Newman, M. Rubin, J. Ross et al, "Fundamental Material issues involved in the growth of GaN by molecular beam epitaxy", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings of the 1994 MRS Spring Meeting, v339, 483 (1994).
• J.S. Chan, T.C. Fu, N. Cheung, , J. Ross et al, "Metallization of GaN thin films prepared by ion beam assisted molecular beam epitaxy", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings of the 1994 MRS Spring Meeting, v339, 223 (1994).
• Jennifer Ross, Mike Rubin, and T.K. Gustafson, "Single Crystal Wurtzite GaN on (111) GaAs with AlN Buffer Layers Grown by Reactive Magnetron Sputter Deposition" J. Material Research, 10(8), 2613, (1993).
• Jennifer Ross "Development of Epitaxial N and P-Type Gallium Nitride by Ionized Molecular Beam Epitaxy and Reactive Magnetron Sputtering", PhD. Thesis, University of California, Berkeley, 1993.
• Nathan Newman, Jennifer Ross and Mike Rubin, "Thermodynamic and Kinetic Processes Involved in the Growth of Epitaxial GaN Thin Films", Applied Physics Lett., 62(11), 1242 (1993).
• J. Chan, T.Fu, N. Cheung, J. Ross, and N. Newman, "Passivation of GaAs using AlN grown by reactive magnetron sputtering and molecular beam epitaxy", Material Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 242, 457, (1993).
• Jennifer Ross, Mike Rubin, and T.K. Gustafson, "Crystalline Growth of Wurtzite GaN on (111) GaAs", Material Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 242, 457, 1992.
• Jennifer Ross, and Mike Rubin "High Quality GaN grown by Reactive Sputter Deposition", Materials Letters, 12, 215 1991.

 
 

Educational Activities

 
• Jennifer Ross, "A Microelectronics Curriculum Designed with Industry Input and Project-Based Laboratories", NSF grantees poster session at 1998 ASEE conference, Seattle WA, (pdf version).
• Jennifer Ross, “Industrial Feedback to the Microelectronics Curriculum”, 1997 IEEE Computer Society International Conference on Microelectronics Systems Education (CSICMSE) proceedings, July 21, Arlington, VA 1997.(pdf version)
• Presented paper entitled "Understanding When and How Women are Getting "Turned Off" to Math and Science", 1996 ASEE Annual meeting, June 22, 1996, Washington, DC.
• Presented "Industrial Feedback to the Engineering Curriculum", ASEE/PSW conference, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA June 1997. (pdf version)
• Presented paper entitled "A VLSI Design Laboratory Implemented in a Simulated Corporate Environment", at 1996 ASEE Annual meeting, June 23, 1996, Washington, DC. (pdf file of paper)
• Presented  “Teaching Integrated Circuit Design in a Simulated Corporate Environment" 1996 ASEE/PSW conference proceedings, San Jose CA, April 5, 1996. (pdf file of paper)
• Participant in the National Effective Teaching Institute, Washington, DC, June 20-22, 1996.
• Conducted 4-week workshop entitled "Future Scientist" for Junior High students, July 1996.
• Panelist for 6th Annual California Minority Graduate Education Forum, Engineering and Computer Science Workshop, April 13, 1996, UOP.
• Presented paper entitled "Teaching Integrated Circuit Design in a Simulated Corporate Environment" and chaired a session at 1996 Pacific Southwest Section of American Society for Engineering Education (PSWS/ASEE) conference, April 5, 1996, San Jose CA.
• Invited member of "Teacher-Scientist Alliance Institute Workshop on Systemic Reform of Elementary Science Education", January 7-11, 1996. Washington, DC.
• Organizer for the 1994 Regional American Society for Engineering Education (PSWS/ASEE) meeting, Sacramento, CA, October 1994
• Presented "Add Some Spice to the Engineering Curriculum", at the 1994 Pacific Southwest Section of American Society for Engineering Education (PSWS/ASEE), October 7, 1994.
• Attended NSF Sponsored workshop entitled "Analog VLSI Design", North Dartmouth, MA, July 1994
• Conducted 4-week workshop entitled "Future Scientist" for Junior High students, June 1994.
• Conducted workshop for Junior High girls in Expanding your Horizon's workshop, October 1, 1994
• Invited Speaker to the Berkeley Women in Engineering Conference, Berkeley, CA, October 23, 1993