· James Christofferson

James Christofferson recieved his BS in physics from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1995. James returned to UCSC after 3 years working for IBM, Applied Materials and Cadence. James will receive his MS in Computer Engineering in Winter 2001 and will start as a PhD student in Electrical Engineering in Fall 2001. Currently, James is researching high-resolution thermal imaging of integrated circuits. Other interests include analog/digital/RF circuit design, imaging technology, and anything that involves experimental work.

· Daryoosh Vashaee

Daryoosh Vashaee received his BS in Electrical Engineering (Electronics) from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran in 1993 and his MS in Electrical Engineering (Communications) from Amirkabir University of Technology in 1995. After three years of experience working on RF Engineering, Daryoosh joined Arizona State University and worked on electronic transport in semiconductors. He went to UCSB in 1999 and worked on the fabrication/processing of InGaAs/InGaAsP based micro-coolers. He returned to UCSC in 2000, and his current work is focused on quantum transport theory, experimental characterization of Heterostructure Thermionic/ Thermoelecric Coolers, theoretical study/modeling of superlattice micro-coolers, and Molecular Beam Epitaxy.

· Bian Zhixi

Bian Zhixi got his BS degree in Electronics from Nankai University in 1993. Bian received his Master degree from Electronics department of Beijing University in 1996. He then worked for three years as an instructor in the Physics department of Beijing University. Bian spent two quarters at Gatech before coming to UCSC for his PhD studies. His main interests are in Semiconductor Devices and Thin Films Electronics. Bian's current project at UCSC is on internally cooled semiconductor laser structures and opto- thermo- electronic devices.

· Alberto Fitting

Alberto Fitting is an undergraduate pursuing his B.S.E.E. with an emphasis on electronics, which he will receive in June 2001. Alberto is currently working on characterizing the transient response of superlattice HIT coolers using an optical measurement technique based on the thermoreflectance coefficient. Alberto's interests include analog electronics and particularly audio applications.