Optics and Photonics Research Faculty
e-mail: ian.ferguson@ece.gatech.edu phone: 404-385-2885Optics + Photonics Research Area Affiliations
Research Summary
Dr. Ferguson's research interests focus on solid state lighting, LEDs/LASERS for UV and BIO applications. MOCVD Growth and fabrication of GaN-Based Materials, Intelligent epitaxy, Spintronics, and entrepreneurship.
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Ferguson is a native of Scotland and attended Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland where he received a Bachelor of Science with Honors in 1984. He continued his studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, obtaining a Master of Science in. 1986, and his Ph.D. 1989 in optoelectronics and compound semiconductor materials and devices.
Dr. Ferguson joined Georgia Tech from EMCORE Corporation where he served as a Director of Research. Prior to this, he worked with interdisciplinary research groups at Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois and at the Imperial College in London, England. Dr. Ferguson has a particular interest in research that involves an interdisciplinary approach that is often conducted in collaboration with industry partners. He also has been actively involved in the entrepreneurial process of establishing new companies.
Dr. Ferguson has over 100 referenced publications, authored three book chapters, and currently is editing two books, and holds four patents.
