Gallium Nitride MEMS Acoustic Resonators
This grant studies how design impacts the performance of tiny gallium nitride acoustic resonators, aiming for integration with other devices.
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Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: February 1, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | August 1, 2025 | November 1, 2025
Funding Amounts: Stipend approximately $99,200 per year with $3,000 travel allowance; typical fellowship duration 2-3 years.
Summary: Supports postdoctoral research on physics-based modeling of gallium nitride MEMS acoustic resonators to understand design impacts on high-frequency performance and integration potential.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents; requires Ph.D. earned within last 5 years; extensive in-house facilities at Naval Research Laboratory; relocation and health insurance benefits included.
Description
This fellowship opportunity focuses on research into gallium nitride (GaN) MEMS acoustic resonators, leveraging the piezoelectric properties of the III-N materials system. The small size of these resonators offers potential for on-chip integration with other GaN-based devices such as high-electron-mobility transistors. The research aims to understand how resonator design influences performance at high frequencies through physics-based modeling.
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) provides extensive in-house facilities for materials growth and characterization, device modeling, fabrication, and electrical testing, supporting comprehensive experimental and theoretical work.
