With Other Universities|| With Government Laboratories
With Local Industry ||With National Industry

Collaboration at CHTM

CHTM collaborates with researchers in other Universities, Government Laboratories and Industry both locally and nationally. These interactions are helping to create a "SouthWest Hi-Tech" corridor that is attracting new businesses to New Mexico. On a broader perspective, these collaborations allow CHTM investigators to work on technical issues that are relevant to government and industry. CHTM's graduate students get to interact with peer researchers and peer organizations, and collaboration represents a valuable component of a student's professional development and education.

Collaboration with Other Universities

Many of CHTMs' research programs are multi-institutional involving collaboration with other Universities. These Multi-University teams allow CHTM to recruit the specific expertise that is needed for a comprehensive technical approach to a major research challenge.

CHTM's Collaboration with Government Laboratories

The government Laboratories in New Mexico and elsewhere contain a wealth of advanced technology and our interaction with these is mutually beneficial. A New Mexico success story in this area is the Alliance for Photonic Technology (APT). CHTM played a leadership role in the creation of the APT, which has the charter of enhancing the competitiveness of US industry in critical photonics technology. A key role of APT is the acceleration of technology transfer from University and federal laboratories to industry by providing a focus through which industry can review the technology capabilities of the core participants and negotiate for licensing or technology transfer.

The Core Participants of APT are:

  • Center for High Technology Materials at UNM
  • Sandia National Laboratories
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Air Force's Phillips Laboratory

For more information contact: Alliance for Photonic Technology, 851 University Blvd. S.E.,Albuquerque, NM 87106-4339, (505) 272-7004 (www.de.afrl.af.mil/apt)

Local Industry Collaboration

Through collaboration with local high-technology business on R&D programs or by placing graduate students at these locations, CHTM is carrying out its research and education mission and also promoting the economic growth of New Mexico. Some of CHTM's local industry R&D partners include:

  • Emcore West - Epitaxial growth; visible lasers; solar cell technology; 3 Ph.D. (NJ)
  • INTEL - Optical monitors for semiconductor processing; lithography; 3 MS
  • LIGHTPATH - Optoelectronic packaging; Integration of VCSELs and polymer waveguides; Integration of photodetector and optical fiber arrays
  • MODE - Smart Epitaxial Growth; statistical process control; design and analysis of advanced VCSELs; reliability; VCSEL packaging; microlens; 1 Ph.D.
  • Radiant Technologies - Ferroelectric materials and devices; 1 MS
  • Sumitomo - Epitaxial growth; Si technology
  • Southwest Sciences - Diode laser spectroscopy; environmental monitoring

National Industry Collaboration

CHTM also collaborates nationally with industrial research partners and our research funding from industry exceeds $1M each year. Such R&D partners include:

  • Sematech/SNL -  Interferometric Lithography
  • Sematech - Interferometric Lithography
  • Texas Instruments - Interferometric Lithography
  • MoxTek - UV Polarizers
  • Raytheon - 1.06 micron Fiber-based Switch
  • EPRI - Lightning Research
  • Ion Diagnostics - Genome sequencing & e-beam systems
  • SRI - Flat Panel Displays & miniaturized satellite thrusters
  • BioRad - Scatterometry
  • Infrared Fiber Systems - Diode- pumped Compact Blue Lasers using Co-Doped ZBLAN Fibers
  • CFD Research Corp - VCSEL's
  • Triquint - GaS Passivated laser diodes
  • POC - VCSEL's
  • SDL - III-Nitrides

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