Travis Anderson

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Professor, University of Florida

Talk Title

Thermal Management of III-N Devices

Description of Talk

This presentation will discuss an overview of recent advances in thermal management of GaN high electron mobility transistors and related materials. Topics will include thermal characterization and integration of high thermal conductivity materials, such as diamond, in the fabrication process.

Biography

Travis J. Anderson is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida. Prior to joining UF in 2024, Dr. Anderson was the Head of the Power Electronics and Advanced Materials Branch at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, leading a group of scientists studying fundamental material growth, device processing, and performance evaluation of power electronic materials such as SiC, GaN, Ga2O3, and diamond. His research career has focused on wide bandgap III-N devices and process integration. He has expertise in fabrication, reliability, thermal management, and radiation effects in GaN, AlGaN, and many other materials systems. Dr. Anderson received a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida in 2008, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2004. He is the author of over 250 publications, over 370 presentations (over 100 invited), and has been awarded 42 patents. He is a recipient of the 2014 and 2022 Edison Awards for best NRL patent, 2022 NRL Technology Transition Award, and 2016 Dolores M. Etter Top Navy Scientist Award.