Academic Staff
Dr Brian Usher
Associate Professor
Department of Electronic Engineering
Room/Location: Beth Gleeson Building, Room 434
- T: +61 (0)3 9479 3745
- F: +61 (0)3 9471 0524
- E: B.Usher@latrobe.edu.au
Qualifications
- BSc(Hons), DipEd, PhD UWA
Teaching Areas
- ELE1IEL - Introductory Electronics
- ELE2CIR - Linear Circuits and Signals
Professional involvement
- MAIP
Research interests
- The research interests of Dr Usher lie in the area of Semiconductor Materials & Device Research . Particular focus on GaAs based materials for near infrared optical communications applications. Laboratory facilities include a molecule beam epitaxy growth system, high resolution x-ray diffraction, photoluminescence, Raman, Hall, Scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscpoe. Other interests include dislocation in strained layer structures and investigation of the role of atomic hydrogen in moderating the growth of highly strained layers.