Overview
Dr. April Brown received her B.S.E.E. from North Carolina State University in 1981, her M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1984 and 1985, respectively. She worked at the Hughes Research Laboratories (now HRL LLC) in Malibu, Ca. from 1986-1993, and spent one year at the Army Research Office in the Physics Division (1988). She joined the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1994 as an Associate Professor and was promoted to Professor in 1999. She was Associate Dean in the College of Engineering from 1999-2001 and Executive Assistant to the President from 2001-2002. In addition, she was named Pettit Professor in Microelectronics in 2001. She joined Duke University as Professor and Chair in July 2002.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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2026 - Present
Pierre R. Lamond Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Recent Scholarly Works
Selective engineering of color centers in diamond using ultraviolet nanosecond laser pulses
Journal article Diamond and Related Materials · November 1, 2026 This study demonstrates that nanosecond laser pulses can achieve selective engineering of point defects in diamond and is promising for deterministic control of diamond color centers for quantum applications. Nanosecond laser pulses with a wavelength of 26 ... Full text CiteElectronic properties of InAs(1 0 0) surface in relation to native oxide chemistry modified by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Journal article Applied Surface Science · December 15, 2025 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) has been used extensively to characterize the surface chemistry of oxide-terminated III-V semiconductors. Herein, we show that during the continuous, uninterrupted acquisition of the photoelectron spectra of native ox ... Full text CiteGallium Plasmonic Nanoantennas Unveiling Multiple Kinetics of Hydrogen Sensing, Storage, and Spillover.
Journal article Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · July 2021 Hydrogen is the key element to accomplish a carbon-free based economy. Here, the first evidence of plasmonic gallium (Ga) nanoantennas is provided as nanoreactors supported on sapphire (α-Al2 O3 ) acting as direct plasmon-enhanced pho ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Eager: Quantum Manufacturing: Demonstration of a New Scalable Process for NV Center Formation in Diamond
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2025Quantum Systems Manufacturing Workshop
ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2022CEMRI: On Structured Interfaces
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Wisconsin · 2011 - 2017View All Grants
Education
Cornell University ·
1985
Ph.D.