CALABAZAS CREEK RESEARCH - Key Persons
Dr. Michael Read - Dr. Read received his Ph.D. in 1976 from Cornell University in Electrical Engineering and Plasma Physics. He worked at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and from 1983 to 1986 was head of the Gyrotron Oscillators and Plasma Interactions Section of Plasma Physics Division. In October 1986, he joined Physical Sciences Inc., where he became Manager of the Electromagnetic Technology Area. Dr. Read joined Calabazas Creek Research in 1999, where he is Chief Scientist and responsible for electron gun, magnetics, and RF circuit design. He is currently leading development of a multiple beam electron gun for a Ka-Band TWT, a 100 kW CW L-Band ultra-high efficiency klystron, and a high power phase-locked magnetron.
George Collins is the Operations Manager, responsible for part procurement, fabrication, assembly, tests, and laboratory operations. He is highly skilled in SolidWorks and approves all mechanical designs in the company. He's the primary interface with suppliers and vendors and ensures timely delivery and high quality of procured and machined products. He is responsible for high voltage and electron beam processing, including bakeout, hi-potting, and cathode activation. He is highly skilled in precision assembly involving complex interfaces and tight tolerance bonds. He is a major contributor to the mechanical design of all CCR products.
Lawrence Ives received the Ph.D. degree in Plasma Physics in 1984 and joined Varian Associates, Inc. as a gyrotron engineer. In 1986 he became manager of the High Power Klystron Department, which was responsible for klystron development and production from UHF through C-Band. Dr. Ives founded Calabazas Creek Research, Inc. in 1994 and led development of high power RF loads, multiple beam and sheet beam klystrons, backward wave oscillators, gyrotrons, TWTs, inductive output tubes, controlled porosity reservoir cathodes, advanced electron guns, high power RF windows, reservoir photocathodes, and advanced coatings for emission suppression and corrosion mitigation. He is currently developing multiple beam grid tubes, advanced multipactor coating processes, and gyrotron couplers, as well as integrating 3D printing into high power RF products.
Dr. Habermann received a Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) in Physics from the University of Wuppertal (Germany) in 1999, where he conducted research in field emission. He investigated carbon nanotubes, CVD diamond thin films, diamond-coated silicon microstructures for cold cathode applications, as well as researched the basic mechanisms of ‘parasitic' field emission impacting superconducting RF cavities used in particle accelerators. From 2000 to 2019 he worked at Communications and Power Industries in Palo Alto, CA, on the development and manufacturing of klystrons. Dr. Habermann managed multiple programs to develop, produce and deliver prototypes or initial production runs of new vacuum electron devices. He contributed to numerous programs within the company and provided engineering support in production. In 2019 Dr. Habermann joined Calabazas Creek Research where he is supporting various R&D programs. He is also responsible for the company's Quality Assurance.