Congratulations to Dr. Jingxuan Kang

Congratulations to Jingxuan Kang, who successfully defended his doctoral thesis, titled  "(In,Ga)N Layer Growth on Planar Substrates and Top-Down Nanowires", on July 9th, 2026.

Jingxuan conducted his PhD at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and PDI, and was supervised at PDI by Lutz Geelhaar. The defense committee included:

• Prof. Dr. Roman Engel-Herbert (PDI)
• Dr. Eva Monroy (CEA, France)
• Prof. Dr. Christoph Koch (HU Berlin)
• Prof. Dr. Benjamin Lindner (HU Berlin)
• Prof. Dr. Markus Krutzik (HU Berlin & FBH) 

Jingxuan has been an integral part of the epitaxy department during his time at PDI, publishing as first author on four papers. He now looks ahead with characteristic ambition, exploring ways to bring his research toward real-world application. We wish him every success in what comes next.