Applied Research and Development
Structured research: hypotheses, lab capability, materials lock, simulation, fabrication pathway, characterization, IP. Prove function first. Scale only after the data holds.
Florida · Texas · Virginia
Research lines, not product catalogs. Graphene electronics process, high-purity carbon interfaces, space thermal and semiconductor methods, and RF architecture. End use remains internal IP.
Bandgap engineering for controlled switching. Architectural hypotheses on materials stack, channel geometry, and contacts. Fabrication pathway selection between academic labs and commercial foundries. CMOS-adjacent integration, packaging compatibility, and characterization for gain, noise, and temperature stability.
Graphene treated as a functional interface material — not an additive — for ionic and electronic conductivity, mechanical stability, and stress distribution. Purity qualification from 5N to 7N. Thermal-expansion production methods alongside CVD, plus carbon nanotubes and thin-film carbon.
Radiative, conductive, and structural simulation. Surveys of space thermal architectures. Photoresist, RIE, and lattice-damage work for microgravity and high-energy particle environments. Graphene-on-copper thermal frames and ceramic–graphene insulation modeling.
Competitive landscape mapping. Frequency bands and beamforming targets. Narrowing of phased-array architecture. Copper and gallium antenna alloys, metamaterial response, and experimental validation — without treating the work as a finished radio product.
Method
Prove functionality and reliability first. Integrate second. Scale materials and process only once performance is demonstrated. Technical truth-finding — not premature manufacturing.
Frame the physical problem: materials stack, geometry, contacts, interfaces. Lock what must be true before any scale discussion.
Map who can actually run the process — internal labs, academic partners, foundries, and material suppliers. Capability first.
Competitive and technical landscape. Narrow frequency, geometry, or material scope so the program is testable.
Down-select graphene, carbon, electrolyte, electrode, or alloy candidates. Qualify purity, interfaces, and process compatibility.
Thermal, charge, radiative, and structural models. Failure mechanisms into CAD-ready process behavior — including space and CMOS-adjacent cases.
Academic versus commercial foundry. Wafer-scale intent only after the path is real. No premature manufacturing theater.
Prototype fabrication and testing: mobility, gain, noise, temperature, optical phase, RF response. Honest assessment of what the data shows.
Document process, models, and results as intellectual property. Pre-commercial. Scale only after performance is demonstrated.
Research
Graphene phase modulation alters light transmission and reception by electrostatically tuning the Fermi level of carbon layers. Voltage changes surface conductivity and the real part of the refractive index, shifting the phase of transmitted light with high efficiency and extreme bandwidth.
Voltage applied to graphene — often in double-layer capacitor setups — varies surface conductivity and refractive index without heavy optical loss.
Raising the Fermi level past half the photon energy (Pauli blocking) keeps the material transparent while pure phase shifting occurs.
Graphene phase shifters sit inside Mach–Zehnder interferometers to convert phase shifts into high-contrast amplitude and phase data streams.
As silicon approaches physical limits, graphene offers electron mobility 10–100× higher, with thermal dissipation that supports denser layouts. Work includes bandgap engineering, prototype transistor structures, and wafer-scale process questions — packaging compatibility and foundry path, not a named device.
High-speed electronics, wireless and RF systems, sensing and instrumentation, photonics. Optical and electronic pathways on a shared platform. These are the problems we study. We do not publish the resulting assemblies.
Intellectual property
We hold patents in graphene, carbon systems, and related process work. The portfolio is built to be developed — modeled, integrated, and carried toward pre-commercial use — not licensed as a brochure.
Foundation for integrating graphene process behavior into CAD tools.
Masking and exposure methods for semiconductor process work beyond Earth.
Reactive-ion etch process adaptation for microgravity fabrication.
Damage modes and mitigation when integrated-circuit processes move to space.
3D modeling from micro-assembly through PBCA process.
Thermal sandwich structures for terrestrial HVAC and orbital facilities.
Applied Research and Development LLC is hiring in Florida, with work across Texas and Virginia. The bar is high. Open roles are listed below.
Florida LLC · Full-time
Analyze experimental and materials data — including graphene process, thermal, and charge datasets — and support research and program decisions with rigorous analysis.
Florida LLC · Full-time
Support planning, tracking, and execution of IP and pre-commercial research programs. Keep milestones, process work, and technical status clear across Florida, Texas, and Virginia.
Florida LLC · Full-time
Coordinate the executive office from Bonita Springs — calendar, travel, correspondence, and follow-through on decisions across research and operating locations.
Florida LLC · Full-time
Support the administrative office in Bonita Springs: scheduling, records, visitor and vendor coordination, and day-to-day operations of a Florida LLC.
Florida LLC · Full-time
Bridge laboratory and program work — tracking experiments, materials, documentation, and operational needs so technical programs stay on schedule.
Florida LLC · Full-time
Lead and execute carbon materials work: graphene, carbon nanotubes, and thin-film carbon, including process, characterization, and pre-commercial development.
Florida LLC · Full-time
Work at the interface of silicon process, CMOS integration, and carbon-on-silicon questions — including space and microgravity process constraints.
Florida LLC · Full-time
Own multi-site research programs from scope through delivery. Coordinate scientists, analysts, and operations across Florida, Texas, and Virginia.
Send a résumé and a short note on relevant work to careers@appliedresearchanddevelopment.com.
Talent inquiries and general contact.
26381 South Tamiami Trail
Suite 300
Bonita Springs, FL 34134
Florida LLC. Offices in Texas and Virginia.