Josh Krabbe
I currently work as an R&D Engineer at Micralyne Inc, in a position that was made possible by the r&D associates program from Alberta Innovates Technology Futures. I am a recent MSc graduate (2011) from the University of Alberta's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. I completed a BSc in Engineering Physics also at the University of Alberta in 2008. My thesis topic was related to the optical properties of nanostructured thin films: spectral filters design and fabrication with electrophoretic switchable functionality; their characterization, in both the wavelength and time domains, combined with modeling of the observed behaviors; and process development of a bulk manufacturing technique for 3D complete bandgap photonic crystals. Some work has been published in Applied Physics Letters and another peer-reviewed publication on the topic is in the works.
My main interests of late lie outside of the lab. In 2006 I took up the sport of triathlon in earnest, finding cycling as my strength, learning that swimming is very much a get-out-what-you-put-in sport, and garnering a new respect for running. Since then I've ridden across North America on two wheels, taken up bike racing on the road and the grass, and stepped up the endurance focus within triathlon to race competitively at the 70.3 distance and conquered Ironman in 2010. A synopsis of my athletic progression is linked at the right as "Athletic CV" and links directly to blog entries of the various highlights along the way.
This blog documents predominantly my athletic pursuits but also includes the occasional entry regarding some of the other things I am involved in, you're welcome to get reading if you're interested or peruse pictures in some photo galleries too or leave the website if you don't care, but you already read till here so that would be a bit confusing now wouldn't it? The most recent blog entry is listed below, or try searching for something in the search box up top.
