Exhibit 99.1



            STATEMENT REQUIRED BY 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
           PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In  connection  with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of EMCORE  Corporation  (the
"Company")  for the fiscal  year ended  September  30,  2002,  as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, Reuben
F. Richards, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,  as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of  2002,  that:  1) the  Report  fully  complies  with  the
requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934;
and 2) the information  contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

                                                 /s/ REUBEN F. RICHARDS, JR.
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                                                 Reuben F. Richards, Jr.
                                                 December 30, 2002


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