Form: 10-Q

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

August 14, 2003

SARBANES-OXLEY STATEMENT

Published on August 14, 2003

Exhibit 32.1

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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of EMCORE Corporation (the
"Company") for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, 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.
Reuben F. Richards, Jr.
August 14, 2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to EMCORE Corporation and will be retained by EMCORE Corporation and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.