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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 3

            INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

   Scott, Charles Thomas
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   (Last, First/Middle)

   c/o Cordiant PLC, 83-89 Whitfield Street
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   (Street)

   London W1A-4XA, U.K.
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   (City/State/Zip)

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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
   1/23/98
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   EMCORE Corporation (EMKR)

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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
   (Check all applicable)

   [ X ]   Director                             [   ]   10% Owner
   [   ]   Officer (give title below)           [   ]   Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing  (Check applicable line) 

   [ X ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person

   [   ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

*    If the Form is filed by more than one  Reporting  Person,  see  Instruction
     5(b)(v)

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             Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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                                                                 3. Ownership Form:
                                      2. Amount of Securities       Direct (D) or  
1. Title of Security                     Beneficially Owned         Indirect (I)       4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
   (Instr. 4)                            (Instr. 4)                 (Instr. 5)            (Instr.5)                              
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   Common Stock                          3,000                          D                                                         
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.

                                        Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
                                   (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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                                                              3. Title and Amount of Securities     
                                                                 Underlying Derivative Security     
                                   2. Date Exercisable           (Instr. 4)                         
                                      and Expiration Date     ---------------------------------     
                                      (Month/Day/Year)                                    Amount          
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                                   Date       Expira-                                     Number          
1. Title of Derivative             Exer-      tion                                        of              
   Security (Instr. 4)             cisable    Date            Title                       Shares          
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(1)
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                                                             5. Owner-                                            
                                                                ship                     
                                                                Form of                  
                                                                Derivative               
                                         4. Conver-             Security:                
                                            sion or             Direct           6. Nature of 
                                            Exercise            (D) or              Indirect  
                                            Price of            Indirect            Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative                      Derivative          (I)                 Ownership 
   Security (Instr. 4)                      Security            (Instr.5)          (Instr. 5)
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(1)

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Explanation of Responses:

     /s/ Thomas G. Werthan                                    March 4, 1998
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      **Signature of Reporting Person                             Date
        Name:  Thomas G. Werthan
               Attorney-in-Fact

**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
     Violations.

     See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:  File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
       If space is insufficient. See Instruction 6 for procedure.

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       Commission in electronic format at the option of the reporting person
       pursuant to Rule 101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T.
     
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