Thin Films Deposition Expert : Semiconductor Fabrication (1313)
Expertise
- Modeling and troubleshooting a packed bed reactor used to insert zinc into the cooling stream of a nuclear reactor.
- Copper thin film deposition technical expert; provided related expert testimony.
- Developed a plasma sheath simulation model for BloK deposition.
- Expert witness in thin film deposition for semiconductor fabrication.
- Thermal management materials and composites for spacecraft.
Experience
University Experience
Associate Professor, 2005 – Present
Associate Professor, 2005 – Present
- Teaching courses in transport phenomena, and semiconductor fabrication in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering.
- Research in the area of thin film deposition and nanotechnology.
- Semiconductor fabrication technology.
- Chemical and materials engineering research in the area of thin film deposition.
- Teaching and developing graduate and undergraduate courses in thermal science, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and mass transfer.
- Semiconductor fabrication, particularly thick and thin film deposition.
- Thermal science and film deposition in semiconductor fabrication.
- Responsible for directing research and development efforts in the Advanced Material Lab.
- Worked on deposition of thin films onto compostie substrates, high thermal conductivity composites, and fluid mechanics of resin/fiber systems.
- Responsible for developing/testing of composite heat sinks for electronic PWB applications.
- Engineer for the thermal qualification of a plasma thruster.
- Responsible thermal engineer for the next generation satellite development programs.
- Developed the TEMPO satellite detailed spacecraft thermal model.
- Responsible for the thermal design for several unit level components on the TEMPO and Global Star satellites.
- Principle investigator in the development of medium temperature heat pipes. ~Developed common thermal launch vehicle model for all future spacecraft.
Honors & Publications
- 19 Publications
- 9 Presentations
- Patents
Education
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering and Material Science, University of California Davis
MS Chemical Engineering, University of California Davis
BS Chemistry, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
MS Chemical Engineering, University of California Davis
BS Chemistry, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo