Experience

Forge Nano, Inc.
• United States
• Nanotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Scientist

  • Feb 2020 - Present


ALD NanoSolutions

• United States
• Nanotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Scientist

  • Jan 2012 - Feb 2020

• Senior Research Scientist

  • Oct 2005 - Dec 2011



University of Colorado at Boulder

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • 1999 - 2005

  - Demonstrated excellent Al2O3 diffusion barriers by atomic layer deposition (ALD) for use in flexible OLEDs- Developed a tritiated water test to measure ultra-low water permeation rates- Investigated a new copper metal ALD process using hydrogen radicals - Characterized electrical properties of thin Al2O3 high-k films grown by ALD- Studied low temperature Al2O3 ALD growth, properties and deposition on polymers

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • 1994 - 1999

  Worked to improve efficiency of solar energy conversion to fuels by investigating:- Hot electrons at illuminated InP/liquid interfaces- Electron transfer and surface chemistry at silicon electrodes in methanol- Water splitting - Photoproduction of hydrogen at GaAs/GaInP2 electrodes

• Teaching Assistant

  • 1993 - 1998

  - General Chemistry lab - Advanced Instrumental Analysis lab



Ziyax Corporation

• China

• Consultant

  • 2004 - 2004

  Helped optimize sputtered alumina film cluster tool by measuring electrical properties Helped optimize sputtered alumina film cluster tool by measuring electrical properties



University of South Carolina

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • 1993 - 1993

  - Identification of petrochemical groundwater contaminants by HPLC, fluoresence and GC-MS - Identification of petrochemical groundwater contaminants by HPLC, fluoresence and GC-MS