Senior Process Scientist (PVD)/Group Technical Lead (ALD)
Lead team of 3 developing perovskite oxide ferroelectric stacks for embedded memory; own the PVD and ALD process modules on the coupon line
Technical Advisor (former PhD Fellow)
Developed investment roadmap and deep tech sourcing for semiconductor and energy investments (contributing to investment in Flux Computing, Abacus Power, Anthro Energy, Seneca)
Process Development Engineer, Tungsten & Molybdenum Metallization
Improved tungsten nitride deposition process robustness by identifying ALD saturation regime, increasing temperature tolerance ~20% and improving tool throughput ~10%.
Graduate Research Assistant, Akinwande Nano Research Group
Depositions expert- led AIXTRON MOCVD tool purchase, qualification and process development (hBN, MoS2, MoSe2) at the JJ Pickle Research Center. Led vendor management to develop in-situ Raman tool for C-BN hybrid monitoring with vendors (Nanomaster and Bruker).
Components Research Intern- CMP
Developed predictive model for oxide CMP through experimental data collection, materials characterization and machine learning modeling. Under NDA except for publicly released presentation and paper.
Process Research and Development Applications Intern
Developed nondestructive imaging technique for micron-scale sidewalls of nanoimprint masks using optical (Nikon SMZ25, Keyence VHX-650) & confocal microscopy (Olympus LEXT, Keyence VK-X1100)
Process Integration Engineer- 14nm RF
Led yield improvement projects to reduce defectivity in BEOL Cu and Al films, leading to 2% increase in edge yield for 14 nm RF chips
Research and Development Engineering Intern (EUV Lithography Team)
Developed model for k4 photoresist metric, confirmed proof of concept and built VBA application for resist comparison
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