| EDUCATION | UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Working towards PhD in Solid State Physics |
St. Lucia, Qld. Australia |
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| SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY MS degree in Materials Science |
Springfield, MO December 1998 |
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| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA BS degree in Physics |
Rolla, MO May 1994 |
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| RESEARCH | ION IMPLANTED POLYMERS Conduct research into the development uncooled infrared bolometers by ion implantation processes into normally insulative polymers. |
Southwest Missouri State University and University of Queensland |
| ULTRA-HIGH VACUUM INSTRUMENTATION Developed system to use an UHV electron beam gun to accomplish MBE deposition of copper and tantalum films onto silicon substrates, and developed optical spectroscopic system to study such films. |
Southwest Missouri State University | |
| SOLAR SPECTROSCOPY Developed system to study Ca II emission lines of solar spectrum. |
University of Missouri-Rolla | |
| SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPE Developed a STM for the study of atomic scale surface structures. |
University of Missouri-Rolla | |
| WORK EXPERIENCE |
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Research Officer. Perform research into conductive polymers, and develop clean room facilities for Soft Condensed Matter Research Group. |
St. Lucia, Qld Australia July 2001 to January 2002 |
| SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY Research Associate. Perform various tasks as needed in the ion implanting, micro-lithography, and material physics testing labs, conduct research into ion implanted polymers, teach entry level physics courses, supervise graduate students in their duties and manage the university's materials science budget. |
Springfield, MO August 1996 to June 2001 | |
| UNITED ENGINEERING COMPANY Engineering Manager. Performed machine design, precision machining, equipment setup, computer hardware and software troubleshooting, and assistant manager duties. |
Urbana, MO May 1994 to April 1995 |
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| EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCE |
Ion implantation High and ultra-high vacuum environments Deposition methods: thermal, electron beam and sputtering Vacuum pumps: mechanical, sorption, diffusion, cryo, ion and sublimation Characterization methods: LEED, RHEED, XPS, AES, optical spectroscopy, RGA, STM, AFM, SEM, ESEM, TEM, STEM, XRD and electrical characterization |
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| ADDITIONAL SKILLS |
Drafting Surveying Precision machining Astronomical observatory Computer programming: Visual Basic, HTML, FORTRAN, Pascal, and LabView |
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| HONORS AND MEMBERSHIPS |
American Physical Society member Pipe Major for bagpipe band Celtic Society of the Ozarks council member United States Tae Kwon Do Union member |
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