Expertise

Research Areas: Physical

Research and Teaching Interests

  • Physical Chemistry:  Chemical interactions of plasmas with solid surfaces.
  • Method Development (Supersonic Pulse, Plasma Sampling Mass Spectrometry)
  • Thin Film Deposition (Applications include tools and multi-blade razors)
  • Semiconductor Processing (Transistor and non-volatile RAM Fabrication)
  • Military Effectiveness (Ignition of Propellants for Artillery Applications)
Past Affiliations

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences and Mathematics, Auburn University
1992 - current

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences and Mathematics, Auburn University

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Advisor: R. Stanley Williams
1981 - 1984

Postdoctoral Fellow, Advisor: Nathan S. Lewis, Division of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (past)
1989 - 1992

Graduate Research Assistant, Advisor: Nicholas Winograd, Department of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science, Penn State University Park, The Pennsylvania State University (past)
1984 - 1989

Communities
Biochemistry, Cellular Biochemistry, Molecular Biochemistry
Degrees
PhD, Pennsylvania State University, Chemistry, 1990
BS, University of California, Los Angeles, Chemistry, 1984
Keywords
plasma electronics chemical sciences
Languages
English
Associations
American Vacuum Society