PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experimental Physical Chemist and Surface Scientist with over 20 years of experience in the design, construction, and operation of advanced vacuum-based analytical systems. Deep expertise across SIMS, XPS, SEM-EDS, helium spin echo spectrometry, and STM, with a track record of applying these techniques to semiconductor process control, energy materials, failure analysis, and advanced materials research. Accomplished in managing laboratory operations, mentoring technical teams, and delivering high-precision surface characterization that drives decisions in both research and manufacturing environments, with additional experience in technical marketing and business development. 

RESEARCH INTERESTS 

Surface science 

• Fundamental and applied research of surfaces, thin layers, and interfaces

• Catalytic properties of low-coordinated metals and alloys

• Structure of adsorbed water and amino acids on metals

• Surface phenomena and adsorbate-induced processes on alloys and metals

• Diffusion and inter-adsorbate forces on metal surfaces

• Material engineering for GaN laser diodes 

Electrochemistry, batteries, and corrosion protection 

• Enhancing the performance of lithium-ion batteries from both research and production perspectives

• Corrosion protection properties of self-assembled layers and coatings. 

• Inhibition properties of various inorganic compounds. 

Molecular beams

• Magnetic focusing of hyperpolarized molecules

• Helium atom scattering (HAS) for measurements of adsorbates on a surface

• 3He beams as a probe of atomic-scale motion over a time range of picoseconds to nanoseconds 

• Seeded and thermodynamically cooled beams for energy differentiation 

Design and development of vacuum systems

• Developing and building a state-of-the-art helium spin echo spectrometer to investigate dynamic processes on surfaces, including a new type of helium detector.